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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 1, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani travels to Germany to meet German President Steinmeier (RTK)
• Osmani meets Baerbock: Germany remains key ally for our Euro-Atlantic journey (media)
• Kurti and Maqedonci in Poland to participate in the Warsaw Security Forum (Klan)
• Gervalla in Germany, to participate in meeting of Berlin Process Foreign Ministers (Klan)
• Kosovo leaders congratulate NATO SG on resuming his duty (media)
• Haradinaj: Assembly can unblock salaries blocked by government (Telegrafi)
• EP appoints former Croatian diplomat head of delegation for relations with Kosovo (Albanian Post)
• Rrahmani, Korenica leave Vetevendosje, join List for Family (Koha)
• Lajcak shares moments from meetings with Osmani and Kurti (Klan Kosova)
• Kosovo expected to get around €880 million from European Commission (RTK)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic on Milo Djukanovic, Serbia, Kosovo, opposition, and lithium (Beta, NMagazin, Nova, Danas)
• Miroslav Aleksic on Kosovo and lithium (Beta, NMagazin, RTV)
• “Money isn’t what we need, it’s peace and freedom“: Poll highlights skepticism toward Vucic’s Kosovo measures (KoSSev)
• Raska-Prizren Diocese: We are here with our people, sharing joy and tribulations as we have done for centuries (KoSSev, media)
• Serbian People's Movement demands dismissal of CHC Pristina-Gracanica director (medijacentar.info, KiM radio)
• FB and Instagram profiles of women's rights organization "Pravo na Pravo" shut down (medijacentar.info)
• Pros and cons to the union of the Serbian opposition in Kosovo and the opposition in Serbia; Gogic: Belgrade will try to prevent it (KiM radio, RFE)
• Atiq announces works on road infrastructure in Mitrovica North, on information board in Albanian only (KoSSev)
• Stano: Threats to Tanjug journalists unacceptable, case must be investigated (Kosovo Online, Tanjug)
• Serbian Minister of Information and Telecommunications says email threats to Tanjug agency came from Albania (Tanjug, media)
• UNS asks international forces in Kosovo to determine who’s behind threats to Tanjug journalists (NMagazin, media)

International:

• Koopman in EP: We are expecting to close as many chapters in the next months as in the past decade (EWB)
• NATO chief Mark Rutte takes charge at critical time (DW)
• Julian Assange says he pleaded ‘guilty to journalism’ to secure his freedom in first public remarks since leaving prison (CNN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 30, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

First deployment of NATO ARF to focus on readiness support to KFOR (media)
British troops deploy into Kosovo by testing new strategic NATO corridor (media)
Muja: Serbia abused free trade to arm the northern part of Kosovo (Kosovapress)
On Banjska, Serbia is ignoring “the elephant in the room” (RFE)
Gjenero: Narrative on Banjska is international (Nacionale)
Kurti pays homage to US-Albanian brothers killed in Serbia in July 1999 (media)
Kurti, Plenkovic talk deepening cooperation on higher education, defense (media)
Serb opposition in Kosovo aims to form front against Serbian List (Koha)
Osmani attends event, “our shared commitment to upholding CEDAW” (media)
SBASHK submits petition to amend law on pension schemes (RFE)
Kosovo government allocates €100,000 for Global Coalition against ISIS (media)
Police interview person in Pristina, was wearing shirt with inciting content (media)

Serbian Language Media:

KP on beaten and robbed couple in Gracanica: They reported that a masked person attacked them (Kosovo Online, KoSSev, gracanicaonline.info, media)
Dusanka Aleksic: Attacker was kicking us and hitting with a baton (Tanjug)
Office for KiM: Attack on Aleksic family in Gracanica made Serbs in Kosovo worried (Tanjug)
Gogic: Attack in Gracanica testifies security situation in Serbian areas is undermined (Kosovo Online)
While police are yet to determine cause of explosion in Zvecan, mayor Peci condemns “people who caused incident” (KoSSev)
ERO: Possible difficulties in the supply of electricity during the winter; Gerxhaliu reacts (Kosovo Online)
Serbian Parliament to hold session on lithium (N1)

International:

Kosovo feminist festival highlights sisterhood in times of war and peace (BIRN)
Aleksandar Vučić’s diplomacy à la carte (Politico.eu)
Pollution and skulduggery claims stalk projects to mine Bosnia’s resources (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 27, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani after meeting Biden: “Alliance at the foundation of our state” (media)
• Kurti tells UN USG Xu: “I look forward to continuing cooperation” (media)
• Police put security barriers on bridge near Brnjak to prevent smuggling (media)
• Over 1 ton of drugs worth around €5 million confiscated in Peja (media)
• “Kosovo ranked among countries with highest index for law and order” (media)
• Kusari-Lila:“The truth of Radoicic conversation” (media)
• Group of Serbs protest in front of police station in Zubin Potok (Koha)
• What is it like to be an Albanian in Serbia? (Radio Free Europe)

Serbian Language Media:

• Rector Arsic: I hope KFOR’s promise that no one will invade faculties is still valid (NMagazin, Beta, Vecernje Novosti, media)
• Local elections in north nowhere in sight – EU's demand for elections to be held "as soon as possible" has faded (Kosovo Online)
• Following news of cancellation of training for KP, US Embassy: We have not made any decision "at this time" (KoSSev)
• Qerkinaj: Politicians blocking process of shedding light on missings fate, families will not give up (KoSSev, Medija centar Caglavica)
• Petkovic: Accusations against Serbia are indicator of retrograde nature of Pristina's politics (KiM radio, Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Protest in Zubin Potok over endangerment of Serbian Orthodox Church objects (ZubinPotok.info, Radio kontakt plus, media)
• Elshani says police investigates desecration of sacred site near Zubin Potok (Radio KIM)
• Lawyer: Health condition of Svetomir Bacevic deteriorated, I requested extraordinary commutation of sentence (Radio KIM)
• Vucic, Netanyahu discuss situation in Kosovo, Israel (N1, Beta, media)
• Brnabic: After EU institutions form and US elections, I expect shift in measures toward Pristina (Beta, N1, RTS)

International:

• A walk through resistance: A visitor’s take from Kosovo’s Reporting House (Prishtina Insight)
• New EU line-up, but no quick fix for Balkan enlargement woes (BIRN)

Humanitarian/Development:

• “It is all so sad” (Radio Gorazdevac, KoSSev)
• Why thousands of Kosovo residents are on hospital waiting lists for years (RFE)
• Back in my day … (Kosovo 2.0)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 26, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

Kosovo Police deny that U.S. has canceled training for them (Klan Kosova)
Osmani joins world leaders for summit on Ukraine (media)
Haradinaj after U.S. warnings: We are entering a worse period (EO)
Svecla: Radoicic’s group being trained to cause instability in Kosovo (media)

Serbian Language Media:

Djuric with Sybiha: Serbia's commitment to peace and resolving issues through dialogue is universal (Kosovo Online)
Radosavljevic: No functional local governments in the north without new mayors and councilors (Kosovo Online)
Mazreku: Municipalities in north, like all others, should have legitimate authorities (Kosovo Online)
Building housing Office for KiM and other Serbian services handed over to Kosovo MIA (KoSSev)
Dismissed deputy minister Radomirovic accuses Rasic of neglecting northern Serbs (KoSSev)
Rasic responds to Radomirovic, calls him ‘controversial’ personality (Radio KIM)
European Greens stand with anti-lithium protesters (N1)

International:

Kosovo postpones trial for Banjska attack, awaits Supreme Court ruling (Prishtina Insight)
Massacres relived: Book sheds new light on Kosovo war’s atrocities (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, September 25, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

Kurti travels to NY, to take part in UN General Assembly High-Level Week (media)
Hovenier calls on Kosovo and Serbia to fulfill obligations and take dialogue more seriously (media)
Rohde calls for concrete steps to establish the Association (media)
Lajcak meets Plotner, talk how to unblock implementation of Ohrid deal (media)
Maqedonci: Groups near border with Serbia are a threat to Kosovo (Dukagjini)
Torres: Those responsible for Banjska to be held accountable in Kosovo (media)
Hoxhaj says diplomacy turned Banjska victory into isolation, sanctions (media)
Osmani at Summit on Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats (media)
Kurti: Public administration reforms in the service of economic development (EO)
Kosovo confirms another statistic: “Serbia has stolen 3,274 artifacts” (Koha)

Serbian Language Media:

Banjska case preliminary hearing: Names of all accused read out, trial to those arrested; Hearing postponed for October 9 (KiM radio, media)
"Broader autonomy": Kosovo Minister of Internal Affairs, Svecla on Serbs’ health and education system in Kosovo (Danas, Kosovo Online, Kontakt plus radio)
Hovenier: No other way for Kosovo and Serbia than dialogue (Kosovo Online)
Vucic meets China FM Yi, tells him of difficulties Serbs in Kosovo face (Tanjug)
Vucic meets Iranian President, discuss Kosovo issue (Kosovo Online, media)
Serbian opposition submits request to hold debate on Kosovo, Vucic invited (N1)
EU Justice Commissioner: EC’s enlargement package “in a couple of weeks” (N1)
German Minister: Important for the CEFTA agreement to be concluded (DW)

International:

Silence over Kosovo’s stalled Council of Europe bid as France, Italy dig in their heels (Euractive)
Kosovo commemorates police sergeant killed in 2023 Banjska attack (BIRN)
Kosovo says indictments ignore Serbian role in deadly siege (RFE)