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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 30, 2023

Kurti: Agreement is de facto recognition, that’s why Serbia is not signing (media) 
EU doesn’t talk about Kurti’s offer for Association, mentions consequences in case of non-implementation of agreement (Koha) 
Osmani calls on non-recognising countries to recognise Kosovo (media) 
Government: Term “forcibly disappeared persons” will be part of Kosovo-Serbia Declaration (Koha) 
Elections in north, KFOR: No indicators of security threats (Gazeta Express) 
Kurti: Government made concrete steps for gender equality (EO) 
Rafuna: We will meet the Serbian Chamber of Commerce tomorrow (Klan)
Bashkim Nurboja takes post of Central Bank temporarily (Kallxo) 
Rakic meets UNMIK chief, calls for formation of Association (media) 
 

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 29, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: We need accurate and swift implementation of the agreement (Koha)
• Dialogue continues: Bislimi, Lajcak and Petkovic to meet in Brussels on April 4 (RTK)
• Osmani: Democracy is more than a mere system of governance (media)
• OSCE: SL decision regrettable, communities should take part in elections (Express)
• Elections in north, fear of tensions and low turnout (Lajmi)
• Konjufca meets Torres; discuss close cooperation between Kosovo and U.S. (media)
• Arifi: Agreement avoided legitimate requests of Albanians from the Valley (Indeksonline)

Serbian Language Media:

• Petkovic: In Brussels on concrete steps to implement the agreement from Ohrid (Radio Mitrovica sever, Kosovo online)
• Skopje: Meeting of Chambers of Commerce of Serbia and Kosovo on removing obstacles in economic cooperation (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Rakic met UNMIK head: Necessary to form the CSM ( ZSO) as soon as possible, withdraw special units from the north and stop political arrests (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• The former police officer arrested at Jarinje released from custody (RTS)
• Former Serb Kosovo police officer arrested at Jarinje checkpoint (N1, KoSSev, FoNet, Kosovo Online)
• Hill in Presevo: It was not easy for Albin Kurti or Aleksandar Vucic, but I feel progress (FoNet, Danas)
• Does the Serbian List violate the Agreement on Normalization if it does not participate in the Kosovo elections and are new barricades possible? (Danas)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 29, 2023

  • Kosovo-Serbia dialogue to continue next week at level of chief negotiators (RFE)
  • Kurti: There cannot be a super minority in Kosovo (media)
  • Kosovo gets assurances from U.S. that there will be no association that threatens sovereignty (Koha Ditore)
  • Police stations in north to be used as premises for election officers (Dukagjini)
  • Wigemark meets Viehe, discuss security ahead of elections in north (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 28, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Konjufca meets Escobar; “no association that threatens Kosovo’s sovereignty” (media)
• Kosovo-Serbia dialogue to continue next week at level of chief negotiators (RFE)
• Kurti: EU and U.S. to apply more pressure on Belgrade (media)
• LDK leader calls for resignation of Justice Minister (media)
• Osmani and Kurti: Serbia committed genocide in Kosovo (RTK)

Serbian Language Media:

• Stano: The main negotiators of Belgrade and Pristina next week in Brussels (Blic, RFE, Kosovo Online, N1)
• Greek President Sakellaropoulou on two-day visit to Serbia, stance on Kosovo remains unchanged (Tanjug, RTS)
• Petkovic: Pristina stages political process against Todosijevic (Kosovo Online)
• Stano: The EU institutions with Belgrade and Pristina starting to implement the Ohrid agreement (Beta, NMagazin, N1, KiM radio)
• Dacic, Botsan-Kharchenko discuss situation in region, bilateral ties (Tanjug)
• Djilas: Topic of Kosovo UN membership depends on Russia, China (Beta, N1)
• House of Zikica Stevic in Laplje Selo broken into (RTS)
• Serbia committed to its European path, Vucic tells Giaufret (media)

International:

• EU history offers a model for Kosovo-Serbia reconciliation (Euractive)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Serbian climbers rescued by Albanian military (N1)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 28, 2023

• Government’s two approaches on footnote, for EU it remains in power (Koha)
• Haxhiu: Constitutional Court slammed reforms in judiciary (Telegrafi)
• Haliti: Due to violations of Constitution, two Presidents resigned (media)
• Daka: Elections in the north can happen; legitimacy under question (Koha)
• Two years of Kurti’s government: How is it going? (Kosovo 2.0)
• “Non-majority communities, crucial role in Kosovo integration path” (media)
• Begaj: Albania will not accept a Republika Srpska in Kosovo (Zeri)
• Witness claims Kosovo’s ‘Commander Wolf’ tortured his father (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 27, 2023

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 27, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Leaders pledge to bring justice for war crimes in Kosovo (RFE)
• Kurti: Serbia must face its criminal past in Kosovo (Klan Kosova)
• Van der Bellen: Ohrid agreement, cornerstone in process of normalising relations (media)
• CEC certifies candidates for elections in the north (Reporteri)
• EU regrets that Serbian List didn’t use right to take part in elections (RFE)
• Abazovic: European proposal, a good solution (Reporteri)
• Molliqaj: What is Kosovo gaining from the Ohrid agreement? (Nacionale)
• Constitutional Court judges will not undergo vetting (RTK)

Serbian Language Media:

• Brnabic: We will never forget NATO aggression (Tanjug)
• Serbian President, Patriarch say keeping peace important (N1)
• Greece remains on its stance not to recognize Kosovo, supports agreements from Brussels and Ohrid (Tanjug)
• Jeremic: Referendum only way to prevent treason of Kosovo (BETA, Danas, KoSSev)
• Trajkovic: ''The price for CSM (ZSO) is an independent Kosovo'' (Slobodno Srpski, NMagazin, Beta, Danas)
• Vucevic: Serbia must stay at negotiating table in Kosovo talks (Tanjug)
• Slavic family house broken into in Lepina, near Liplljan (Radio KIM)
• Vucic: Serbia, Hungary to set up strategic council (TV Pink, Tanjug)
• Hill: The issue of the Albanian minority in Serbia is exclusively the issue of the state of Serbia (Beta, NMagazin, N1)
• President of the EKF: The Kosovo karate delegation received instructions from the government not to participate in the European Championship (KoSSev, insidethegames)

Opinion:

• Janjic: No more buying time in Kosovo; The time of SL has passed; Serious political cleansing ahead (N1, KoSSev)

International:

• Wider Europe Briefing: The Obstacles Still Remaining To A Serbia-Kosovo Deal; EU Steps Up Military Aid To Georgia, Moldova (RFE)
• Kosovo prevented from competing under flag at EKF Senior Championships in Spain (insidethegames.biz)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 27, 2023

• Quint statement on local elections scheduled for April 23 (media)
• Kurti: Agreement with Serbia is de facto mutual recognition (Koha/Klan)
• PDK: As opposition, we will commit to protection of constitutionality (RTK)
• AAK: Drafting of anti-constitutional laws becoming a norm (Koha)
• Prosecution gives details about fire at Institute of Forensic Medicine (media)
• Kurti: Serbian forces destroyed bodies in an attempt to destroy the truth (Koha)
• LDK: The government is punishing the municipalities of Kosovo (RTK)
• Trajkovic talks about life threats she is receiving (Koha)
• Albanians in Kosovo protest EU proposal to establish Union of Serb Municipalities (Anadolu Agency)
• Right-Wing Serbian parties protest agreement with Kosovo on anniversary of NATO bombing campaign (RFE)
• Athens assures Belgrade it will not recognize Kosovo (Anadolu Agency)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 24, 2023

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 24, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• European Council welcomes agreement on path to normalisation (media)
• Gervalla: We don’t have agreement, Serbia refused to sign (Nacionale/Diario de Noticias)
• American Chamber of Commerce welcomes Kosovo-Serbia agreement (Klan Kosova)
• Osmani: NATO prevented extermination of people of Kosovo (Klan Kosova)
• U.S.: NATO’s use of force was both necessary and legitimate (media)
• Kurti to visit Tirana on March 26, will meet Rama and Nikolla (media)
• Krasniqi: Increase of energy tariffs, latest blow against Kosovo families (media)
• PDK spokesperson: We’ll get visa liberalisation as Kurti yielded on Association (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• 24th anniversary of NATO bombing commemorated (N1, media)
• Serbian List: We do not take part in elections because of institutional violence against Serbs (RTS, media)
• Brigadier General Giampiero Romano: We do not forget past, but we can go forward (Tanjug)
• Ambassador Hill offers condolence to families of those killed in war and NATO bombing (KoSSev, social media)
• Gasic met Botsan-Kharchenko (Tanjug)
• Four Serbian opposition parties send letter to EU officials and non-recognizers on European plan (Radio KIM)
• Vucic met Dendias (Tanjug)
• Bishop Grigorije: Great Problems Require Great Men to Solve Them (KoSSev)
• Members of opposition parties block traffic in front of Serbian Government (BETA)
• Grenell: No one signed "agreement" (media, social media)
• Chollet thanks Vucic for constructive engagement in Ohrid (Tanjug)
• Jovanovic: Authorities avoid discussion on Kosovo, that is why there is no assembly session (KoSSev)

International:

• Kurti demands condemnation of Serbian List by EU, after their boycott of local elections (BIRN)
• In pictures: 24 years from NATO’s bombing of Yugoslavia (Prishtina Insight)
• As NATO Bombed Yugoslavia, Fear Gripped Serbs in Kosovo (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 24, 2023

• Borrell: Any attempt to question the agreement is futile (media)
• U.S. expects agreement to pave way to recognition by 5 EU members (Koha)
• Kosovo will implement measures agreed on with Serbia, PM says (Reuters)
• If Association with executive powers becomes mandatory, Kosovo faces new elections, Assembly Speaker says (Prishtina Insight)
• Kurti: SL decision not to take part in elections, sign of Belgrade control (media)
• Von Cramon calls on Serbian List to take part in elections (RFE)
• Vela: Serbia is violating the agreement, sanctions should follow (Albanian Post)
• Hill: Talks for a Kurti-Vucic meeting to explain several things (media)
• U.S. Ambassador to EU meets Kosovo Ambassador to Brussels (media)
• Osmani: NATO membership, one of main objectives (Albanian Daily News)
• Kosovo and Serbia must keep their promise on missing persons (BIRN)
• In Serbia, cooperation with Kosovo scientists can bring threats of violence (BIRN)
• Hovenier: Kosovo remains a champion of Religious Freedom (media)
• Kosovo dervishes welcome spring with centuries-old mystical practices (RFE)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 22, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: The EU must ensure that the agreed agreements are implemented (media)
• Osmani: Borrelli cannot agree on behalf of Vucic (media)
• Kurti lists “obstacles” in his two-year mandate as prime minister (Koha)
• Abdixiku: Letters of U.S. presidents talked about a final agreement with recognition (media)
• Ziv: Israel and Kosovo committed to opening new chapters of cooperation (RTK)
• Government allocates around €300 thousand for Ukrainian and Afghan journalists in Kosovo (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Simic: ZSO and withdrawal of special police preconditions for Serbs’ return to institutions (N1, FoNet, Politika)
• Vucic: KFOR acted professionally during crisis in Kosovo (N1, media)
• Vucevic: Impression is that Serbia was more constructive partner in Ohrid (Tanjug)
• Sekulic: I am afraid of the unfolding of an extra-institutional nature, elections are also very possible (N1)
• Students opposing the European agreement announced participation in the blockades of institutions (KoSSev, Danas, Beta)
• Hill: Signing the agreement is not very important, implementation is the real issue (NMagazin, FoNet, N1)
• Andric Rakic: If Pristina remains consistent - from April 1, Serbs with KM licence plates will not be able to drive in Kosovo and use crossings (Danas)
• The first test of the Ohrid agreement is the Serbian List participation in the elections on April 23 (Danas, FoNet)
• Dacic meets with OSCE's Schmidt in Vienna (Tanjug)
• Kurti: The degree of self-management will not be the same as the CSM (ZSO) (RTS)

Humanitarian/Development:

• How did Crossplag go global? The success story of a Kosovar start-up (BIRN)
• Every village in Kosovo now connected to high-speed broadband internet, with World Bank support (worldbank.org)