UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 6, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• KLA war veterans protest, demanding inclusion in minimum wage increase (media)
• Kosovo Assembly fails to adopt minimum wage bill (media)
• Prime Minister Kurti travels to the UK (media)
• Lavrov: EU and NATO want a "Closed Balkan" (Klan Kosova)
• PDK calls on MPs not to vote on draft law on minimum wage (Ekonomia Online)
• Assembly rejects motion to withdraw draft law on minimum wage (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Selakovic: Serbia, Greece consistent in mutual support (Tanjug)
• Dendias: W. Balkans' future is in EU, Serbia a key partner (Tanjug)
• Can the international community make Pristina return 24 hectares of land to Visoki Decani Monastery? (RTS)
• Representatives of Albanians from the south of Serbia on an official visit to the US (Politika, JUGpress)
• Vucic: Lavrov not coming to Belgrade, Kharchenko informed me of reasons (Tanjug)
• Zakharova: Russia not making a new “iron curtain”, Europe fencing Russia off (N1)
• Kosovo Police called Sevce residents to an informative talk due to protest held (KiM radio)
• Gallup: Half of the respondents without democracy (FoNet, KiM radio)
• Autocephaly of Ohrid Archbishopric officially recognized (N1)

International:

• Turkey’s Nordic demands spark Western Balkan déjà vu (EURACTIV)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Kosovo Pupils Demand to be Heard, Save the Children Report shows (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media:

• Assembly Speaker Konjufca to visit former KLA leaders in Hague (media)
• Hoxhaj meets Slovakia's foreign minister on sidelines of GLOBSEC forum (media)
• Konjufca: Recognition of Kosovo, strategic investment for the future (Zeri)
• Serb detained on war crimes charges (Kallxo)
• AKI General Inspector, Burim Ramadani, interviewed by SPO (Koha)
• If Kurti does not form Association, he will be ousted, analysts say (Front Online)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic: Work on diversification of gas supply underway, the situation regarding Lavrov's visit becoming more complicated (RTS)
• Zakharova: Lavrov to visit Serbia on June 6-7 (Beta, Tanjug, N1)
• Office for KiM: Caslav Jolic, suspected of war crimes, arrested in Istok (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Eparchy of Raska and Prizren: Fundamental religious and human rights do not apply to Orthodox Serbs (Kontakt plus radio)
• Greek FM Dendias met President Vucic (Tanjug)
• CoE Commissioner Mijatovic ends visit to Kosovo (N1)
• Mayor of Gracanica: CSM (ZSO) would improve the position of Serbs in Kosovo (KiM radio, VoA)
• Rosic, Spasojevic and Basara under house arrest from today (KiM radio, Kosovo Online)

International:

• US Warns of Rise in Incidents Targeting Kosovo Religious Sites (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: There is no increase of interethnic incidents (Kosovapress)
• Bakoyannis: For membership, there are areas that need improvement (Express)
• Scholz talks about future of Western Balkans, “a matter of personal concern” (Express)
• Albania presents priorities at UNSC, rejects comparisons between Kosovo and Ukraine (media)
• PM Kurti meets Australian ambassador Biggi (media)
• Hovenier after meeting Foreign Affairs Committee: We discussed national security (media)
• Kosovo Police comments on reports it did not allow liturgy in Pristina (Kallxo)
• Special Prosecution launches inquiry into allegations of corruption involving Kosovo officials (media)
• Bjerde pledges more support for job-creation and greener growth in Kosovo (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic to attend GLOBSEC forum in Bratislava on Thursday (Tanjug, media)
• Selakovic met the new Ukrainian ambassador (Tanjug)
• Petkovic, Rakic on prohibition of liturgy in Church of Christ the Saviour in Pristina (media)
• Kosovo police prevented serving of liturgy at the Church of Christ the Savior in Pristina (KiM radio, Riznica)
• Petkovic: Kurti to start implementing the agreements reached instead threatening (Radio Mitrovica sever, Politika)
• Serbian Museum of Genocide Victims concerned due to the resumption of restauration of Xhafer Deva’s house (Kosovo Online, Kontakt plus radio, KoSSev)
• Prince Philip opened the Vidovdan festivities, Princess Danica the Art Colony (KiM radio, Kontakt plus radio, KoSSev, RTK2)
• Kurti on the ruling on V. Decani land: Plenty of procedural violations (KoSSev)
• Serbian Constitutional Court stops Kosovo from joining ACCF (N1)

Opinion:

• Biserko: Serbia is Moscow's channel of communication with the West, it would probably tolerate Belgrade's sanctions (Danas, FoNet)

Humanitarian/Development:

• EBRD and Sweden support women entrepreneurs in Kosovo (EBRD)
• Just waiting to leave (Kosovo 2.0)

Albanian Language Media:

• Kosovo Government adopts concept document for Sovereign Fund; opposes pension withdrawal (media)
• Osmani: There is no increase of inter-ethnic incidents in Kosovo (Kosovapress)
• As UNSC chair, Albania to focus on strengthening accountability for international law violations (media)
• EPP adopt Resolution in favor of abolishing visas for Kosovo (media)
• Kosovo will chair two committees in the Southeast European Assembly (Paparaci)

Serbian Language Media:

• "Von Cramon disappointed with Kosovo's application to CoE, Open Balkans dangerous initiative, Kosovo government decides to work stubbornly" (KoSSev, KTV, Koha)
• Jeremic: It does not seem that Serbia is exposed to excessive pressure to impose sanctions on Russia (Beta, Tanjug, Euronews)
• Hovenier met Trajkovic, Rasic, and Radosavljevic in an open meeting (KoSSev)
• Petkovic congratulated Vucic: Unconditional trust in the president (KiM radio)

International:

• Kosovo Albanians Outraged at New Charges Against Guerrilla Leaders (BIRN)
• US Lawmaker Demands Punishment for Wartime Rape in Kosovo (Balkan Insight)
• Serbia's gas deal with Putin has created a fresh headache for Europe (CNN)
• Ukraine: EU remains leery of ‘symbolic’ offer of candidate status (Balkan Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

• WB-6 countries struggling to secure electricity production in their old coal power plants (balkangreenenergynews.com)
• France and Kosovo sign a co-production agreement at Cannes (Cineuropa)

Albanian Language Media:

• Hovenier: Kurti did meet the National Security Advisor at White House (media)
• Von Cramon urges Kosovo to make environmental protection a priority (media)
• AAK launches initiative for amendment of law on pensions (media)
• The EU and CoE support the establishment of the Confiscation Fund in Kosovo (media)
• Abdixhiku urges European People's Party to support Kosovo joining CoE (media)
• Kosovo government explains what will happen to Afghans who have been denied entry to U.S. (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic sworn in for second term as president (N1)
• Vucic: Government by the end of July, we will have to deal with sanctions (N1)
• Serbia will not allow Kosovo to be part of EUSAIR (Hina, N1)
• Escobar hopes that Serbia will join sanctions against Russia after the formation of the government (NMagazin)
• Petkovic: ''Osmani does not miss the opportunity to attack Vucic because of his commitment to peace'' (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Osmani's and Abazovic polemic about "Open Balkans" (KiM radio)
• Visoki Decani tag moved again from Google map, then returned (KiM radio, KoSSev)
• AP: Serbian president promises a European course, hints sanctions against Russia (Beta, Danas, N1)

International:

• Serbia secures gas deal with Putin, as West boycotts Russia (AlJazeera)
• Putin, Vučić agree on new gas supply contract for Serbia (balkangreenenergynews.com)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Help Wanted (Kosovo 2.0)