Albanian Language Media: • Szunyog: Normalisation agreement with Serbia, first step towards EU membership (EO) • Five EU ministers seek urgent debate on Western Balkans (RFE) • Osmani begins tour of Kosovo municipalities (media) • Gara: Increased dynamics in the excavation process is expected (RTK) • Haradinaj: I invite the prosecution to look into recent electricity bills (media) • KPC nominates Blerim Isufaj to the post of chief prosecutor (media) • COVID-19: 29 new cases, no deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Final elections results in Serbia postponed due to repeat voting (media) • Von Cramon, Petkovic on elections in Serbia (media) • Functions are more important than citizens (KiM radio, FoNet, N1) • Putin and Vucic by phone about Ukraine, gas, Serbia’s EU path (N1, media) • Hungarian FM: Regional stability can be secured only by Serbia’s EU membership (FoNet, N1) Opinion: • Bieber: Rightists growth suits Vucic to present himself to West as moderate (VoA, N1) International: • Borrell and Varhelyi joint statement on the Serbia general elections (ec.europa.eu) Humanitarian/Development: • Employment and departure of young people problems of Serbs and Albanians in the villages of Banje and Suvo Grlo (KoSSev) • Almost everyone now breathing polluted air, warns WHO (news.un.org)

Albanian Language Media: • UN: Kosovo on the Security Council agenda in April (Deutsche Welle) • Osmani hails the resolution calling on Islamic countries to recognize Kosovo (media) • Kurti: Rezalla massacre, proof of Serbian genocide in Kosovo (media) • Kosovo and Albania discuss coordination possibilities (RTK) • Israeli Ambassador Tamar Ziv visiting Kosovo today (Express) • Serb judges in Mitrovica court return to work after 7-day boycott (Betimi per Drejtesi) • EULEX: Merdare and Mutivode Common Crossing Points, fully operational (media) • Weidinger: Austria firmly supports Kosovo's EU integration and visa liberalisation (Telegrafi) • Mustafa: If Association is formed, it will be based on 2013 agreement (Teve1) • COVID-19: 20 new cases, no deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • The US welcomed the election results and reminded that Serbia condemned the war in Ukraine (VoA) • Serbian election commission releases preliminary results for parliament (N1, media) • Borrell, Bilcik, Sheikh Mohammed congratulated Vucic on winning the election (B92, NMagazin) • Ambassador of Palestine to Serbia: We are not changing our position on the issue of Kosovo (Kosovo Online, RTS) • Petkovic: ''Kurti to save his nerves because Vucic will defend Serbian interests in Kosovo and Metohija for a long time'' (KoSSev) • International election observers warn of shortcomings (N1) • Ukraine crisis won’t spill over to W. Balkans, Biden’s envoy says (Hina, N1) Opinion: • On the track of the proposal to abolish the visa regime between BiH and Kosovo (oslobodjenje.ba) International: • Regional Policy Forum about anticorruption in the Western Balkans will take place on 7 April in Skopje (EWB) Humanitarian/Development: • ''Howdy, neighbor'' series – The lives of Serbs in Cernica (KoSSev)

Albanian Language Media: • AAK calls on the Government to urgently review budget (Koha) • Nagavci: Now is not the time for strikes in educational system (Kosovapress) • Police initiates case after shots fired during celebration in Mitrovica North (media) • Latifi: 6,000 addresses of Albanians in Serbia deleted (media) • Kurti: Authors of Bucha massacre to be brought to justice (media) • COVID-19: 27 new cases, no deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Serbia’s Election Commission (RIK): SNS will have 121 parliamentary seats, main opposition 37; Vucic wins (N1, Beta) • Vucic says Serbia moved dramatically to the right (N1) • Ponos: Start of the end for Vucic (N1) • CRTA: The secrecy of the ballot for voters from Kosovo threatened (KiM radio, KoSSev) • Igor Simic: Another victory of a decent Serbia (TV Most) • Subaric: Citizens supported the development and prosperity of Serbia (Kosovo Online) • Radovic: After the celebration in North Mitrovica bullet cases found; the prosecutor ordered an investigation (Kosovo Online) • CRTA: Many irregularities, but no effect on results; Worst damage done before (N1) Opinion: • Brussels or Moscow – Vucic must decide (DW) International: • Serbia’s Aleksander Vucic claims re-election victory (AlJazeera) • Serbia’s Aleksandar Vučić cruises to reelection (Politico) • Aleksandar Vucic: Serbia's populist leader seeks to extend reign (France24) • Putin’s European allies (The New York Times) Humanitarian/Development: • Import of wheat from U.S. to cost more (Koha) • EBRD lowers economic growth projections for Western Balkans (RTK) • First Roma mini library opens in Kosovo (Kallxo) • The trials in Kosovo have been going on for more than 10 years (Danas, Beta, KiM radio) • Kosovo NGO Complains of Slow Progress in Prosecuting War Crimes (Prishtina Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 31, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • Osmani: American people pledge $32 million for Kosovo (media) • Lajcak discusses Balkans security with France's secretary of state (Klan) • Rizvanolli: Kosovo not depended on Gazprom; Government focused on energy efficiency projects (Klan) • Nagavci: We have discontinued payment of 32 Serb officials (Kosovapress) • AAK presses Government to pass law on salaries (media) • COVID-19: 32 new cases, two deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • “180 incidents against Serbian community recorded during pandemic” (Radio KIM) • Office for KiM on Zoran Djokic’s case: No right to fair trial (Radio KIM, media) • Brnabic on ban to hold Serbian elections in Kosovo (Kosovo-online) • Dacic: Kurti respects neither Brussels agreement nor international community (Kosovo-online) • EU Ambassador says sanctions on Serbia not considered (N1) • Vucic stepping down as party leader after new government formed (N1) International: • Kosovo Opposition Party Criticises PM Kurti Over Serbs’ Vote (Balkan Insight) • Belgrade Slams War Crimes Conviction of Serb in Kosovo (Balkan Insight) • Bound by a Sense of Victimhood, Serbia Sticks With Russia (NYT) Humanitarian/Development: • Serbia donates 35 tons of food to Lesotho (Tanjug)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 30, 2022 Albanian Language Media: • COMKFOR: No indications of threats; ready to react against threats (Telegrafi) • Clark: I hope Kosovo will be invited to join NATO soon (Gazeta Express) • Tahiri: With Kurti-led government, everyone toward emigration (Indeksonline) • Some Serb judges go to work at Mitrovica court, others continue boycott (media) • “Kosovo, a success story in administering vaccines against COVID-19” (Klan Kosova) • COVID-19: 30 new cases, no deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Dacic: Serbia ready to host Kiev-Moscow negotiations (RTS) • Ukrainian Ambassador on Belgrade’s offer to host negotiations (Tanjug) • Arsenijevic: Neutral registration points for transporting voters from Kosovo should be formed (Radio kontakt plus) • Opposition ‘United for Serbia’s Victory’ calls on people to vote on Sunday (N1) • Vucic on April 3 presidential elections (N1) • Kosovo Supreme Court upheld verdict of 12 years in prison to Zoran Djokic (Kosovo-online) • MIA on allegations relating to murder of Oliver Ivanovic (RTS) Opinion: • Serbia’s Vucic Should Learn from Russia’s Ukraine Debacle (BIRN) • More on “Kurti’s doctrine”: much ado about elections and semantics as destiny (KoSSev) International: • BIRN Fact-Check: Does Kosovo Still Rely on Goods from Serbia? (BIRN) • Kosovo Charges Ex-Fighter with Wartime Massacre of Villagers (BIRN) • North Macedonia census reveals over 29% of population is Albanian (euronews.al) Humanitarian/Development: • “Withdrawal of savings, a competency of the Kosovo Assembly” (Telegrafi) • Authorities look into suspicions of orchestrated rise in oil prices (Koha) • Fuel prices in Kosovo increased again (Radio KIM)