Albanian Language Media: • NISMA accuses Vetevendosje of intimidating observers at counting centre (media) • 337 new members join KSF (Kosovapress) • Dehari family requests Swiss institute be involved in investigations into their son’s death (media) • Daka: Political entities should keep calm and serve the democratic process (media) Serbian Language Media: • Telecommunications are Serbia’s decision, NATO’s Stoltenberg says (N1, VoA) • Serbia's flags and "Kosovo is Serbia" chants during soccer game in Plzeň (N1, Beta) • US Ambassador Philip Kosnett visits Novo Brdo (RTV Puls) • The Serbian List's press release on Berlin’s two-day visit (Kontakt plus radio) • Protest over wastewater in Gracanica, both Serbs and Albanians seek suspension of work (KIM radio, RTS) International: • Carpenter: Kosovo won’t be Trump’s foreign policy success in 2020 (European Western Balkans) • Germany's Maas says Western Balkan states belong in EU (DW) • EU Enlargement Nominee Eyes 2020 Serbia-Kosovo Deal (Balkan Insight) • North Macedonia PM: Working with Russia ‘Not an Alternative to EU’ (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • UNDP marks Women's Entrepreneurship Day (Kosovapress) • Kosovan firebrand Jeton Neziraj: ''Theatre should side with the victims'' (The Guardian)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 14, 2019 Albanian Language Media: • Varhelyi: Kosovo-Serbia dialogue to successfully conclude on 2020 (Koha) • Cakaj calls for Kosovo's membership to CoE (Koha) • Hoxhaj: Appointment of former Russian spy as rapporteur, a serious blow to CoE values (media) • Peter Beyer wins votes for Kosovo rapporteur (RTK) • Mustafa: New KIA head should be nominated by future PM (Gazeta Express) • The supreme court to decide today on LVV candidates' appeal (Kallxo.com) Serbian Language Media: • German elected as new Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly rapporteur for Kosovo (Sputnik) • Kondratiev: The mentality of Albanians in Kosovo needs to be understood (RTS, Sputnik) • Rasic of the Coalition Freedom appeals election commission ruling (KoSSev, N1, KiM radio, Beta) • Serbian List: Chauvinistic farce is continued (Kosovo online) • Ljajic: Mini Schengen to ease economic problems (Beta, N1) • Insajder's documentary "Above the Fold" premiered in Pristina (Kontakt plus radio, KiM radio) • Pec: ''Citizens seek solutions'' - language, isolation, lack of youth development strategy… (Kontakt plus radio) • Godfrey: Bytyqi brothers’ case important, but not the most important issue in Serbia-US relations (RTS) • "Mini Schengen" deepens divisions between Kosovo and Albania? (Kosovo-online, KoSSev, B92) • Delegation of Serbian List in two-day visit to Berlin (TV Most) • PSG leader Trifunovic: Denial won’t resolve Kosovo issue (N1, Vreme, Danas) International: • The Clock Ticks for Albania’s ‘Demographic Dividend’ (Balkan Insight) • EU Enlargement Nominee Eyes 2020 Serbia-Kosovo Deal (Balkan Insight) • EU’s gatekeeper laments bloc’s message to would-be Balkan members (Financial Times) Humanitarian/Development: • Chopping wood to make ends meet (Prishtina Insight) • Heldt to Kosovo youth: Focus on vocational training (Kosovapress)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 13, 2019 Albanian Language Media: • Hoti: We rejected a similar model to the Mini-Schengen in 2016 (media) • Maas: Germany remains opposed to Kosovo-Serbia change of borders (DW) • Lebet: Border changes do not create sustainable peace (Koha) • Kurti: We have harmonized eighty percent of our governing program (media) • Mustafa: Prior to certification of results, we can meet with Kurti only for coffee (RTK) • Kosovo NGOs request from EC not to elect Alexei Kondratiev rapporteur for Kosovo (RTK) • Kurti: As PM, I will work with communities to remove prejudices (media) Serbian Language Media: • Dacic: Only compromise solution ensures lasting peace (RTS, TV N1) • Self-determination ‘fights’ in favour of votes from Serbia, appeals to Supreme Court (KoSSev) • Simic: Kurti is not defending Serbian List but his three mandates (Kosovo-online) • Kosovo prosecution still without official information on “poisoning” case (KoSSev) • Vucic’s remarks on Macron, Thaci meeting, elections in Kosovo (Prva TV, B92, Tanjug) • Vucic: Serbian heritage in Kosovo needs protection (RTS) • “Western Balkans six would save € 3.5 billion by implementing "mini Schengen"” (B92) • Detention of Zlatan Krstic extended for two more months (Radio KIM, Kosovo-online) Opinions: • What does Macron really want on Western Balkans? (EUobserver) International: • Kosovo's Thaci Insists On Resuming Dialogue With Serbia 'Without Conditions' (RFE) • Ghana Withdraws 'Premature' Kosovo Recognition (RFE) • Montenegro Rejects Balkan ‘Mini Schengen’ Proposal (Balkan Insight) • Kosovo Warns Council of Europe about Russian Rapporteur Candidate (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • Roof of newly constructed Basic Court in Gracanica collapsed (Gracanica-online, KoSSev)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 12, 2019 Albanian Language Media: • Tripartite meeting between Macron, Thaci and Vucic (Lajmi) • Thaci: Balkans integration in NATO and EU, the only perspective for peace (media) • Vjosa Osmani reacts to Vucic’s claims (media) • Why Kosovo fears the Balkans “Mini-Schengen”? (Radio Free Europe) • Kurti: Ohrid summit should not have taken place (RTK) • Vetevendosje appeals ECAP decision before the Supreme Court (Koha) • Egyptian Liberal Party has a condition for Kurti (Indeksonline) • EU: Dialogue must resume and import tariff lifted (Telegrafi) • Rama furthers ties with Vucic, while Dacic convinces Ghana to retract Kosovo recognition (Express) • Kurti: Government will be more active in supporting Presevo Valley Albanians (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic on meeting Macron and Thaci today: I was realistic and open (RTS) • Vucic after meeting Macron last night: With Armagnac from 1914, we ended very good one-hour conversation" (Tanjug, B92) • Vucic: Thaci didn't tell Macron what he really meant (Tanjug, B92) • Novosti: Kosovo has lost majority in the UN (Vecernje Novosti, Tanjug, B92) • Djuric: Kurti clearly opted for past (RTS) • "Free flow of goods, services and people more important than withdrawing recognition" (Tanjug, B92) International: • Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ): Macron's gift to the Russian authorities (NZZ, Sputnik, B92) • Belgrade Condemns Kosovo’s Invalidation of Votes from Serbia (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, November 11, 2019 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: We will establish the Commercial Court (Kosovapress) • Thaci to meet Macron, will speak about visa liberalisation (media) • Kosovo Foreign Ministry reacts to Dacic’s claims: Filthy propaganda (media) • Missing persons families: New government to condition talks with Serbia (Koha) • Serbian officials threaten state of Kosovo (Zeri/Gazeta Express) • Lushi: Those who want Kosovo to join Mini-Schengen are fools (media) • ECAP gives right to NISMA requests recount of votes at over 1400 polling stations (media) Serbian Language Media: • Ghana: Decision to recognise Kosovo was premature (Tanjug) • Ghana revoked recognition of Kosovo (B92) • Ohrid Agreement: Open borders, labor and student exchange, travel with ID cards only (B92, Tanjug) • RCC welcomes idea of creating a single market in the region (Beta, N1) • Matthew Palmer: "Mini Schengen has US support" (B92) • Officials in Pristina, Belgrade trade insults (N1, KoSSev) • Billboards on Armistice Day placed in northern Kosovo (Vecernje Novosti) • Assistant Director of the Office for KiM: Kosovo Government cannot be formed without the Serbian List (Radio Beograd, Radio Mitrovica Sever) • New EC President: Keep enlargement in Western Balkans sustainable (SRNA, N1) • "EU's decision is a disaster" (Tanjug, B92, Blic) Opinions: • EU's 'no' to Western Balkans could spark conflict (DW) • "As for Macron, we knock on an open door and there is no dilemma" (B92, Tanjug) International: • Macron questioning NATO in Economist interview raises eyebrows about his methods (euractiv.com) • Europe risks losing strategic clout in Western Balkans (euractiv.com) Development/Humanitarian: • Kosovo miners on strike over conditions and pay (Beta, KoSSev, N1) • Nobel laureate commends Kosovo for addressing conflict-related sexual violence (media)