Albanian Language Media:
• Kurti: Opposition leaders are more unsatisfied than disagreeing (Indeksonline)
• Kurti received leaders of opposition parties today (media)
• Krasniqi: I didn’t get assurances that govt will keep situation under control (media)
• Abdixhiku: We didn’t hear concrete plan from Kurti to emerge from situation (media)
• Haradinaj leaves meeting: Kurti was lecturing (Koha)
• Citaku: In relation to Serbia, we don’t want Kurti to fail (Nacionale)
• Trajkovic would consider offer for MP; wants guarantees from Kurti (Indeksonline)
• Delawie: Kosovo’s non-recognition by Serbia caused tensions in north (VoA)
• “If you don’t sign, your car will be burned”: Stories of workers that withdrew from Kosovo institutions (RFE)
• Another vehicle with RKS licence plates set on fire in the north (Koha)
• PSD painted the windows of the government building in black (media)
• Suttora on border correction: Better peaceful division, than another Donbas (Nacionale)
• Civil society activist places 17 U.S. flags in front of govt building (Koha)
Serbian Language Media:
• Vucevic: Brussels Agreement must be respected for Serbs to return to institutions; KFOR must supersede Serb police officers (media)
• Dacic: Pristina to make EU bid, Serbia to start discussions (Tanjug, media)
• Djuric: Latest escalation in Kosovo sole responsibility of Pristina (Tanjug)
• Petkovic says Kurti without grounds accuses Belgrade for crisis in northern Kosovo (Radio KIM)
• Stoltenberg, Vucic spoke by phone (media)
• MFA of Spain: Stance on Kosovo remains unchanged (Kosovo Online)
• Dacic meets Greek President, expresses gratitude for Greece support to Serbia’s sovereignty (Kosovo Online)
• Petkovic with Diacofotakis, briefs him on latest developments in northern Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Kohli: India supports Serbia’s stance on Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Kurti: More than 900 reprimands issued, fines for licence plates as of November 21 (Kosovo Online)
• Minors detained for incident in Kisnica (KiM radio)
• Nenad Rasic acquitted of charges for misusing official duty (Radio KIM)
• Lazarevic, Jaksic on Serbs’ leaving Kosovo institutions; Shala on 'paralyzed' judicial system in North (KoSSev, Nova S, Kosovo Online)
• Car set on fire in Zvecan with BG licence plates, the police say with RKS plates (KoSSev)
International:
• Serbia Convicts Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla of War Crime (Balkan Insight)
Humanitarian/Development:
• Policy Brief: Environmental degradation is an alarming problem in the Western Balkans (EWB)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 8, 2022
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 7, 2022
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 7, 2022
Albanian Language Media:
• Konjufca: I would not like Vucic to lead us to the elections (media)
• Konjufca proceeds with the request for replacement on MPs (media)
• PDK’s Krasniqi writes to Kurti: PDK ready to communicate (Indeksonline)
• AAK: Maybe elections would be the solution (media)
• Mehaj: We condemn Serbia’s actions to destabilise our country (media)
• Serbian List MPs submitted resignations today (Indeksonline)
• Serb judge after resigning: I’m never coming back (Nacionale)
• Many Serbian flags and slogans “This is Serbia” seen in Leposavic streets (Kallxo)
• “Association to be formed according to Constitutional Court recommendations” (Klan)
• Deputy Minister of Justice accuses CDHRF of abusing €100,000 (Koha)
• EULEX police at the police station north of Mitrovica (media)
• Haziri: Point zero now; tense situation in north should’ve been prevented (Indeksonline)
• Police investigating attack with suspected Molotov cocktail on Serb house (Telegrafi)
• New local elections expected in four municipalities of northern Kosovo (RTK)
• Brussels: We do not comment on Lajcak’s every interaction with partners (RTK)
• Former Dutch Ambassador: Protest in north reveals true face of Vucic regime (media)
• Tahiri: Vucic wants to take the north from Kosovo (Gazeta Express)
Serbian Language Media:
• Stano: Kosovo has a clear obligation to form the CSM (ZSO) (N1)
• Dacic: Masks should fall, it should be seen whether there is a Brussels agreement or not (RTS)
• Vucic: Tectonic changes with the Serbs' resignations; important that we act responsibly (TV Pink, RTS, media)
• Kosovo institutions in northern Kosovo without Serbs as of today (RTS, media)
• Serbs gather in Mitrovica North, send messages of peace and that they are on their own land (RTS)
• Minister of Defense: KFOR not to allow Pristina to send Albanian police to northern Kosovo (RTS)
• Petkovic responds to Vela: Propaganda in vain (Kosovo Online, social media)
• Petkovic: Why didn’t the EU insist on formation of CSM earlier? (N1)
• Petritsch: An urgent step that must be taken is establishment of Community of Serb Municipalities (Tanjug)
• Dacic: French-German plan on Kosovo unacceptable for us (N1)
• Opposition MPs: Brussels agreement ‘has died’, Orlic to call elections in northern Kosovo (N1)
• Vuk Jeremic banned from entering Kosovo (Danas)
• Gracanica: Molotov cocktail thrown at Trajkovic's family house in Kisnica village (KiM radio, gracanicaoline.info, Kosovo Online)
Opinion:
• Serbia Should Admit it’s the ‘Author’ of Kosovo’s Independence (BIRN)
• Anti-western sentiment in Serbia is not rooted in support for Putin (The Guardian)
International:
• EU urges Serbs to return to institutions, Kosovo to form municipal association (BIRN)
• Kosovar PM addresses security situation as more police officers in north resign (RFE)
• Kosovo Serbs Continue Mass Resignations from State Institutions (BIRN)
• Serbia ‘in a hurry’ to ease energy dependence on Russia (Financial Times)
Humanitarian/Development:
• First Regional Summit for Protection against Racial Discrimination in Pristina (media)
• National Network for Research and Education – KREN is inaugurated (media)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 4, 2022
Albanian Language Media:
• Kurti: I’ve asked Borrell to condemn burning of vehicles in north (Klan)
• Kurti about the drones: I cannot comment on what happens in Serbia’s territory (Klan)
• Borell: Let's avoid Russia's intervention in the affairs of the Western Balkans (media)
• Government statement on travelling without visas between Kosovo and Bosnia (Zeri)
• Weber about French-German plan: You can't get anywhere without recognition (Koha)
• MEP: Dialogue is between Kosovo and Serbia and not Pristina and Belgrade (Paparaci)
• Abazi: Serbian List and structures created by Belgrade, political and blackmailing instruments against the stability and security of Kosovo (Indeksonline)
• Abazi: Government should be more flexible on the licence plate issue (Albanian Post)
• Head of IMF mission for Kosovo: 2 to 3 percent economic growth this year (Nacionale)
• Protest in Gjakova, support for woman who was mistreated in nursing home (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Vucic talked with Serbs from Kosovo all night, government meeting tomorrow, Vucic to meet the Synod of the SOC; Petkovic to address media today (media)
• Petkovic: Suspension of Djuric beginning of an end to Brussels agreement (Kosovo Online)
• Vucic to meet Lajcak in Belgrade today (Tanjug)
• Dacic: We must continue de-recognition campaign, no solution for Kosovo without verification in UN (KoSSev)
• Brnabic: We will respond to French-German plan with non-paper (Tanjug)
• Covic: German-French proposal has nothing that Serbia could accept (Kosovo Online)
• How serious are the warnings of the Serbian List that they will leave Kosovo's institutions (Danas)
• Rosic, Spasojevic, Basara no longer under house arrest (KoSSev)
• Former KFOR commander Kajari: I tried to convince Pristina not to send special police to the north (balkansec.net, media)
• Kosovo police issued arrest warrants for six Serbs over alleged war crimes (RTS)
• NUNS: Serbian List to stop discriminating against independent media (Radio KIM)
• Giaufret: EU demonstrating it wants to stand by Serbia in good and bad times (RTS, N1)
International:
• Police Chief In Northern Kosovo Suspended Over Alleged Refusal To Implement License Plate Conversion Rule (RFE)
• Serbia agrees 2.45 bln euro standby deal with IMF (seenews.com)
Humanitarian/Development:
• CEFTA at the Western Balkans Summit: Four agreements await adoption (RTS)
• Europe could be hit by similar protests against lithium as Serbia (balkangreenenergynews.com)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 3, 2022
Albanian Language Media:
• Western Balkan countries sign the three agreements at the Berlin Summit (Ekonomia)
• Scholz: War in Ukraine is a danger for Balkans, conflicts must be overcome (Express)
• Kurti meets Lajcak and Borrell: Decision on license plates, determination for the rule of law (Koha)
• Borell: Setting cars on fire in the north is unacceptable (RTK)
• Scholz: Process of normalising Kosovo-Serbia relations must be accelerated (media)
• Kurti on Vucic’s absence at Berlin Summit: I did not miss him (Telegrafi)
• Osmani: Agreements reached in Berlin contribute to regional cooperation (Koha)
• Kurti at the energy session: Russia's cheap gas, costly for Europe's security (Koha)
• Gervalla: The agreements must be implemented, including Serbia (RTK)
• Von Cramon: The EU failed in the case of Kosovo (Koha)
• IPK recommends suspension of the police director in the north (Kallxo)
• Tahiri: No place for Vucic in a summit for peace and stability (media)
• Shots fired at police station for border monitoring in Jasenovik (Telegrafi)
• Clark, Walker and Kouchner to testify in Thaci’s favor at Specialist Chambers (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Brnabic: Borrell and Lajcak for neutral licence plates, but they say they can't do anything (RTS)
• Vucic: We are not in conflict with anyone, but we cannot allow someone to spy on our army (Beta, media)
• Scholz: It is time to overcome internal conflicts in the Western Balkans (Beta, Danas, N1)
• Borrell met Kurti on the sidelines of the Berlin Process Summit: Agreements on dialogue must be respected (euronews.rs, media)
• Djuric confirms police of region north will not issue reprimands (KoSSev)
• Petkovic: Creation of new tensions (Radio KIM)
• Dacic: Belgrade can’t let go of Moscow’s hand (N1)
• Lavrov congratulates Dacic, says Russia ready to continue cooperation (Kosovo Online)
• Serbian military downs drone near barracks (N1)
• Sarazzin: Acceptance of Franco-German proposal up to Pristina, Belgrade (N1)
• Pristina prosecution raises indictment for war crimes against D.A. (Radio KIM, KoSSev, RTS)
• Council of EU to call on Serbia to align with bloc's foreign policy (Tanjug)
• Trajkovic: I endure threats ever since I spoke about Ivanovic’s murder (Radio KIM, Nova, N1)
Opinion:
• Wrong to think that re-registration is unsuccessful only because of intimidation, says Andric Rakic (Danas)
• Radakovic: Decision of police officers in North was completely legitimate (Radio Mitrovica sever)
International:
• Western Balkans Youth Forum 2022: Young people have potential for solving the crisis of today (EWB)
• UN extends EU peacekeeping force’s mandate in Bosnia (BIRN)
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 2, 2022
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 2, 2022
Albanian Language Media:
• U.S. condemns burning property; calls for full extension for plates (media)
• KFOR refutes Serbia’s claims about drones from Kosovo: No evidence! (Indeksonline)
• Rohde: More common sense needed on issue of licence plates (media)
• Serbia continues provocations; sends heavy artillery to Kosovo border (Indeksonline)
• Vehicle with RKS plates belonging to a Serb set on fire in Zubin Potok (Lajmi)
• Jamie Shea comments on Vucic’s objectives with army mobilisation (Albanian Post)
• Germany confirms: EU-Western Balkans summit to be held on December 6 (RTK)
• Berlin Process and Open Balkan as two parallel initiatives for a final goal (Albanian Post)
• “Relations with Serbia determine Kosovo’s European future” (Dukagjini)
• European MP: Kosovo now has a key role for peace in Europe (Klan Kosova)
• Memli Krasniqi for an official visit to Washington and Brussels next week (Telegrafi)
Serbian Language Media:
• KFOR: At the moment, no evidence of drones flying over from Kosovo to Serbia (KiM radio, Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Vucevic to RTS: Drones were coming from several directions to central Serbia, MiGs-29 were not raised because of them (media)
• Aleksic: Agreed transfer of authorities to Pristina, Vucic presents as ‘snatching’ (N1)
• Balkan leaders off to Berlin: Serbia to choose between EU and Russia (FoNet, N1)
• Dacic meets Chen Bo: Gratitude to China for support on Kosovo issue (Kosovo Online)
• Orlic to Ambassador Tolkach: We thank Ukraine for its support on Kosovo issue (N1)
• Orlic: We appreciate principled stance of Russia on Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Trajkovic: I’m being threatened for testifying in Oliver Ivanovic’s murder case (KoSSev)
• Bislimi: Licence plates can no longer be part of the dialog (RFE, media)
• KP in north to also issue reprimands (KoSSev, Kosovo Online)
• Ambassador Koshar: We are not guided by the logic of blackmail in our relations with Belgrade (Tanjug, media)
Opinion:
• Expert says Belgrade has advantage over Pristina (N1)
International:
• Serbia, Kosovo, Trade Accusations Over Mystery Drones (BIRN)
• Berlin Process 2022: Western Balkans week in Berlin (EWB)
• Relations between Serbia and Kosovo should be normalized (EWB)