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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 9, 2022

• Energy Regulatory Office approves plan for energy price hike (media)
• Krasniqi: PDK will oppose electricity price increase (RTK)
• LDK gathering support to call special session on energy price increase (Kallxo)
• Prime Minister Kurti holds virtual meeting with Baroness Arminka Helic (media)
• UNDP and EU put on hold restoration work at Xhafer Deva’s house (media)
• Von Cramon: The case of Xhafer Deva's house worries me (media)
• Weller: Reactions to restoration of Xhafer Deva's house, unreasonable (Koha)
• Mitrovica historians support restoration of Xhafer Deva's house (Telegrafi)
• MD denies reports that hundreds of soldiers are applying for visa to Germany (media)
• Quint welcomes Kosovo’s Representative for Contact with Vatican (Express)
• COVID-19: 787 new cases, two deaths (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 8, 2022

• Institutional leaders meet to discuss international empowerment of Kosovo (media)
• Blinken meets Borrell, Western Balkans among issues discussed (media)
• President Osmani met with Austrian MEP Sagartz (RTK)
• Energy office board to review tariff proposals (media)
• German diplomat criticises renovation of Nazi ally’s house in Kosovo (BIRN)
• RTK board dismisses director of Radio Kosovo (media)
• Kosovo charges two company officials over water poisoning case (BIRN)
• Serb forces alleged to have raped Albanian women in UP campus, authorities have no information (Reporteri.net)
• Police confiscates money in a raid in Mitrovica North (Kallxo)
• COVID-19: 754 new cases, eight deaths (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 7, 2022

• COVID-19: 1,283 new cases, six deaths (media)
• Kosovo introduces new COVID-19 measures (media)
• No more mandatory vaccination to enter Kosovo (euronews.al)
• Kurti: We will engage in preserving legitimate rights of Decan Monastery (Koha)
• Serbian Orthodox Church: Kurti and Konjufca not telling the truth (media)
• Kurti received members of German Bundestag (media)
• Kosovo Defence Minister warns EU and NATO of Russian-Serbian influence in the region (media)
• Demokracia: Government of Kosovo has four conditions for Serbian elections in Kosovo (media)
• France's ambassador speaks visa liberalisation, dialogue (Telegrafi)
• Sainovic: If we were offered Resolution 1244 in Rambouillet, there would be no war (media)
• Kosovo War Crime Victims Failing to Get Compensation, Official Warns (BIRN)
• Op-ed: The hypocrisy of Serb Municipality Associations while the Presevo Valley is ethnically cleansed (Exit)
• Belgian constitution interesting for Kosovo, says ambassador (EurActiv)
• Ukraine’s Ambassador to Tirana speaks on war, Albania, and Kosovo (Exit)
• Montenegro’s pro-Serbian governing coalition collapses (AP)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 4, 2022

• COVID-19: 2,110 new cases, five deaths (media)
• Kosovo expected to ease COVID-19 measures for visitors (media)
• Kurti: Kosovo the only country in the region not to have used Russian, Chinese vaccines (media)
• EU envoy in Serbia-Kosovo talks optimistic of progress soon (AP)
• Serbia Demands Association of Municipalities and Elections in Kosovo in Meetings with EU, US Envoys (Exit)
• Reeker: U.S. continues to support Kosovo's sovereignty and territorial integrity (Koha/Klan)
• Ambassador Hovenier reaffirms U.S. support for Kosovo Security Force (media)
• Osmani: Ethnic cleansing of Albanians in the north continued post-war (media)
• Dardan Molliqaj released from detention (media)
• Radojicic narrowly avoids arrest at Bernjak border crossing (Kallxo)
• Kosovo arrests, then releases, cameraman recording company eviction (BIRN)
• FAZ reporter: According to a German diplomat, Rugova had no substantial objection to partition of northern Kosovo (Express)
• Teachers' trade union reacts to payment of Serb officials who did not show up for work (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, February 3, 2022

• U.S. Embassy: Kosovo’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, Constitution are sacrosanct (media)
• UK Balkans envoy expected to visit Kosovo next week (Express)
• Bislimi: We are concerned with Borrell's bias (Koha)
• Belgrade-bound, Lajcak visits Kosovo-Serbia common border crossing point (Express)
• Vucic to US and EU envoys: Belgrade responsible, Pristina avoids obligations (N1)
• Lajcak: Kosovo deserves to be granted a visa-free regime (euronews.al)
• EU, US Urge Kosovo to Propose Models for Association of Serb Municipalities (Exit)
• U.S. Envoy urges implementation of all Kosovo-Serbia agreements (RFE)
• Spahiu: Association is the price Kosovo will pay for recognition from Serbia (Klan)
• Commentators assess visit of EU, U.S. envoys, Kurti’s position (Telegrafi)
• EU Election Observation Mission in Kosovo present report on local elections (media)
• Prime Minister Kurti received the leader of the Alliance for Albanians Zijadin Sela (media)
• Albania-Kosovo power exchange ALPEX joins Europex (SeeNews)