Albanian Language Media: • President Osmani travels to U.S. (media) • COMKFOR: Security situation stable, we support Pristina-Belgrade dialogue (Kosovapress) • Run-off mayoral election campaign kicks off today (media) • AAK leader Haradinaj warns of an imminent social crisis (media) • Healthcare workers with ultimatum for the government (media) • Union of Education, Science and Culture warns with strike in January (media) • COVID-19: 8 new cases, no deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Covid-19: 76 new cases, two deaths registered in Serbian areas on Saturday (Radio kontakt plus) • The campaign of the second round of local elections begun (KiM radio, KoSSev) • Petkovic: Member of people who had SS division is comparing Serbia to Nazi Germany (KoSSev) • Trajkovic: Kurti's double standards, he doesn't mind the "ethnic basis" when he promotes "natural Albania" (Kosovo Online) • Petkovic: Kurti's statements he will not form ZSO not only annul dialogue, but also humiliate EU and USA (Kosovo-online • Vucic: Everyone can evaluate someone else’s democracy however they want (N1) • Pristina court sentenced Zlatan Krstic, family claims he was not in Kosovo when crime took place (Radio KIM) • Kosovo Polje: Desecrated tombstones at cemetery, landfill at entrance (Radio kontakt plus, Radio KIM, RTV Gracanica) • Von Cramon: We do not want RS to be a coin for Serbia's concession to Kosovo (Kosovo Online, AlJazeera) Opinion: • Latifi: In a country without economy, parties turn into important business (media) • Issuance of a license for Elektrosever d.o.o. is the only possible solution (KiM radio) International: • A dangerous crisis is brewing in the Balkans. Will the West do anything to stop another war? (CNN) Humanitarian/Development: • Survivors’ Stories Describe Terror and Trauma of Wartime Rape (Balkan Insight) • Detainees clean the Orthodox cemetery in Mitrovica South (KoSSev) • A bakery within the Correctional Center in Lipjan (arbresh.info)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 5, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • Lajcak from Thessaloniki: Remove visas for Kosovars (Klan) • Another group of Afghan citizens leave Kosovo for U.S. (media) • Kurti: We cannot be at peace until justice for Astrit is served (media) • Kosovo not invited to Biden's democracy summit (Koha) • Isufi: KSF expected to deploy to a mission in Poland (Klan) • Open Balkan, still in the wishful phase leaving room for speculation, says expert (euronews.al) • Rama interferes in Kosovo-Serbia relations without fully grasping them, says analyst (euronews.al) • COVID-19: 14 new cases, no deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: I expect Pristina will soon attempt to takeover Valac power station (Radio KIM, BETA, N1, KoSSev) • Drecun: Possible that Pristina will attempt to take over transmission substations in the north of Kosovo (RTS) • Petkovic with Schieb on situation in Kosovo, agreements on energy (Radio KIM) • Djilas to VOA: We only expect support for democracy; reconciliation but not recognition of Kosovo (VoA, N1) • Petkovic: Djilas bothered by the Serbian List, but not by Albin Kurti (Radio Mitrovica sever) • US Embassy in Pristina: Kosovo and Serbia to honor their commitments (Radio KIM) • Open Balkan leaders call EU to speed up integration (N1) • Stefanovic thanked Spain for principled position on Kosovo (Kosovo-online) • WHO appoints new head of Serbia office, envoy for the Balkans (N1, RTS) • Serbian opposition leaders meet Escobar in Washington (N1) • Pension of Rada Trajkovic blocked (Radio KIM) • Supreme Court: Serbian List fined 8,100 euros (RTK2)

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti receives US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Molly Montgomery (Kallxo) • EU expresses skepticism, while UK Embassy supports vetting process (RTK) • Minister Mehaj travels again to the US (media) • EBRD: Kosovo projected to have economic growth of 7.7% in 2021 (Kallxo) • Rama: Kosovo to become part of the Open Balkan for its own benefit (RTK) • Kurti and the French ambassador discuss energy projects (media) • COVID-19: 14 new cases, no deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Covid-19 in Serbian communities: 75 new cases (Kontakt plus radio) • Dr Savic: Number of children infected with COVID-19 increasing (Radio Mitrovica sever) • ‘Open Balkan’ Summit opens in Belgrade (N1) • Belgrade, Tirana, Skopje: ‘Open Balkan’ to solve problems on the ground (N1) • Stano on Community of Serbian Municipalities – what has been agreed in Brussels must be implemented (Kosovo-online) • Transparent Commission for Missing Persons needed (KiM radio) • The highest percentage of invalid ballots in Ranilug and Gracanica, in Leposavic the least (KoSSev) • UN Security Council unanimously adopts resolution on EUFOR in BiH (N1) • Petkovic discussed situation in Kosovo with Turkish ambassador (Danas) • Albanian PM Rama tours Belgrade Waterfront (N1, media) Opinion: • EC Report on Kosovo: When did the time stop? (EWB) International: • WHO Europe chief voices 'grave concern' about COVID rebound (abcnews.go.com, AP)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 3, 2021 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: Vetting, a request of citizens (media) • Haxhiu: Every citizen has the right to have a justice system (media) • LDK and PDK with 206 municipal advisers each, LVV with 193, AAK 120 (media) • Russia with a harsh campaign: Kosovo extremists are problem of Balkans (RTK) • KP Special Unit Commander explains how he got wounded in the north (RTK) • COVID-19: 21 new cases, one death (media) Serbian Language Media: • Rakic with Kajari: KFOR the only guarantor of security in Kosovo (Radio KIM) • Belgrade & Podgorica on improving bilateral relations, no problems mentioned (N1) • Agricultural materials removed from House of Culture in Gorazdevac (Radio KIM) • Petkovic: Albin Kurti's messages are a direct threat to the Serbian people (Danas, RTK2) • Vulin: “If Serbia wanted to return to Kosovo by force, it would not need Russians or anyone else” (Tanjug, Kosovo Online, KiM radio) • Office for KiM: Insulting graffiti written in Mogila village, near Vitina (Kosovo-online) • Trajkovic: Kurti either naive or malicious when comparing Serbs in BiH with Serbs in Kosovo (Kosovo Online) • The main trial in the case of the murder of Oliver Ivanovic due to continue November 22 (Kosovo Online) Opinion: • Bieber: Joint US-EU action needed in the region (RTK2)

Albanian Language Media: • President’s chief of staff refutes report about Russian spotted in Prishtina (media) • Police: The two Russian nationals left Kosovo on October 23 (media) • Foreign Minister Gervalla reports to parliamentary committee (media) • Defense Minister: Our plan is for a professional army (media) • Hoxhaj slams government for not taking part in COP26 (media) • Think tank publishes report tackling spread of fake news during pandemic (media) • Health Minister and COMKFOR call for vaccination against COVID-19 (media) • COVID-19: 21 new cases, no deaths (media) Serbian Language Media: • Covid-19: 59 new cases registered in Serbian areas (KoSSev) • Raska-Prizren Diocese expects competent institutions to fully implement Constitutional Court ruling (KoSSev, media) • PM Brnabic: 114 attacks on Serbs in Kosovo this year, the most since 2008 (Kosovo Online, Tanjug) • Trajkovic criticise Kurti’s non-execution of the Constitutional Court decision on the Visoki Decani (Kosovo Online) • Defendants in Oliver Ivanovic’s case ask for trial proceedings to accelerate (Politika) • Selakovic: Excellent cooperation of Serbia and Greece, grateful for support (Kosovo-online) • Demetriou: Cyprus will never recognize Kosovo's unilaterally declared independence (NMagazin, Beta)