UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, September 18, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

Osmani says Vucic’s demands should not be taken seriously (media)
Hovenier: Our support for Kosovo is strong and does not change (media)
Regional Center for Excellence of Women, Peace and Security launched (media)
No trilateral meeting between Lajcak, Bislimi and Petkovic in Brussels (media)
NATO reiterates its full support to EU efforts in Kosovo (media)
Hoxhaj: Lajcak represented Serbia’s interests; Kurti fell for the trap (KTV)
Serwer: Kurti’s requests are reasonable (media)

Serbian Language Media:

Petkovic: Bislimi rejected trilateral meeting (Tanjug, media)
Lajcak regrets "the most pressing issues" were not addressed in trilateral format (Tanjug, media)
Goffus in Brussels with delegations from Belgrade and Pristina (Kosovo Online, media, social media)
Petkovic on meeting with Goffus (media, social media)
Dacic says Pristina not implementing Brussels Agreement (media)
SRSG Ziadeh visits Mitrovica region (media, social media)
Group of women from northern Kosovo informed SRSG Ziadeh about consequences of Serbian institutions’ closure (Kosovo Online)
Serbian Democracy representatives met SRSG Ziadeh (Radio KIM)
Vatican Secretary of State in Belgrade for Diocese anniversary (N1)

Albanian Language Media:

• State Department reiterates Kosovo-Serbia dialogue the only way forward (media)
• Kurti on Vucic measures: Desperation, part of campaign for new conflicts (media)
• Kurti: Association only as part of package for normalization with mutual recognition (media)
• House built by government funds in Mitrovica North set on fire (media)
• Ramadani: Serbia wants situation in north to go from fragile to escalation (media)
• Kurti meets mayor of Zubin Potok municipality and department heads (media)
• Threatening message left on car of Zvecan municipal assembly member (media)
• Maqedonci: Serbia’s approach does not scare Kosovo (Klan Kosova)
• Joseph: U.S. needs to change its position towards Belgrade (media)
• Orav meets Aliu; “the Green Agenda remains one of EU’s top priorities!” (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Serbian List meets SRSG Ziadeh, discusses position of Serbs in Kosovo (Radio KIM)
• 230 hectares of usurped Serb properties in village of Miroce village still unresolved, owners appeal to competent Prosecutor's Office to act (KoSSev)
• Serbian delegation warned of Pristina’s terror against Serbs at meetings during NATO Parliamentary Assembly (Tanjug)
• Brnabic: For Serbs in Kosovo there is no bigger threat than Kurti (RTV, TV Pink)
• Kurti again with Canak and Baskin, this time reinforced by Rasic and Boris Bojovic (KoSSev)
• Haziri: Presence of Kosovo special police in north does not represent de-escalation (Kosovo Online)
• Strategic agreement cooperation soon between Serbia and USA in Washington (Tanjug)
• Former police officer in Prizren refuted allegations of committing war crimes in Kosovo (RTS)
• Threatening message written on vehicle of Zvecan municipal assembly official in Mitrovica South (KoSSev, media)
• Signing of decision to abolish visas for Serbian Administration Directorate passport holders to take place tomorrow (Kosovo Online)
• Bieber: Support for Jadar lithium mining project a tragic mistake of EU (N1, Radar)

Opinion:

• U.S. policy reset in the Western Balkans (media)
• The inaugural editorial, or why is everyone acting oblivious? (EWB)

International:

• Kosovo, Montenegro, Albania among world’s worst in household waste disposal - report (BIRN)
• Marta Kos from Slovenia nominated as the new European Commissioner for Enlargement (EWB)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, September 17, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

Bislimi travels to Brussels to take part in dialogue meetings (media)
Osmani: EU measures must be lifted, “affecting mostly the people” (media)
Luhrmann: CEFTA blocking threatens Berlin Process, Kosovo to engage in solution (Koha)
Haziri on eventual exclusion from Berlin Process: A very serious blow (media)
Abdixhiku: Successful and strong Kosovo, best response to Vucic (Indeksonline)
Hasani: Vucic aims to isolate Kosovo from the west (media)
Latest Balkan Barometer findings published (media)

Serbian Language Media:

Stano: Implementation of Ohrid deal, other issues to be on agenda of Brussels meeting (Tanjug, media)
Ivanov: Situation in Kosovo goes from bad to worse, EU must force parties to implement agreement (Kosovo Online)
Djuric: US and Serbia’s stances on Kosovo differ, but both are against unilateral acts (Kosovo Online)
China respects territorial integrity, sovereignty of Serbia, rights and interests of Serbs in Kosovo to be respected (RTS, media)
Additional funds allocated for construction of 11 Albanian houses in north (Radio KIM, media)
Preliminary hearing in case of Pantic and Zaric postponed, they did not receive indictment (Radio KIM)
Serbian opposition MP calls for urgent session of Committee for KiM (KoSSev)

Albanian Language Media:

Konjufca: We don’t fear Vucic’s threats (media)
Kurti: We never had greater support from the people than now (Kallxo)
Konjufca: Democracy is maintained through civic engagement (Indeksonline)
Haxhiu: Internationals must pressure Serbia to hand over criminals (EO)
Kurti and Rasic meet with Canak and Bojovic in Pristina (media)
Kandic: Closing of Serbia’s institutions in Kosovo, not a ‘terror by Kurti’ (media)
Luhrmann to arrive in Kosovo today, will meet Osmani (media)
Stradner: Another Vucic’s nonsense as he seeks attention from West (media)
Georgiev: Let’s accept the truth, Serbia has recognized Kosovo (media)
Kosovo welcomes Ukrainian journalist Kostyantyn Grygorenko (media)

Serbian Language Media:

The EU welcomes Belgrade's request for the return of Serbs to Kosovo's institutions (RFE)
Serbian Foreign Ministry: Pristina’s political structures violate Serbs’ human rights (FoNet, N1)
Son of arrested Panitc: Only fault of my father was that he did not want to sell his apartment and property (Kosovo Online)
Vucic approves initiative to reintroduce mandatory military service in Serbia (Tanjug, N1)
Aleksic on mandatory military service (N1)
Miletic from Zvecan issued financial fine and suspended sentence over last year’s May 29 events (Kosovo Online, media)

Opinion:

What does the US election mean for Kosovo? (Kosovo 2.0)
From whistle to Kalashnikov, from actor to masked criminal: Arsenijević as a protagonist of disinformation (Alternativna.com)

International:

From behind a curtain, Kosovo teen films military turmoil (BIRN)
Vucic maneuver to stay with and against the West by destabilizing Kosovo (media)
Worst floods in decades claim lives in Central, Southeast Europe (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, September 16, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

Kosovo leaders’ messages on International Day of Democracy (media)
Kurti: Vucic in coordination with Russia preparing new threats (media)
Gervalla, Torres react to Vucic’s “measures” on Kosovo (media)
State Department on Banjska indictment: Respect the judicial process (RFE)
Rasic: We need to plan options (RFE)
Maqedonci offers Kosovo’s help to Czech Republic to deal with floods (media)
Kurti takes part in Balkan Integration Forum (media)

Serbian Language Media:

Serbian PM: We want Serbs to stay in Kosovo (N1, Beta)
Rasic on healthcare and education: We must be ready for every scenario; Petkovic: We will not allow (RFE, KiM radio)
Vucic outlined Serbia's demands, moves regarding Kosovo (Tanjug, N1)
Mijacic: Vucic’s proposal to return to the previous state unrealistic, but calms the domestic public (KoSSev)
The Serbian People's Movement proposes to Vucic its measures for Serbs in Kosovo (KiM radio, KoSSev)
Lawyer Arsic: The 30-day detention measure for Tomislav Pantic inhumane decision (Kosovo Online)
Manojlovic in North Mitrovica; Meeting in Gracanica (N1, KoSSev, Media Centar Caglavica)
The GoK: We have never made a decision to ban the import of goods from Serbia (Kosovo Online, Demokracia)
Sarrazin: Kosovo cannot block the common regional market, this includes goods from Serbia (Kosovo Online, RTK)

Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani: Vucic wants to annex the north according to Putin’s scenario (media)
• Police confirm pamphlets ‘inciting hatred and division’ in north of Kosovo (media)
• Haliti: Govt decided to give time to allies on the opening of bridge (Telegrafi)
• VV MP says bridge will be opened: We never mentioned a date (media)
• Police seize 6 million dinars, US$ 57,000, €10,000 in raid in Leposavic (Koha)
• “Serbs in north concerned by reports in media controlled by Vucic” (media)
• Knaus: The blindness of the West is remarkable (media)
• Rohde congratulates Osmani on receiving M100 Media Award (media)
• “The truth” about Kosovo in Serbia (Radio Free Europe)
• “Social Media: from the “Magic Bullet” to the “Tragic Bullet” (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucevic: Measures we will take will be aimed at keeping peace and protecting Serbs in Kosovo (Radio Mitrovica sever, RTS, media)
• Serbia’s path to resolve Kosovo crisis unveiled by Serbian ambassador to Montenegro (KoSSev)
• Simic: Situation in Kosovo has never been worse, Serbs live in a situation similar to apartheid (Tanjug, RTS)
• New dialogue round on Tuesday, Pristina refuses trilateral meeting (Tanjug)
• Stano didn’t confirm date of next chief negotiators meeting (N1, media)
• Orav with representatives of Serb parties and civil society; Vokrri: “No incident is provoked without the support of international bureaucrats” (N1, KoSSev)
• Photo from filming a movie is reason for new discrediting of Arsenijevic (Radio KIM, KoSSev, Radio Kontakt plus, social media)

International:

• “We had an impact”: Kosovo war photographer says images affected West’s policies (Prishtina Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

• ‘Dream come true’: Kosovo’s paralympic pioneer recalls making history in Paris (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, September 13, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

Osmani “reacts to Vucic’s threats”: They show his true mindset (media)
US Embassy welcomes indictment about Banjska attack (Telegrafi)
Osmani receives M100 award for commitment to Euro-Atlantic values (media)
Vokrri: I invited Arsenijevic for coffee to show we’re a democratic society (media)
Kosovo Police arrest person suspected of war crimes in 1999 (media)
Hoxhaj: Lavrov’s comparison is pure hybrid warfare (media)
Stradner: Things are heating up in the Balkans again (media)

Serbian Language Media:

Djuric informs Giaufret about problems Serbs face in Kosovo (Tanjug)
Serbian Ministry of Culture: Forcible removal of archival materials from Leposavic underway (Kosovo Online, KoSSev, media)
Another Kosovo official visit to Mitrovica North met with a whistle-blowing protest (KoSSev, media, social media)
Gogic: Narrative that Serbs are radical is not correct, visits of Kosovo officials are not well-intentioned (N1)
Kosovo police seal Serbian Treasury Administration building in Leposavic (N1, KoSSev)
Serb arrested over alleged war crimes in Istok, after coming to check his property case (Kosovo Online, media)
Office for KiM: “Unscrupulous ethnic cleansing under disguise of establishing alleged rule of law” (KoSSev, media)
Person interviewed in relation to Banjska case released (Kosovo Online)
Drecun: Timing of Pristina's indictment shows Kurti will use it for political campaigning (Tanjug)

International:

Kosovo Wartime Rape Survivors Still Suffer Psychological Consequences: Study (Balkan Insight)
Kosovo Indicts 45 for Deadly Attack by Armed Serb Group in Banjska (Balkan Insight)

Albanian Language Media:

Kurti: Banjska indictment could’ve been filed earlier, better late than never (media)
EU welcomes filing of indictment about Banjska attack (media)
Kurti: Archive material seized to be used for research needs and purposes (media)
Prelec: Kurti’s strategy in the north of Kosovo is successful (media)
Ternava: Presentations with hate speech ruining inter-religious harmony (media)
AmCham expresses concern over Kosovo’s potential exclusion from regional initiatives (media)

Serbian Language Media:

Serbian List met Orav, calls on EU to take clear stance in condemning Pristina’s behavior (Kosovo Online)
Sentic after visiting arrested young men: Inhuman treatment by police, visible injuries which were not recorded in medical report (KoSSev)
Fourteenth day of blockade of Serbian institutions in North of Kosovo (Danas, KoSSev)
Initiative “Freedom from Fear” letter to European institutions: “Kurti's rule like South African Apartheid” (Danas, Beta, Politika)
Vucic to address the public tomorrow at 6pm (Danas, media)
Vucic: The EU and its member states urgently to oppose the arbitrariness of Pristina (RTS, media)
Vulin: Chinese support for Serbia's integrity appreciated exceptionally highly (Tanjug)
US Ambassador: Anti-lithium protesters against Serbia turning to West (N1)

International:

Prishtina opens shelter to combat stray dogs crisis amid rising attacks (BIRN)

Humanitarian/Development:

A study on the long-term consequences of war-time rape in Kosovo (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, September 12, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

Osmani: Serbia is Putin’s strongest proxy; we must strengthen defense (media)
Kurti on government decisions made on Wednesday (media)
Maqedonci: As long as Radoicic group roams free, the north is not quiet (media)
Surroi: Serbia politically legitimized attack in Banjska (media)
Minister says there are no more Serbia-run institutions in north of Kosovo (media)
Kurti remembers September 11 attacks in the U.S. (media)
House arrest for four people suspected of assaulting police in north (media)
EC plans to organize dinner with Balkans leaders on Sept 19 (Albanian Post)
Kosovo allocates funds for textbooks of children in Presevo Valley (media)

Serbian Language Media:

Stefanovic: Pristina's Banjska indictment has no relevance whatsoever (Tanjug, media)
One month house arrest for four young men in Mitrovica (KiM radio, KoSSev, media)
US Ambassador: Serbia is country to be counted on (RTS, N1, Beta, RTS)
Vasic: The indictment in the Milosavljevic case based on the testimony of a single witness who lacks credibility (Kosovo Online)

International:

Kosovo indicts 45 over alleged roles in 2023 attack that killed police officer (RFE)
Russia ‘wants to open new front’ in Western Balkans, says Kosovo president (TVP World)

Albanian Language Media:

• Indictment filed against 45 people for the "Banjska" case (Koha)
• Kurti: Investments that have not been made for two decades, are being made in north (Koha)
• Konjufca: Internationals discriminating Kosovo; different treatment for Serbia (Koha)
• Gervalla on the bridge: We’re waiting for a convenient moment for citizens (media)
• Maqedonci: We will have Javelin missiles at the right time (Koha)
• Government approves amended draft law on Bureau of Asset Confiscation (Koha)
• Kosovo leaders’ messages on anniversary of September 11 attacks (media)
• Kurti remembers “end of supervision of Kosovo’s independence” (media)
• Qelaj: Every action in north needs to attend to respect for human rights (EO)
• Protest at Mitrovica North police station, demanding release of four Serbs (Koha)
• Spiropali in Pristina: Kosovo is a national priority for Albania (Klan)

Serbian Language Media:

• Protest in front of police station in Mitrovica North over arrest of 4 young Serbs, “Police of Kurti-land” among banners (KoSSev, media, social media)
• The interrogation of the arrested young men will be in the north (KoSSev, KiM radio, Kontak plus)
• Rade Nedeljkovic: My son was brutally beaten up (Radio KIM)
• Blowing whistles in Mitrovica North is obstruction of public peace and order, when Kurti blew whistles in Kosovo Assembly it was ‘patriotic policy’ (KoSSev)
• Arsenijevic: No reason to complain to PIK, they act as police advocate (KoSSev)
• Serbs in Kosovo exposed to persecution and police torture (NMagazin, Beta)
• Discrimination of newborn children due to discharge papers in Kosovo (Zenski.info, Kosovo Online)
• Brnabic: Pristina demonstrates force daily, Kurti wants an ethnically pure Kosovo (Kosovo Online, Tanjug, RTV)
• Vucic to Herzog: No outbursts of anti-semitism in Serbia (N1, media)

Opinion:

• Don’t drop the ball on Kosovo (carnegieendowment.org)

International:

• Kurti’s unilateral takeover of North Kosovo: Pre-election boost which risks increasing tensions (EWB)
• Arming Serbia is dangerous for Europe, says Kosovo FM (TRT World)
• Kosovo resident found guilty of threatening BIRN crew (BIRN)