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UNMIK Headlines 27 June

• PM Haradinaj in no rush for border demarcation with Montenegro (Koha)
• Early parliamentary elections, most likely in autumn (Zeri)
• Hoxhaj critical of Russia’s return to Council of Europe (media)
• PM Haradinaj to travel to Paris for visa liberalization (Epoka)
• Pacolli: Kosovo will apply again for INTERPOL membership (RTK)
• Kosovo’s Trade Minister warns with tariff for Albania, North Macedonia (media)
• PSD, NISMA say negotiating team in dialogue must not be overlooked (Epoka)
• Demarcation as continuation of the idea for border changes (RFE)
• “Improvised humanitarian crisis in the north, threat to stability” (Epoka)

UNMIK Headlines 26 June

• Haradinaj: Evidence that humanitarian crisis in the north is being staged (RTK)
• Pacolli: There is no crisis in the north (Epoka)
• Shala: Lack of food products, Serbia’s propaganda against tariff (RTK)
• Serbia starts implementing plan for a “humanitarian crisis” in the north (Zeri)
• Leaflet calling on Serbs not to buy products from Albanians (Kosovapress)
• Re-evaluation of visa liberalization requirements (Koha)
• Fajon: Lack of visa liberalization for Kosovo, injustice by EU (Zeri)
• Norwegian Foreign Minister: Dialogue to resume as soon as possible (Zeri)
• Government withdraws draft law on funding of political parties (media)
• Coalition of NGOs calls on MPs to adopt child protection act ASAP (Koha)

UNMIK Headlines 25 June

• Thaci: Region can become unstable if agreement is not reached (media)
• Norwegian FM: Agreement with Serbia opens closed doors for Kosovo (Zeri)
• Thaci: Dialogue with Serbia to resume without conditions (RTK)
• Mustafa: Opposition should bring down PAN coalition (Bota Sot, Express)
• Serbia continues to invest in Kosovo, Hoxhaj calls on EU to react (media)
• Bahtiri: We will not allow humanitarian crisis in the north (Telegrafi)
• Kosovo Assembly adopts report on expulsion of Turkish nationals (media)
• U.S. Ambassador praises police work in fighting human trafficking (Indeksonline)

UNMIK Headlines 24 June

• Haradinaj aims to bring back technical dialogue with Serbia (Koha)
• Scott: U.S. will not lead dialogue process, but it will help it (Fo-Net, RTK)
• Vucic: Remove the tariff, we will stop lobbying against recognitions (Koha)
• Dacic: Macron will not allow second failure (RTK)
• “Merkel, Macron have more urgent matters than Kosovo-Serbia relations” (Koha)
• Ahmeti ready to cooperate with LDK and VV to oust the government (media)
• Kosovo Assembly to discuss today on expulsion of Turkish nationals (media)
• European Parliament Vice-President to visit Kosovo today (Telegrafi)
• Canak: Kosovo is not part of Serbia (media)
• Dodik invites Thaçi at SEEP Summit (Klix.ba, RTK)
• Serbia’s plan for “humanitarian catastrophe” begins today (Zeri)
• AAK against Veseli’s idea to clean veterans’ list (RTK)

UNMIK Headlines 22 June

  • Pristina-Belgrade meeting in Paris postponed  (RTK, DW, VoA)
  • Haradinaj informs Veseli about the meeting in Berlin  (media)
  • Haradinaj: Meetings in Berlin are not trumpeted, but they are not secret (RTK)
  • Haradinaj: Tariff may remain eternally, if Serbia does not recognize us (RTK)
  • Pacolli: Kosovo will not remain hostage or isolated due to Serbia’s whims (RTK)

UNMIK Headlines 21 June

• Kosnett: Kosovo should temporarily suspend tariff (Epoka)
• Kocijancic: Tariff blocked dialogue and Kosovo’s European integration (Koha)
• Haradinaj’s associates met Djuric secretly in Berlin (media)
• Prosecution to begin collecting information into Thaci’s advisor (T7/Zeri)
• A government of calculations with corruption (Koha)
• Tahiri: Veseli’s decision may damage PDK vote, but standard is important (media)
• Apostolova: Visa liberalization requires patience (Koha)
• U.S.: Kosovo has not met standards for elimination of human trafficking (media)
• Haradinaj: Unemployment in Kosovo reduced to 26.9 percent (Epoka)
• CSOs to protest today against draft law on funding of political parties (media)
• Baraliu: Election reform cannot conclude this year (Epoka)
• Kosovo to chair three regional initiatives this year (Telegrafi)

UNMIK Headlines 20 June

• Thaci: EU is unjust toward Kosovo, isolation and stagnation must end (media)
• Veseli sacks PDK officials with active indictments from public and party posts
• Thaci dismisses advisor allegedly working for Serbian intelligence (Zeri/Telegrafi)
• Kosovo and Serbia to face off over Interpol membership bid (RFE)
• “Peace cannot be reached without addressing war crimes” (media)
• Kosnett: Kosovo, Serbia to speed up normalization of relations (media)
• Hoxha: We expected an objective assessment on visa liberalization (media)
• Bahtiri calls on Kosovo leaders to halt construction in the north (Zeri/Epoka)
• Apostolova calls for end to monopoly in vehicle homologation (media)

UNMIK Headlines 19 May

• Haradinaj: Council knows importance of visa liberalization for Kosovo (media)
• Haradinaj: EU Council conclusions do not fade visa liberalisation (media)
• Hahn: Difficult to motivate Kosovo and Serbia to return to talks (RTK)
• Kosnett seeks support for Truth and Reconciliation Commission (RTK)
• Trump signs extradition agreement with Kosovo (media)
• Rama promotes “Balkans Schengen” idea in London (Koha)
• EU objects to draft law on funding of political parties (RTK)
• Police raid six money-laundering suspect sites (media)
• International Day for elimination of sexual violence in conflict to be marked today
• Government approves Concept Document on missing persons (media)
• Russia, Serbia stepping up intelligence activity in Kosovo and North Macedonia

UNMIK Headlines 18 June

• Hahn: Kosovo, Serbia must see EU rewards investments in compromise (media)
• EU Council disappointing for Kosovo: No visas, tariff to be lifted ASAP (Klan)
• Former U.S. army commander in Europe calls for new approach on Kosovo (KP)
• Kosovo has no dilemma about Paris summit (Radio Free Europe)
• War crimes amnesty would undo Specialist Chambers (Koha Ditore)
• LDK won’t agree to bring down government with Serbian List votes (RTK)
• Ahmeti wants guarantees that Mustafa won’t enter coalition with PDK (KTV)
• Xhaferi: Kosovo-Serbia agreement to end in mutual recognition (Bota Sot)
• Apostolova: Public administration reform, necessary (Zeri)
• Scott: Balkan political leaders should leave nationalist rhetoric aside (Epoka)
• Law on government to be adopted this year (Epoka)
• Civil society activists accuse PDK security staff of attack (media)

UNMIK Headlines 17 June

• Haradinaj: We don’t need freedom when we’re isolated (Zeri)
• Thaci: Paris Summit to pave way to agreement with Serbia (L’Express)
• Civil society refuses to be part of Kosovo negotiating team (RFE)
• Johnson: Trump supports reaching of Kosovo – Serbia agreement (VoA, RTK)
• Serwer: Without U.S. and EU consent, there can be no agreement (Koha)
• Joseph: Idea of unification with Albania incites separatism of Serbs (Koha)
• EU responds to Thaci’s claim that Association is dead (Express)
• Kadri Veseli reelected PDK leader (dailies)
• Kosnett calls recent appointment at Kosovo ministry, insult to citizens (Kallxo)
• Kosovo Police arrest war crimes suspect (media)