UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 24, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Norway is and remains our important partner (RTK)
• Sinani: A silent ethnic cleansing is taking place in the Valley (RTK)
• Interior ministers of Kosovo and Albania visit Vermice border crossing (media)
• AAK meets with representatives of associations emerging from war (media)
• Baraliu: 25 strange conditions on Kosovo's path to the EU (RTK)

Serbian Language Media:

• Iranian President says his country to continue respecting territorial integrity and sovereignty of Serbia (N1)
• Dacic: Retractions of Kosovo recognitions started with Suriname (RTS)
• Djuric: Albin Kurti 'persona non grata’ in political Washington (Tanjug)
• High US official said no one supported Kurti in his policy in northern Kosovo, his approach impaired relations (KoSSev)
• Drecun: Turkey’s behaviour indicates it will play significant role in Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Rasic: There are people interested to return to Kosovo (Radio KIM)
• Vucic receives group of Serb children from region (Tanjug)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Institutions do not take measures if family does not send child with disabilities to school (Klan)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 21, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti says that Kosovo embodies the same values as the Council of Europe (RTK)
• Kurti: Kosovo is becoming a worthy partner for consolidation in NATO (Koha)
• AAK sent the Law on the minimum wage to the Constitutional Court (media)
• Hoti: Reporting to the Assembly, a constitutional obligation (RTK)
• Haradinaj suspects that PDK and LDK are serious about overthrowing government (Koha)

Serbian Language Media:

• Petkovic: Pristina does not wish de-escalation, meeting in Brussels only performance to them (Tanjug)
• Dacic: Stoltenberg understands situation in Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Vucic handed over eight documents to Stoltenberg on “Kurti’s terror against Serbs in Kosovo” (Kosovo Online, Novosti)
• DefMin: Pristina arming its forces (N1, BETA)
• Arsic: Kosovo authorities started direct attack on University, they promised us construction of a new building (Kosovo Online)
• Zaporozac: By banning school reconstruction in Mitrovica North, they ban our right to education (Kosovo Online)
• New team of Danish KFOR soldiers donates 8.000 euros to school in Mitrovica North (KoSSev)
• Vujovic on Escobar’s testimony in Congress: Too late for advice, Serbia can only do damage control (KoSSev)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 20, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Konjufca meets French President of the National Assembly Yawl Braun-Pivet (media)
• Stoltenberg: 93 KFOR troops were injured by the violence in the north (Klan)
• Szunyog: The EU's priority is the de-escalation to the north (RTK)
• Hovenier: We support KSF as it transforms into territorial defence force interacting with NATO (media)
• Rama appeals to EU: We cannot allow north of Kosovo to become a small Donbas (media)
• Krasniqi meets Hovenier: Elections have no alternative (Express)
• Borrell extends Tomas Szunyog’s mandate as EU head in Kosovo for another year (Express)
• Milorad Djokovic's trial for war crimes in Kosovo begins today (Koha)
• Specialized Chambers on summer break, KLA leaders’ trial continues in August (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucevic: We want dialogue with Pristina, not war (Radio KIM, Nova)
• Ledwidge at Thaci’s trial: KLA in 1998 kidnapped and murdered 47 Serbs, Roma and couple of Albanians in Orahovac (KoSSev, BETA)
• Why are some defendants in the Brezovica case in detention for 19 months? (VoA, KoSSev, Radio KIM)
• Vucic: We are prepared for any surprises, people need not worry (Tanjug)
• Milivojevic: KFOR to influence Pristina immediately so de-escalation can happen (RTV)
• Dacic: Kurti’s plan is escalation, Pristina dissatisfied with negotiations (Kosovo Online, Kurir)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 18, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: We are establishing the Institute of crimes committed during the war (media)
• The U.S. expected to allow Kosovo in military exercises with NATO forces (media)
• Former KIA head sentenced to four years and eight months in prison for the "Gülenists" case (Koha)
• Kearns calls the policies of the USA and the EU for Kosovo hasty (RTK)
• North Mitrovica close to membership in Kosovo Municipalities Association (media)
• Another Serb arrested for attacking journalists in the north, released (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• New round of dialogue starts in Brussels, Vucic to meet Lajcak this evening (RTS)
• Vucevic: NATO important stakeholder, crucial for security of all people in Kosovo (TV Pink, Kosovo Online)
• Messages from Washington about significance of de-escalation (Voice of America)
• Daka: Kosovo does not have Law on referendum, elections in north are not a matter for CEC (Kosovo Online)

Opinion:

• Rama-Kurti Feud Reveals Deeper Rift Between Albania and Kosovo (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, July 18, 2023

Albanian Language Media:

• Chief negotiators to meet on Wednesday in Brussels (Koha)
• Lajcak: We talked with Kurti about north and implementation of dialogue agreements (Koha)
• The US reiterates call for de-escalation: The parties should return to dialogue (Reporteri)
• Varhely and Sarrazinin discuss the Western Balkans (RTK)
• Konjufca travels to France for an official visit (Reporteri)
• Serb NGOs complain to Escobar about presence of Kosovo Police in north (Klan)
• Hoti after Kurti's meeting with Lajcak: Stop dialogue in beach hotels and hideaways (media)
• Meeting of the Committee for the Supervision of Public Finances fails (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• EU: Lajcak to meet tomorrow Belgrade and Pristina chief negotiators (Tanjug, media)
• Belgrade's delegation arrives in Brussels, dialogue with Pristina to resume on Wednesday (Tanjug)
• 25 years after no one held responsible for crimes against Serbs in Orahovac (Kosovo Online)
• Anniversary of crimes against Serbs and Roma in Orahovac marked in Velika Hoca (Kosovo Online, RTS, media)
• Lawyers say war crimes indictments put additional pressure on Serbs - to drive some away, and prevent others from returning (Kosovo Online)
• Serbian official says Turkey arming Kosovo (N1, RTS, Radio KIM)