UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, September 9, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

Osmani: U.S. doesn’t want us to keep bridge closed, but to set a joint date to open it (media)
Osmani, Kurti thank Turkiye for cooperation in field of security (Koha)
"Unforeseen developments", Lajcak won’t be EU ambassador in Switzerland (Koha)
Kosovo will donate a fleet of vehicles to Ukraine (media)
Peci says VV and Guxo are in coalition (media)
Volker: West is strengthening Vucic, while undermining others in Balkans (RFE)

Serbian Language Media:

Discarded and Invisible (KoSSev, Radar)
Vucic: We will have many problems with Kurti's provocations (Kosovo Online)
Dacic met with the president of Interpol in China, discussed the regional Interpol office in Belgrade (Blic)
Elek: Kurti scores political points by mistreating Serbs, the persecution will continue because no one stops him (Kosovo Online, Tanjug, Kurir)
Vucic informs Russian ambassador of situation in Kosovo (Tanjug)
Rojevic: Interrupted checkpoint blockades; deadline to Pristina until October 1st to fulfil the demands (Danas, RTV, N1)
Jovanovic: Silent exodus of Serbs from Kosovo occurring without media attention (FoNet, N1, KiM radio)

Albanian Language Media:

• Lajçak to visit Kosovo today (media)
• Germany warns that CEFTA can move forward even without Kosovo (Koha)
• Rohde: Kurti was not persuaded to compromise on representation of Kosovo in CEFTA (Koha)
• Zulfaj answers to Germany about CEFTA: Serbia is setting conditions (Koha)
• U.S. Mission at OSCE concerned about uncoordinated actions in north (RTK)
• Rasic against Kurti on opening of Iber bridge: I don't see it reasonable to jeopardise progress (Zeri)
• Osmani: Kosovo and Finland are steadfast partners (Koha)
• Ambassador Orav had a busy day with meetings on Thursday (Klan)
• In a phone call with Vucic, Scholz emphasised importance of Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (RTK)
• Cerkinaj: Locals are not serious at all about fate of missing (Koha)

Serbian Language Media:

• Lajcak in Pristina today, confirmed by Stano (Tanjug, Radio Mitrovica North)
• Serbia confirmed the search of a possible mass grave near Novi Pazar (Beta, NMagazin, RFE)
• Hill: Serbia adheres to dialogue and that is the right approach (RTS, Danas, Kosovo Online, media)
• Rojevic: The blockade of the administrative crossings to Kosovo announced for today at 6 pm (Danas, beta, Insajder, media)
• Simic: I told the truth - that I didn't do anything illegal, it’s a pressure before the elections (Kosovo Online, media)
• Arsenijevic followed? (KoSSev)
• Nenad Rasic: The closure of Serbian institutions in the north not a surprise (KiM radio)

Albanian Language Media:

• Krasniqi: There are no more illegal institutions in north (RTK)
• MFA: Avoid entering and exiting Kosovo-Serbia border crossings (media)
• KFOR: Avoid actions that could create tensions (Express)
• Pacolli: There is no longer reason to have KFOR soldiers on Iber bridge (Zeri)
• Bislimi meets new Dutch ambassador, demands removal of EU measures (RTK)
• Finnish Foreign Minister to visit Kosovo today (Koha)
• Indictment filed against a Gorani for war crimes in Suhareka and Rahovec (RTK)
• Fried: Kosovo government is making Belgrade look like vulnerable party (RTK)
• Kurti: Mediation offers efficient solutions in cases of disputes (RTK)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic: I would go to Mitrovica if international forces allowed me to (Tanjug)
• Milan Radojevic questioned by KP: A clean face and a clear conscience are the most important things to me (Tanjug, media)
• Another indictment for an alleged war crime in Kosovo (RTS)
• The Albanian mayor of Zubin Potok on whether he supports the closure of provisional authorities (Danas)
• Stano: Maintaining ties with Russia is not in line with EU values (Danas, N1, media)

International:

• Reset Required: Bring VAR to the Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue (Balkan Insight)
• Vulin with Putin: Serbia will never impose sanctions on Russia (EWB)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, September 4, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

Kurti meets Hargreaves, discuss bilateral relations, developments (media)
Gervalla: Serbia is the one threatening the region (Koha)
Haxhiu: Serbia should be pressured to hand over war criminals, terrorists (TeVe1)
Canak: Info about plans to displace Serbs to Sandzak from sources (media)
Five Serbs summoned for interviews for “falsification of documents”(Koha)
Shea: Kosovo government needs to engage fully in the dialogue (Klan Kosova)

Serbian Language Media:

Petkovic: Hearings of the leaders of the Serbian List - brutal political persecution of Serbs from the north (Kosovo Online)
Milovic: The presidents of the provisional authorities of the municipalities were summoned to the police for questioning (RTS, Kosovo Online)
Serbian democracy: Through dialogue, Serbian institutions were recognized as a reality (KiM radio)
Leaders of closed Serbian institutions summoned for interview - suspected of "falsifying documents" (KoSSev, alternativna.com, KiM radio)
"If a child is born, there is nowhere to register": While Serbs in Kosovo live without institutions, Albanians open shops (N1, NMagazin)
Peci announces investment in agro-tourism in the North, reacts to claims of Serbian discrimination: “I cannot imagine any reason for it” (KoSSev)
Minister Miscevic in Bled: Serbia understands the importance of dialogue; Hill: EU enlargement a very complex process (RTS)
Lajcak, Miscevic discuss EU Growth Plan for Western Balkans (Tanjug)
ProGlas on the meeting with the delegation of Serbs from Kosovo: The situation in Kosovo a consequence of Vucic's policy (Danas)
RFE: EU says relations with Russia can’t be business as usual (N1, NMagazin, Danas)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, September 2, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

Kosovo closes five Serbia-run institutions in the north (media)
Osmani meets Kasanof, “insightful discussion on recent developments” (media)
Plaques of Kosovo institutions put up in former “parallel municipalities” (media)
Osmani: Our true power lies in partnerships that have kept us strong (media)
Lajcak: Societies in Kosovo and Serbia not ready for normalization (RFE)
Lajcak will travel to Pristina to prepare next meeting of chief negotiators (media)
Canak and Biserko: Belgrade plans to displace Kosovo Serbs to Sandzak (media)

Serbian Language Media:

SRSG Ziadeh on the situation in northern Kosovo (KoSSev, Kosovo Online, NIN, Euronews.rs, media)
Controversy Erupts at Ulpiana Fest Over Burning of Christian Crosses (KoSSev)
The Eparchy of Raska-Prizren condemns the burning of crosses at the Ulpiana Fest (Kosovo Online, KoSSev, N1, media)
Hargreaves: The Kosovo government must do more to ensure Serbs feel secure about their future here (KoSSev)
How identity verification looks like in North Mitrovica (KoSSev)
Biserko, Canak informed Kurti that Belgrade plans to move Serbs from the North to Raska, asking him to prevent it (KoSSev)
Lajcak after Bled travels to Pristina (RTS, media)
Signs of Kosovo institutions placed on the buildings of Serbian institutions in North Mitrovica (Kosovo Online, media)
BIRODI: The GoK to fulfil its obligations towards Serbs in Kosovo, instead of discrimination (NMagazin, N1, Beta, KoSSev)
Kosovo’s Northern Security Sweep: An Overview (KoSSev, media)
Vucic criticizes Kosovo’s provocations and expresses doubts about Serbia’s EU accession by 2028 (N1, Beta, media)

International Media:

Protest from US after Kosovo closes Serbian offices (The Guardian)
Taking Heat From Allies, Kosovo President Blames 'Dark Forces' (RFE)
After greeting Macron in Belgrade, Serbia's Vučić sets off to meet von der Leyen in Prague (euronews.com)
EU's Balkan Envoy Says Serbia-Kosovo Stalemate Risks 'Outbursts Of Instability' (RFE)