Albanian Language Media:
• Kurti doesn’t exclude possibility of a new Serbian attack in Kosovo (media)
• Mustafi: Kamberi won another mandate as MP in Serbia (Koha)
• Lajcak: Further consultations in the coming period will be necessary (media)
• Biserko: The West will no longer tolerate Belgrade’s adventures (media)
• Coordination group on Kosovo’s membership at CoE will meet today (Telegrafi)
• Osmani on Judo Championship: Historic milestone for our country (media)
• Kurti: Association of Architects joins Architects’ Council of Europe (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Brnabic: With 50 pct of votes counted, SNS list has 47.1 pct (Tanjug, media)
• The list "Serbia must not stop" received 74.2 percent of the votes of Serbs from Kosovo, says Vucic (Kosovo Online)
• Polling stations for parliamentary, provincial, and local elections close in Serbia (Tanjug)
• Dimitrijevic: Around 22,000 voters from Kosovo voted by 6 pm (Tanjug)
• Petkovic after the vote: Today decided whether the Serbian people will survive in Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Elek: Serbia must not stop, today's unity of Serbs from KiM will contribute to that (Kosovo Online, Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Bogdanovic: We expect a change of government (Kosovo Online)
• The mayor of Presevo accuses Kurti of having led to the division of Albanians (Beta, NMagazin, Danas)
• Election watchdog program director expresses concern about gathering spots for voters in Belgrade (N1)
• Demostat: EU recognizes Belgrade’s hypocrisy (N1)
• Political analysts: It is too late to change the Annex, Serbia will not be able to avoid Kosovo’s entry into intl institutions (N1)
International Media:
• Serbian polls close in snap election called by Vucic (BBC)
• Live Blog: Serbian Elections 2023 (Balkan Insight)
• Serbia's populists claim a sweeping victory in the country's parliamentary election (abcnews.go.com)
• Serbia's ruling populists claim sweeping election victory (euronews.com)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 18, 2023
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 15, 2023
Albanian Language Media:
• Kosovo Assembly adopts budget for 2024 (media)
• Deliu-Kodra: 2024 will be an election year (KTV)
• Serbia confirms in writing not considering implementing Brussels deal (Koha)
• Gervalla: Policy of appeasement towards Serbia has failed (media)
• Kearns on letter to EU to lift measures against Kosovo (Kallxo)
• Osmani to give end of year speech at Kosovo Assembly today (media)
• COMKFOR Ulutas meets Quint ambassadors (media)
• Rohde: Governments sometimes listen, and sometimes they don’t (Kosovapress)
Serbian Language Media:
• Vucic: West will not give up on Kosovo independence (Tanjug)
• Rada Trajkovic on unveiling plaque at former Panda café: Cynical act of PM Kurti (KoSSev, Kosovo Online)
• Kurti wading into the election campaign, urges Albanians in Serbia to mobilize and vote for Kamberi (KoSSev)
• Westerlund: Pristina has to implement its obligations (Kosovo Online)
• Haradinaj says budget scandalous, discrimination of municipalities not run by Self-determination (KoSSev)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 14, 2023
Albanian Language Media:
• Von der Leyen: Kosovo and Serbia to fulfill their commitments within dialogue (media)
• Borrell: I have invested a lot of energy in Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Reporteri)
• Osmani: We have information that Serbia is preparing new attacks, will inform EU leaders (media)
• Kurti: Kosovo-Serbia agreement must be defended by EU and USA (VoA)
• Osmani: We will make association if it does not create additional level of governance (media)
• Bislimi: Association after elements of de-facto recognition are met (RTK)
• Lajcak in conversation with Bislimi: We agreed on the next steps in the dialogue (media)
• O'Brien meets Maqedonci: U.S. supports KSF (Koha)
• Osmani asks Von der Leyen to remove punitive measures against Kosovo (media)
• KFOR commander goes to Leposaviq, meets personnel patrolling along border line (media)
• Kurti and Abbott meet, discuss developments during 2023 (media)
• Bislimi and Blankenborg talk about economy and dialogue (RTK)
• Indictment filed against four northern Serbs, who threw bombs at offices of CEC (RTK)
Serbian Language Media:
• Brnabic placed a reservation on the EU declaration: No recognition of Kosovo (Kosovo Online, Blic)
• Vucic: I do not believe that the Kosovo issue will be resolved quickly and easily (Kosovo Online, TV Prva)
• Serbian PM Brnabic met Orban and Varhelyi ahead of the summit (Tanjug, Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Borrell: Both sides in the dialogue are moving slowly, but they are moving (Tanjug)
• Michel: We expect more reforms from the Western Balkans (KiM radio)
• CEC received the requests of the president of the Leposavic, North Mitrovica and Zubin Potok municipal assemblies, response in five days (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Goran Bogdanovic: The French-German plan is already being implemented (KiM radio)
• KFOR Commander Ulutas in Leposavic, visited the church of St. Vasilije Ostroski (KoSSev)
• Four persons indicted in connection with last year's attack on the premises of the MEC (KoSSev)
International Media:
• EU-Western Balkans summit, 13 December 2023 (consilium.europa.eu)
• Who Owns the Media? Only 30 Per Cent of Media in Kosovo Reported Ownership, BIRN Finds (Prishtina Insight)
• Extradition To Kosovo Of Monastery Attack Suspect 'Impossible,' Serbian FM Says (RFE)
• Vučić received an invitation to the EU-WB Summit, Serbian authorities decided Brnabić will attend (EWB)
• Countries call on the EU to remove measures against Kosovo (politico.eu)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 13, 2023
Albanian Language Media:
EU Council of Ministers approves conclusions for Kosovo and Serbia (RTK)
Bislimi: Government has not guaranteed there are no constitutional violations in Association’s draft (media)
Svecla: Serbia's threats are a serious problem for Kosovo and the region (RTK)
Rohde: Kosovo and Serbia should fulfill their duties (RTV21, media)
Specialist Prosecutor’s Office arrests Haxhi Shala (media)
Kurti: We distributed funds to over 380 families from non-majority communities (media)
LVV missed again meeting of Investigative Commission for state reserves (EO)
Albanians and Serbs demand depoliticization of issue of missing persons (Reporteri)
Krasniqi: Kurti government is penalizing citizens on party basis (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Petkovic on non-acceptance of requests to dissolve mayors: Kurti violates his own regulations (KoSSev)
Varhelyi: Conclusions on Serbia adopted by EU General Affairs Council (Tanjug, media)
Vucic says he fears Kosovo situation will be set up in increasingly harsh manner (Tanjug)
Hill: I have found EU good will for Serbia, but not for Serbia's problems (Tanjug)
Vice President of Peoples’ Party visits Gracanica ahead of Serbian parliamentary elections (Radio KIM, media)
CRTA NGO to deploy 3,000 election observers (media)
Serbia Against Violence rallies thousands in Belgrade (N1, media)
Serbian military get new vehicles (N1)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 12, 2023
Albanian Language Media:
• Bislimi: Contract is step toward normalization of electricity supply in north (media)
• Lajcak meets Petkovic, discuss Association draft statute (media)
• Osmani meets Kearns, discuss security developments (media)
• Kurti meets journalists from Ukraine and Afghanistan (media)
• Rohde thanks Kosovo for hosting Ukrainian and Afghan journalists (media)
• Kosovo joins European Youth Card Association (media)
• Krasniqi slams govt for allocation of budget to certain municipalities (media)
• COMKFOR Ulutas concludes visit to Albania (media)
• Szunyog meets SL leader, discuss early local elections and dialogue (media)
• Osmani meets Foreign Minister of Somalia (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Lajcak, Petkovic discuss normalization agreement (N1, media)
• Szunyog, Elek discuss elections, dialogue (Tanjug)
• EULEX on breaking into church near Podujevo: Criminal complaint filed to prosecution (Kosovo Online)
• “White Peony” award goes to lawyer Filipovic, “Black Peony” award to PM Kurti (Kosovo Online, media)
• Vucic with ODIHR mission: I expect fair, democratic elections (FoNet)
• OSCE PA to deploy 75 election observers (N1)
International Media:
• Kosovo’s Marginalized Groups Still Discriminated Against in Workplace – Report (Balkan Insight)