UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, October 22, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

Kurti meets O’Brien, calls for full, fair implementation of Basic Agreement (media)
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State James O’Brien interview with Kanal 10
Businesses affected by queues in Merdare (RFE)
Discussions in Vienna on OSCE report about situation in Kosovo (Koha)
Hacker: If Serbia wants to join the EU, it needs to recognize Kosovo (Express)
Aliu: Not notified about investigations, ready to cooperate for justice (media)

Serbian Language Media:

Vucic: Kurti only accepted entry of Serbian goods 'pro forma,' he was ‘forced’ by Germans and Americans (Kosovo Online, RTS, media)
Vucic confirms absence from BRICS summit (N1)
Brnabic meets Craxi (Tanjug)
SRSG Ziadeh met Boven, discussed current situation and dialogue (Kosovo Online, social media)
Documentation from Srbica Municipal Provisional Authority sent to Kosovo Archive and Trepca (Kosovo Online)
Convoy of trucks with Serbian goods at Merdare one kilometre long (Radio KIM)
Political analyst: Government to push Jadar project (N1)

International Media:

Albania’s ex-president Ilir Meta arrested on corruption charges (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, October 21, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

O’Brien and Eichhorst today in Pristina, expected to meet Kurti (Gazeta Express)
Lajcak: It’s time to start the implementation of agreements (media)
Kurti: Kosovo is accelerating forward in key sectors (media)
Osmani begins visit to U.S., will attend activities related to WPS Agenda (media)
Ursula von der Leyen in Pristina on Saturday, will meet Osmani and Kurti (RTK)
Reuten: No one in Serbia was held accountable for attack in Banjska (media)
Shukri Buja summoned by the Specialist Chambers in the Hague (media)

Serbian Language Media:

Vucic with O'Brien and Eichhorst: I expressed concern about the challenge of the Serbs in Kosovo (RTS, Tanjug)
Vucic expressed to Putin the hope that Serbia will not impose sanctions on Russia (NMagazin, Beta, RTS, Tanjug, media)
Djuric: Serbia has backed letter of support for Guterres (Tanjug, media)
Former Serbian List leader Goran Rakic allegedly beaten in North Mitrovica (N1, nova.rs)
A man suspected of attacking the Aleksic family in Gracanica arrested (KiM radio)
SVN adopted "Strategy framework for survival" (KiM radio)
Visits of Serbian Artists to Kosovo - Obstacles on the road, but at the destination, pure joy (Kosovo Online)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, October 18, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

Sources: New round of Kosovo-Serbia dialogue next week (RFE)
UNMIK chief Ziadeh meets Serbian Assembly President Brnabic, FM Djuric (media)
Haxhiu: Neither UNMIK nor EULEX properly addressed war crimes cases (EO)
Krasniqi: I have one dream that justice is served for sexual crimes in war (Klan)
Sarrazin: Association was not topic at Berlin Process, at least not this year (Koha)
Report: How the US elections could shake up the Western Balkans (media)
US: Cases at Specialist Chambers will help build a state of law (Klan)

Serbian Language Media:

Djuric to Ziadeh: The UN SC session an opportunity to point out the gravity of the situation in Kosovo (Radio Mitrovica sever, Tanjug, Kosovo Online, media)
Brnabic with Ziadeh: Pristina violating Resolution 1244 and endangering the rights and security of Serbs (Kosovo Online)
Vucevic: Kurti deliberately complicating the entry of Serbian goods into Kosovo, he will not open Jarinje and Brnjak (Kosovo Online, Tanjug, Beta, media)
Stano: New round of Belgrade Pristina technical-level dialogue on October 24 (media)
Manojlovic: Seven years since the TV Pink video spot against Oliver Ivanovic (Danas, Beta, NMagazin)
Lawyer Miljkovic: Kosovo media presented Aleksandar Jaksic as a member of a paramilitary unit (Kosovo Online)
USA: The normalisation of relations between Serbia and Kosovo essential for the stability of the region (Kosovo Online)
Russia: The Serbian population in Kosovo the most threatened minority in the region (Kosovo Online)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, October 17, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

Kurti: 20,000 women affected by rape and sexual violence as tools of war (media)
NATO chief: Security situation in Kosovo and region is fragile (RFE)
Smith: We want Kosovo to continue investing in EU-facilitated dialogue (media)
Osmani expresses condolences on passing of former US Ambassador (media)
Police shut down Serbian-run municipality of Skenderaj in Mitrovica North (media)
Opposition MPs protest in front of Radio Television of Kosovo (media)
Pacolli: I spoke to Radoicic in presence of Kurti and Osmani (media)

Serbian Language Media:

Stano: No announcements of any kind on upcoming Belgrade-Pristina meeting (Tanjug, Kosovo Online, media)
Rutte: The situation in the Western Balkans still worrisome due to fragile situation in Kosovo (Tanjug, KiM radio, Kosovo Online)
US Ambassador: Kosovo's membership in the Partnership for Peace depends on progress in the dialogue with Serbia (Beta, Danas, RFE, N1)
At Merdare crossing kilometres long columns (RTS, Radio Mitrovica sever)
Kosovo Police closed the premises of the Provisional Authority of the Municipality of Srbica in Mitrovica North (Kosovo Online)
UNS: UNMIK concerned about reports on serious threats to Tanjug journalists (Kosovo Online, Tanjug, Radio Mitrovica sever)
Petkovic discussed the situation in Kosovo with the outgoing and new Norwegian envoy for the Western Balkans (Tanjug, NMagazin)
Zigmanov: The situation in Kosovo unsustainable, with a high level of human rights violations against Serbs (Kosovo Online)
Vulin in Moscow again, meets Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service chief (N1, media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, October 16, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

Sarrazin: No candies for Dodik in exchange for waiving visas for Kosovo (media)
KFOR: Ready to take measures to prevent risks and tensions (Klan Kosova)
Hovenier: U.S. remains steadfast in its support for KFOR (media)
Osmani meets Barbano, discuss security developments (media)
Bahtiri: Iber bridge will be opened after February 5 (media)
Kurti, Osmani congratulate Albania on opening of EU accession chapters (media)

Serbian Language Media:

The new KFOR commander met UNMIK Head Ziadeh (KoSSev, Kosovo Online)
Djuric met with Slovenian PM Golob and FM Fajon (Tanjug, media)
Petkovic: Pristina continues to breach all agreements (KiM radio, Kosovo online, Tanjug, media)
An invitation to north Kosovo residents to report incidents and endangering of their rights (Radio Mitrovica sever, RTS)
Through another trade war with Serbia, Kosovo quietly enters CEFTA (KoSSev, KiM radio)