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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 29, 2023

• 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)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 26, 2023

New mayors in the north swore outside their offices (BIRN) Varhelyi: Support for Kosovo's European path (RTK) Murphy calls for swift implementation of agreement (media) North Macedonia Foreign Minister to visit Kosovo today (media) Grenell: I managed to convince Thaci and Vucic to undo Special Court (media) UNDP Pulse: Lower satisfaction with work of Kurti, Osmani, Konjufca (Kallxo) Serb reporter: Besnik Bislimi will visit Mitrovica North on Monday (media) Administrator: USAID to continue supporting Kosovo (Euronews)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 25, 2023

• Three mayors of northern municipalities to swear in today in public buildings (media) • Rasic on swearing in of mayors: I don’t see any obstacle (media) • Hovenier: Government to urgently prepare draft statute of Association (RTV21) • Varhelyi to visit Kosovo today, will meet leaders and opposition (media) • Reactions to Aliu election as member of Independent Media Commission (media) • Kosovo to invest €1.77 mil to improve railways, water infrastructure (SeeNews)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 24, 2023

• Extension of UK commitment to NATO's Kosovo Force announced during ministerial visit to Western Balkans (gov.uk) • 2 US Senators promote closer Serbia-Kosovo ties in Balkans visit (AP) • Atic appoints four directors - one Albanian, one Bosnian, one Serb and one Egyptian (media) • Mayors in northern municipalities expected to swear in on Thursday (media) • June 1, “trap” for destabilization of the north (Radio Free Europe) • Why is Mogherini silent about the letter she once sent to Mustafa? (RTK) • Vucic: Kosovo has no competence to propose statute for Association (Reporteri) • Decani Monastery says visit of diplomats is support for 24 hectares (Reporteri) • Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla Leaders’ Trial Hears Allegations of Assault (BIRN) • Director of Visametric in Kosovo Detained by Prosecution (Prishtina Insight) • Inverted neon house installed in Kosovo pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale (Dezeen)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 23, 2023

• Murphy: Association will lead to mutual recognition (RFE) • Kurti: We have strengthened partnership and alliance with USA (media) • Borrell: Tensions and mutual provocations have to reach an end (media) • Mehaj met with US Senator, discuss about advancements of KSF (Euronews) • Abbott: Vucic’s statement that Kurti plans to expel Serbs from north is ridiculous (Kallxo) • Kosovo towards completion of genocide lawsuit against Serbia (media) • Balkan Countries Host ‘Immediate Response’ NATO Exercise (BIRN) • Witness at Thaci Trial ‘Found Body of Victim of Kosovo Guerrillas’ (BIRN)