Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: We’d like to see dialogue acceleration, implementation of agreements (Koha) • EU statement on govt decision on land expropriation in north (media) • Quint ambassadors don’t talk to media after meeting Kurti today (Indeksonline) • Power: Major political decisions require courage (RTK) • Krasniqi: We’ll individually schedule sessions with new mayors (Telegrafi) • Haliti: There could be elections in September, Kurti govt could fall (TeVe1) • Hoti: Management Team existed since 2013; “Kurti’s work catastrophic” (Klan) • Waltz calls on non-recognizing countries to recognize Kosovo (media) • CDHRF: Lajcak is using dialogue for his rise in career (Klan) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic after meeting Lajcak: I am concerned over Kosovo, Kurti provoking conflicts (Tanjug, media) • Petkovic with Lajcak: Talks about the tensions raised by Kurti in the municipalities in the north (RTS, Kosovo Online) • Kosovo police harassed Serbs in Preoce (KiM radio, medijacentar.info, Kosovo Online) • Serbian List: ''Police officer who tried to kill Milan Jovanovic released under house arrest, the legal violence continues'' (Danas, Kosovo Online, Radio Mitrovica sever) • Dacic: Serbia will abstain from voting in the CoE on the integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine (NMagazin, Beta) • A new multi-ethnic center for dialogue "launched" in Pristina - a gathering place for those who share the same values (KoSSev) • Gracanica municipality refuses to issue permits for the construction of houses approved by the ministry (medijacentar.info) International: • Roma and Sinti Holocaust Victims’ Stories Told in Kosovo Exhibition (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 11, 2023 Albanian Language Media: • Lajcak: There is either normalisation or conflict (media) • Kurti: EU should hold Serbia responsible for ongoing violations of Agreement (Koha) • The Iber Bridge discussed during the Hamza-Lajcak meeting (media) • Lajcak crosses Iber Bridge on foot to meet local Serbs (Dukagjini) • KDI: Court ruling should be basis for drafting statute of Association (Koha) • Kurti meets UK Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for Western Balkans (media) • Haziri: Kurti has excluded Konjufca and Osmani from dialogue (Nacionale) • Ambassador Hovenier calls for increased cyber and information security (Klan) Serbian Language Media: • Lajcak: Decision on Ibar River bridge opening should be made within dialogue (Tanjug) • Visoki Decani Monastery reacts to Osmani’s remarks on monastery land court decision (media, social media) • Serbian List reacts to decision on land expropriation in north (Kosovo Online, social media) • Bilcik and von Cramon worried about Pristina's decision on land expropriation (KiM radio, Beta, Kosovo Online) • Possible re-elections in North of Kosovo: Difficulties in confirming mandate of newly elected mayors (Danas) • Dacic, Szijjarto: Level of Serbia-Hungary ties highest in recent history (Tanjug) • Lajcak: Chief negotiators in Brussels on Monday (FoNet, N1) • Dacic: Constant pressure over Russia sanctions (Prva TV, BETA, N1) International: • Petition Urges Kosovo Govt to Cut Period Products Tax (Prishtina Insight)

Albanian Language Media: • Lajcak tomorrow in Kosovo, on Friday in Serbia (RTK) • Von Cramon: Kosovo continues to prove its democratic capacities (Kosovapress) • The European Parliament approves report on Kosovo (Koha) • Kurti vows to Kosovo Police not to stop seeking justice for war crimes (media) • Osmani meets Senate Majority Leader; “gratitude for continued US support” (media) • Kurti: Local governments in some cases used for opposition against central govt (Koha) • Bislimi on Berishaj: An intellectual’s name is dragged for political profits (Kosovapress) • Citaku reacts: A totalitarian mindset is a threat, not the Constitution (Nacionale) Serbian Language Media: • Stano: Lajcak in Pristina tomorrow, in Belgrade on Friday (N1) • Decision on expropriation of land in Leposavic and Zubin Potok adopted (Radio KIM) • Petkovic reacts to Pristina’s decision on expropriation (KoSSev) • Pantic's house arrest extended for two months (KoSSev, NMagazin, Beta) • Cvijetin Milivojevic: ''The West does not mediate, it commands the negotiations, we must be patient, the solution is a real compromise'' (Radio Mitrovica sever) • Vucic announced ‘’the largest ever’’ gathering on 26 May (media) • Opposition reactions to Vucic’s gathering on May 26 (media) • Opposition in front of REM submitted printed resignations; announced new protests (N1, nova.rs) • Opposition requests Parliament session on security situation (FoNet, N1) • Rasic and Rexhepi dissatisfied with budget allocated for non-majority communities (Radio KIM) • Odalovic expects a meeting soon regarding the formation of a joint commission on the missing (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) • Vucic met USAID Administrator Power (Tanjug) • Bilcik: Serbia needs to improve in some areas (N1) International: • Serbia Imposes Tough Restrictions After Mass Shootings (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 9, 2023 Albanian Language Media: • Scholz: EU to keep promises for integration of Western Balkans (RFE) • Abdixhiku: Management Team proposed a state within the state (media) • Gervalla: One Republika Srpska enough for the region, no need for another one (media) • Radman: Croatian model for Serbian minority can serve Kosovo (media) • Szunyog: EU playing crucial role in promoting Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Telegrafi) • Osmani on Europe Day: Kosovo is an embodiment of European values (media) • Govt on Europe Day: Step by step, Kosovo is getting closer to EU (media) • Lajcak: EU and Western Balkans to seriously address enlargement (media) • Bajqinovci accuses LDK for corruption deals, interest groups with PDK (Paparaci) • Kica-Xhelili tells what govt is trying to do in the Prosecutorial Council (Nacionale) • Two people arrested in Zvecan for trying to block the municipality building (Telegrafi) • Nebi Qena and Associated Press win two Pulitzer Prizes (Albanian Post) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic on northern Kosovo, Council of Europe, mass shootings in Serbia (Kosovo Online, media) • Protest ‘Serbia Against Violence’ held in Belgrade (N1) • Serbian Parliament vice-president Bozic after ‘Serbia Against Violence' protest: "Parliamentary and local elections in one term" (Danas, Beta, NMagazin) • Vucic on protest in Belgrade (N1, media) • New anti-violence protest on May 12 (N1, media) • Person suspected of tearing Serbian flags apart at Grabovac hill brought in (Radio KIM, Radio kontakt plus) • What slows down the European path of the Western Balkans according to Lajcak? (Danas, FoNet, Hina) • Russian Ambassador: Strategic partnership with Serbia increasingly important (Politika, BETA, N1) • Giaufret: Serbia’s place is in EU (FoNet, N1) • Serbian Defense Ministry marks Victory Over Fascism Day (BETA) International: • Serbians rally against violence after two mass shootings (Reuters) • Montenegrins Urged to Hand Over Weapons After Mass Shootings Rock Serbia (Balkan Insight) • Child Pornography, Hate Speech and Cybercrime Surge in Balkans (Balkan Insight)

Albanian Language Media: • Konjufca: If dialogue’s price is destroying Kosovo, it is good to say goodbye (media) • Osmani meets Peach, discuss recent developments, including dialogue (media) • Kurti welcomes attendees of 20th Vienna Economic Forum (media) • Sobotka: Challenging political situation in Kosovo, parties should dialogue (media) • EP members: Evident that Serbia has violated agreement by voting against Kosovo (Reporteri) • Jackovich: A lot of pressure from Washington, Brussels and Belgrade (EO) • Dugolli calls on Special Court to initiate investigations into Dubrava massacre (Koha) • Serwer criticises West for approach toward Balkans (Gazeta Express/VoA) • Opposition warns it will send law on strategic investments to court (TeVe1) • Croatian Foreign Minister on two-day visit to Kosovo (Kosovapress) Serbian Language Media: • Serbian Education Minister resigns in light of recent school shooting (N1, media) • Anniversary of NATO bombing of Chinese Embassy in Belgrade marked (N1, media) • Russian Ambassador: We share grief with kindred Serbian people (media) • Odalovic: Information about the possible location of a mass grave that has been kept quiet for years (RTS) • Gornji Livoc: Son of attacked journalist threatened (Radio KIM, KoSSev) • Serbian opposition calls for gathering on Monday (Danas) • Ruling party officials blast opposition protest organisers (N1) • Professor on ‘Croatian model’, says no analogy between Serbs in Kosovo and Croatia (Kosovo Online) • Vucic, Kurti meeting in the shadow of the great tragedies in Belgrade and Mladenovac (KoSSev) • Petkovic with the ICRC delegation on the importance of respecting the Declaration on Missing Persons (Kosovo Online, RTS) International: • Kurti Outlines Renewable Energy Goals at Vienna Economic Forum (BIRN) • Hague Court Urges Kosovo to Treat War Victims and Defendants Equally (BIRN)