UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 30, 2023 Albanian Language Media: • Ongoing efforts to organise meeting between Kurti and Vucic (RFE) • Kosovo Police: Situation in north fragile but quiet (media) • Serbian protesters attacked journalists in Leposavic (Koha) • Ministry denies agreement for withdrawal of special police units from north (Telegrafi) • Osmani: Vucic's gangs want destabilisation, their actions to be punished (Koha) • Kurti talks to Peach: "A democracy has no place for fascist violence" (RTK) • Borrell: Kosovo should withdraw Police from the municipal buildings in the north (Koha) • Stano: Kosovo and Serbia are responsible for the violence in the north (Express) • Lajcak tries to arrange an urgent Kurti-Vucic meeting (Koha) • France: Kosovo and Serbia to return to dialogue with approach of compromise (media) • Kearns: In north Kosovo, Serb gangs paid and armed by elements in Belgrade (media) • Hungarian authorities give details about their soldiers injured in the north (media) • Mayors of Leposaviq and North Mitrovica in municipal facilities, the one of Zvecan, works from the Office for Communities (Telegrafi) • Barbed wire is placed near the facility of the Municipality of Zvecan (media) • Kurti postpones participation in Bratislava Forum, due to developments in the north (Koha) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic with Quint ambassadors: Unilateral Pristina acts lead to violence against Serb community (Tanjug, media) • Vucic met Botsan-Kharchenko (Tanjug) • Vucic met Chen Bo (media) • Petkovic says Kurti sole responsible for what happened in north yesterday (RTS) • Lawyer says Dusan Obrenovic arrested in Zvecan beaten up (Kosovo Online, RTS, KoSSev) • Szijarto: Hungarian soldiers within KFOR performed duty under Italian command (Tanjug) • Petkovic: KFOR should have protected Serbs, not assisting ROSU units (N1, BETA) • Todic with US KFOR commander, tells him life in Leposavic paralyzed (Kosovo Online) • Serbs asking Petrovic and Obradovic release, otherwise announce more massive gathering (Danas, Kosovo Online, Kontakt plus radio) • New Zvecan mayor went to local office in Lipa village (Radio Mitrovica sever, Danas) • Leposavic: Incident with journalists, fewer citizens at the protest (KiM radio) • New flag of Serbia placed near monument to Milos Obilic in Gracanica (KiM radio) • Mural of Serbian tennis star Djokovic destroyed in Orahovac (N1, Radio Gorazdevac, KiM radio, Srna) • UNS, DNKiM condemned ban on Serbian journalists entering Zvecan municipal building (KIM Radio, Kosovo Online) • NUNS appealed to employers to provide journalists with protective equipment (Beta, Danas) • Nedeljkovic: Four arrested will be released, withdrawal of Kosovo police expected by 3 p.m. (KoSSev, Radio Mitrovica sever) • Chinese MFA on situation in northern Kosovo (Kosovo Online) International: • EU Urges Kosovo To 'Immediately De-Escalate' Situation After Violence In North (RFE)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 30, 2023 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: “Protests not peaceful; mobs of extremists directed from Belgrade” (Koha) • Konjufca: Serbs again showed they want north separated from Kosovo (media) • KFOR confirms: About 25 Italian and Hungarian soldiers injured (RTK) • NATO spokesperson statement on unprovoked attacks against KFOR (media) • Osmani: Attacks by criminal gangs must be condemned by everyone (media) • Hovenier: Kurti to take steps to improve the situation (Koha) • Ziadeh strongly condemns attacks on KFOR and injuries to troops and civilians, urges immediate de-escalation (media) • International community on attacks on KFOR and journalists (media) • Zvecan Mayor: I’ll go to work today with help of KFOR, I have meetings (Koha) • Bislimi: Mayors can only work from municipal buildings (media) • Kupchan: Government to withdraw from installing mayors in the north (RFE) Serbian Language Media: • Situation in Zvecan calm this morning, gatherings in north continue (Kosovo Online, Tanjug) • Vucic blames Kosovo PM Kurti for unrest (N1) • Violent clashes between KFOR and Serb protesters in Zvecan, dozens injured (RTS, KoSSev, Tanjug) • Marko Djuric presents chronology of events in Zvecan yesterday (media, social media) • Bishop Teodosije served prayer for peace in Zvecan (KoSSev) • Raska-Prizren Diocese statement following violent incidents in northern Kosovo (social media) • Serbian flag in Gracanica set on fire (Tanjug) • Part of Serbian opposition: Vucic should resign because of events in Kosovo (RTS) International Media: • NATO-Led Force Moves To Disperse Crowds As Tensions Rise In Standoffs With Serbs In Northern Kosovo (RFE) • Kosovo: Fresh clashes as Nato troops called in to northern towns (BBC) • Protesters, Peacekeepers, Injured as Violence Erupts in North Kosovo (BIRN) • Lavrov: Situation in Kosovo may provoke new conflict in Europe (euronews) • Kosovo ex-president on trial for war crimes allowed to visit his sick mother (AP) • Back to the Abuser: Kosovo Women Struggle to Escape Domestic Violence (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: Implementation of basic agreement, situation in north to be calmed down (media) • Hovenier after meeting Osmani: Situation is very concerning (media) • Szunyog : We asked them to show restraint, not to escalate situation further (Reporteri) • Kurti: Important to intensify dialogue for full implementation of Basic Agreement (media) • KFOR: We have increased our presence in north, ready for necessary actions (RTK) • Media teams attacked in the north: tires slashed, and symbols sprayed (media) • Protesters in Zvecan throw empty bottles at SL leader Goran Rakic (media) • Serbian flag placed on Kosovo Police armoured vehicle in Zvecan (Koha) • Von Cramon calls on Kosovo to withdraw special police units from north (Koha) • Atic: I have asked to be connected to network and to start paying electricity (Kallxo) • Hyseni: Kurti, Osmani definitely bringing back 1244 and UNMIK in north (Nacionale) • Prosecution files charges against Foreign Minister Donika Gervalla (media) • Haradinaj: We thank U.S. soldiers that served and still serve in Kosovo (Klan Kosova) Serbian Language Media: • Rakic: We presented our demands, mayors to leave and special police forces to withdraw (Kosovo Online) • Milovic: Protests are peaceful (RTS) • Protests in the north: We gathered in peace, with request that police and new mayors go home (Radio Mitrovica sever, TV Most, Kontakt plus radio) • KFOR Region North Commander arrived to Zvecan (Kosovo Online) • Brnabic: Situation in Kosovo tense, we must preserve peace (Tanjug) • Dacic on situation in northern Kosovo (RTS, media) • Mayors from Self-determination Movement didn’t attend meeting with US Ambassador (RTS, KoSSev) • KFOR: We increased presence in north, we will ensure safe environment (Kosovo Online) • Von Cramon visited Zvecan and Leposavic yesterday (KoSSev) • Grenell: From peace and progress we went to chaos and occupation (N1, social media) • Vucic no longer leader of SNS, Vucevic takes his place (BETA) • Vucevic: By 2:00 p.m. we will finish deploying the units, we hope for a political solution (N1) • Detention of Sladjan Trajkovic extended for two more months (Radio KIM) • Albanian journalists for a brief time in the municipal building in Zvecan (KiM radio) Opinion: • Palokaj: Could it really be that Serbia met all obligations and Kosovo didn’t (Koha) International: • NATO troops form security cordons in Kosovo as Serbs protest (Al Jazeera) • Kosovo Serbs trying to take over municipality building in north clash with police (AP) • Embassies of Quint and EU condemn Kosovo decision to force access in north (BIRN)

• Police: Protesters threw teargas in Zvecan, we responded with spray (Express) • Situation in northern Kosovo this morning, increased presence of KFOR (media) • Police withdraw from cordon in Zubin Potok, KFOR members remain (Nacionale) • Rakic asks KFOR that Zvecan mayor should not enter municipal building (media) • Zeqiri: We will meet Hovenier in Pristina at 09:00 (Koha) • Dacic: Albanians cannot be mayors in Serb municipalities (RFE) • School classes in northern Kosovo suspended until further notice (Tanjug) • Serbian List asks Vucic to end dialogue with Pristina (N1, KoSSev) • EU and QUINT: Unilateral actions negatively affect our relationships (media) • Borrell announces talk with Stoltenberg about situation in the north (media) • NATO head urges Kosovo to ease tensions with Serbia (Reuters) • Sarrazin: We do not allow chances offered by Ohrid agreement to collapse due to reckless decision (Koha) • PM Kurti meets Rapporteur for Kosovo in European Parliament (euronews.al) • Von Cramon: Situation in the north is tense, wise solutions must be found (Koha) • Kusari-Lila: Von Cramon's statements about Kosovo Police offensive (Koha) • Von Cramon to hold press conference in Pristina today (media) • Vucic says he fears the conflict in Kosovo (media) • US, EU allies scold Kosovo for escalating tensions with Serbia (politico.eu) • US rebukes Kosovo for escalating tensions, Serbia puts army on alert (euraactiv) • Serbian border police on high alert amid ethnic clashes inside Kosovo (France24) • Serbia blasts NATO forces over inaction during Kosovo clashes (Aljazeera) • Serbian border troops to maintain highest state of alert after ethnic clashes inside Kosovo (AP) • Russia blames US, EU for escalating tensions in Kosovo (Reuters)

New mayors in the north swore outside their offices (BIRN) Varhelyi: Support for Kosovo's European path (RTK) Murphy calls for swift implementation of agreement (media) North Macedonia Foreign Minister to visit Kosovo today (media) Grenell: I managed to convince Thaci and Vucic to undo Special Court (media) UNDP Pulse: Lower satisfaction with work of Kurti, Osmani, Konjufca (Kallxo) Serb reporter: Besnik Bislimi will visit Mitrovica North on Monday (media) Administrator: USAID to continue supporting Kosovo (Euronews)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 25, 2023 Albanian Language Media: • Varhelyi: Parties to implement reached agreements, including Association (Koha) • New mayors of northern municipalities sworn in (Radio Free Europe) • Kurti calls for full, swift and unconditional implementation of agreement (media) • Exclusive: These are four steps of implementation of the agreement, needs to end by autumn, otherwise “consequences will be immediate” (Albanian Post) • Haxhiu: Kosovo needs a professional and brave state chief prosecutor (media) • Radoica Radomirovic appointed Deputy Minister for Communities and Returns (media) • AJK: Sami Kurteshi’s language against us is very dangerous and unacceptable (Klan) • Who is Srdjan Jurisevic, Montenegrin arrested in Gjilan on international warrant (Kallxo) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic receives US senators (Tanjug, media) • ‘KLA’ graffiti appeared on children’s playground in Ugljare village (Tanjug, RTS, N1) • Freedom House: No change for Serbia (N1) • Radoica Radomirovic appointed as Rasic’s deputy (KoSSev) • UNS: In four months 43 cases of attacks, pressure on journalists in Serbia (Beta, N1) • Without presence of Serbian councillors, with flags of Kosovo and Albania: Mayor of Zubin Potok took oath (Danas) • Hetemi took oath as Leposavic mayor in Saljska Bistrica (Kosovo Online) • Zvecan Mayor, Ilir Peci, after taking oath, made statements next to grave of Isa Boletini (Kosovo Online) • Vucic receives farewell visit from Cypriot ambassador (Tanjug) • Dacic: Serbia wishes more active presence of OSCE in Kosovo (RTS) International: • Kosovo Ruling Party Criticised for Electing Supporter to Media Regulator Board (BIRN) • Activists Advocate for Lower Taxes on Menstrual Products in Kosovo (Prishtina Insight)

• Three mayors of northern municipalities to swear in today in public buildings (media) • Rasic on swearing in of mayors: I don’t see any obstacle (media) • Hovenier: Government to urgently prepare draft statute of Association (RTV21) • Varhelyi to visit Kosovo today, will meet leaders and opposition (media) • Reactions to Aliu election as member of Independent Media Commission (media) • Kosovo to invest €1.77 mil to improve railways, water infrastructure (SeeNews)

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: Three mayors in the north will swear in tomorrow in public premises (media) • Krasniqi: New mayors will exercise mandates in their municipalities (Albanian Post) • Osmani on Kosovo-Serbia dialogue: There is more pressure on Kosovo (Dukagjini) • Freedom House report: War deepens a regional divide (media) • Senior western diplomat: If Kosovo doesn’t propose statute for Association, facilitators could seek solutions outside the Constitution (Albanian Post) • LDK proposal for own source revenues will go to the Assembly (Koha) • LDK’s Lumir Abdixhiku goes to party elections, certain of another mandate (Express) • Faton Bislimi resigns from LDK presidency (Paparaci) Serbian Language Media: • Diplomatic corps visits Visoki Decani Monastery, recalls unimplemented Constitutional Court decision (KoSSev, media) • Jevtic: The Constitutional Court assessed that Kostic, the defendant in the "Brezovica" case, was unjustifiably detained (Radio Mitrovica sever, Blic, KiM radio) • Pristina: Ceremony of signing memorandum to organise European judoka championship without translation in Serbian (Radio KIM) • General Mojsilovic met Brig Gen Romano (Tanjug) • Petkovic: Strong willingness of Serbs from Kosovo to come to Belgrade, despite Pristina’s threats (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) • Momcilo Trajkovic called on fellow citizens of Kosovo not to go to the counter rally on May 26 (N1, FoNet, KiM radio) • Peci to take the oath at the "Tower of Isa Boletini", Zeqiri in Cabra, Hetemi in Bistrica (Kontakt plus radio, Koha) • Orlic receives Theophylactou (Tanjug) • Vucic: Escobar should read Brussels Agreement again (Tanjug, RTS) • Poll: Majority of respondents believe that BG and PR authorities benefited after Serbs withdrew from Kosovo institutions (KoSSev) International: • Germany’s Unique Opportunity to Locate Kosovo War Mass Graves (BIRN) • Freedom House: Democratic institutions in the Western Balkans continued to falter in 2022 (EWB)

• Extension of UK commitment to NATO's Kosovo Force announced during ministerial visit to Western Balkans (gov.uk) • 2 US Senators promote closer Serbia-Kosovo ties in Balkans visit (AP) • Atic appoints four directors - one Albanian, one Bosnian, one Serb and one Egyptian (media) • Mayors in northern municipalities expected to swear in on Thursday (media) • June 1, “trap” for destabilization of the north (Radio Free Europe) • Why is Mogherini silent about the letter she once sent to Mustafa? (RTK) • Vucic: Kosovo has no competence to propose statute for Association (Reporteri) • Decani Monastery says visit of diplomats is support for 24 hectares (Reporteri) • Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla Leaders’ Trial Hears Allegations of Assault (BIRN) • Director of Visametric in Kosovo Detained by Prosecution (Prishtina Insight) • Inverted neon house installed in Kosovo pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale (Dezeen)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 23, 2023 Albanian Language Media: • Konjufca: No Association without Serbs returning to institutions (Koha) • Kurti: Judicial and prosecutorial system must be freed from political influence (Koha) • Gervalla: The region doesn’t need another Republika Srpska (media) • Krasniqi: Elected mayors will exercise their mandate according to law (media) • New mayors of northern municipalities expected to swear in this week (RTK) • EULEX on swearing-in of mayors: We are on standby 24 hrs to react (Front Online) • Citaku: This government acts as a weak administrator of our taxes (media) Serbian Language Media: • Radio Gorazdevac: House of a returnee in Vitomirica demolished despite Supreme Court ruling in his favour (Radio Gorazdevac, KoSSev, Kosovo Online) • US Senators: Good faith should be a demand of negotiations, while joint action is key to the implementation of the agreement (KoSSev) • Dacic: There was no pronounced pressure on Serbia (Tanjug) • Former North Mitrovica mayor: Situation in north Kosovo extremely difficult (Tanjug, TV Pink) • KP: Three minors arrested for shooting in Ugljare (Kosovo Online) International: • UK Ambassador Urges Kosovo to Draft Statute for Association (BIRN) Humanitarian/Development: • From the fields of Nivokaz (Kosovo 2.0)