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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 28, 2023

UN Security Council discusses report on Kosovo (media) Kurti: Serbia is not constructive; internationals must apply pressure on it (KSP) Kosovo remembers the forcibly disappeared of the 1990s war (BIRN) U.S. Embassy message on National Day of Missing Persons (media) Abbott urges governments to do all they can to resolve fate of missing (media) Lajcak: Important to start defining status, competencies of Association (media) Abdixhiku: We can’t be with Kurti in government, he represents the past (T7) Kosovo’s CoE membership may take up to two years (Albanian Daily News) Kosovo Supreme Court upholds ex-policeman’s war crimes sentence (BIRN) Chollet talks with Vucic; “we expect constructive meeting on May 2” (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 27, 2023

• Kurti seeks support from France, Italy and Germany (Koha) • EU won’t allow conditioning of implementation of agreements (Koha) • Gervalla and Greenfield talked about the UN role in Kosovo (RTK) • Osmani in Skopje: Albanian language law should be implemented (Euronews) • Kosovo demands EU condemn Serbia's 'breach' of intl agreement (Euronews) • Ruling party, opposition, trade blame about crisis in KEK (Prishtina Insight) • Members of European Parliament adopt report on Kosovo (media) • COMKFOR briefs representatives of contributing countries on situation (media) • Police stops two Serbia Post vehicles, finds large amount of money (Kallxo) • Serb Orthodox Church thanks Kosovo Police for swift reaction (Koha Ditore) • Report: Serbia's EU membership depends on normalization of relations with Kosovo (Telegrafi)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 26, 2023

• Kurti: Serbia is saying it will not implement Ohrid Agreement (euronews.al) • Kurti on Association's draft statute: EU didn't let me do it (Klan) • Svecla: Vucic threatened northern Serbs with arrest lists (media) • Ahmeti to Stano: Serbia violated Ohrid agreement, must be punished (RTK) • Krasniqi at State Department, discusses elections in north (Reporteri) • Citaku on elections in north: Sovereignty violated, Kurti is guilty (Klan) • Will Serb rejection of Kosovar passports dissolve now that EU is liberalizing visa regime? (RFE) • EU expects Serbia, Kosovo to implement deal instead of public exchanges (AA) • EU deal on Kosovo 'alive' despite Serbian vote (EU Observer) • Kosovo Power Corporation CEO suspended from duty (media) • Kosovo Assembly extraordinary session today on developments at KEK (media) • Serbia to alter foreign policy after EU Kosovo decision: Vucic (Daily Sabah)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 25, 2023

• Kosovo passes first step to Council of Europe membership (BIRN) • Palokaj: If no obstacles, Kosovo can join CoE early next year (KTV) • Legitimacy of local elections in question after low turnout (Prishtina Insight) • Von Cramon’s statement on local elections in north of Kosovo (media) • UK Ambassador comments on the local elections in the north (media) • KFOR calls for refrain from escalating rhetoric after elections in north (RFE) • Osmani: Serbia committed two violations of agreement less than 24 hrs (media) • Kurti: I am ready for May 2 meeting in Brussels (media) • Limaj: Albin Kurti should give up on north of Kosovo (media) • Serbian leader lashes out at the West over Kosovo vote (Associated Press) • Szunyog: No room for attacks on religious sites in multicultural Kosovo (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, April 24, 2023

• Serbs in north of Kosovo boycott local snap elections (media) • “Kosovo’s application for CoE membership on agenda for Monday” (media) • Lajcak: Time of intense preparation for next high-level meeting (media) • Escobar: We expect concrete proposal on Association from Kosovo (media) • Kurti reacts to Serbian armed forces’ exercise in Batajnica (media) • 25 years after Kosovo war, rape victims find the courage to heal (RFE)