UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 2 , 2023 Albanian Language Media: • Borrell: We have three clear demands (RTK) • France and Germany demand new elections in the north (RFE Albanian) • Kurti: Stop violence until new elections in north (media) • Rama thanks Macron and Scholz for meeting with Osmani and Vucic (media) • Hovenier: Kurti has not changed his mind about the U.S. demands (RTK) • Kurti: More concerning than international sanctions, fascist militia in north (Koha) • Kurti receives phone call from three U.S. senators (media) • Several Kosovars arrested by Serbian authorities; Kosovo Foreign Ministry: Don’t travel through Serbia (media) • COMKFOR congratulates soldiers: You prevented the clash that would lead to civilian casualties (Koha) Serbian Language Media: • Day 8th of crisis in northern Kosovo, requests to hold new elections (RTS, media) • Gatherings in northern Kosovo continue, demands remain the same (KoSSev, media) • Vucic: It is increasingly clear who is responsible for problems in Kosovo (Tanjug) • Dacic: No one will be on Pristina's side if it defies entire world (Tanjug, media) • Arsenijevic, Aktiv on remarks Pristina officials use about protesters in northern Kosovo (Radio KIM, social media) • Two Serbs from central Serbia arrested at Jarinje sent to one month detention (Kosovo Online) • Albanians protest in Mitrovica South following call for “March for the North” (N1) International Media: • Kosovar President Open To New Elections In Areas Of Northern Kosovo Where Clashes Occurred (RFE) • Macron, Scholz call for new elections in tense northern Kosovo districts (France24) • Kosovo crisis: France, Germany call for new elections (DW) • Kosovo's Kurti says mayors must work in offices, will not back down (Reuters) • Standoff in Tense North Kosovo, as Serb Protests Continue (BIRN) • Violence in northern Kosovo: The United States’ failed bet on Serbia (ecfr.eu) • Kosovo Journalists Left Unprotected in Violent Protests in North (BIRN) • Kosovo Holds Serbian Citizens for Weapons Possession Amid Protests (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media: President Osmani to meet Macron and Scholz in Chisinau (media) Kurti: Despite difference in approach, U.S. key partner we’ll always consult (media) COMKFOR: If we didn’t intervene, we’d now be mourning the dead (Koha) U.S. asks Serbia to stop Kosovo Serbs from attacking KFOR (media) Erdogan talks with Kurti and Vucic about situation in north of Kosovo (media) Peach: Reckless action of the government, Kosovo’s image damaged (Koha) Police: Three police vehicles damaged; journalists also attacked (media) Svecla: Belgrade continues tendencies to destabilise Kosovo (media) Reporter: Persons with “Wagner” insignia covered them when they approached US soldiers (Kallxo) Haradinaj: Kurti is a threat to the country, he should leave (Klan) Schmidt: There can be no war between Serbs and Albanians (Klan/Phoenix TV) Serbian Language Media: KFOR at the main intersections in Zvecan, continues to control municipal buildings in the north of Kosovo (RTS) Vucic to CNN: Belgrade met all obligations, Pristina did not (N1, Danas) Kosovo Serb newsrooms defend Zvecan cafe owner labeled as a „traitor“ on social networks (Kosovo) Serbian list: Obrenovic and Petrovic peacefully expressed their protest, the court's decision illegal and unfounded (Radio Mitrovica sever) Buxhala: Disheartening that many people in Kosovo believe that in the conflict between the EU/US and Kosovo, that the former will lose rather than the latter (KoSSev) Albanian rapper Stresi called for "Let's March for the North" (KoSSev) International Media: Why do Kosovo-Serbia tensions persist? (AP) ‘Overreaction’: Kosovo leader blasts US response to violent unrest (politico.eu) NATO peacekeepers in Kosovo set up barriers amid violent clashes (Aljazeera) Statement by High Representative Borrell on ongoing confrontations (Reliefweb) Kosovan PM says he could consider early elections in north if violence ends (The Guardian) NATO troops on guard in northern Kosovo for third day amid protests (France 24) Kosovo Serbs Continue Protests As NATO Bolsters Peacekeeping Force (RFE) NATO troops on guard in north Kosovo for third day amid protests (Reuters) 'Z' Marks The Trouble Spot: Russia's Symbol Of War Appears In Northern Kosovo (RFE) Kosovo: Why is violence flaring up again? (bbc.com) Efforts to defuse Kosovo crisis intensify amid more protests (euronews.com)

Albanian Language Media: Blinken: Call all parties to take immediate actions to de-escalate tensions (media) Kurti: Democracy cannot be suspended or held hostage (media) Kurti to CNN: Not surrendering democratic republic to fascist militia (media) US Penalises Kosovo After Unrest in Serb-Majority North (BIRN) Opposition parties criticise govt for “cracking” relations with U.S. (RFE) OSCE Secretary General condemns violence in north of Kosovo (media) Kurti speaks with Peach, “in a democracy no place for fascist violence” (media) Mehaj: Partnership with U.S. is forever, it will remain as such (RTK) Police: Situation in north fragile but mostly calm (RTK) Mehaj expresses great concern for KFOR members injured in north (RTK) Serbian Language Media: Citizens arriving in large numbers in front of the Zvecan municipality building, KFOR strengthening the barbed wire (KoSSev) A large number of Serbs today in front of the Leposavic municipality building, KFOR strengthened the ring with barbed wire (Kosovo Online) Vucevic: The high-risk security situation in the north Kosovo (RTS) Serbian List called Kosovo Serbs not to endanger safety of KFOR soldiers (N1, FoNet) Protest in front of German embassy in Belgrade (N1) Lazarevic: The international community should have prevented Kurti, the Serbs should have avoided clashing with KFOR, the special units to withdraw (KoSSev, Nova S) Rajovic: KP blocked the work of Flotation Trepca in Leposavic, production is at risk (Kosovo Online) The Eastern American bishop thanked Blinken: The violence is deeply disturbing, indicative of what happened after your warning (KoSSev) International Media: Kosovo: ‘Fascist mobs’ guided by Serbia causing violence, says country’s PM (The Guardian) Nato deploys extra troops to Kosovo after violent clashes (Financial Times) Journalists targeted for attack again on Tuesday (BIRN) Kosovo's Largest Serbian Party Vows To Continue Protests Until Demands Met (RFE) Nato troops on guard in Kosovo town after clashes with Serb protesters (The Guardian) Why did ethnic Serbs attack NATO peacekeepers in Kosovo? Here’s what we know (CNN) Kosovo 'Tactical Game' Is A Strategic Blunder, Security Expert Charles Kupchan Warns Amid Balkan Violence (RFE) What's behind the latest Kosovo flareup? (DW) Russia Tells West to Stop 'Propaganda' Over Kosovo Clashes (The Moscow Times) Ethnic Serbs Gather In Northern Kosovo Amid Flurry Of Diplomatic Efforts To Calm Tensions (RFE) Djokovic ‘raising Serbia and Kosovo tension’ after French Open statement (The Guardian)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 30, 2023 Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: “Protests not peaceful; mobs of extremists directed from Belgrade” (Koha) • Konjufca: Serbs again showed they want north separated from Kosovo (media) • KFOR confirms: About 25 Italian and Hungarian soldiers injured (RTK) • NATO spokesperson statement on unprovoked attacks against KFOR (media) • Osmani: Attacks by criminal gangs must be condemned by everyone (media) • Hovenier: Kurti to take steps to improve the situation (Koha) • Ziadeh strongly condemns attacks on KFOR and injuries to troops and civilians, urges immediate de-escalation (media) • International community on attacks on KFOR and journalists (media) • Zvecan Mayor: I’ll go to work today with help of KFOR, I have meetings (Koha) • Bislimi: Mayors can only work from municipal buildings (media) • Kupchan: Government to withdraw from installing mayors in the north (RFE) Serbian Language Media: • Situation in Zvecan calm this morning, gatherings in north continue (Kosovo Online, Tanjug) • Vucic blames Kosovo PM Kurti for unrest (N1) • Violent clashes between KFOR and Serb protesters in Zvecan, dozens injured (RTS, KoSSev, Tanjug) • Marko Djuric presents chronology of events in Zvecan yesterday (media, social media) • Bishop Teodosije served prayer for peace in Zvecan (KoSSev) • Raska-Prizren Diocese statement following violent incidents in northern Kosovo (social media) • Serbian flag in Gracanica set on fire (Tanjug) • Part of Serbian opposition: Vucic should resign because of events in Kosovo (RTS) International Media: • NATO-Led Force Moves To Disperse Crowds As Tensions Rise In Standoffs With Serbs In Northern Kosovo (RFE) • Kosovo: Fresh clashes as Nato troops called in to northern towns (BBC) • Protesters, Peacekeepers, Injured as Violence Erupts in North Kosovo (BIRN) • Lavrov: Situation in Kosovo may provoke new conflict in Europe (euronews) • Kosovo ex-president on trial for war crimes allowed to visit his sick mother (AP) • Back to the Abuser: Kosovo Women Struggle to Escape Domestic Violence (BIRN)

• Police: Protesters threw teargas in Zvecan, we responded with spray (Express) • Situation in northern Kosovo this morning, increased presence of KFOR (media) • Police withdraw from cordon in Zubin Potok, KFOR members remain (Nacionale) • Rakic asks KFOR that Zvecan mayor should not enter municipal building (media) • Zeqiri: We will meet Hovenier in Pristina at 09:00 (Koha) • Dacic: Albanians cannot be mayors in Serb municipalities (RFE) • School classes in northern Kosovo suspended until further notice (Tanjug) • Serbian List asks Vucic to end dialogue with Pristina (N1, KoSSev) • EU and QUINT: Unilateral actions negatively affect our relationships (media) • Borrell announces talk with Stoltenberg about situation in the north (media) • NATO head urges Kosovo to ease tensions with Serbia (Reuters) • Sarrazin: We do not allow chances offered by Ohrid agreement to collapse due to reckless decision (Koha) • PM Kurti meets Rapporteur for Kosovo in European Parliament (euronews.al) • Von Cramon: Situation in the north is tense, wise solutions must be found (Koha) • Kusari-Lila: Von Cramon's statements about Kosovo Police offensive (Koha) • Von Cramon to hold press conference in Pristina today (media) • Vucic says he fears the conflict in Kosovo (media) • US, EU allies scold Kosovo for escalating tensions with Serbia (politico.eu) • US rebukes Kosovo for escalating tensions, Serbia puts army on alert (euraactiv) • Serbian border police on high alert amid ethnic clashes inside Kosovo (France24) • Serbia blasts NATO forces over inaction during Kosovo clashes (Aljazeera) • Serbian border troops to maintain highest state of alert after ethnic clashes inside Kosovo (AP) • Russia blames US, EU for escalating tensions in Kosovo (Reuters)