UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 22, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
Kurti travels to Davos forum (media)
Kurti meets Lithuanian Prime Minister Paluckas (media)
15,889 observers of political entities accredited (RTK)
Kelmendi calls for increased commitment to security of electoral process (media)
Haradinaj meets Kasanof, discuss “strategic partnership” (media)
Phillips: Dialogue with U.S. for Kosovo’s membership in NATO (Koha)
Osmani sends condolences for tragic accident in Turkish ski resort (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Vucic: Always same countries lobby against Serbia, in favour of Pristina (RTS, Kosovo Online, media)
Vucic: China clearly supporting Serbia, non-interference by foreign factors (Tanjug)
Vucevic: Unanimous support for Serbian List, formation of movement, there will be no interim government (Tanjug, media)
Petkovic receives Swedish Ambassador, discusses situation in Kosovo (Tanjug, media)
Lawyer: Appeals Court remands first-instance verdict against Dusko Arsic for retrial (Kosovo Online, media)
Surlic: Government and opposition in Kosovo competing with unrealistic promises (Kosovo Online)
Protesting Belgrade University students seek union support (N1)
International Media:
Balkan politicians visit Washington to pay homage to Trump (Balkan Insight)
Opposition parties outline visions for justice reform in Kosovo (Prishtina Insight)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 22, 2025
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 21, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
Osmani congratulates Trump on swearing in as 47th President of U.S. (media)
None of Kosovo institutional leaders at Trump's swearing-in ceremony (Koha)
Haradinaj meets U.S. congressmen in Washington (Telegrafi)
EU: Lajcak's mandate until end of January, selection of successor underway (eo)
Osmani meets with KFOR Commander Enrico Barduani (media)
Mobilization to increase security (RTK)
Haliti testifies at Court of Appeal in Brussels on murder of Enver Hadri (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Vucic pleased with Davos meetings (Tanjug, media)
Serbian Democracy files complaint against Self-determination, says Kurti with statements on ‘Albanian supremacy’ encourages discrimination against Serbs (KoSSev, social media)
KoSSev: Albin Kurti’s fiery rhetoric raises eyebrows ahead of Kosovo elections
Marinkovic: Trump's return to power to mark start of new era in Serbia-US relations (Tanjug)
Trump's initial moves and the region: Balkan (mis)fortunes and Washington's expectations? (Kosovo Online)
KFOR Commander and Czech Ambassador pay tribute to 42 Slovak KFOR members who died in plane crash in 2006 (Kosovo Online, social media)
Eight people die in fire at Belgrade elderly home (N1, media)
Law student hit by car at protest in Belgrade discharged from hospital (N1)
International Media:
"House of Kosovo" Opens in Davos World Economic Forum (Prishtina Insight)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 20, 2025
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 20, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
Candidates for Prime Minister are ignoring “the elephant in the room” (RFE)
Osmani sends cabinet delegation to President Trump's inauguration (RTK)
Danish diplomat Peter Sorensen new envoy for Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (RTK)
Haradinaj meets Richard Grenell (media)
EU election observers deployed throughout Kosovo (RTK)
Feride Rushiti and KRCT nominated for Nobel Peace Prize (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Vucic on Kurti: ''This is a villain, he is not quite himself, he hates the SOC, but also me'' (KoSSev, TV Happy)
Serbia’s PM believe the Trump administration will be more willing to listen to Serbia’s arguments (N1, Beta, TV Prva, media)
Serbian List’s appeals rejected by EPAC; the party’s letter to international community (Tanjug, Kosovo Online, media)
Petkovic: Persecution of Serbs in Kosovo of unprecedented proportions; Kurti interested in "Greater Albania" only (Kosovo Online, Radio Mitrovica sever, Newsmax)
Support for students from Gazivode on Epiphany (KoSSev)
International Media:
NATO, EU Bolster Kosovo Contingents Ahead Of Tense February Election (RFE)
Professors, lawyers join students in anti-Vučić protests across Serbia (Euractive)
2025 Military Strength Ranking (globalfirepower.com, N1 Sarajevo)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 17, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
Internationals want “constructive dialogue” on illegal Serbian structures (Koha)
Osmani meets with EU Election Observation Mission team (media)
Radoniqi briefed EU observers on election preparations (RTK)
Kosovo’s Economic Bank Opens Branch in Leposaviq (media)
Serwer: Washington said very little when Vucic's people attacked NATO peacekeepers in the north (eo)
Krasniqi meets with U.S. diplomat, talks about deepening Kosovo-US cooperation (eo)
Feride Rushiti and Kosovo Rehabilitation Center for Torture Survivors Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Jevtic meets UK Ambassador, says Kosovo police actions bypass law (Kosovo Online)
Garic: Western reactions to closure of Serbian institutions in Kosovo insufficiently convincing (Radio KIM, Tanjug)
Complaint of Self-determination against Aleksandar Arsenijevic rejected (Alternativna.com)
Three Montenegrin men arrested in Decani in November last year released (KoSSev)
Shahini: Negative impact of EU punitive measures, economic losses exceed one billion euros (Kosovo Online)
EU in Serbia reacts to student being hit by car during protest (N1)
Dacic: Repeat offender suspected in student hit-and-run (N1)
International Media:
Anniversary of Kosovo Serb politician’s murder marked by grief and frustration (Balkan Insight)
Serbian driver faces attempted murder charges for ramming protester (Balkan Insight)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 16, 2025
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 16, 2025
Albanian Language Media:
Reactions to closure of Serbian-funded offices in Kosovo (media)
Krasniqi: Serbia’s parallel criminal institutions in Kosovo are now closed (media)
Basic Prosecution in Pristina says it didn’t authorize the controls (media)
Haxhiu: Scandalous statement by the Basic Prosecution in Pristina (media)
Hoti blames Petkovic for failure of missing persons commission meeting (media)
Maqedonci: Kosovo will be safer with helicopters flying above its skies (media)
PSD’s Nushi stopped at Kosovo-North Macedonia border, then released (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Kosovo’s closure of Serbian institutions: Escalating tensions and impact (KoSSev)
Vucic: Pristina's terror evident, Kosovo Serbs will not be left without income (Tanjug, media)
Petkovic: Latest closure of Serbian institutions shows Kurti wants no dialogue (media)
Serbian List: Employees will receive salaries, and their existence will not be threatened (KiM radio, Kosovo Online, Radio Mitrovica sever)
Arsenijevic: Kurti would not have been able to do so if SL had fought with us; Self-Determination filed a complaint against S. Democracy (KoSSev)
Prosecutor's Office in Gnjilane: We did not receive an official request from the police for today's action (Kosovo Online)
The Pristina Prosecutor's Office did not approve the search of Serbian institutions (alternativna.com)
Ministry of Culture of Serbia on opening of museum in Pristina dedicated to victims of sexual violence (Kosovo Online, RTS, Tanjug)
Five Serbs from the Kosovo Morava region denied accusations of war crimes (RTS)
Filipovic: The proceedings against Milos Pleskovic are staged (KiM radio)