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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 19, 2023

• European Parliament votes to scarp visa regime for Kosovo citizens (BIRN) • Visa liberalisation agreement to be signed on Wednesday (SchengenVisaInfo) • Gervalla, Kosovo delegation thank MEPs for visa liberalisation (Klan) • Kurti and Vucic to meet in Brussels on May 2 (Albanian Post) • Joint monitoring committee for Kosovo-Serbia agreement established (media) • U.S. expects implementation of past agreements, including Association (VoA) • Vela: Serbian List informed of all developments regarding elections (Klan) • Hovenier condemns arson incident in Orthodox church in Prizren (media) • Montenegro Urged to Reinvestigate 1999 Killings of Kosovo Albanians (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 18, 2023

• Kurti: No partial implementation of agreement, no delays (media) • Deadline to form Monitoring Committee expires (Koha) • European Parliament expected to vote on visa liberalisation today (media) • Kurti meets Davenport, discuss elections in the north (media) • Vela: Serbian Govt trying to interfere with local elections in north (media) • Serbian government adopts measures to protect Serbs in Kosovo (Euractiv) • Jablanovic: Situation in the north can escalate (media) • Kurti: Pleased to announce agreement with IMF for up to €260M (media) • Vela reacts to Dacic’s remarks about Kosovo’s CoE membership (media) • Private hearing of first witness in Thaci trial causes concern (BIRN) • 20 cases of criminal acts against reporters this year (RTK) • Seizing crypto-mining equipment has saved Kosovo ‘millions’: Govt (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 14, 2023

• Bislimi: Postponing elections in the north, not a good option (VoA) • Vela: Vucic wants to block 23 April elections in the north (media) • Serbia conditions disputed elections in north on Serb municipalities body (BIRN) • Election Commission expected to approve voting centers today (Telegrafi) • If elections are held in the north, “99 percent of Serbs will boycott them” (AP) • Abazovic: Serbia should recognise Kosovo as soon as possible (Klan Kosova) • Escobar: Ohrid agreement is historic (media) • One month detention on remand for police officer in wounding incident (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 13, 2023

• Kosovo police arrest three men for beating journalist (Reuters) • Svecla: Three suspects arrested for attacking reporter (media) • UNMIK chief condemns assault on journalist (media) • EULEX: Security situation in north of Kosovo remains fragile (Reporteri) • Haxhiu: CEC, security institutions to assess security situation in north (Koha) • UNMIK chief condemns shooting in northern Kosovo (media) • Pineles: KLA is being tried in the Hague (teve1) • Gutierrez: Sustainable funding ensures independence of RTK (RTK) • Professor suspended over accusations of threatening, abusing, students (BIRN) • ‘Tech for Good’ in Kosovo: Women entrepreneurs lead the way (BIRN) • Kharchenko: We’ll try to treat Association at UN Security Council (Klan)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 12, 2023

• Four police officers arrested over incident in the north (media) • “Kosovo, largest fiscal package to help citizens cope with increased prices” (media) • Reporter Valon Syla physically assaulted by unknown persons (Koha) • Photo gallery: 24th Anniversary of Blace Exodus (Prishtina Insight) • SRSG Ziadeh met Vucic in Belgrade on Tuesday (media) • Begaj and Escobar discuss situation in Western Balkans (Albanian Daily News) • Politicians and public targeted in online intimidation cases (BIRN)