Albanian Language Media: • Major disagreements in EU over lifting measures against Kosovo (RFE) • Osmani thanks Carpenter for unwavering support for Kosovo (media) • Kurti meets with Deputy Prime Minister of Slovenia, Luka Mesec (media) • Kurti: Serbia killed young Serbs to justify genocide in Kosovo (media) • EU-Western Balkans summit to confirm European path (RTK) • Two former Kosovo Police officers arrested in Zubin-Potok (media) • Trump nominates Grenell as special envoy for international missions (media) • Instagram accounts of senior LDK officials, including Abdixhiku’s, attacked (media) Serbian Language Media: • Djuric: Situation in Kosovo the worst in the last two decades (Kosovo Online, Kurir) • Hill: No alternative to Dialogue; the CSM must be established (Kosovo Online, euronews.rs) • Simic: Without 10 mandates for the Serb List, ethnic cleansing of Serbs from Kosovo will be finalized (TV Prva, Kosovo Online) • The Serbian People's Movement presented its candidates for the parliamentary elections (KiM radio, KoSSev) • KFOR practiced the defense of Visoki Decani (RTS) • SOC files criminal complaint against Selim Pacolli (Radio Mitrovica sever, NMagazin, Beta, eparhija-prizren.com) • KP officer sentenced to three years for attempted murder of Serbian civilian (KoSSev) • Student protests in Serbia continue amid incidents (N1)

Albanian Language Media: EU demands sending Association draft statute to Constitutional Court (RTK) Kurti travels for an official visit to Croatia (media) Ziadeh meets Hovenier, thanks him for cooperation, support to dialogue (media) Osmani in Washington D.C. met with Congressman Pete Sessions (media) Maqedonci meets Spruds, discuss latest attack in the north of Kosovo (media) Barduani: Very good cooperation with Kosovo institutions (RTK) Svecla commends joint Kosovo-Albania operation against arms trafficking (media) Serbian Language Media: Vucic receives Interpol President (Tanjug) Dacic opens 2nd SEPCA General Assembly meeting (Tanjug) Dragisa Vicentijevic to remain in detention (Kosovo Online, media) Slovakian Ministry of Defence: Proposal to send 150 soldiers to Kosovo (Kosovo Online) Mojsilovic met US European Command Deputy Director (Tanjug) Mass shooter found guilty of Serbian village massacres, sentenced to 20 years (N1) International Media: Serbia students continue protests despite government concessions (Balkan Insight) Alarm raised in Balkans over TikTok ‘Superman Challenge’ risks to children (Balkan Insight) Workshop “Early Warning and Early Action Against Extremist Ideologies” (Sbunker.org)

Albanian Language Media: Scholz: Agreement between Kosovo and Serbia must be implemented (media) Hovenier: Still no evidence to hold anyone responsible for "Iber-Lepenc" attack (Kallxo) Peci: Sources in KFOR say over 1,500 members of Civil Protection in Raska (KTV) Maqedonci: It is suspected that attack was carried out by operational remnants of Radojcic's group (Klan) Svecla: Members of Serbian List involved in ongoing unrest in the north (Reporteri) Perteshi: Serbia’s structures prepared the attacks in the north for three years (RTK) Bislimi: Serbia has no right to obstruct our support for Albanians in Presevo Valley (RFE) Nexhmi Rexhepi elected new president of Constitutional Court (RTK) Gervalla: Kosovo guarantees the highest standards of human rights (RTK) Kurti welcomed Hella Ben Youssef (RTK) Serbian Language Media: Vucic: Kosovo, geopolitics and other important issues also discussed with Scholz (Tanjug) Scholz: There is an agreement that has been reached and must be implemented (Kosovo Online) Petkovic: Kurti and Svecla trying to criminalize Serbian List before the elections (Radio Mitrovica sever) SL: Kurti started an undisguised showdown with Serbian List (Radio Mitrovica sever, Kosovo Online, KoSSev) Kosovo Serbs abandoned by all but God, says Metropolitan Grigorije (KoSSev) Students of the University of Pristina relocated in North Mitrovica: We face daily violations of human rights (Kosovo Online)

Albanian Language Media: Osmani: Kosovo, a champion of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda (media) Terras condemns terrorist attack on Iber Lepenci water canal (Koha) Kurti meets Terras, calls for removal of EU measures against Kosovo (media) COMKFOR Barduani meets Terras (media) Interethnic relations in Kosovo, prey to disinformation (RFE) Kurti: Fight against corruption among key priorities of our government (media) Unfounded asylum requests from Kosovo increased by over 100 percent (RFE) Kurti: Proud that Kosovo will organize the Mediterranean Games (RTK) Serbian Language Media: Serbian Labor Minister: “Kurti brags about result of expulsion of more than 200.000 Serbs from Kosovo after 1999” (Kosovo Online, social media) Development Fund for North suffers losses: Who benefits? (Kosovo Online) Turkish KFOR soldiers patrol in Zubin Potok (media, social media) Minister Popovic: No to EU membership if Kosovo is the price (N1, BETA) EC: Serbia implementing visa-liberalization recommendations (N1) Montenegro Defense Minister on detained soldiers: Draconian punishment, I am calling for their release (Radio KIM) Berliner Zeitung from Zurich: Vucic’s "Insights without illusions" (Tanjug, Kosovo Online)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 9, 2024 Albanian Language Media: Osmani meets Trump, “reaffirmed commitment to strength our alliance” (media) Osmani meets Musk, “great conversation about government efficiency” (media) Kurti: Stability and peace in Balkans require unified and decisive reaction (media) Kurti: Serbia is keeping hostage Western Balkans because of Moscow (media) Turkish troops from KFOR’s reserves deploy to Kosovo (media) Cupric: Terrorist act that constitutes a serious threat (media) AJK condemns “Kurti's dangerous language against the media” (media) Calls on TikTok for Albanians to damage Serb monuments (Dukagjini) Serbian Language Media: Kurti published a video about the explosion on the Ibar-Lepenac canal; Petkovic called it a cartoon (Beta, NMagazin, KoSSev) Petkovic: Belgrade strongly supports SL’s decision to participate in elections (Radio Mitrovica sever, Kosovo Online) KFOR after Kuci's claims about the SPC and weapons: Avoid inflammatory rhetoric (KoSSev) Elek: Lack of response of the international representatives to the violations of Serbian MPs' rights concerning (Vecernje Novosti, Kosovo Online, RTS) Djuric on Kurti's accusations: If it weren’t sad and dangerous, it would be laughable (RTS, Kosovo Online) Kurti in Sarajevo: Serbia is a “kitsch state”, it wanted to start a religious war (N1, KoSSev)