• Kurti rejects Thaci’s invitation for the third time (media)
• Haziri: LVV to have strong reason to bring us back at the table (RTK)
• UK: LVV, LDK to overcome differences, form new government (media)
• Apostolova calls for swift formation of new institutions (Zeri/Klan)
• Haradinaj: Kurti should form the government or move away (RTK)
• Rama about Kurti and Mustafa: Seats more important than Kosovo (media)
• LVV changes statute, its leader can keep (T7/Zeri)
• Former Kosovo Serb minister accused for abusing official post (Telegrafi)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 31
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 30, 2019
UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, December 30, 2019
Albanian Language Media:
• President Thaci invites Kurti for a meeting for the third time (RTK)
• Kosnett engages for LVV-LDK agreement, meets leaders of the two political parties (Express)
• Konjufca: Shedding light on the fate of the missing to be condition during negotiations (Express)
Serbian Language Media:
• Vucic, Brnabic present ‘Serbia 2025’ program (Serbian media)
• Vucic: Main prerequisite is to preserve peace and stability in the region (B92)
• Hearing of defendants in Oliver Ivanovic’s murder case postponed, indictment changed (Radio kontakt plus)
• “Trial is charade and farce” (Radio KIM)
• Djuric on Kosovo, Serbian List and new investments (RTS, KoSSev)
• Popovic, Rakic on new Serbia’s investments in Kosovo (TV Most, Kosovo-online)
• Fabrizi: Continuation of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue EU’s priority (Danas, BETA, Blic)
• Police in Gracanica arrested two persons under suspicion of committing grievous thefts (Radio KIM, Kosovo-online)
• Vucic: I will remain SNS leader until June 2020 and will not run again (FoNet, BETA, N1)
International:
• Serbian Church Expels Montenegro Govt Officials and MPs (Balkan Insight)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 30
Kurti: Date for formation of government not set by president (Koha)
Mustafa: Elections have not produced absolute but relative winners (media)
Haradinaj: Kurti is a cheater, will fail to form government (media)
PDK elects new presidency (RTK)
Pacolli to Vucic: let people celebrate in peace (media)
Haradinaj denies murder in Gjilan was member of his close protection team (media)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 28
• Thaci reinvites Kurti for meeting (media)
• Kurti: We are not in high school to organise meetings in a day (Klan Kosova)
• “LVV to present Thaci with PM nominee and 61 signatures of MPs (Koha)
• Haxhiu: Mandate for forming government follows party's proposal (Telegrafi)
• Osmani: LDK-LVV relations impaired with Konjufca's election (T7/Klan)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, December 27
• New Kosovo Assembly constituted, Konjufca elected Assembly speaker (media)
• Sources: Thaci to give Kurti mandate today to form new government (Express)
• Kurti: Konjufca's election was not a surprise (media)
• LVV: LDK seeking to get more than it is entitled to (media)
• U.S., UK, congratulate constitution of Kosovo Assembly (media)
• President Thaci hails constitution of Assembly (media)
• Mustafa: LVV acted in a biased manner (KTV)
• Veseli: LVV-LDK coalition is ‘give or take’ (media)
• Haradinaj: Kosovo to be more vigilant to movement of Russian nationals (Zeri)