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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 8, 2023

Albanian Language Media: Kurti: Membership in CoE brings advantages for non-majority community (Koha) Rare momentum: Kosovo "to be resolved" before the EU elections (media) Presidency and government criticized for lack of  transparency on Association (Koha) AAK leadership discusses draft statute of Association (media) Tahiri on draft of Association: Assembly is the place where we will discuss it (RTK) CEC: We received request for removal of mayors of northern municipalities (RTK) U.S. Embassy: Citizens have the right to request withdrawal of mayors  SPO raiding house of Salih Mustafa's fellow fighter (media) Dugolli: Former head of special unit in the north also wanted by Interpol (RTK) Bojan Elek: INTERPOL warrant cannot force Serbia to arrest Radoicic (RFE, media) Serbian Language Media: Group of Mitrovica North citizens officially submitted initiative for removal of mayor, MA chairman has five days to respond to it (KoSSev) Andric-Rakic on Mitrovica North MA chair remarks about petition (Kosovo Online, social media) Krtinic: Citizens in Leposavic have not manage to submit request for petition to dissolve mayor (Kosovo Online) US Embassy: Citizens in northern Kosovo have right to demand withdrawal of mayors (Kosovo Online) Petkovic informs von Redecker about political situation in Kosovo, problems Serbs face there (media) Serbia’s top security agency gets new chief (N1) Djurdjevic Stamenkovski: People to choose between Constitution and ultimatum (Tanjug) International Media: Kosovo Court Jails Three for Attack on Journalist (Balkan Insight) Interpol Issues Warrant for Radoicic Over Banjska Attack in Kosovo (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 7, 2023

Albanian Language Media: • Osmani says she’ll meet opposition parties over Association draft statute (media) • CEC says requests for dismissal of mayors must be made to municipal assemblies (RFE) • Lajcak meets members of Bundestag, discuss “dialogue and next steps” (media) • Baerbock: Vucic cannot sit on two chairs at the same time (Koha) • Sources: INTERPOL issued arrest warrant for Milan Radoicic (Kosovapress) • Krstic: “SL, Vucic ordered Serbs in north of Kosovo to vote in Serbian elections” (Koha) • Kurti: Proud to see Kosovo named as of one of Europe’s top destinations (media) • Osmani: Our collective voice is our most powerful weapon (media) • “Stop Femicide! Enough” protest march to be held in Pristina today (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: Two countries pushing for the Ohrid Agreement to be part of the negotiation chapter (KiM radio, NIN) • EU Ambassador says regional economies to integrate before accession (N1, FoNet) • Hill: US companies sure Serbia will join EU (FoNet, N1) • Does the visit to Kosovo bring patriotic votes to the "Serbia against violence" list? (Danas) • "Serbian List trying to return to the throne with a petition to remove the mayors" (KiM radio) • Former OSCE official: Thaci persistently denied in 1999 that the KLA committed crimes against Serbs and Roma, and the atrocities became a pattern (KoSSev, N1, Beta) • CEC: To dismiss the mayor in the north, turn to the municipal assemblies (KiM radio) • Criminal prosecution for reporting a crime? (KiM radio, RTS)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 6, 2023

Albanian Language Media: • COMKFOR: In case of escalation, ready to undertake necessary measures (RTK) • Ministry: No official notification for initiative to dismiss mayors in north (media) • Gervalla meets PACE delegation (media) • Kosovo risks CoE membership if it doesn’t address findings of report (Koha) • Kosovo again ranked at the bottom list of PISA test (media) • Townsend: I don’t think there will be an outbreak of war in the Balkans (VoA) • Hundreds protest in downtown Pristina after Liridona Ademaj’s murder (media) Serbian Language Media: • Petkovic: Kurti not interested in de-escalation in northern Kosovo (Tanjug) • Rakic-Andric on refusing requests to dissolve mayors in four northern municipalities (Kosovo Online, social media) • Kosovo minister has no information Serbs submitted initiative to dissolve mayors in four northern municipalities (N1, BETA) • Ambassador Cochard: Returning memorial plaque to fallen Serbian soldiers in a way also represent apology from France (KoSSev, Danas) • New KFOR Italian battalion arrived in Kosovo (KoSSev, social media) • Brnabic receives Wozniak (Tanjug) International Media: • PISA School Test Results See South-East Europe Pupils Falter (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 05, 2023

Albanian Language Media: Kurti: Kosovo provides strong rights for non-majority communities (RTK) Council of Europe experts consider use of police force in the north to be excessive (Koha) Kosovo delegation continues lobbying for access to UNFCCC mechanisms (RTK) Kusari: Kurti did not compromise, there is no autonomy for Serbs in draft of Association (Koha) Haradinaj calls on Kurti to fulfill demands of policemen (media) CDHRF: Does SPO in The Hague have moral and professional responsibility? (media) North Macedonia announces elections, technical government expected to be led by an Albanian prime minister (media) Serbian Language Media Serbian List delegation meets with EULEX chief (Tanjug, Kosovo Online, social media) Serbian List reacts to visit of Serbia Against Violence coalition MP candidates  (Kosovo Online) Serbian expats to be able to vote in 35 countries worldwide (Tanjug) Stano says EU proposal for establishment of Community of Serbian Municipalities not to be published as diplomatic efforts are underway (Radio KIM, media) New briefing room for Kosovo police in Mitrovica North from KFOR (Kosovo Online, social media) Vucic to receive president of Italy's Lombardy region on Tuesday (media) International Media: Hague Court Tightens Rules for Visits to Kosovo Guerrilla Leaders (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 4, 2023

Albanian Language Media: • KFOR: After Banjska attack, we quadrupled presence in north of Kosovo (Koha) • Kosovo man arrested under suspicion of ordering his wife’s murder (media) • Osmani meets Von der Leyen, discuss Kosovo’s getting closer to EU (media) • Kurti hosts Jovanovic, discuss relations between Kosovo and Serbia (media) • Redzepi with messages from Bosnia: Careful with the Association! (EO) • Lajcak holds series of productive meetings with reps of European govts (media) • Kamberi meets Kurti: Albanians in the Valley must have representation (KSP) Serbian Language Media: • The European Council requests the Agreement on the Normalization of Relations between Kosovo and Serbia to enter Chapter 35 (N1, media) • Italy’s PM meets Vucic: Italy will always support Serbia in Council of Europe (N1) • A petition launched to ban the false priest Nikola Xhufka from entering Kosovo (KiM radio) • ‘ProGlas’ initiative presented in North Mitrovica (N1, KoSSev) • The SL presidency member: "Support and sign ProGlas" experienced a fiasco in North Mitrovica (Kontakt plus radio) • Monument to fallen Serb soldiers in Pristina cemetery returned to its original place (KoSSev) • Peach held dinner with leaders of Albanian parties and K.Serbs – Arsenijevic, Bisevac, Trajkovic, Rasic (KoSSev)