UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 11, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Police carries out raids in three different locations related to Banjska attack (Koha)
• Kosovo Police supplied with drones from the United States (Koha)
• Stoltenberg: Important to increase number of KFOR troops (Koha)
• Slovenia too to send additional troops to Kosovo (AP)
• Special prosecution orders release of Serb arrested on Tuesday for war crimes (AP)
• Bislimi: Aggression in Banjska can undo entire progress in dialogue (EO/Express)
• Kulla claims he has “information that Banjska can be repeated, south or east” (Express)
• Hysa: Weight of attack in north as a failed aggression is growing after events in Nagorno-Karabakh and Israel (media)
• Mujanovic: “Attack in Banjska was attack by Serbian state; dialogue is over” (Telegrafi)
• EU says measures against Kosovo remain in force (EO)
• Tahiri: Surprised by U.S., because EU needs months to decide (Express)
• Serbian opposition to Borrell: Vucic not Serbia must be sanctioned for Banjska (Kallxo)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic, Munsch discuss worsening of situation of Kosovo Serbs (Tanjug)
• Office for KiM: International community to prevent Kurti from causing new crisis, inflaming region (media)
• Kosovo police brought in Serb from Leposavic at Bistrica bridge over photo with weapons (KoSSev, Kosovo Online)
• Gracanica: Post Office and Commercial Bank without money (Radio KIM, KoSSev)
• Serb arrested under war crimes allegations at Merdare yesterday released (KoSSev, media)
• Szunyog meets Bishop Teodosije, says SOC has an important role in reconciliation process in Kosovo (Kosovo Online, social media)
• NATO chief says increased presence in Kosovo important (N1)
• Mojsilovic receives China's new ambassador (Tanjug)

International:

• NATO equips peacekeeping force in Kosovo with heavier armament to have “combat power” (AP)
• ‘A climate of violence’: Serbian football ultras in spotlight after Kosovo monastery siege (The Guardian)
• Serbian Journalist Testifies About Wartime Detention by Kosovo Fighters (Balkan Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Osmani on Intl Day of Girl Child: We must amplify their voices and aspirations (media)

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti will take part in Berlin Summit in Tirana, spokesperson confirms (Kallxo)
• Munsch: KFOR presence on September 24 prevented further escalation (Koha)
• Smith: KFOR will have capacities to face challenges (RFE)
• Ulutas officially assumes post of KFOR commander (Kosovapress)
• Palokaj: In EU there are structures that want to avoid sanctions on Serbia (Koha)
• Hoti: Comprehensive agreement is only solution that secures peace (Klan)
• Israeli Ambassador thanks Kosovo and Kurti for their support (media)
• Albania refuses to extradite and releases former KLA members (RFE)
• Lazarevic: Fake news “convinced” Serbs that Serbian army was returning (Telegrafi)

Serbian Language Media:

• NATO, concerned about the security of the region, announces additional troops in Kosovo (NMagazin, balkansec.net)
• Turkish General Ulutas is new KFOR Commander (Radio KIM)
• Vucic meets Iraqi Assembly Speaker, thanks him for non-recognition of Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Parliaments of Serbia, Iraq sign MoU, speakers discuss Kosovo issue (Tanjug)
• Lavrov: EU does not wish and cannot make Pristina fulfil agreement on CSM (Kosovo Online, Novosti, RTS)
• Hill: We need to know exactly what happened in Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio, RTS, Tanjug)

International:

• EU drafts measures against Serbia as Belgrade’s involvement in terrorist attack is under scrutiny (Euractiv)
• The Illegal Theatre of the 90’: House of God Became House of Actors (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 9, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: “If Serbia is not sanctioned, it will repeat the crime” (media)
• Osmani: Serbia should withdraw its military troops from the border with Kosovo (RTK)
• EU: Serbia to cooperate unconditionally in investigation of attack in Banjska (RTK)
• Kurti travels to the United Kingdom (media)
• CoE Parliament to debate today about the attack in the north (media)
• Turkey takes over KFOR command in Kosovo from tomorrow (RTK)
• 200 soldiers of British army are coming to Kosovo as KFOR reinforcement (Klan)
• Szunyog answers on international position on confiscation of Radoicic's properties (Kallxo)
• Kurti “concerned about crimes against civilians” after Hamas attack in Israel (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Bilcik: Diplomatic solution that would help ease tensions is ZSO (RTS, Tanjug)
• Ponos: Vucic was not planning annexation of northern Kosovo, truth about Banjska must be established (N1)
• RTK director general: Tvrdisic suspended due to suspicion of omissions (Radio KIM, UNS)
• Journalist Radosevic at Thaci’s trial: KLA kidnapped and tortured me in 1998 without trial and verdict (Danas, BETA)
• Tomovic: Lack of quality journalism and low professionalism a bigger problem than fake news (Radio Gorazdevac, Radio Mitrovica sever)
• KFOR troops from Romania arrived in Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• KoSSev editor wins “Katarina Preradović“ award (KoSSev)

Opinion:

• Bushati: United for Kosovo (Albanian Daily News)

International:

• In Kosovo Clash, New Bullets and Freshly-Repaired Mortars from Serbia (BIRN)
• Interview: Kosovo's Top Cop On Serbian Meddling And Why It's So Hard To Stop Weapons Smuggling (RFE)
• Beyond Banjska: Rada Trajkovic on the Incident’s Implications and the Future of Kosovo-Serbia Relations (tuicakademi.org)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, October 6, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani meets Dutch Prime Minister: “Serbia must be held accountable” (media)
• Kurti informs Szunyog about investigations of terrorist attack in Banjska (RTK)
• EU leaders discuss enlargement and the situation in Kosovo (RFE)
• Baerbock: Kosovo-Serbia conflict, threat to Berlin Process (RTK)
• Ristuccia: KFOR prevented situation in Banjska to escalate even more (media)
• Government says it has other priorities now outside dialogue with Serbia that it must address (Koha)
• Szunyog meets chair of Kosovo Judicial Council (media)
• Peci: Attack in Banjska was aimed at inciting a rebellion like in Crimea (Nacionale)
• Serbian historian: “Banjska was a copy of Russian invasion of Ukraine” (media)
• Kurti: I do not answer parliamentary questions as you are not voting on international agreements (media)
• Kearns criticises UEFA for not saying a word "about disgraceful display in Belgrade" (Koha)

Serbian Language Media:

• Clinical Hospital Center in Mitrovica North Director: Pristina authorities prevent supplies of medications and oxygen (Tanjug)
• Brnabic: Vucic managed to remove the immediate danger of the introduction of sanctions (Danas, FoNet, Kosovo Online, TV Pink)
• Orban: Impossible to introduce sanctions to Serbia, request ridiculous (N1, FoNet)
• Vucic discussed Kosovo, other topical issues in meetings at Granada (RTS)
• Dacic in Tirana at the meeting of heads of diplomacy within the framework of the Berlin process (Kosovo Online)
• Vucic with Macron: Open conversation, grateful for willingness to hear Belgrade's views (Kosovo Online, Blic)
• Kovacevski: Without changing position on "Open Balkans", Osmani presented party's position (KoSSev, N1)
• The Prosecution filed an appeal, requesting detention for Milan Radoicic (N1, NMagazin)
• Regular session of the Security Council on the UNMIK report on October 23 (RTS, Kosovo Online)
• Lazarevic: K. Serbs double victims; Belgrade put itself in a position where it once again has to convince world it will not attack Albanians (KoSSev)
• Sutanovac: Kurti would act same even if someone else would be at helm of Serbia (Tanjug)
• BiH Federation PM says weapons used in Banjska clashes not from Bosnia (N1 Sarajevo, KoSSev)
• After Djakovica, remains found and in Pristina (KiM radio)

International:

• Turkey takes over NATO Kosovo mission as Serbia tensions bubble (Bloomberg)
• Divided Mitrovica calm but wary after bloody Banjska incident (bne.eu)

Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani: First, sanctions against Serbia, then dialogue (media)
• The arms smuggling that threatened Kosovo’s security (Radio Free Europe)
• European Parliament votes on Kosovo-Serbia resolution on October 19 (Koha)
• Rama demands measures for Serbia, before it becomes too late (media)
• Former Defence Minister: Only solution are weapons sanctions against Serbia (Klan)
• Bujar Osmani: If Serbia is involved in attack in Banjske, we will consider participation in Open Balkans (media)
• Kurti demands from opposition to vote on international agreements (Nacionale)ff
• Bislimi travelled to Brussels, to present the European perspective of Kosovo (RTK)
• "Politico": There is no place for Kosovo-Serbia dialogue at the Granada summit (RTK)

Serbian Language Media:

• Summit of the European political community in Granada, meetings on Kosovo expected (RTS, Kosovo Online)
• EP to vote the resolution on relations between Serbia and Kosovo on October 19 (Danas, N1)
• Petkovic with Ziadeh on the political and security situation in Kosovo (KiM radio, RTS, Kosovo Online, Radio Mitrovica sever)
• James O'Brien Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia (FoNet, KiM radio)
• Michel: An opportunity open for progress towards the EU, but Belgrade and Pristina must resolve disputes (RTS)
• Serbian Orthodox Church door in Suvi Do forcibly opened (KoSSev)

International:

• Backlash grows against Ukraine’s EU accession (politico.eu)
• European Political Community live news: Leaders meet in Spain’s Granada (Al Jazeera)