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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 22, 2020

Albanian Language Media: • COVID – 19: 241 new cases, six deaths (media) • Thaci: Kosovo has faith in international justice (media) • Hyseni: Kosovo status not up for negotiations (Telegrafi) • Hoti: Osmani doesn’t have experience to lead Assembly (media) • Kurti: Kosovo failed to capitalise on Serbia's failure at ICJ (media) • Quni: KSF able to guarantee Kosovo's sovregnity by 2027 (EO) • Thaci: Kosovo, the best model of interreligious tolerance and coexistence (media) Serbian Language Media: • 22 new cases of Covid-19 infection in Serb areas (Kosovo-online) • Risi: KFOR to do 750 tests per week (Tanjug) • Djuric: Economic cooperation and Pristina’s obligations to be discussed in Brussels (Tanjug) • EU allocates € 12.5 billion for Western Balkans (N1) • Fabrizi says new budget important for Serbia (FoNet, N1) • Romania does not change stance on Kosovo (Radio KIM) • Serbian DefMin Vulin warns Germany not to arm Kosovo (N1, FoNet) • Media: Angela gave the green light, the Germans are arming Kosovo (B92, Sputnik, Kosovo Online) Opinion: • Restarted, but... (Peacefare/Koha) International: • Kosovo Needs National Strategy for Sustainable Peace, Report Says (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • How McKinsey Put ‘Productivity’ At Heart of European Refugee Policy (Balkan Insight) • Loncar says letter signed by almost 800 doctors “political” (N1)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 21, 2020

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 21, 2020 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 168 new cases, 157 recovered (media) • LVV rejects again Hoti’s invitation for a meeting (media) • LDK, AAK, NISMA and AKR at the Leaders’ forum (RTK) • Meliza Haradinaj: Kosovo concerned over Serbia’s purchasing of drones and missiles (RTK) • Krasniqi to ARKEP: You are not preventing IPKO’s selling to Serbia (media) • Hoxhaj: Viola Von Cramon going to the Hague, a political interference (RTK) • Musliu concerned about MEP’s interference at the Special Court (RTK) • British Embassy: We did not block communication with anyone (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • Antonijevic: Six newly infected of Covid-19 in Serbian communities (Kosovo Online) • Vucic: Pleasant afternoon with Quinta, EU reps; support of resumed dialogue (N1, FoNet) • Vucic consults on new Serbian government with coalition around SNS party (N1, FoNet) • Armored vehicles purchased in US arrived in Pristina (Kosovo-online) Opinion: • Beyond Kosovo: How Protests Transformed Serbia’s Relations with Russia (Balkan Insight) International: • EU Summit’s ‘Historic’ Budget Pleases Central, South-East Europe Leaders (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • Ivanusa: First coronavirus vaccines on market perhaps by end of year (N1)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 20, 2020

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 142 new cases over the last 24 hours, four deaths (media) • Zemaj sets up advisory board in the fight against COVID-19 (media) • Ministry of Health reacts to COVID-19 'cure' being shared on social media (media) • Task force recommends doctors diagnose COVID-19 without testing (Koha) • Hoti: Dialogue coordinator to travel to Brussels for final agreement (media) • Thaci: Dialogue not to in mutual recognition not technical aspect (media) • EU expects parties to confirm delegations for experts' meeting (RFE) • Hoti: There is no technical dialogue with Serbia (media) • The U.S. Foreign Affairs Committee calls for visa liberalisation for Kosovo (RFE/Kallxo) Serbian Language Media: • 31 new cases of Covid-19 infection in Serb areas in Kosovo (Radio kontakt plus) • 7 new cases of Covid-19 in the municipality of Gracanica (KIM radio) • Gnjilane: 21 more people infected (RTV Puls, KIM radio) • Persons positive on Covid-19 obliged to be in isolation (RTV Puls) • "Aleksandar Vucic and Edi Rama lead the dialogue" (Danas, FoNet, KIM radio) • Anniversary of Serb and Roma killings in Orahovac in 1998 marked (Radio KIM) • Vucic continues consultations on new Serbian government with Dacic (N1) • Djuric (YIHR): Resolving missing persons issue means revealing hitherto unknown crimes (KoSSev) • Savkovic: Little maneuvering room for Serbia to avoid agreement; Recognition unrealistic (KoSSev) • Ilazi: Brussels meeting was symbolic, more important for the EU than for Kosovo or Serbia (KoSSev) Opinion: • Kosovo needs an election (Transconflict/Koha) • Why “Kosovo i Metohija” offends (KoSSev) International: • COVID-19 Fuels Prejudice towards People of Asian Descent in Kosovo (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian/Development: • Muddy Waters: The Pollution Killing Kosovo’s Lakes and Rivers (Balkan Insight) • France bans travelers from Serbia (N1, FoNet)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 17, 2020

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 17, 2020 Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 103 new cases in the last 24 hours (media) • Clashes between Presidency and PM’s Office over the dialogue (Express) • Von Cramon to visit Specialist Chambers in the Hague (Ekonomia Online) • Vetevendosje: Meeting in Brussels was not productive (media) • Weber hopes on a new flow of Pristina-Belgrade dialogue (Klan) Serbian Language Media: • 34 infected with Covid-19 in Serb areas in Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio) • Vucic: We aren't negotiating here only with Pristina; Two principles have been agreed (Tanjug, B92) • Covic: KLA archives to open, EU to conduct dialogue based on chapter’s system (Kosovo-online) • "Kosovo authorities intend to abolish Special Court" (Kosovo Online, B92) • Russian FM spokeswoman says Moscow supports Vucic on Kosovo (Beta, N1) • Djuric reacts to Haradinaj-Stublla’s statement on book in Serbian Mission in Brussels (Kosovo-online) • Serbian opposition calls EU to help resolve political crisis (N1) • MEPs call on EC to form expert group to publish reports on situation in Serbia (EWB, N1) International: • Serbia ‘Ready to Help Find Missing Kosovo Albanians’: Vucic (Balkan Insight) • Kosovo President ‘Pleased’ after Four-Day War Crimes Questioning (Balkan Insight) • Serbia and Kosovo resume rocky road towards an accord (Euractiv) Humanitarian/Development: • Dokufest and Anibar go online for 2020 (Prishtina Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 16, 2020

Albanian Language Media: • COVID-19: 132 new cases recorded in last 24-hour period (media) • One new coronavirus-related death reported in Podujeve (media) • Italy closes border to Kosovo and region (media) • Pristina begins serology testing for COVID-19 (Kallxo) • Thaci’s advisor says Hoti has no consensus for dialogue (Telegrafi) • Gazeta Express: PDK could decide to join Kosovo's ruling coalition Serbian Language Media: • 39 new cases of Covid-19 infection registered in Serb-populated areas (Kosovo-online) • Gracanica: Six more people infected with coronavirus (KIM radio) • European Commission: In the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina on all open issues (Danas, Kosovo Online) • McAllister: The positions of Belgrade and Pristina still very distant (Kosovo Online, DW) • Bilcik: No easy solution to Kosovo issue (Beta, N1) • Timothy Less: EU has nothing to offer to Serbia (Tanjug, B92, Kontakt plus radio) • MIA: The North Mitrovica municipality closed due to Covid-19 among its staff (Kontakt plus radio) • Jevtic welcomes inclusion of displaced persons as topic in Brussels dialogue (RTV Puls, RTV KIM) • Council of Europe expresses concern over protests in Serbia (N1) Opinion: • Kosovo’s Disunited Negotiators can’t Compete With ‘Monolithic’ Serbia (Balkan Insight) International: • Serbia and Kosovo to resume rocky road towards an accord (France24) Humanitarian/Development: • EU provides EUR one million aid to finance pandemic medical teams in Serbia (N1)