Albanian Language Media: • Osmani meets with Barduani, discuss latest security developments (media) • Court: Serbian List doesn’t mention “Pristina Assembly” in its complaint (Koha) • Gervalla and Fajon discuss driver’s license recognition (media) • Citaku slams Krasniqi’s remarks against a Supreme Court judge (media) • Croatia guarantees national security actions after espionage case in Kosovo (AP) • Plenkovic: Serbia is on the brink of civil war (Telegrafi) • Whitaker: Closely following situation in Republika Srpska and Serbia (Express) Serbian Language Media: • Djuric with Somali Colleague: Necessary to respect the UN Charter, without creating dangerous precedents (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) • Elek: Unity of the Serbian people key in the upcoming fight for rights and survival (RTS, media) • In what ways does the Gracanica ethnic structure change before the local elections? (Danas) • Why is the Municipality of Gracanica hiding decisions on the demolition of illegal buildings? (Caglavica Media Center, KiM radio, Alternativna, Newsmax Balkans) • KP at Brnjak ABL took away and tore up the flag of the Serbian singing society (KiM radio, RTS, Blic, NMagazin, Beta) • Thousands march in memory of Novi Sad Railway Station victims (N1) • Riot police, Gendarmerie attack protesters in Novi Sad; Police denies (N1) Opinion: • Serbia’s government remains committed to survival and to dialogue by baton (EWB) International: • Kosovo's c-bank intl reserves rise 9% y/y in July (SeeNews) • Remittances to Kosovo up 3.6% y/y in Jan-July (SeeNews) • Net FDI inflow to Kosovo grows 5% y/y in H1 (SeeNews) • One step forward, two steps back in Kosovo's deadlocked parliament (intellinews.com) • How the Balkan underworld turned West Africa into a cocaine hub (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, September 2, 2025 Albanian Language Media: Osmani’s legal team conducting analysis constitution of assembly (media) COMKFOR meets Osmani, hopes for resolution of parliamentary deadlock (RTK) Haxhiu: Parliament cannot be held hostage by Serbian List (media) Citaku responds to Haxhiu: Serbian List has no leverage over us (media) Serbian List and Serbian Democracy certified, VV reacts strongly (RTK) Supreme Court strongly condemns CEC member’s language (media) War veterans say Basha’s apology not enough, call for dismissal (media) Gervalla meets UK envoy, reaffirms Kosovo’s aspiration for NATO (media) Plenkovic slams EU on Banjska attack: “We pretended it didn’t Happen” (RTK) Police arrest two minors in Mitrovica North for nationalistic slogans (media) Serbian Language Media: Petkovic: Detention of two minors a true face of Kurti’s democracy (Kosovo Online, Tanjug, Radio Mitrovica sever) Radojevic: Children in the north are being arrested for supporting sports clubs, repression against Serbs continues (Kosovo Online, Radio Mitrovica sever) Serbian Democracy: Fan symbols cannot be grounds for arrests (KoSSev, KiM radio) Arsenijevic on detention of two minors over shirts (Danas) The Kosovo Alliance presented candidates for the local elections (KiM radio) CEC: Changes in voter lists linked to activation of address system (Kosovo Online) International: Relatives record their memories of Kosovo’s wartime missing (PI)

Albanian Language Media: • Kosovo Assembly Presidency meeting fails due to lack of quorum (media) • Basha holds consultative and informative meeting with Osmani (media) • Murati: Ready to elect government even without Serb Deputy Speaker (ekonomia) • Rasic against Serbian List being declared a terrorist organization (media) • Court confirms receiving Serbian List complaint about Deputy Speaker (media) • Gervalla in Slovenia, participating at Bled Strategic Forum 2025 (RTK) • Serwer: Assembly deadlock damages Kosovo’s image as a success story (RTK) • Stojkovic calls on Serbs in Kosovo not to vote for the Serbian List (Kosovapress) • Police: Graffiti in the north calling for peace are old (AP) • Serbian national released after distributing hate-inciting leaflets (media) • AJK: Man arrested after threatening journalist Vehbi Kajtazi (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic in China, planned meetings with Putin and Jinping (Kosovo Online, N1) • Bled strategic forum starts today, Djuric to represent Serbia (Beta, Kosovo Online) • North Mitrovica: Marking of ten months since the fall of the canopy in Novi Sad (Alternativna) • North Mitrovica: Minors in the police station because of T-shirts with controversial inscriptions (KiM radio, Alternativna) • Posters with the tricolor appeared in Serbian areas in Kosovo, one person arrested in Leposavic (Kontakt plus radio, Alternativna, Kosovo Online, RTS) • A mural dedicated to the KLA appeared in Decani, while in the north all murals have recently been painted over (Kosovo Online) International: • ‘Normalised’: The reality of online violence for Kosovo’s young (BIRN) • Kosovo’s justice system unprepared in the battle against disinformation (PI) • Back to school in Serbia? Universities seek to break student boycott (RFE) • Leaked recordings reveal Vučić’s plot to neutralise Serbia’s few remaining independent media (EWB)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, September 1, 2025 Albanian Language Media: Osmani: Vucic's regime holds hostage the truth about missing (media) Assembly Presidency to meet today (media) PDK: Assembly not yet constituted, invitation is pointless (media) LDK: Assembly not constituted, any other attempt is a violation (media) U.S. officials to attend Thaci trial in The Hague (RTK) Serbia, a haven for people wanted by judiciary in Kosovo (Koha) Serbian Language Media: Simic: We will not participate in the consultative meeting called by Basha for Monday (KiM radio, Kosovo Online, Radio Mitrovica sever) SL filed a complaint with the Constitutional Court over the violation of Serbs’ rights in the Kosovo Parliament (Kosovo Online) KFOR: We were not involved in the construction of two new bridges over the Ibar; we continue to monitor the situation (Kosovo Online, Radio Mitrovica sever) International Day of the Disappeared: Still counting and mourning only one’s own (KoSSev) ECAP ordered the certification of Serbian Democracy: The party is going to the elections (KiM radio, KoSSev) SNP condemned the renaming of streets in North Mitrovica: The decision was made illegally (KiM radio) NGO Aktiv and Miodrag Milicevic once again targeted by fabricated accusations and defamation (KiM Radio) Pristina registers new voters ahead of the local elections in Gracanica (KIM radio, medijacentar, Newsmax Balkans)

Albanian Language Media: Kosovo’s leaders pay homage at Monument of Missing Persons (media) Prattipati joins remembrance of victims of enforced disappearance (media) Names carved on wood: Memorial for missing from the war in Kosovo (RFE) Osmani: New assembly and government must be formed urgently (media) EU calls for swift completion of the Assembly's constitution (media) Kurti: Our problems today are from previous govts, not Basha’s article (media) War veterans call on parliamentary groups and MPs to dismiss Basha (media) Court rejects Vetevendosje’s appeal against Serbian List certification (media) Rasic: MPs hesitate to vote for me thinking they’ll violate Constitution (media) “Neither the place nor day” Kurti asked to comment Aliu’s resignation (media) Graffiti calling on Kurti to go to the prosecution appear in Pristina (media) Serbian Language Media: Vucic: There will be many problems with elections in Kosovo, Kurti wants to prevent Serbian List participation (Kosovo Online, media) Vucic receives Lebanese Ambassador for a farewell meeting, expresses gratitude over her country stance on Kosovo (media) Djuric: It is important for Serbia to advance its position in Japan, we also discussed Kosovo issue (Tanjug) EU: Deputy speaker from Serbian community should be elected in line with Constitution (media) Sljuka: Opposition to election of Serbian List representative constitutes degradation and destruction of institutions (media) Bisevac: Decision to repurpose land in Mikronaselje contrary to interests of Serbian community (Kosovo Online) Kamp met civil society and media from non-majority communities, discussed challenges and their work (media, social media) Another protest held outside Novi Sad Faculty of Philosophy: Students, professors demand dean’s resignation (N1) Letter with three bullets sent to Minister Dacic, police identified sender (N1) International: Mystery of Kosovo girl’s wartime disappearance still ‘mired in shame’ (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media:  Osmani and Prattipati discuss next steps toward constituting Assembly (media) Kosovo ready to cooperate with Croatia on espionage case (media) Suspect of espionage sent messages to suspect of Banjska terrorist attack (media) KFOR reacts to espionage case of Croatian pilot and Serbian partner (media) EU suspends meetings with caretaker government after Supreme Court ruling (Telegrafi) Government responds on EU letter to Kurti (media) Rasic denies violating constitution and denounces Serbian List’s methods (RTK) VV’s Krasniqi after Croatia case: SL should be banned from registration (Koha) Osmani and OSCE head discuss minorities in Kosovo (Klan) Serbian Language Media: Kozarev meets Cyprus MFA Political Director: Maximal support of Cyprus to Serbia during EU Presidency (media) Simic: No one from Serbian List knows woman accused of alleged espionage in Croatia, denied any connection with her (Kosovo Online) Mitrovica North MA decides to protect symbols so next local authorities cannot change them (KoSSev, media) Mitrovica North MA decides to change purpose of land from agricultural to construction, for school in Mikronaselje (KoSSev, media) Koopman to opposition MPs: EU aware of situation in Serbia (N1) RSF warns of violence against journalists in Serbia (N1) EFJ, CPJ concerned over UG, Telekom Serbia plans (N1) International Media: AI-generated content threatens information credibility in Kosovo (Prishtina Insight)

Albanian Language Media: Assembly session interrupted, fails to elect Serb Deputy Speaker (media) Murati: If not Rasic, who from Serb community should be elected? (media) Basha: The war of KLA and the people’s sacrifices are sacred to me (media) Krasniqi: Demonizing the KLA is the philosophy of Kurti and VV (media) Kurti: Documentation of economic crimes committed by Serbia is vital (media) Balje: I will not give my vote to any Serb candidate (RTK) One day after opening, new bridge over Iber attracts pedestrians, vehicles (RFE) Turkiye to reassume command of KFOR in October (media) Kosovo, Albania, Croatia increase defense through purchases from US (media) Court orders 30-day detention for Croatian pilot and his Serbian partner (media) Serbian woman who allegedly spied for Serbian List arrested with her partner, a Croatian pilot (Gazeta Express) Serbian Language Media: Yet another unsuccessful voting for deputy speaker from Serbian community (KoSSev) Simic announced complaint to Constitutional Court, said rights of Serbian people violated (media) Krasniqi: Self-determination continues blockade, more engaged for Rasic, than for Haxhiu and Basha (Kosovo Online) Mitrovica: Bridge nr. 36 on Ibar River connecting or separating people? (Radio KIM, DW) Radojevic: Security of Serbs in north threatened; international community silent (Kosovo Online) A young man from Mitrovica South arrested under charges of serious theft in Mitrovica North (Kosovo Online, KoSSev) Djilas writes to European institutions, officials: We urge your active involvement in resolving crisis in Serbia (N1) Opinion: Integrated walls and painted-over lives (Alternativna.com) In Serbia, women’s sexuality is being weaponized to silence dissent (BIRN) International: Kosovo’s long quest to break parliament deadlock continues (BIRN) Türkiye to resume command of NATO’s KFOR mission in Kosovo (Turkiye Today)

Albanian Language Media: Osmani: Radoicic criminal activity causes problems, not bridges over Iber (media) Paper from 2012 in which Basha was coauthor causes major reactions (media) MPs meet again today in an effort to resolve the new stalemate (media) Prattipati: Kosovo’s decision to remove tariffs shows leadership (media) RTK issues statement on reactions by some of its editors (media) AJK: RTK management’s statement is public intimidation of six editors (media) Serb from Kosovo and Croatian KFOR pilot arrested for espionage (media) Serbian Language Media: Serbian List met Troccaz: “Kurti’s regime denies basic rights of Serbs and seeks to prohibit our work” (Kosovo Online, media) Petkovic met Slovak Ambassador: Kurti violates his own regulations to harm Serbs in Kosovo (Kosovo Online, media) OSCE Mission in Kosovo: Kamp in talks with Serbs underlined need for efficient political representation (Kosovo Online, social media) Serbian Permanent Mission to OSCE says status-neutrality of OSCE breached (KoSSev, Radio KIM, media) Kosovo Alliance: Our supporter arrested, violation of rights of political dissidents (Alternativna) KFOR Polish soldiers patrol along ABL in northern Kosovo (media, social media) PM Macut: We face crises, requiring unity and dialogue; enemies divide us (N1) International Media: Serbian police confront students as University dean tries to end blockade (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media: Aliu resigns minister’s post, citing Basha’s election as Assembly Speaker (media) Durmishi: Aliu is not an MP, not a MP candidate and not in VV presidency (Kallxo) Rasic says he’ll nominate himself again for Assembly Deputy Speaker (media) VV appeals to Supreme Court over certification of Serbian List by ECAP (RFE) Krasniqi meets Troccaz, highlights PDK role in breaking the stalemate (media) Abdixhiku meets French diplomats, focus on political developments (media) Haradinaj: France, an important partner of Kosovo in many areas (media) Barduani thanks France for contribution to KFOR and peace in the region (media) Gashi (LDK): Vetevendosje has a plan to block state institutions (media) Sorensen emphasizes importance of Kosovo-Serbia normalization (media) Turkey to increase investments in Kosovo, joint free economic zone (Telegrafi) Police stop 18-year-old in Leposavic over shirt with provocative message (media) Serbian Language Media: ANEM: Police officer who recorded commemoration to missing journalists had KLA emblem on his phone (N1) Djuric met US Congressman Swalwell in Belgrade, discussed Serbia-U.S. partnership (media, social media) Serbian List met McGurk and Kamp: OSCE must respond to Pristina’s repression against Serbian people (Kosovo Online) Serbian Democracy met OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Head of OSCE Mission (social media) Former president of Constitutional Court: Rasic cannot be proposed as deputy speaker on behalf of Serbian community, it is unconstitutional (Kosovo Online, KoSSev, media) Deda: Candidates from non-majority communities cannot be imposed by other MPs (media) Bugaqku from KDI: Basha violated Constitution three times in election of deputy speaker from Serb community (Kosovo Online) Sorensen after visiting Belgrade: Normalization important because of people on ground (KoSSev, social media) Trial to Milovic and Kostic continues with hearing witnesses of defense (Radio KIM, KoSSev, media) US again delays imposing sanctions on Serbian Oil Industry (N1, RTS)

Albanian Language Media:  Speaker interrupts session due to lack of consensus for Serb deputy speaker (media) Osmani hopes Assembly will be constituted as soon as possible (media) Murati calls for Rasic to be elected Deputy Speaker of the Assembly (media) Haxhiu: I hope opposition will reflect by Thursday (media) Krasniqi: PDK voted for Basha to prove it is not contributing to blockade (Klan) Rohde: Lack of political will is hindering resolution of crisis in Kosovo (media) Hargreaves welcomes Basha’s election and calls for Assembly formation (RTK) COMKFOR, North Macedonia’s Defense Minister discuss regional security,  Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Reporteri) New bridge opens; people express enthusiasm and ease for freedom of movement (Telegrafi) One-month detention for suspect in attack on KFOR and Police in Zvecan (media) Serbian Language Media:  Four deputy speakers elected, candidate of Serbian List not elected (media) Simic: International representatives silent on violation of rights of Serbian people (media, social media) Petkovic: Kurti tried to push through Rasic (media, social media) Cakolli: Improper nomination of Assembly deputy speakers - legal requirements not respected (Kosovo Online, social media) Krasniqi: Only Serbian List may nominate a candidate from Serbian community, not other parties (Kosovo Online, social media) Petkovic met Sorensen, discussed Pristina’s escalatory moves against Serbs in Kosovo (media) Serbian Democracy warns of possible misuse as their complaint against non-certification did not reach ICAP yet (Alternativna, media) Intensified work on construction of a pedestrian bridge in Mitrovica North (media) Opposition leader calls for transitional government (N1) Opinion: Kosovo à la Trump (part 3): The politics of tacit humiliation (KoSSev) Mitrovica: Between murals and dumpsters (KoSSev) International Media: Kosovo elects parliament speaker, ending months of political stalemate (Reuters) Kosovo opens controversial new bridge in ethnically-divided Mitrovica (Balkan Insight) Kosovo elects Parliament Speaker, but deadlock continues (Balkan Insight)