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UNMIK Headlines 16 April

• Merkel, Macron to come out with concrete proposal for Kosovo-Serbia agreement (Express) • Haradinaj: Border correction idea wasted previous time (media) • Thaci meets Tusk and Hahn, calls for visa liberalisation (media) • Commissioner Hahn requests lifting of the trade tariff (Epoka) • Kosovo “overturns” trade balance with Serbia (Zeri) • Assembly sets up committee for sanctioning denial of crimes in Kosovo (Koha) • U.S. Embassy: Denying atrocities insults victims, undermines progress (media) • Hoxhaj: Serbia should accept responsibility for crimes in Kosovo (RTK) • Hoti: We will not negotiate Kosovo’s statehood with Serbia (Klan Kosova) • OSCE will have advisory role during elections in the North (Epoka) • Kosovo leaders saddened by Paris fire (media)

UNMIK Headlines 15 April

• Thaci: Denying crimes in Kosovo is like denying the holocaust (RTK) • Limaj: Serbia continuing Milosevic’s mindset (Kosovapress) • Government ready to discuss all topics, including free trade (Koha) • Thaci traveled to Brussels to meet Tusk and Hahn (Epoka) • Norway calls for suspension of tax and resumption of dialogue (Zeri) • Vucic: Lift the tariff in order to resume with dialogue (RTK) • Analysts: PDK signals government’s fall (Zeri) • No political party applied for elections in the north (Epoka) • Verbal confrontations at PDK party election rally (media) • Sexual violence survivor: This crime cannot be ignored any longer (media) • Thirty days detention for Serb man accused of war crimes (Kosova Sot)

UNMIK Headlines 13 April

Thaci: We do not allow return of Serbs who leave Kosovo institutions (RTK) Pacolli: We should resolve inherited problems with Serbia (media) Thaci to meet Hahn on Monday, they will discuss visa liberalization (media) Pacolli: Dialogue with Serbia is necessary (RTK) Veseli: I expect a special court for Serbian massacres in Kosovo (RTK) Patriarch Irinej to visit Peja today (Koha)One month detention for the war crimes suspect (RTK)

UNMIK Headlines 12 April

• PM’s Office: Regional relations to be discussed in Berlin meeting (Zeri) • Haradinaj speaks about expectations from Berlin meeting (RTK) • Ahead of Berlin meeting, German ambassador calls for tax suspension (Kos. Sot) • Haradinaj: No reconciliation without accepting the truth (Klan Kosova) • EU reacts to denials of Recak massacre (Koha) • Serwer: No need for Kosovo to rush into agreement with Serbia (Bota Sot) • Assembly fails to adopt resolution tackling migration (Zeri) • EU, OSCE welcome political parties’ pledge to improve elections system (RTK) • Rasic: Elections in the north will be only a farce (Epoka) • Hoxhaj: In 2019 Kosovo is not only a Balkans’ issue (RTK) • Kurti: Removal of current government, only solution to the crisis (Koha) • Mogherini to participate at the meeting of Western Balkans’ leaders (RTK) • Djuric escalates with ‘siptari’, calls Albanians criminals and terrorists (Klan) • KFOR announces new training and exercises in the north (media)

UNMIK Headlines 11 April

• Germany and France to gather Western Balkans leaders on 29 April (media) • Haradinaj: I am not requested to lift tariff anymore (media) • Serbian List to take part in elections in the north (media) • Daka: Elections in the north with Kosovo symbols (T7/Bota Sot) • “Serbs’ decision to go to polls can initiate resumption of dialogue” (media) • Thaci: Appalled by offensive statements of officials in Belgrade (RTK) • Hoxhaj: Insulting war victims should be legally banned (Epoka e Re) • Hoti: Impossible to negotiate with those who dispute Recak massacre (media) • Rasic on Recak massacre: Respect for all the victims (RTK) • Phillips: Border correction, bad idea (Bota Sot) • Lluka: Serbia knows the whereabouts of each missing person (Telegrafi) • MPs call for extraordinary session on youth fleeing Kosovo (media)

UNMIK Headlines 10 April

• Haradinaj fires Minister of Local Government, Teodosijevic (media) • Serbian List reacts to Teodosijevic’s dismissal (media) • Veseli: EU to react to provocations by Serbia and Vucic (Koha) • Serbian government reacts to dismissal of Serb Minister (RTK) • Palmer: Serbia and Kosovo to negotiate best possible agreement (media) • Daka: Organising elections in the north will not be a challenge (Epoka) • Kuqi: We must safeguard our partnership with U.S. and EU (RTK) • Bajrami: Constitution does not allow referendum on borders (Express) • Kosovo takes part in security conference at UN HQ (RTV21/Kallxo) • Kuci remained silent during his interview at The Hague (Bota Sot) • Special prosecution addresses reports on “Gulenists” and lobbying funds (Koha) • Hoxhaj: Kosovo became a board member of parliamentary network (media) • Justice minister Tahiri condemns Prekaz killing (media)

UNMIK Headlines 9 April

Thaci announces elections in four northern municipalities (media) Officials: No problems for organising elections in northern municipalities (media) Haradinaj calls on northern municipalities citizens to go to polls (RTK) Elections in the north: Serbian List to consult Belgrade (media) OSCE: We have not received request for election assistance (Kallxo) “Announcement of elections in the north could worsen Kosovo – Serbia relations” LDK count on votes of governing coalition to bring government down (Express) Kosnett: Kosovo to adopt convention to prevent gender-based violence (media) Justice sought from UN for victims of sexual violence in conflict (RFE) Albanian President: Crucial for Kosovo and Serbia to resume dialogue (media) Rama and Palmer discuss also about Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (RTK) Anti-corruption chief: We have filed 105 indictments (RTV Dukagjini)

UNMIK Headlines 8 April

• G7 urge Belgrade and Pristina to make efforts to reach agreement (media) • EU blames Pristina and Belgrade for mutual provocations (Koha) • Thaci in London: There will be no borders along ethnic lines (Telegrafi) • Haradinaj: I am a U.S. soldier (media) • EU hails roaming agreement, says actions against dialogue “not helpful” (media) • Fabrizi requests normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia (RTK) • KFOR: Joint Kosovo-Albania exercises not a threat to anyone (media) • Final phase of dialogue will not spare the Ahtisaari Plan (Radio Free Europe) • Vulin: We should separate from Albanians as soon as possible (RTK)

UNMIK Headlines 6 April

• Serbia hinders Kosovo’s regional representation (Koha/Zeri) • Pacolli accuses Serbia of continuing ‘aggression’ against Kosovo (media) • Lluka: We have notified EU about Belgrade reception (media) • EU: Any effort that goes against normalisation of relations, unhelpful (Koha) • Kocijancic: Tax standing in way of dialogue and EU integration (Kosovapress) • Pacolli: Kosovo to open office in Slovakia (media) • KP: Attacks against Serbs mainly perpetrated by Serbs (Koha)

UNMIK Headlines 5 April

• Haradinaj issued U.S. visa, set to travel there today (media) • Vetevendosje to begin anti-government rallies (media) • Hoti urges unity in relation to Serbia (media) • Shala: Serbia has no grounds to send Kosovo to Arbitral Tribunal (RTK) • Customs spokesman: Serbia has lost 170 million euros from import tariff (media) • Kosovo signs regional agreement on roaming prices (media) • Serbian Lists asks KFOR about presence of Albanian soldiers in the north (RTK) • KFOR explains presence of Albanian soldiers in the North (Telegrafi) • Women in decision-making discussed as part of Global Open Day debate (media) • 13.7 percent of women have properties registered under their name (Koha) • Kosnett calls on MPs to vote amendments on NGO law (Zeri) • State incapable of stopping Serbian project “Sunny Hill” in Zvecan (Koha) • Turkey confirms support for increase of KSF capacities (Epoka) • Thousands of euros going for salaries of resigned northern mayors (Zeri)