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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 14, 2025

Albanian Language Media: • Osmani: Kosovo’s EU application still in EU drawers (media) • VV has five days left, no major party ready to back Konjufca (Reporteri) • Hoxhaj calls for postponement of PDK Convention (media) • Muhaxheri: LDK won’t support Konjufca (media) • AAK: New budget only after formation of fully mandated government (media) • CEC rejects 2,570 packages of ballots from voting by mail (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: Three-hour talks with Macron on metro, EU progress, strategic matters (N1, RTS) • Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue – far from agreement, negotiations at a deadlock (RTS) • KFOR on drones from Gnjilane (RTS, TV Most) • Thaci's trial - Wesley Clark's former adviser testifies, does not remember events in Orahovac (Radio KIM) • Launching of Balkan Alliance for Local Media - "Call for Change" (KiM radio) • Vucic: We are not selling General Staff complex, but leasing it out for huge investment (media) • Macut, UK's Powell discuss bilateral cooperation (Tanjug) International: • US heavyweights rally around Kosovo’s Thaci in The Hague (Tanjug) • Kosovo’s diploma recognition platform offline for months after personal data breaches (Prishtina Insight) • Rio Tinto for EWB: Our company’s priority now is to retain legal rights over the Jadar Project Humanitarian: • 79 Stones documentary receives award at Great Britain International Film Festival (Radio KIM)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 14, 2025

Albanian Language Media:  Osmani and Hargreaves discuss Kosovo–United Kingdom cooperation (media) Bedri Hamza officially announces his candidacy for PDK leader (media) Haradinaj: We will not meet with Konjufca, we will run alone in elections (media) Police and KFOR discuss security and cooperation in the north (media) LDK: Kurti himself should have been among the accused for state reserves (media) Serbian Language Media: Djuric receives American University Centre students, tells them Kosovo most important issue for Serbia (Tanjug, media) CASA research: Deep divide between Serbian and Albanian communities, ethnic distance high (Kosovo Online) Macut, UN's Mordt discuss projects carried out by Serbian gov't, UN agencies (Tanjug, media) Vucic arrived in Paris, working dinner with Macron planned (Tanjug) Freedom House: Serbia ranks partly free (N1) Rio Tinto to RTS: We’re staying in Serbia (N1) International Media:  Kosovo public broadcaster’s staff protest over unpaid wages (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 13, 2025

Albanian Language Media: • Dane Peter Due appointed head of UNMIK (media) • Clark’s advisor: Thaci did not have the authority to stop the violence (media) • Guri: No Konjufca-led government; we’re going to elections (media) • Brahimaj: We have no votes for a Konjufca government (media) • Osmani visits Institute for crimes committed during war in Kosovo (media) • Mustafa: Special Court, a great injustice, against Kosovo’s liberation (media) • Bislimi: Serbia is blocking funds for textbooks for Presevo Valley (media) Serbian Language Media: • Peter Due from Denmark new UNMIK chief in Kosovo (KoSSev, media) • Djuric meets with von Beckerath (Tanjug) • Kamikaze drones "made in Gnjilane" - a marketing ploy with a clear political message (RTS, Kontakt plus radio) • EC on Minister’s statements on N1: All high level-officials must refrain from verbal attacks, threats against journalists (N1) International: • Serbia confiscates and withdraws from market 900 souvenirs depicting Serbia without Kosovo (Euronews Albania) • Kosovan soldier denies rape and sexual assault (BBC) Humanitarian: • Power plants main source of increased pollution: the emission of polluting gases in Kosovo increased by 26 percent (KiM radio)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 13, 2025

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 13, 2025 Albanian Language Media: PDK leader Memli Krasniqi resigns (media) CEC forms commission to review ballot issues in Mitrovica and Gjakova (media) Basha meets Jiri Plecity, discuss Growth Plan (media) Basha: Documenting war crimes is the foundation of justice (media) Media groups urge Kosovo to resolve RTK crisis (media) Wesley Clark to begin his testimony at the Special Court on Monday (AP) Serbian Language Media: Djuric: Washington’s constructive role in the normalization process between Belgrade and Pristina is useful and necessary (Kosovo Online) PM Macut: Serbia has met all technical requirements for EU membership, member states’ political decisions the only obstacle (N1, Beta) Threats to Sarovic through social networks and messaging app because of the video with Vukasinovic (KiM radio, N1, KoSSev) T7 Talk Show cut short after heated exchange – Kosovo’s FM sparks outrage with remarks against media (KoSSev) NUNS condemns dangerous words by Bratina (N1) International Media: Kosovo’s Thaci didn’t make decisions in KLA, Hague Court hears (BIRN) Leader of Democratic Party of Kosovo, Memli Krasniqi, Steps Down (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 12, 2025

Albanian Language Media: CEC: Verification of votes in Mitrovica South toward the end (media) Hill on KLA: Not a group of well-organized people with a chain of command (Koha) KLA War Veterans: Let’s show Europe we were liberators not criminals (AP) Haradinaj expresses support for KLA War Veterans protest in Strasbourg (media) Reuten: EU measures against Kosovo must be lifted as soon as possible (media) Union of Workers of RTK calls for protest for salaries and dignity at work (AP) SBASHK presidency to take part in protest by RTK Workers Union (Express) Osmani: Kosovo has already become synonymous with the WPS Agenda (media) Serbian Language Media: EU for Kosovo Online: Political deadlock in Kosovo delays dialogue, new meeting when situation allows Radakovic: Kosovo in a serious systemic crisis, dialogue without concrete talks (media) Each ballot paper not matching polling station code should be declared invalid (KoSSev) Krasniqi: “Mitrovica has to vote again in order to protect integrity of elections” (KoSSev) Lazic: Contradictory statements of a witness in Trajkovic case (Kosovo Online) Serbian Information and Telecommunications Minister: We seek further legal changes, N1, Nova, RFE should not exist in our airwaves (Beta, N1) Opinion: Between a rock and a hard place: the Serbian Orthodox Church in Kosovo waits out the storm (Balkan Insight) International: Vote recount resumes in Kosovo municipality as prosecution dismisses irregularity allegations (Prishtina Insight) Kosovo minister charged with abuse of office, disclosing state secrets (BIRN) Reform of EU decision-making or new rules for new members? (EWB) Serbia's energy reliance on Russia comes unstuck facing US oil sanctions (BBC) Humanitarian: Djoric: Women in Kosovo have potential, they just need support and space to show it (KiM radio, Media center Caglavica) Osmani: Turkey, a friend and strategic partner of Kosovo (AP)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 12, 2025

Albanian Language Media:  Prosecution orders commission to resume ballot count in Mitrovica South (media) CEC: Ballot printing company said a technical error occurred (media) PDK submits complaint to ECAP over elections in Mitrovica (media) Prosecution files indictment against caretaker minister and three others (media) Haxhiu says indictment against Hajdari is “politically motivated” (media) PDK, LDK representatives comment on indictment against Hajdari (media) OSCE welcomes efforts by Osmani and Basha for funding solutions for RTK (media) Haradinaj suggests a transitional government (Klan Kosova) Former police officer gets 10 years for Kosovo war crimes (media) Serbian Language Media: Vucic with Macron on all important geopolitical issues and Serbia's EU path (Kosovo Online, TV Pink, Tanjug, media)  Dacic at the Celebration of Angola’s Independence Jubilee: Serbia and Angola preserve their traditional friendship (Kosovo Online) Lawyer Filipovic: We will appeal against the first-instance verdict against Sacir Ljutvija (Tanjug) Rizanaj: Fake news spreads six times faster than true news (KiM radio, Media Center Caglavica) International Media:  Kosovo Court Convicts Former Serbian Police Inspector of War Crimes (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 11, 2025

Albanian Language Media: • Christopher Hill testifies as defense witness in Thaci trial (media) • Hoxhaj on Hill’s testimony: History unites those that believed in a free Kosovo (Express) • CEC: Some ballots were printed with technical errors (media) • Krasniqi: We will submit complaint to ECAP about ballots in Mitrovica (media) • PDK wants a revote in the mayoral runoff election for Mitrovica South (media) • Osmani on Vukasinovic’s abduction: A crime and serious provocation (media) • Lawyer: 23 bullet casings were found near Vukanovic’s vehicle (KSP) • Kurti visits Institute for Crimes Committed During the War in Kosovo (media) • Haradinaj on Veterans Day: American heroes are Kosovo’s heroes too (media) • “Serbia appoints candidate who withdrew from race in Kllokot as mayor of parallel municipality” (RFE) Serbian Language Media: • Armistice Day in the First World War (KoSSev) • Serbian MFA: Today we remember immense sacrifices of Serbian people during WWI (media, social media) • Srecko Spasic appointed head of Vitina provisional authority, functioning within Serbian system (Radio KIM) • Lawyer Ninic: "23 more shell casings found near Vukasinovic's car"; Sarovic published a video of Vukasinovic from Gazimestan (KoSSev) • Sacir Ljutvija sentenced to 10 years in prison for war crimes (Kosovo Online, KiM radio) • New political map after the elections in Kosovo: A blow for Kurti, Serbs’ next step full of challenges (RTS) • Minister: NIS owners sent request to US OFAC to extend working licence (RTS, media) Opinion: • Local elections resulted in an almost even division of local power (Kosovo 2.0) • Political potential and challenges of Serbian community in Kosovo: Between institutional isolation and possibility of transformation (Kosovo Online) International: • UN chief appoints Denmark's Peter Due as head of mission in Kosovo (Anews)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 11, 2025

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 11, 2025 Albanian Language Media: EU: We welcome the regular and inclusive mayoral runoff elections (Koha) Kurti: Either “Kurti 2.5” until December, or “Konjufca 1” until April (AP) Basha calls for formation of committees to pass budget and funds for RTK (Koha) Gashi: General elections, to restore trust and institutional functionality (Express) Vote counting interrupted in Mitrovica, suspected manipulation of ballots (Koha) Prosecutor’s Office orders suspension of ballot counting in Mitrovica (media) PDK calls for investigation into irregularities in Mitrovica: Vote is sacred (media) Kurti visits construction of center for care for victims of domestic violence (media) Ulutas praises Slovakia’s contribution to KFOR (media) Serbian Language Media: Brnabic meets Zelenskyy, thanks Ukraine for respecting territorial integrity of Serbia (Tanjug) Radakovic: LDK biggest winner of local elections, Self-Determination surprised in South Mitrovica (Kosovo Online) Mijacic: Relations between Mitrovica North and Mitrovica South new authorities to depend on who will form central-level government (media) Cannon salutes fired from Kalemegdan Fortress ahead of WWI Armistice Day (media) International Media: Western Balkans remains key smuggling corridor in Europe: Report (BIRN) Market trade in second-hand phones exposes Kosovo to privacy risks (Prishtina Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 10, 2025

Albanian Language Media: Kurti: We will govern in seven municipalities, more than ever before (media) Krasniqi: With 187,526 votes, PDK confirmed as most voted party (media) Abdixhiku: LDK won 7 municipalities, including the main race of Pristina (media) Haradinaj says elections confirmed the power and stability of the AAK (AP) OSCE commends the election process, “professionalism and dedication” (media) Peci: I will be the mayor of all, without any exception (media) Court extends detention for espionage suspect Fatmir Sheholli (media) Serbian Language Media: Trial to five Serbs from Pomoravlje region started in Pristina (Kosovo Online) Christopher Hill to testify today in a trial to former KLA leaders (Kosovo Online) Brnabic visits Kyiv, says Ukraine supports Serbia’s territorial integrity (media) CEC: Serbian List 10 municipalities, LVV and LDK 7 each, PDK 6 (Tanjug) Do all Serbs support the “march from Kosovo”? (Radio Gorazdevac, KoSSev) Detention of Sheholli extended for two more months (KoSSev) Opposition politician calls for pressure to have elections in Serbia as soon as possible (N1) International: Kosovo’s decades-long battle with disinformation: Propaganda slowed economic growth (Prishtina Insight) Humanitarian: Tradition, design and cooperation - how "Avenija" workshops empower women throughout Kosovo (Media Center Caglavica)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, November 10, 2025

Albanian Language Media:  CEC announces preliminary results (media) Kurti: All parties united against VV (media) Rama hails Prishtina’s choice: A vote for development (media) EU welcomes “ordinary and inclusive mayoral runoff elections” (media) OSCE: Electoral process managed with professionalism and dedication (media) Police: 2025 runoff process calm, without serious incidents (media) Sorensen and Finnish Foreign Minister discuss Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (media) Konjufca: I don’t know exactly what my chances are of becoming PM (media) Osmani and Maqedonci honor 14 fallen British soldiers in Kosovo (media) Xhafer Gashi admits defeat, resigns from positions in LDK (media) Serbian Language Media: Dejanovic declared victory in Klokot, Elek announced victory of Serbian List (media) Petkovic: The convincing victory of the Serbian List in Klokot is a triumph of Serbian unity and solidarity (RTS) Odalovic: We act on all requests in the search for the missing; Kurti will do everything to make the work of institutions more difficult (RTS) Lawyer Ninic publishes photos of destroyed vehicle of wounded Serb from Leposavic (KoSSev) Kurti visits North Mitrovica for the first time since losing power there — refuses questions from Serbian journalist (KoSSev, Radio Mitrovica sever) Zakharova queries Vucic’s dual message on ammunition going to Ukraine (FoNet, N1) Serbian Foreign Ministry state secretary surprised by Zakharova’s comments (FoNet, N1) International Media:  Kosovo elects mayors in 18 runoff elections (Prishtina Insight) Depleted uranium: The forgotten legacy of the Kosovo War (DW)