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UNMIK Headlines 16 May

• Thaci seeks unity from international representatives in Kosovo (media)
• Thaci criticizes ‘efforts’ to condition visa liberalisation with lifting of tax (media)
• Haradinaj: Based on polls, AAK has 20 percent of overall electorate (media)
• Haradinaj meets Heldt, discuss Berlin and Paris meetings (media)
• Limaj: No agreement with Serbia without full coordination with U.S. (media)
• Zeri: Serbian List’s threats ahead of elections in the north
• Government silent over criticism by U.S. Embassy (Koha)
• Committee on deportation of Turkish nationals completes report (Epoka)
• Webber: Berlin Summit was held to take dialogue away from Mogherini (Bota)

UNMIK Headlines 15 May

• Thaci: No Serb convicted for 400 massacres in Kosovo (media)
• Veseli: Serb perpetrators cannot evade justice (Zeri)
• Haradinaj on resolution for Serbian genocide: Time to clarify the past (Koha)
• Haradinaj: Mogherini called for tariff removal “to divide Kosovo” (media)
• Mogherini: KSF mandate can change only in line with Constitution (Lajmi)
• Veseli calls on Albanians in the north to vote on Sunday elections (Klan)
• Hodzic: Elections in the north to be free, fair and democratic (Epoka/Klan)
• One-year “war” between Thaci and Haradinaj (Zeri)
• Daut Haradinaj: President Thaci to act in line with Constitution of Kosovo (Koha)
• U.S. Embassy concerned with appointments of ‘unqualified’ individuals (media)
• Poll: PDK and LDK could get 200,000 votes each in new elections (media)
• Trajkovic presses charges against Vucic and Djuric (media)
• Kosovo to open embassy in Qatar (Kallxo)

UNMIK Headlines 14 May

• Thaci insists on Presevo Valley joining Kosovo (Bota Sot)
• Haradinaj: Big decisions on Kosovo to be made in Pristina not elsewhere (media)
• Thaci: No reconciliation without resolving fate of missing persons (media)
• Collaku: Momentum for agreement with Serbia this year is lost (media)
• Assembly to debate setting up war crimes tribunal on Thursday (media)
• Citaku: I spoke to President Trump about U.S. involvement (Telegrafi)
• No dialogue, Serbia continues provocations (Zeri)
• Debate: Border change, not an option for Kosovo-Serbia agreement (Epoka/Koha)
• Judah: Merkel buried border correction idea (media)
• Hoti: It was proved that U.S. were involved in the Berlin Summit (media)
• Almost 60,000 registered voters for Sunday elections in the north (media)
• PSD MP, Dardan Molliqaj, arrested then released yesterday (media)
• Government adopts regulation reorganizing Ministry of Defense (Koha)
• Another Kosovar killed in Syria (media)

UNMIK Headlines 13 May

• Thaci: We have U.S. support for peaceful agreement with Serbia (Epoka)
• Chabert: Kosovo cannot afford to remain in ‘status quo’ (Koha Ditore)
• Haradinaj condemns detention of Serb officials, EU silent (Zeri)
• Study into effects of import tax presented in Pristina (media)
• Mustafa: Veseli’s idea for international tribunal, only a political initiative (Klan)
• Election campaign in northern municipalities begins today (media)
• Serbia alarmed: KSF part of NATO drill in Croatia (Bota Sot)
• UN approves budget for UNMIK (Klan Kosova)
• Uran Ismaili elected PDK leader in Pristina (Epoka e Re)

UNMIK Headlines 11 May

• Thaci, Haradinaj to hold separate meetings with U.S. Congressman Ed Case (media)
• Thaci: Kosovo – Albania borders must be removed (media)
• German diplomat: Germany does not support border changes (media)
• Kosovo war rape victim awarded international peace prize (media)
• UNMIK-funded debate on Serb challenges to obtain Kosovo documents (media)
• Scott: It’s a shame that war criminal led military parade on Europe Day (media)
• Election campaign in the four northern municipalities to begin on Monday (media)

UNMIK Headlines 10 May

• Western Balkans leaders adopt conclusions at Tirana Summit (media)
• No breakthrough in Kosovo-Serbia relations during Tirana summit (media)
• Thaci does not attend leaders’ lunch in Tirana due to Dodik’s presence (media)
• Haradinaj: Serbia to recognise Kosovo under existing borders (RTV21/Telegrafi)
• Thaci reveals his conversation with Putin in Paris last year (media)
• “I showed the door to an Albanian PM due to a partition plan in 2002” (media)
• Mustafa: LDK will not get involved in dialogue before elections (RTK/Telegrafi)
• Analysts warn of dangerous scenarios for Kosovo (Zeri)
• Albanians in the north call on EU to reopen Mitrovica bridge (Zeri)

UNMIK Headlines 9 May

• Thaci meets Mogherini, discuss the dialogue (media)
• Mogherini: If tax was revoked tonight, I’d call for dialogue tomorrow (RTK)
• “Vucic, Thaci, Rama discussed partition under Mogherini's mediation” (media)
• Rama rejects involvement on plot to divide Kosovo (media)
• Haradinaj: Liberalisation of visas might happen in September (RTK)
• Thaci in Tirana mentions Presevo Valley’s unification with Kosovo (Zeri)
• Swiss ambassador: Border correction idea could lead to trouble (media)
• O’Connell calls for civic pressure on politicians over corruption (Koha)
• U.S. General: In ten years, KSF will fully transform into an army (media)
• Ex-intelligence chief refuses to report on deportation of Turkish nationals (Koha)
• Zvizdic: Bosnia will lift visas for Kosovo, if tariff is removed (Zeri)

UNMIK Headlines 8 May

• Haradinaj warns supporters of border correction with “political burial” (Koha)
• Tax no longer obstacle to U.S. officials visiting Kosovo (Koha)
• Thaci annuls EBRD Summit due to relations with Bosnia (media)
• Haradinaj: Kosovo committed to prevent Russian impact (RTK)
• Mogherini to meet Thaci and Vucic separately in Tirana (Indeksonline)
• Vucic: You can kill me, but I do not recognize Kosovo (Tanjug, Klan)
• Mustafa meets O’Connell: Political situation, complicated (media)
• Haradinaj meets Apostolova (media)
• KFOR replaces borderline markings (RTK)
• Assembly committee approves draft resolution on condemning genocide (media)

UNMIK Headlines 7 May

• U.S.: Kosovo-Serbia agreement to end in mutual recognition (Zeri)
• Kocijancic: Mogherini, the only facilitator in dialogue (media)
• Analysts: No breakthrough in dialogue expected from Tirana meeting (Zeri)
• Ischinger: No EU membership for Serbia without Kosovo recognition (media)
• Veseli initiates setting up of international tribunal on Serbia’s crimes (media)
• Daka on elections in the north, clarifies OSCE role (Bota Sot)
• Hoxha: This is last year that Kosovo citizens will be isolated (media)
• Minister Mustafa warns with reciprocity measures against Serbia (RTK)
• Iowa National Guard Commander to visit Kosovo today (media)
• Vetevendosje to protest in Tirana against Vucic’s visit (media)
• Uran Ismaili announces candidacy for head of PDK Pristina branch (media)

UNMIK Headlines 4 May

• Haradinaj claims he has prevented division of Kosovo (media)
• The three leaders in Paris (Zeri)
• Macron’s Balkan breakdown (Politico, media)
• Limaj: No agreement with Serbia without the U.S. (RTV21)
• Mustafa: Change of borders is change of Declaration of Independence (media)
• Thaci hosts a meeting with Kai Eide in Pristina (RTK)
• Veseli: I am not going to Hague, I was not invited by Special Court (media)
• Kosnett against Sylejman Selimi’s nomination for ambassador (Klan)