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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 18, 2025

Albanian Language Media: Kosovo Assembly constitutive session to resume on Wednesday (media) “State urgency”, the Office of the President on constitution of Assembly (media) Washington’s strong message: US “blesses” Albanian-Croatian defense plan (AP) Special prosecution requests 30-day detention for war crimes suspect (media) Special prosecution confirms it requested arrest warrant for Rakic (EO) Police in Mitrovica North trained for “de-escalation and gender sensitivity” (media) Chamber of Commerce files lawsuit against ERO in Supreme Court (media) Specialist Chambers bans visit to Thaci for 11 individuals (media) Behrami slams court’s decision to ban 11 people from visiting Thaci (media) Kusari: Day 19, RTK employees still without salaries (Blic) Serbian Language Media: Simic: Tendency to change ethnic composition of voters in Serb-majority municipalities south of Ibar River (Kosovo Online) Rapajic: Ethnic structure in Gracanica changing, Albanians ‘maximally united’ against Serbs (Kosovo Online, media) Session of National Security Council concluded, no statements to media (Tanjug, TV Most, media) EU Ambassador to Serbia meets Brnabic, calls for restraint from inflammatory rhetoric, disinformation about protests (N1, media) Protests held across Serbia (N1) 16 arrested in Monday’s protests in Belgrade (N1) Opinion: Time to stop indulging Serbia’s authoritarian president (Financial Times) International: Kosovo’s tax revenue up 10.4% y/y in Jan-July (SeeNews) Serbia’s populist leader vows tough response to protesters following riots (CNN, Associated Press) Humanitarian: Making movies while the world is on fire (Kosovo 2.0)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 19, 2025

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 19, 2025 Albanian Language Media: Constitutional Court calls for constitution of Assembly within 30 days (media) VV: Court’s decision arbitrary, undermines democracy, echoes PDK (media) Opposition urges swift Assembly session following court’s ruling (media) PDK to challenge ERO decision in Kosovo’s Constitutional Court (media) “Over 120 direct testimonies in indictment for expulsion of Albanians” (KTV) SL leaders interviewed, arrest warrants requested for Rakic and 11 others (media) KFOR helps Kosovo agency in tackling wildfires in Gjakova municipality (media) Serbian provocative graffiti against Kosovo appears in Montenegro (Telegrafi) Serbian Language Media: Kosovo Special Prosecution requests arrest warrants be issued for Rakic and 11 more persons (Radio KIM, media) Zaporozac: Kosovo and local authorities are carrying out institutional violence against Serbs (Kosovo Online) Where did the Ten Commandments sign from the entrance to Mitrovica North disappear? (KoSSev, Alternativna.com, media) Krieziu: Constitutional Court ruling final, responsibility also lies with MPs (Kosovo Online) Vucic calls Council for National Security meeting (N1) International Media: Energy market reform leaves Kosovo’s big businesses sweating (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 18, 2025

Albanian Language Media: Kurti: Government has always respected rulings of Constitutional Court (media) Blakaj: Special Prosecution indictment for civilians’ expulsion is important (media) Kosovo Chamber of Commerce files lawsuit against business power cuts (Koha) Maqedonci: We exceeded planned number of armored vehicles by 207% (media) EU Office welcomes in-principal approval of RTK’s loan request (media) Indictment filed against individual for inciting ethnic hatred (media) Streetball tournament organized in Mitrovica North on Sunday (media) Serbian Language Media: Ziadeh concludes her mandate as UNMIK Head: Opened new space for dialogue (Kosovo Online, social media) Arlov presents scholarships to students at Jarinje crossing point, denied entry to Kosovo for 19th time (Radio KIM) Landfill at Orthodox cemetery in Caglavica (Radio KIM) Marko Jaksic mayoral candidate in Mitrovica North (Radio KIM) Metropolitan Teodosije from Banjska: “We are witnesses to suffering, but also to resurrection” (KoSSev) “We must be our neighbours’ sunshade and umbrella – never a threat to life“ Bishop Grigorije urges in Banjska Monastery (KoSSev, media) Ex-construction minister Vesic’s condition deteriorates, undergoes emergency surgery (N1) Six suspects in Cobras unit assault case questioned, five jailed, one under house arrest (N1) Opinion: (No) context required: State violence against protesters in Serbia (BIRN) International: US donates 50 armored vehicles to Kosovo (Railly News) Krasniqi-Goodman: Fighting for justice is what every survivor deserves (The Geopost)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 18, 2025

Albanian Language Media:  Kurti: We are proud of improvement of population’s well-being (RTK) Rohde: Submit EU draft to Constitutional Court, and Kosovo will be in CoE (Klan) Businesses disconnected by KEDS (media) When are conditions met to begin dismissal procedure in the ‘Laban case’? (Telegrafi) A person arrested at Merdare border point on suspicion of war crimes (media) “Building owned by SL candidate for Zubin Potok mayor burns down” (Klan) Serbia remains “safe haven” for fugitives from Kosovo, legal experts say (Telegrafi) Serbian Language Media:  Serbian List: Attack on Perovic politically motivated, we demand an urgent and independent investigation (media) Petkovic reacts to attack on Serbian List mayoral candidate’s property in Zubin Potok, criticizes international community for lack of reaction (media, social media) Radojevic on tournament near Milic Brothers square: Mockery of innocent victims (media) Kompirovic: Tournament at Milic Brothers Square a clear provocation against Serbs (media) Sinisa Spasic from Priluzje detained at Merdare crossing point under war crimes accusations (media) Mandate of Igor Popovic concluded by decision of Serbian Government (Radio KIM, media) Rohde on construction of two new bridges on Ibar River (Kosovo Online, media) Vucic announces decisive actions against protestors (N1, media) Vucevic: No need for state of emergency (media) CoE Secretary General concerned by violent protests, urges Serbian authorities to respect right to peaceful assembly (N1, social media) Serbian MIA: 56 detained during protests, six officers injured (N1, media) International Media:  Serbian ruling party office set on fire as unrest continues (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 15, 2025

Albanian Language Media: • Prosecution: International arrest warrant issued for persons accused of expelling population from Kosovo (media) • Prattipati: Inclusion of Serb community in institutions is essential (media) • German Embassy: Respect Constitutional Court’s decision, work toward political compromise (ekonomia) • Appeals Chamber also rejects Veseli, Selimi, and Krasniqi’s temporary release request (Klan) • Tahiri on Gjilan protest: Vetevendosje is the real address for public outrage (media) • LDK MP: We won’t vote for LVV, neither for Assembly nor government (ekonomia) • Hundozi: RTK seeks government loan to overcome financial crisis (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • The appeal of the member of the MIA of Serbia against the decision on deportation from Kosovo was rejected (KiM radio, KoSSev) • Detention of the accused for war crimes Djordjevic extended for two months (KiM radio) • Prattipati met Serbian List: Important participation of Serbs and their representatives in Kosovo institutions (Kosovo Online) • Three Serbs and one Albanian in the race for mayor of Gracanica? (medijacentar.info) • Six presidents of temporary authorities were relieved of their duties (Alternativna, Zubin Potok info) • Fresh protests across Serbia (N1) • Dacic: 114 people detained after yesterday's protests, 75 police officers were injured (KiM radio, N1) • Belgrade Center for Human Rights: Police protected exclusively safety of SNS members (Beta, N1) International: • Serbia clashes escalate as ruling party loyalists and police battle protesters (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 15, 2025

Albanian Language Media:  104 political entities apply for local elections in Kosovo (media) Implementation plan for Kosovo-Albania-Croatia military alliance to finalize in September (Koha) Prosecution seeks visitation ban for 14 individuals, including Thaci’s brothers (Klan) AJK calls on government: Allocate budget for RTK (media) Kryeziu: Absurd to demand an unlawful solution for RTK (media) Albanian Alliance expected to reach runoff election in Gracanica (Koha) LVV confirms Erden Atiq’s candidacy for second term in North Mitrovica (ekonomia) KLA War Veterans Organization calls on EU to address concerns about the Specialist Chambers (RTK) Rahovec war veterans: Arrested individuals were not part of KLA (media) Vukotic’s war crime sentences merged (media) Serbian Language Media:  NATO started temporary deployment of reserve forces in Kosovo (Tanjug, RTS) Due to the repeated refusal of the request to enter Kosovo, Arlov to present scholarships to nine Serbian children at Jarinje (Radio Mitrovica sever, Kosovo Online) Indictment against two people for inciting and spreading hatred and intolerance (KiM radio, KoSSev) Final verdict due to financial malpractices in the Diocese of Raska-Prizren after 15 years (KoSSev) Marta Kos condemns attacks on citizens and journalists at protests in Serbia (N1, media) Spokesperson says EU monitoring Serbia situation closely

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 14, 2025

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti at closing of Ambassadors’ Conference: Security is Kosovo’s priority (media) • Deadline ends, CEC meets to certify nine political entities (RTK) • Serbian Interior Ministry arrests two suspects for “War Crimes” in Rahovec (Klan) • Kosovo Customs details eligibility rules on removal of tariffs for U.S. Goods (media) • Bajrami: Kosovo has right to monitor proceedings in The Hague; it is not interference (Paparaci) • Lutfiu: 200 addresses in the Valley deactivated this year (media) • War crimes suspect Ramadan Morina appears before Pristina Basic Court (media) • RTK without salaries: Bajrami calls for immediate actions by Special Prosecution (media) Serbian Language Media: • SL demands the Quint to protect Judge Laban, and ask the authorities to end his persecution (Kosovo Online) • Two people arrested at Horgos for the war crime in Orahovac in 1999 (Kosovo Online) • Incident involving police in North Mitrovica-arrests, pepper spray and fines for breach of the public peace and order (KoSSev) • Vucic holds impromptu rally in Belgrade (N1) • Protests spread across Serbia after ruling party supporters attack demonstrators (N1) Opinion: • Marinkovic on the formation of the Albanian Alliance: The motive of supremacy and the change in the ethnic structure of the municipality of Gracanica (KiM radio)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 14, 2025

Albanian Language Media:  Kosovo Local Elections: Major parties submit candidates for October 12 Vote (media) Albanian parties unite for local elections in Gracanica (media) Austrian Chancellor: Kosovo-Serbia dialogue has no alternative (media) Kosovo reaffirms support for Albanians in Presheva Valley (RTK) Hague Court denies Fahri Fazliu the right to visit his father (RTK) Serbian Language Media:  Serbia, Austria sign agreement to expand economic cooperation (Beta, N1) Stocker: It is important to continue the dialogue on the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina (Kontakt plus radio, Tanjug) Nicic: I hope for a reaction from international institutions – My father has been innocently held in solitary confinement for a year (Kosovo Online) The family of the first commander of KFOR, Michael Jackson, visited Visoki Decani (Kosovo Online, KoSSev) Ziadeh in a farewell visit to colleagues and partners in the north of Kosovo (KiM radio)  SafeJournalists: Police again failed to protect journalists during protests in several Serbian cities (N1) International Media:  ‘Like a chorus’: Book gives voice to survivors of wartime rape in Kosovo (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 13, 2025

Albanian Language Media: • Haxhiu expected to once again be VV’s candidate for Speaker of Assembly (media) • Deadline for election candidate certification ends tonight (media) • ERO: Power supply to be cut off for non-compliant businesses starting August 16 (media) • Hoti criticizes court ruling on energy market liberalization (media) • Mentor Hyseni appointed new director of Kosovo Tax Administration (media) • Numerous reactions on appointment of KTA Director (media) • Concrete slab poured over new bridge over Iber River in Mitrovica (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • The anniversary of the murder of Serbian children in Gorazdevac - 22 years of silence (Radio Mitrovica sever, Danas, KiM radio, media) • The father of the victim from Gorazdevac told Kurti: Open an investigation and find the killers (Radio Gorazdevac, KoSSev) • The Office for Kosovo and Metohija recalled the crime in Gorazdevac (KoSSev) • Serbian List: Remembering Pantelija and Ivan (KiM radio) • Cafe “Vuk” outdoor patio removed (KoSSev) • In the presence of the Austrian chancellor, Vucic on whether he would change the Constitution because of his mandate (FoNet, Danas) • Coordinated attack by Serbian Progressive Party activists on people of Backa Palanka and Vrbas (N1) • N1 says crew assaulted in Vrbas, police fail to react (N1) Opinion: • Kosovo à la Trump, and other misconceptions of Serbian politics (Part 1) (KoSSev) International: • 2024 Report on Human Rights Practices: Serbia (state.gov) • Leaked Files Reveal Serbia's Secret Expansion Of Chinese-Made Surveillance (RFE)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 13, 2025

Albanian Language Media:  U.S. State Department: Kosovo took credible but inconsistent steps to hold human rights violators accountable (media) Kurti highlights success in expanding Kosovo’s diplomatic network (Telegrafi) Tahiri: Kosovo in security crisis, crime tied to politics (media) Kryeziu responds to Tahiri: Accuses him of spreading falsehoods (media) Haziri: Parliamentary majority should not be built through deals and political corruption (media) EU Office urges immediate budget transfer to RTK and new funding law (media) OSCE welcomes new regulation on election complaints (media) Serbian Language Media:  Ziadeh met Head of Greek office and the new UNDC (Kosovo Online)  KFOR: We were not involved in police operation near the village of Vuca, separate patrol was conducted (Kosovo Online) SL: Ordered removal of the “Vuk’’ caffe’s garden roof  - "a new attack by the Kurti regime" (KoSSev, KiM radio) Student: Our electoral list nearly complete, free of both opposition and ruling party figures (N1) More than 70 fires in 12 hours, arrest in Lipljan (KoSSev) International Media:  Kosovo probe links broadcaster’s removal of BIRN shows to businessman’s influence (Balkan Insight)