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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 4, 2024

Albanian Language Media: • Kadiu: Borrell should conclude that conditions have been met (Telegrafi) • Rohde: LGBTQI+ rights must not be negotiated, they have to be enforced (media) • Westerlund underlines need to adopt civil code, need for LGBTQ+ shelters (media) • Manxhuka: Their bad legacy cannot become our sin (media) • Sources: ILECU preparing international arrest warrant for Bojic (Kosovapress) • Kurti meets Pamuk during stay in Turkey (media) • Osmani congratulates Sheinbaum as first woman President of Mexico (media) Serbian Language Media: • Kurti's adviser got the most votes in Presevo, Bislimi's adviser got the least in Bujanovac (KoSSev, RFE) • Kosovo Minister: The government's support for a political option in the Presevo Valley was a mistake (Beta, Danas) • The anniversary of the murder of the Stolic family in Obilic, the killers still at large (KiM radio, Kontakt plus radio, RTS) • Petkovic: Pristina's constant policy of denying the suffering of Serbs (Kosovo Online) • Gracanica: The consumer failed to file a complaint a second time, the water supply company says it was too late (KiM radio) • Rapajic: Kurti shows with the new expropriation decision that he doesn't want to meet any international community conditions (Kosovo Online) Opinion: • Western disunity has enabled Russia to disrupt Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (BIRN) • Who’s afraid of unmarried mothers? (Kosovo 2.0) International: • Kosovo Albanian remanded in custody in Serbia on war crimes charge (BIRN) • From coal to renewables: Kosovo’s long energy transition journey (Prishtina Insight) • Türkiye targets $1B in bilateral trade with Kosovo by year-end (Daily Sabah) • Kosovo signs 3 agreements for 105 MW solar project (Balkan Green Energy News)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, June 3, 2024

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: Kosovo will strengthen relations with Turkey in two areas (media) • Kurti: We’re not against Serbs, Serbia is against us (Sinjali) • Swedish Ambassador: Comparing Association with Republika Srpska is unfair (media) • Szunyog: EU supports Kosovo with € 75 million as part of Energy Package (Reporteri) • LVV Secretary to French media: We cannot stop people from leaving, some even return (media) • Haradinaj: Government is harming state, it has betrayed trust of every citizen (media) • Opposition: Differences between president and prime minister, obvious (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • Djuric meets Babity: The alarming situation in Kosovo, the fight against extermination (Kosovo Online) • Census in Kosovo completed: Data on the number of Serbs will not reflect the real situation (N1, NMagazin) • Vasic: Nepotism and political influence in institutions - the causes of youth emigration (KiM radio, medijacentar.info) • Cooperation between the Ministry of Communities and Return and the Property Agency agreed (KiM radio) • SNS claims victory in all but 4 municipalities (N1) • Opposition claims victory in city of Nis (N1) International: • Disinformation stoking interethnic tensions in Kosovo (Prishtina Insight) • Opposition discord weakens pressure in Kosovo for snap election (BIRN) • Serbia's ruling party wins local polls marred by irregularities (RFE) • Tensions soar in Serbia municipal election as ruling party seeks to retain power (VoA)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 31, 2024

Albanian Language Media: • Osmani: Perpetrators of attacks on NATO troops to be held accountable (media) • Police arrest Kosovo Serb in north suspected of identity theft (media) • Gervalla: Another war in the Balkans would be very welcomed by Russia (media) • Citaku says “very deep gap” between PDK and Vetevendosje (media) • Krasniqi: Three municipalities led by PDK mayors lead in transparency (Telegrafi) • Authorities in Kosovo arrest seven persons involved with AlbKings group (RFE) Serbian Language Media: • Petkovic responds to Osmani’s remarks about impunity (Kosovo Online) • SL: The opening the Ibar bridge announcement is an unacceptable move with the aim of further destabilization (Kosovo Online) • Close Vulin's associate arrested in Leposavic for "identity theft", different names in Serbian and Kosovo documents (KoSSev) • Borrell's report: Minority representation in institutions and the use of both official languages are not respected in Kosovo (Kosovo Online) • Surlic: European draft CSM statute is not non-paper as Kurti represents it (Kosovo Online) • Gathering in Pristina for local elections in Presevo and Bujanovac - Kurti with mayoral candidates (KoSSev) • Emanuele Giaufret: We want Serbia in the EU as soon as possible, but accession is a merit-based process (NIN) International: • NATO demands accountability for attacks on peacekeepers in north Kosovo (RFE) • Why do the 2024 EU elections matter for the Balkans? (Kosovo 2.0)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 29, 2024

Albanian Language Media: • Gervalla and McKay talk about increasing Kosovo’s military capacities (RTK) • KFOR: Authors of attacks against our troops must be held accountable (media) • LVV on anniversary of riots in Zvecan: Republic cannot be suspended (Koha) • Konjufca: Chances for dissolution of Assembly have decreased (media) • Konjufca on Borrell's report on Kosovo: It would be good to write that banks of Serbia were illegal (media) • German government votes in favor of extending mandate of soldiers in Kosovo (media) • Germany and Spain argue about recognition of Kosovo (RFE) Serbian Language Media: • One year of Albanian mayors’ mandate: What was done in the four Serbian municipalities in the north of Kosovo? (Euronews) • Consequences of clashes in Zvecan – deteriorated situation, difficult life with many unpopular decisions (Radio KIM) • Ulutas: Courage of KFOR soldiers at protests in Zvecan helped stabilize situation (Kosovo Online, media, social media) • Todic: Great uncertainty in Leposavic, ordinary people suffer the most (Kosovo Online) • Pantovic: Stricter actions by judicial authorities after last year's events in Zvecan, people are afraid (Kosovo Online) • Constitutional Court in Pristina without membership in Conference of European Constitutional Courts (Radio Mitrovica sever, Tanjug) • A Serbian young man attacked in ETC store in Gracanica; the police arrested the suspect (KiM radio, RTS, Kosovo Online, KoSSev) • Desecrated cemetery and commemoration hall in Donje Korminjane village (KoSSev, Danas) • Vucic, Beyer discuss EU integration of Serbia, region (Tanjug) International: • Kosovo prepares to house 300 inmates from Denmark, raising human rights concerns (Reuters)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 28, 2024

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti meets Sarrazin, discuss Berlin Process agreements (media) • Osmani meets Sarrazin, “grateful for Germany’s support” (media) • Kurti says U.S. and EU are too soft on Serbia (media) • EU report on eventual lifting of measures not finalized yet (media) • Torres: I will continue to push for their full inclusion into NATO (media) • Citaku: We want Kurti to resign, but Assembly dissolution only possibility (EO) • LDK General Council to meet this evening, will discuss early elections (media) • Osmani hosts heads of Judicial Council and Prosecutorial Council (media) • Gervalla: Serbia poses a threat to stability in Western Balkans (media) • AJK: Assembly to improve draft law on Independent Media Commission (media) • Osmani congratulates Kosovo cadets on graduating from West Point (media) Serbian Language Media: • A series of bans in Kosovo that mostly apply to Serbs living there (Euronews Serbia) • Djuric: Admission of Kosovo to NATO PA sends bad signal, Kurti's regime rewarded for violating rights of Serbs (Kosovo Online) • SNV, SNF and Otadzbina disappointed by the lack of a response from the SOC to their invitation to talk (KiM radio, KoSSev, N1) • Introductory remarks in trial of Dragisa Milenkovic by prosecution and defense (KoSSev, Radio KIM) • Awards for building peace and trust in Kosovo (KiM radio) International: • US and EU ‘too soft’ on Serbia, Kosovo PM says (Financial Times) • Kosovo Granted NATO Parliamentary Assembly Status Upgrade (Prishtina Insight) • ‘Out of Control’: Kosovo Struggles to Curb Online Sexual Harassment (BIRN)