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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 29, 2025

Albanian Language Media: Osmani and Bulgaria’s President discuss lifting of EU measures (media) Kurti: Europe needs clear stand against authoritarianism and support for Democracy (media) German Ambassador: KFOR, pillar of security in Western Balkans (media) Maqedonci and Rudolph discuss security and challenges (media) War veterans to hold protest in Strasbourg on November 16 (media) AJK condemns Faton Peci’s intimidation campaign against TV Dukagjini (media) Serbian Language Media: Serbian List official: Kurti using children and school in Mikronaselje for pre-election campaign in Mitrovica South (Kosovo Online) Whose interests do International Crisis Group’s recommendations serve, and are they feasible? (Kosovo Online) Two marches: Students honor victims, Kosovo Serbs walk for Vucic (KoSSev) Vucic asks US not to impose secondary sanctions on banks working with NIS (N1) Has the relationship between Aleksandar Vucic and Milorad Dodik irretrievably broken down? (serbianmonitor.com) RSF: Serbian journalists suffer record number of attacks (N1) International: Insider stories: How Belgrade’s boiler room fraud hubs work (Balkan Insight) Serbian capital hails students marching north to join disaster commemoration (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 28, 2025

Albanian Language Media: • Krasniqi: Bedri Hamza is still PDK’s candidate for Prime Minister (media) • VV collecting signatures for another assembly session on new govt (media) • Serbs return to central and local institutions challenges logic of EU measures (AP) • Rasic: A different voice in the north was impossible four years ago (media) • Spiropali calls for integration of WB including Kosovo into the EU (media) • COMKFOR discusses Kosovo’s security situation with Montenegro Defense Minister (media) • “When the army returns to Kosovo” graffiti in Zvecan (media) • “How Albulena Haxhiu could become Acting Speaker and Acting President” (media) Serbian Language Media: • Elections in Junik and Klokot will not be repeated (Radio Mitrovica sever) • Baraliu: There are no elections without consultations, Kosovo wasting precious time due to political irresponsibility (Alternativna) • Shatri: Kosovo risks bankruptcy in early 2026 if a new government is not formed (Kosovo Online, RFE) • From newspapers to TikTok: How generations consume media differently (KoSSev) • PM Macut urges unity on November 1 (N1) Opinion: • The fall of media freedom in Kosovo (European Western Balkans) • No silver bullet: Sanctions in Western Balkans risk becoming empty gestures (BIRN) International: • Osmani: Kosovo eyeing new tech era in partnership with Saudi Arabia (Arab News) • Kosovo woman’s lifelong search for wartime missing persons (Prishtina Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 27, 2025

Albanian Language Media: Osmani tells Berlin Global Dialogue, “Kosovo is open for investment” (media) CEC on eventual early elections: We’ll meet our constitutional mandate (EO) Xhaferi: We are closer to early elections (RTV21) Albanian media: Liburn Aliu appointed director of Port of Durres (media) Gowing: Serbia is not interested in the well-being of the Kosovo Serbs (KTV) Serbian Language Media: Implementation of laws on foreigners and vehicles to start on January 15 (media) Starovic: No giving up on national interests, recognition of Kosovo not a condition for EU (Kosovo Online, K1, Tanjug, Danas) Trial to former police officer Sacir Lutvia from Gora nears its end (RTS, Radio kontakt plus) Hearing in Banjska case adjourned, no video-link established with witness from North Macedonia (KoSSev) Vehicles with Serbian licence plates pelted with eggs and stones near Merdare, two women drivers harassed, driver says (Media Centar, Radio Kontakt plus, Radio KIM) Stamenkovic to OKiM: Protect Serbs, but not verbally (KiM radio) Vucic: Important discussions ahead on energy situation (Tanjug, media) Vucevic again accuses students of planning violence for November 1 (N1) “Stand with Novi Sad”: Zagreb students announce rally outside Serbian Embassy on November 1 (N1) International: Kosovo awaits President’s next move as Kurti fails to security majority in parliament (PI)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 24, 2025

Albanian Language Media: • Wesley Clark officially confirmed as a defense witness for Hashim Thaci (media) • Sources: Christopher Hill to testify as defense witness in Thaci trial (Dukagjini) • CEC: Election campaign for runoff to be held from November 3 to 9 (media) • Rasic: Vucic pressured Kosovo Serbs through fear and state apparatus (Telegrafi) • Kosovo joins intl accreditation organization as associate member (media) • Kamberi: Standards for Serbs in Kosovo to apply for Albanians in Serbia (media) Serbian Language Media: • Shin: UNMIK has a long and significant presence in Kosovo (Kosovo Online, Radio Mitrovica sever, Kontakt plus radio, Media Center Caglavica)) • Eight decades of United Nations (TV Most, RTS, media) • Vucic: I am optimistic about position of Serbs in Kosovo in five or ten years (Kosovo Online) • Hearing in case of Kostic and Milovic adjourned (Kosovo Online, media) • A young man from Kosovo convicted for "KLA" graffiti, expulsion from Montenegro followed (Kontakt plus radio, KiM radio, KoSSev, RTCG) • Vucic: We agreed to import oil derivatives via MOL, but Hungarian refinery burned down – that hit us hard (N1) International: • Why Labour’s plan to send small-boat migrants to Kosovo is doomed to fail (yahoo!news, The Telegraph) • Kosova B TPP capacity increases after turbine upgrade (See News) • Kosovo awards road upgrade deals worth 17.8 mln euro (See News)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 23, 2025

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti meets French Minister for Europe, “grateful for France’s support” (media) • Local elections and von der Leyen visit can help further lift measures (Koha) • Osmani travels to Germany, will give speech at Berlin University (media) • Osmani hosts UK delegation for prevention of sexual violence in conflict (media) • Damka: Turkish MPs will vote in favor of Kurti 3 government (media) • Behgjet Pacolli resigned as AKR leader (media) • Kosovo products to have international barcodes soon (AP) • KFOR soldiers conduct missions in northern Kosovo (media) Serbian Language Media: • Uncertain cooperation of local authorities in north of Kosovo with central institutions (RFE) • Vucic says EP resolution on Serbia in line with coloured revolution (Tanjug) • Dacic: “EP resolution is political pamphlet full of lies” (N1) • US Embassy issues security alert after incident outside Serbian Parliament (N1) • Stefanovic: Perpetrator of attack outside parliament building suspected of attempted murder (Tanjug) Opinion: • Feminist diplomacy: let's accelerate mobilization (media) International: • Assessment of the effectiveness of measures for the protection of child victims or witnesses of violence (unicef.org) • Kosovo awards road upgrade deals worth 17.8 mln euro (SeeNews) • EBRD, EU back Kosovo youth-led MSMEs with 4.5 mln euro (SeeNews) • RS blocks relations between BiH and Kosovo: Politics hinders economic processes (Sarajevo Times)