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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 13, 2023

Kurti: Basic agreement, advancement toward mutual recognition (media) 
Rohde: Agreement, historic chance toward full normalisation and mutual recognition (media)
Osmani meets Dendias, discuss dialogue with Serbia and relations (media)
Kurti meets Greek Foreign Minister Dendias (media)
Kosovo Serb villagers stage camp protest to stop land expropriation (BIRN)
Kurti: Latest IMF report notes Kosovo had strongest tax revenue increase (media)
Nesic: Kosovo-Serbia agreement would relax tensions in the Balkans (Koha)
Serbian President rules out ‘factual de jure’ recognition of Kosovo (RFE)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 10, 2023

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 10, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Lajcak discusses with Bislimi urgent issues on the agenda of the Dialogue (media)
• Krasniqi: I expressed to Lajcak the PDK’s reservations about the agreement (Koha)
• AAK supports EU proposal even though "it is not de jure recognition of Kosovo" (media)
• Abrashi: Only opposition parties are talking about the Association (Nacionale)
• Lekaj: AAK is against increased energy tariffs, there will be protests too (Telegrafi)
• MacShane: Surreal nonsense that EU countries don’t recognize state of Kosovo (media)
• Tahiri: Self-management and Association will ruin Kosovo’s sovereignty (Nacionale)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic: There will be no capitulation or surrender, nor consent for Pristina to join UN (RTS)
• Prince Filip Karadjordjevic: Franco-German proposal unacceptable for Serbia (KoSSev, social media)
• Dveri Movement, public figures demand Parliament session on Kosovo (FoNet)
• Vucevic: People's Movement to bring together all those wishing to preserve Serbia (Tanjug)
• Lawyer: What ever happened in Kosovo during conflict, from brawl to robbery, Pristina accuses Serbs of war crimes (RTS)
• French ambassador: Vucic and Kurti should show flexibility and reach agreement, people in north suffer most from situation (KoSSev)
• Vucic congratulates China's Xi on his re-election as president (Tanjug)

International:

• Death of a Premier: How Serbia’s Rotten System Enabled Zoran Djindjic’s Killers (BIRN)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Public Pulse: Trust in Kosovo government on decline, Serbs feel drastically less safe (KoSSev)
• ACDC offers free legal aid to people in northern Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Residents from Miroce village without access to their properties for two decades (KoSSev)
• Ruzica Simic: Protection of women’s rights and victims of violence in north virtually non-existent now (KoSSev)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 10, 2023

• Council of Ministers gives Kosovo green light to visa free travel (media)
• Lajcak visit to Kosovo, “my expectations were met” (media)
• EU hopeful that Kosovo and Serbia will reach deal this month (Reuters)
• Next high-level meeting on Saturday 18 March in Ohrid (eeas.europa.eu)
• Vucic: I won’t sign Serbia’s capitulation; Kurti won’t form Association (Telegrafi)
• Southeast, Central Europe, except Kosovo, sees freedoms decline (BIRN)
• PDK in favor of Association, with three conditions (Koha)
• Kosovo women still struggling to win property rights (BIRN)
• Session of ex-KSF member accused of wounding two Serbs, postponed (Koha)
• Police forced to use firearm against a person that refused to stop his car (Kallxo)
• Attacks on Bogujevci, Citaku: Outrageous and unacceptable (Gazeta Metro)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 9, 2023

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 9, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti and Lajcak to discuss roadmap for implementation of European plan (Koha)
• U.S. calls for mutual recognition after European plan (Demokracia/The Pavlovic Today)
• Freedom in the World: Kosovo, among countries with greatest improvement (RFE)
• The last diplomatic shuttle (Albanian Post)
• Haziri: How can we support Kurti? We don’t know what he negotiated (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Serbian List says it will not take part at extraordinary elections in northern Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Brnabic: We are pursuing best but most difficult policy for our country (Tanjug)
• Vucic with Botsan-Kharchenko on situation in Kosovo (social media, media)
• Office for KiM reacts to beating of two young Serbs by Kosovo police (Danas, Kosovo Online)
• Protest in Josanica over beating of two young Serbs by Kosovo police (RTV)
• Kosovo police on media reports on beatings in Josanica (KoSSev)
• Zlatan Arsic sent to one month detention (Radio KIM)
• UNS and DNKiM: Sanctions for organisers of conferences in Kosovo for not providing translation in Serbian language (Radio KIM, media)
• Ombudsman met landowners in Leposavic affected by expropriation (KoSSev)
• Analysts on announcements of creating Peoples’ Movement for State (Danas, media)
• Opposition failed to collect signatures necessary for extraordinary assembly session on European plan (media)
• Freedom House: ‘Dramatic’ decline in liberties in Serbia (Voice of America, N1)

International:

• Southeast Europe Marches for Women’s Rights (Balkan Insight)
• US Urges Prompt Mutual Recognition Between Serbia And Kosovo Following EU Proposal (The Pavlovic Today)
• Freedom House: Southeast, Central Europe – Except Kosovo – Sees Freedoms Decline (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 9, 2023

• Kurti: On March 18, we discuss implementation plan (RTK)
• Lajcak to arrive in Kosovo today (media)
• U.S. concerned with opposition’s objection to European plan (Koha)
• Konjufca: Association should not be formed before agreement (Zeri)
• EU Council is expected to adopt visa liberalization for Kosovo today (media)
• Abdixhiku: Agreement with Serbia must have recognition at center (media)
• Krasniqi: We expressed our reservations regarding agreement (Reporteri)
• Southeast Europe Marches for Women’s Rights (BIRN)
• Kosovo Serb Policeman Arrested on War Crimes Charges (BIRN)
• Right-Wing Serbian Students Protest Against EU Kosovo Deal (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 8, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani to all women: Never stop dreaming, but especially, never stop believing (media)
• Kurti appreciates the role of women who spoke publicly about sexual violence during the war (Koha)
• Government appoints Gazmend Hoxha as director of the Kosovo Police (media)
• Hill about the meeting in Ohrid: Too early to make assessments (Express)
• The opposition parties leave the Assembly hall, government waiting for its MP (Koha)
• Haradinaj: The European plan also includes recognition, it will have the vote of AAK (media)
• Tahiri: I hope the MPs today understand the danger of "self-management” (Paparaci)

Serbian Language Media:

• Office for KiM: Arrested Arsic member of Kosovo police, declared guilty before trial (Radio KIM)
• Serbian List: The arrest of Arsic is intimidation aimed at expelling the Serbian people (Kosovo Online, KiM radio)
• Students in Belgrade protested the European proposal for Kosovo (KiM radio, Danas)
• Novosti: Vucic to form People’s Movement for state, start touring Serbia (N1)
• Tanjug: Kosovo special police beat up two Serbs near Leposavic
• Aktiv survey says Serbs in north feel unsafe, majority of respondents want to leave (Radio KIM)
• Kovacevic: Reconciliation between two peoples is solution (Radio KIM, N1)
• On 8 March women in Pristina and Belgrade march (KoSSev)

Opinion:

• More on the European agreement, Waiting for March 18/24 (KoSSev)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Regional documentaries on media and journalism you must watch: What makes a good documentary? (seenpm.org)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 8, 2023

• Scholz expects 'constructive results' from EU's Serbia-Kosovo pact (Reuters)
• Lajcak to visit Kosovo and Serbia before meeting in Ohrid (media)
• Kurti and Lajcak to discuss roadmap implementation this week (Koha)
• Guerot calls on opposition to view Association differently (Telegrafi)
• PDK’s Haliti says Serbia will not sign European plan (media)
• Ruling and opposition MPs to continue debate on dialogue today (Zeri)
• Svecla on arrest of war crimes suspect: We don’t pardon war crimes (media)
• Strpce Mayor Jevtic meets with UNMIK chief Ziadeh (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 7, 2023

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 7, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Scholz: I believe this process will soon be successfully completed (media)
• Stoltenberg: NATO takes situation in Kosovo seriously, parties should find solution (Koha)
• Rohde: Opposition should be constructive vis-a-vis European plan (media)
• Haziri: None of Lajcak’s 16 models for Association suits Kosovo (teve1)
• Slovak Foreign Ministry: We expect constructive approach in upcoming talks (Express)
• LDK leader Abdixhiku invited to official visit in Paris (media)
• Citizen puts his property for sale in Shterpce, blames Serbian List for pressure (RTK)

Serbian Language Media:

• Lajcak with Vucic on March 13 and 14 on the implementation of the plan for the normalisation of relations between Belgrade and Pristina (RTS)
• Serbian List: KLA leaders as a logo on official emails (Beta, Danas)
• Raskovic-Ivic: We will launch initiative to impeach Vucic for violation of Constitution (Danas)
• Part of opposition to request Constitutional Court’s assessment of Vucic’s acts (Danas)
• Rakic Vodinelic: Vucic violated the Constitution to the extent that Kosovo is recognized (NMagazin, Nova, Beta)
• Judge Petrov: Possible violation of the oath and the preamble of the Constitution cannot be the basis for the president's responsibility (NMagazin, Politika, Beta)
• Dacic: No need for new discussion in Parliament, nothing has been signed (N1, FoNet, Politika)
• Miljan Adzic released pending trial (KoSSev)

Opinion:

• Short public letter to fellow journalists, civil society and politicians in Serbia (AP)

International:

• EU Plan Puts Kosovo In ‘Better Strategic Position Than Serbia’ – Foreign Advisor (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 7, 2023

• Osmani talks with Quint ambassadors about European proposal (media)
• U.S. Embassy: Biden and Blinken confirmed EU Proposal will lead Kosovo towards EU integration (Klan)
• U.S. Embassy: Concerned about opposition’s opposition to European proposal (media)
• Lajcak to stay in Kosovo on Friday (media)
• Wider Europe briefing: Will Serbia and Kosovo finally seal deal? (RFE)
• EU Plan offers Serbia and Kosovo the promise of hope (Prishtina Insight)
• Svecla proposes Gazmend Hoxha as new police director (Reporteri)
• CEFTA: European plan for Kosovo and Serbia, good for regional market (Klan)
• Spain doesn’t change position on Kosovo; seeks solution via dialogue (RFE)
• Konrad: Failure to normalize relations blocks many capacities (Reporteri)
• Kosovo commemorates 25th anniversary of Prekaz Massacre (Anadolu Agency)
• Art in quarantine: COVID-19 brought muses to Balkan authors (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 6, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Bislimi: We will ensure that all minorities are safe (media)
• Eichhorst: Now we have to find ways to implement provisions from European proposal (Klan)
• Opposition: European proposal is a continuation of "status-quos" (Ekonomia Online)
• Association: This is what solution looks like, there is no other – it is European (Albanian Post)
• Shea: Association can be done without jeopardising sovereignty (Paparaci)
• PSD places 205 thousand signatures against Association in front of government, warns of a protest (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Brnabic: ‘Anti-state coalition’ did everything to make Serbia’s position difficult (N1)
• Obradovic: Five parliamentary parties request Assembly session on Kosovo (Radio KIM, media)
• Opposition: In Belgrade on March 17, a warning protest ahead of the meeting between Vucic and Kurti (KoSSev)
• Djilas: Rejecting agreement which is not good for Serbia – is not good either (Radio KIM, media)
• Patriarch Porfirije: The Church has never deviated from Kosovo and Metohija and has never abandoned it (SOC website, media)
• Ristic, Trajkovic and Jovic sent third letter to Patriarch (media)
• Peoples’ Party undertakes action against Franco-German plan for Kosovo (social media)
• Nova.rs: European diplomats on point 4 of the agreement: Kosovo in the UN only with the consent of permanent members (KoSSev, N1)
• Romania's stance on Kosovo unchanged – MFA (Tanjug)
• UNS and DNKiM call on institutions to ensure translation for journalists (media)
• Hill: ZSO must be formed, 10 years is too long (KiM radio, Tanjug, N1)