UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 20, 2019 Albanian Language Media: • Swedish Academy defends awarding Handke Nobel Prize (Prishtina Insight) • One year since 100% tariff, Serbia loses 99 percent of Kosovo’s market (Telegrafi) • Kurti meets Italy’s Minister of Defense Lorenzo Guerini (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • Trend Analysis: General trends not in favour of Serbs (KIM radio, Kontakt plus radio, RTV Puls, Kosovo Online) • Politika on Visoki Decani Monastery: Attacks, walls, endurance and life (Politika, Radio KIM, Kosovo-online) • Jevtic: Nothing disputable in fact that we go to Belgrade, we are ready to talk to everyone (Kosovo-online) • Comic book ‘Welcome to Kosovo’ published in France (B92) • PM of North Macedonia Zaev: "I am frightened, I am breaking inside...’ (B92, NY Times) International: • Motion submitted on reviewing Maldives' recognition of Kosovo independence (AVAS) Humanitarian/Development: • Kurti: Children's education is a constitutional right (media) • Calls for greater mobilisation to implement Law on Child Protection (media) • Let children be children! (KoSSev) • No solution in sight for the Gracanka river: "Sometimes protests and roadblocks are needed'' (KIM radio, KoSSev, RTV Puls)

• Kurti, Mustafa to discuss dialogue and President’s role in next meeting (RFE) • Haziri: Coalition talks with LVV have not stalled (Klan Kosova) • Abdixhiku: Assembly Speaker and President posts belong to LDK (T7) • Haxhiu: PM post does not go through LDK’s offices (RTK) • Adm Foggo: No delays in forming the new government (Koha) • Haradinaj: Mini-Schengen, expansion of Russian influence in the Balkans (media) • Montenegro: Demarcation with Kosovo is a concluded issue (Zeri) • LVV initiates change of statute to enable Kurti to remain party leader (G. Express) • Suspicions raised in the Maldives claiming Kosovo paid for its recognition (media) • Italy Defense Minister informed on Kosovo achievements in security (Epoka)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 19, 2019 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti briefs Dutch Ambassador on priorities of new government (media) • Thaci: Kosovo Army was born from cooperation with KFOR (Lajmi) • “Serbs comfortable with KSF, despite pressure from Belgrade” (Indeksonline) • Calculations for forming government coalition change (RFE) • Weber: Rama needs Mini-Schengen for himself, he is not eminent to defend Kosovo’s interests (Express) • LVV and LDK do not admit publicly they agreed to shut down PAK (Express) • Haradinaj: Mini-Schengen, expansion of Russian influence in the Balkans (media) Serbian Language Media: • Slavko Simic: Theoretical and political chance for elections to be annulled (Radio Mitrovica, Prva TV) • Raška-Prizren Eparchy strongly protests over latest abuse of Saint Nicholas Church in Novo Brdo archaeological remains (Raska-Prizren Eparchy, Serbian media) • Paris changes rules: Seven EU accession packages (B92, Tanjug, Vecernje Novosti) • England-Kosovo match: Euphoria, gratitude and anti-Serb chants in Pristina (KoSSev) Humanitarian/Development: • KOMF: Air pollution with long-term consequences in children (Koha) • Kosovo Roma Woman ‘Died in Despair’ after War Rape Testimony (Balkan Insight)

• Vote recount suspends LVV – LDK negotiations for coalition government (Koha) • LVV invites LDK to a meeting, they do not respond (Express) • Ballot recount to complete by Monday (Express) • Apostolova says new government should be formed soon (Telegrafi) • One projected MP from Egyptian community joins Vetevendosje (media) • Appathurai: Kosovo-Serbia relations, among main challenges for region (RFE) • In Tirana, Thaci attends conference, meets Rama (media) • Engel: Change of borders would not stop only in Kosovo (Epoka) • “Russia doesn’t want resolution of Kosovo issue” (Lajmi/Zeri) • Ramiz Lladrovci to appear before specialist chambers today (media) • RIDEA: Kosovo must insist on apology from Serbia during dialogue (Koha)

Albanian Language Media: • Thaci address international conference on religion in Tirana (media) • Vetevendosje rejects NISMA and AKR (Gazeta Express) • LDK MP: There is no problem with votes, new elections in 2023 (Indeksonline) • “41% of enterprises believe Kosovo–Serbia deal would increase export” (media) • Major number of Kosovans still in Syria and Iraq, 40 of them ISIS fighters (media) • RIDEA presents studies of the final phase of Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Klan) Serbian Language Media: • Serbian List reaction to a music video filmed at Novo Brdo: Desecration of the Serbian holy shrines with inappropriate behaviour (RTS) • Kurti says it's known who killed Kosovo Serb leader (N1, KoSSev, Pobjeda) • Igor Simic: Kurti is directly interfering in the work of judicial bodies (RTS) • Djuric: Kurti’s intention is to militarize Albanians (RTS) • "NATO is eroding and I can only welcome that" (B92) • France proposes seven-step EU accession process (Hina, N1, EU Observer) • RFE: Thirteen EU members demand expansion to Western Balkans in a non-paper? (B92, Beta) Opinion: • It is in Russia's interest that Kosovo issue remains unresolved? (B92, Kosovo online, RFE) • Turkish Threat over ISIS Fighters Poses Challenge for Balkans (Balkan Insight) International: • Serbian strongman Aleksandar Vucic hospitalized with heart condition (DW) Humanitarian/Development: • Balkan Coal Power Plants Failing Toxic Emissions Targets (Balkan Insight)

• Kurti: There can be no exchange of territories without war (media) • LVV, LDK don’t want NISMA and AKR in the government (Zeri) • Hooper: Kosovo-Serbia agreement exists, it only needs implementation (Epoka) • Paris wants harsher criteria for Balkans integration in EU (Koha Ditore) • New government asked to address issue of missing persons with priority (Koha) • Beslin: No Mini-Schengen without accepting reality of independent Kosovo (Koha) • Albanians and Serbs paint murals on Iber bridge (Kosovapress/Telegrafi) • Kosovo journalists to enjoy free legal counsel (Kallxo)

• Kosovo MFA: Visa liberalisation not connected to dialogue with Serbia (media) • Kurti meets Hahn in Brussels (media) • Mustafa: Demarcation with Montenegro a done deal, Kosovo loses nothing (EO) • D'Addario: KFOR's role is also to enable dialogue (Koha) • Specialist Chambers investigating Kosovo government office (RFE)

Albanian Language Media: • NISMA accuses Vetevendosje of intimidating observers at counting centre (media) • 337 new members join KSF (Kosovapress) • Dehari family requests Swiss institute be involved in investigations into their son’s death (media) • Daka: Political entities should keep calm and serve the democratic process (media) Serbian Language Media: • Telecommunications are Serbia’s decision, NATO’s Stoltenberg says (N1, VoA) • Serbia's flags and "Kosovo is Serbia" chants during soccer game in Plzeň (N1, Beta) • US Ambassador Philip Kosnett visits Novo Brdo (RTV Puls) • The Serbian List's press release on Berlin’s two-day visit (Kontakt plus radio) • Protest over wastewater in Gracanica, both Serbs and Albanians seek suspension of work (KIM radio, RTS) International: • Carpenter: Kosovo won’t be Trump’s foreign policy success in 2020 (European Western Balkans) • Germany's Maas says Western Balkan states belong in EU (DW) • EU Enlargement Nominee Eyes 2020 Serbia-Kosovo Deal (Balkan Insight) • North Macedonia PM: Working with Russia ‘Not an Alternative to EU’ (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • UNDP marks Women's Entrepreneurship Day (Kosovapress) • Kosovan firebrand Jeton Neziraj: ''Theatre should side with the victims'' (The Guardian)

• Supreme Court upholds ECAP ruling (media) • NISMA, AKR hail Supreme Court’s ruling (media) • Peter Beyer elected CoE rapporteur for Kosovo (media) • Trump’s envoy: There cannot be a mini-Schengen without Kosovo (RTK) • Rama: Kosovo-Albania border cannot be removed without agreement with other countries (RFE) • Italian Ambassador to Serbia: New Kosovo govt. to lift the tariff (RTK) • Sherifi: Vetevendosje cannot establish government without NISMA (RTK) • British ambassador hosts dinner with Kurti and Osmani (media) • In Paris, Cakaj calls for Kosovo’s acceptance to UNESCO (Lajmi/Zeri)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 14, 2019 Albanian Language Media: • Varhelyi: Kosovo-Serbia dialogue to successfully conclude on 2020 (Koha) • Cakaj calls for Kosovo's membership to CoE (Koha) • Hoxhaj: Appointment of former Russian spy as rapporteur, a serious blow to CoE values (media) • Peter Beyer wins votes for Kosovo rapporteur (RTK) • Mustafa: New KIA head should be nominated by future PM (Gazeta Express) • The supreme court to decide today on LVV candidates' appeal (Kallxo.com) Serbian Language Media: • German elected as new Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly rapporteur for Kosovo (Sputnik) • Kondratiev: The mentality of Albanians in Kosovo needs to be understood (RTS, Sputnik) • Rasic of the Coalition Freedom appeals election commission ruling (KoSSev, N1, KiM radio, Beta) • Serbian List: Chauvinistic farce is continued (Kosovo online) • Ljajic: Mini Schengen to ease economic problems (Beta, N1) • Insajder's documentary "Above the Fold" premiered in Pristina (Kontakt plus radio, KiM radio) • Pec: ''Citizens seek solutions'' - language, isolation, lack of youth development strategy… (Kontakt plus radio) • Godfrey: Bytyqi brothers’ case important, but not the most important issue in Serbia-US relations (RTS) • "Mini Schengen" deepens divisions between Kosovo and Albania? (Kosovo-online, KoSSev, B92) • Delegation of Serbian List in two-day visit to Berlin (TV Most) • PSG leader Trifunovic: Denial won’t resolve Kosovo issue (N1, Vreme, Danas) International: • The Clock Ticks for Albania’s ‘Demographic Dividend’ (Balkan Insight) • EU Enlargement Nominee Eyes 2020 Serbia-Kosovo Deal (Balkan Insight) • EU’s gatekeeper laments bloc’s message to would-be Balkan members (Financial Times) Humanitarian/Development: • Chopping wood to make ends meet (Prishtina Insight) • Heldt to Kosovo youth: Focus on vocational training (Kosovapress)