Albanian Language Media: • Osmani: Need to convince partners, every process in line with Constitution (EO) • Kurti says Association is part of agreement, but not the whole agreement (EO) • Kurti: Forcible disappearances were part of Serbia’s project (media) • EBRD: Kosovo’s economic growth, highest in the Balkans this year (Telegrafi) • Municipalities ask govt to urgently amend law to unblock own revenues (Nacionale) • Gola: Serb Orthodox Church will not have additional competencies (KTV) • Borrell: We need a safe and peaceful Western Balkans (media) Serbian Language Media: • Petkovic: Situation difficult, Bislimi's behaviour was scandalous (Tanjug, RTS) • Brnabic: Continuation of UNMIK’s engagement is of key importance to Belgrade (Danas, FoNet) • Dacic discusses Kosovo, peacekeeping with UN officials (N1, media) • Decani: SOC sites in Kosovo are of particular importance for Orthodox Serbs, but also source of pride for all Kosovo residents (KoSSev) • State Department Report: Constitutional Court decision on returning land to Visoki Decani had not been implemented (Kosovo Online) • Dacic thanks Cypriot ambassador for non-recognition of Kosovo (Tanjug) • Dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina: "Neighbour, are you okay" (KiM radio, Danas, FoNet) • Demostat: Pristina's refusal to form the CSM (ZSO) a risk for the security of the region (NMagazin, Beta, Danas, Euronews Serbia) • The Party of Kosovo Serbs calls for a rally on May 26 in Belgrade: We support Aleksandar Vucic (KiM radio, Danas) • “The Serbian List will use the mechanism of blackmail to bring the Kosovo Serbs to the SNS rally” (Danas) • Belgrade insists on resolution of visa liberalisation for Serbs from Kosovo: Are they going to be only ones who need visas? (Euronews) International: • High gas prices and inflation dampen growth in EBRD regions (ebrd.com) • ‘We have a violent society’: hate speech in spotlight after Serbian mass shootings (The Guardian)

• Lajcak: Discussions will continue (media) • No results from new round of negotiations between Kosovo and Serbia (media) • Bislimi: Petkovic not interested to hear about the Constitution of Kosovo (media) • Wigemark: Situation in the north is fragile (RTV21) • Kurti: Communities and diversity are assets for Kosovo (media) • Serbia continues its attempts to prevent Kosovo’s membership at CoE (Koha) • Strpce man reported as missing found in Suhareka in good health (Klan) • Kosovo Women Leaving Their Mark in ICT (Prishtina Insight) • EU Director-General for DG NEAR Koopman visits Western Balkans (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 15, 2023 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: Budget for municipalities for 2024 is €740 million (media) • Bajrami to Kurti: You have blocked over €37 million for the municipalities (Nacionale) • Sarrazin: There might not be an agreement yet, but there are concepts (media) • Szunyog: Non-implementation of Ohrid agreement will have consequences (Reporteri) • Government and opposition clashes over World Bank's report on Kosovo (media) • Muja: Lajcak’s goal is to offer an extreme version for the Association (Reporteri) • Dugolli writes to Specialist Chambers again; “I won’t stop seeking justice” (media) • Five persons arrested in police counter-terrorism operation (media) Serbian Language Media: • Miroce village residents’ another appeal to the Kosovo authorities and international representatives over their usurped properties (KoSSev) • Petkovic met Lajcak ahead of the new round of dialogue with Pristina (RTS, Tanjug) • Power visits Gracanica Monastery while visiting Kosovo (KoSSev) • New “Serbia Against Violence” protest held in Belgrade (N1, media) • Dacic on protest: Not a word about the victims, just threats against Vucic (N1, Tanjug) • Dacic regrets Israel’s decision to recognize Kosovo independence (BETA, media) • Ambassador of Cyprus: Stance on Kosovo principled and consistent (Kosovo Online) • Serbian List: Entering the municipalities may endanger the peace (KiM radio, Radio Mitrovica sever, Kosovo Online) • Fatherland Movement fully supports the requests of the opposition (KoSSev) • Detention of Trajkovic extended for two more months (Kosovo Online) International: • Serbian president says snap election on cards after mass shootings spark protests (Politico) • Ruling Socialists Defeat Divided Opposition in Albanian Local Polls (BIRN) Humanitarian/Development: • Kosovo Assembly hosts seminar “Promoting a gender-sensitive parliament” (EO) • Share Your Experience: School Violence in South Eastern Europe (Balkan Insight) • Awareness march for mental health for first time in Kosovo (Klan Kosova)

• Dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia continues in Brussels (RFE) • Lajcak: I expect chief negotiators to be ready to agree on next steps (media) • Osmani hosts USG: Kosovo, model for promoting Women’s Agenda (media) • World Bank Group’s New Strategy in Kosovo Supports Competitiveness for Higher Job Creation and Living Standards (worldbank.org) • Kosovo Opens Auction for First Solar Park (BIRN) • Conference calls for stronger collaboration among prosecutors investigating war crimes in Western Balkans (BIRN) • Kurti to meet mayors of municipalities today (RTK) • KSF launch search for Serb man from Strpce who went missing (Kosovapress)

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: We’d like to see dialogue acceleration, implementation of agreements (Koha) • EU statement on govt decision on land expropriation in north (media) • Quint ambassadors don’t talk to media after meeting Kurti today (Indeksonline) • Power: Major political decisions require courage (RTK) • Krasniqi: We’ll individually schedule sessions with new mayors (Telegrafi) • Haliti: There could be elections in September, Kurti govt could fall (TeVe1) • Hoti: Management Team existed since 2013; “Kurti’s work catastrophic” (Klan) • Waltz calls on non-recognizing countries to recognize Kosovo (media) • CDHRF: Lajcak is using dialogue for his rise in career (Klan) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic after meeting Lajcak: I am concerned over Kosovo, Kurti provoking conflicts (Tanjug, media) • Petkovic with Lajcak: Talks about the tensions raised by Kurti in the municipalities in the north (RTS, Kosovo Online) • Kosovo police harassed Serbs in Preoce (KiM radio, medijacentar.info, Kosovo Online) • Serbian List: ''Police officer who tried to kill Milan Jovanovic released under house arrest, the legal violence continues'' (Danas, Kosovo Online, Radio Mitrovica sever) • Dacic: Serbia will abstain from voting in the CoE on the integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine (NMagazin, Beta) • A new multi-ethnic center for dialogue "launched" in Pristina - a gathering place for those who share the same values (KoSSev) • Gracanica municipality refuses to issue permits for the construction of houses approved by the ministry (medijacentar.info) International: • Roma and Sinti Holocaust Victims’ Stories Told in Kosovo Exhibition (BIRN)

• Lacroix hosted by Kurti, says “results are apparent” in several areas (media) • Trust, an important component for social and economic development (RTV21) • After meeting Lajcak, Kurti says he will draft "vision" for Serbs (Koha) • Lajcak: What I heard left me worried (media) • Serbian List: We’ll not return to institutions without Association forming (Koha) • Konjufca: Lajcak is biased, he conceives dialogue as if Kosovo's status has not yet been defined (RTV21) • Power: The U.S. wants mutual recognition (RTK) • Von Cramon: Vucic should end the dialogue with Kosovo (Albanian Post) • More political will needed for progress of Serbia and Kosovo on the EU path (EWB) • Osmani asks for Kosovo to have seat at COP28: Climate change knows no politics (Koha) • Kurti: We have had cyber-attacks on our government system (media) • Osmani invited to inauguration of Montenegro President Milatovic (media) • Maldives presidency refutes Vucic: We have not withdrawn recognition of Kosovo (media) • Kosovo: RTK continuing to push for EBU membership (Eurovoix)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 11, 2023 Albanian Language Media: • Lajcak: There is either normalisation or conflict (media) • Kurti: EU should hold Serbia responsible for ongoing violations of Agreement (Koha) • The Iber Bridge discussed during the Hamza-Lajcak meeting (media) • Lajcak crosses Iber Bridge on foot to meet local Serbs (Dukagjini) • KDI: Court ruling should be basis for drafting statute of Association (Koha) • Kurti meets UK Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for Western Balkans (media) • Haziri: Kurti has excluded Konjufca and Osmani from dialogue (Nacionale) • Ambassador Hovenier calls for increased cyber and information security (Klan) Serbian Language Media: • Lajcak: Decision on Ibar River bridge opening should be made within dialogue (Tanjug) • Visoki Decani Monastery reacts to Osmani’s remarks on monastery land court decision (media, social media) • Serbian List reacts to decision on land expropriation in north (Kosovo Online, social media) • Bilcik and von Cramon worried about Pristina's decision on land expropriation (KiM radio, Beta, Kosovo Online) • Possible re-elections in North of Kosovo: Difficulties in confirming mandate of newly elected mayors (Danas) • Dacic, Szijjarto: Level of Serbia-Hungary ties highest in recent history (Tanjug) • Lajcak: Chief negotiators in Brussels on Monday (FoNet, N1) • Dacic: Constant pressure over Russia sanctions (Prva TV, BETA, N1) International: • Petition Urges Kosovo Govt to Cut Period Products Tax (Prishtina Insight)

• Osmani slams Borrell over Association comments, says Vucic can’t be “normalized” (media) • Kurti meets Council of U.S. Ambassadors, informs them about dialogue with Serbia (media) • Konjufca: Kosovo will not accept models that aim to undo the state (media) • Association will also be an administrative authority, with a distinct legal identity, but which does not form a third power (Albanian Post) • Power: It takes political courage to reach a lasting solution in dialogue (media) • “Draft statute of Association must be consistent with Kosovo’s laws,” says Serbian minister (euronews.al) • European Parliament adopted resolutions on Kosovo and Serbia (EWB) • Svecla on EP report: We share common concerns about challenging situation in north (Koha)

Albanian Language Media: • Lajcak tomorrow in Kosovo, on Friday in Serbia (RTK) • Von Cramon: Kosovo continues to prove its democratic capacities (Kosovapress) • The European Parliament approves report on Kosovo (Koha) • Kurti vows to Kosovo Police not to stop seeking justice for war crimes (media) • Osmani meets Senate Majority Leader; “gratitude for continued US support” (media) • Kurti: Local governments in some cases used for opposition against central govt (Koha) • Bislimi on Berishaj: An intellectual’s name is dragged for political profits (Kosovapress) • Citaku reacts: A totalitarian mindset is a threat, not the Constitution (Nacionale) Serbian Language Media: • Stano: Lajcak in Pristina tomorrow, in Belgrade on Friday (N1) • Decision on expropriation of land in Leposavic and Zubin Potok adopted (Radio KIM) • Petkovic reacts to Pristina’s decision on expropriation (KoSSev) • Pantic's house arrest extended for two months (KoSSev, NMagazin, Beta) • Cvijetin Milivojevic: ''The West does not mediate, it commands the negotiations, we must be patient, the solution is a real compromise'' (Radio Mitrovica sever) • Vucic announced ‘’the largest ever’’ gathering on 26 May (media) • Opposition reactions to Vucic’s gathering on May 26 (media) • Opposition in front of REM submitted printed resignations; announced new protests (N1, nova.rs) • Opposition requests Parliament session on security situation (FoNet, N1) • Rasic and Rexhepi dissatisfied with budget allocated for non-majority communities (Radio KIM) • Odalovic expects a meeting soon regarding the formation of a joint commission on the missing (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) • Vucic met USAID Administrator Power (Tanjug) • Bilcik: Serbia needs to improve in some areas (N1) International: • Serbia Imposes Tough Restrictions After Mass Shootings (Balkan Insight)

• Osmani: We won’t give Serbia instrument to violate Kosovo (media) • Kurti informs Radman on Croatian model he proposed for Association (media) • Varhelyi: Management team’s proposal, starting point for discussions (RFE) • USAID Director: Biden strongly supports normalisation of relations (Koha) • Abbott: Time for Kosovo to present draft statute for Association (media) • Osmani: Kosovo is an embodiment of European values (Euronews) • Families of missing demand investigations, no faith in agreements (Euronews) • Head of municipal assembly resigns, to prevent swearing in of mayor (media) • Domi: As a society, we must work to give more space to communities (Koha)