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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 30, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• Gervalla and McKay talk about increasing Kosovo’s military capacities (RTK)
• KFOR: Authors of attacks against our troops must be held accountable (media)
• LVV on anniversary of riots in Zvecan: Republic cannot be suspended (Koha)
• Konjufca: Chances for dissolution of Assembly have decreased (media)
• Konjufca on Borrell's report on Kosovo: It would be good to write that banks of Serbia were illegal (media)
• German government votes in favor of extending mandate of soldiers in Kosovo (media)
• Germany and Spain argue about recognition of Kosovo (RFE)

Serbian Language Media:

• One year of Albanian mayors’ mandate: What was done in the four Serbian municipalities in the north of Kosovo? (Euronews)
• Consequences of clashes in Zvecan – deteriorated situation, difficult life with many unpopular decisions (Radio KIM)
• Ulutas: Courage of KFOR soldiers at protests in Zvecan helped stabilize situation (Kosovo Online, media, social media)
• Todic: Great uncertainty in Leposavic, ordinary people suffer the most (Kosovo Online)
• Pantovic: Stricter actions by judicial authorities after last year's events in Zvecan, people are afraid (Kosovo Online)
• Constitutional Court in Pristina without membership in Conference of European Constitutional Courts (Radio Mitrovica sever, Tanjug)
• A Serbian young man attacked in ETC store in Gracanica; the police arrested the suspect (KiM radio, RTS, Kosovo Online, KoSSev)
• Desecrated cemetery and commemoration hall in Donje Korminjane village (KoSSev, Danas)
• Vucic, Beyer discuss EU integration of Serbia, region (Tanjug)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 29, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• Gervalla and McKay talk about increasing Kosovo’s military capacities (RTK)
• KFOR: Authors of attacks against our troops must be held accountable (media)
• LVV on anniversary of riots in Zvecan: Republic cannot be suspended (Koha)
• Konjufca: Chances for dissolution of Assembly have decreased (media)
• Konjufca on Borrell's report on Kosovo: It would be good to write that banks of Serbia were illegal (media)
• German government votes in favor of extending mandate of soldiers in Kosovo (media)
• Germany and Spain argue about recognition of Kosovo (RFE)

Serbian Language Media:

• One year of Albanian mayors’ mandate: What was done in the four Serbian municipalities in the north of Kosovo? (Euronews)
• Consequences of clashes in Zvecan – deteriorated situation, difficult life with many unpopular decisions (Radio KIM)
• Ulutas: Courage of KFOR soldiers at protests in Zvecan helped stabilize situation (Kosovo Online, media, social media)
• Todic: Great uncertainty in Leposavic, ordinary people suffer the most (Kosovo Online)
• Pantovic: Stricter actions by judicial authorities after last year's events in Zvecan, people are afraid (Kosovo Online)
• Constitutional Court in Pristina without membership in Conference of European Constitutional Courts (Radio Mitrovica sever, Tanjug)
• A Serbian young man attacked in ETC store in Gracanica; the police arrested the suspect (KiM radio, RTS, Kosovo Online, KoSSev)
• Desecrated cemetery and commemoration hall in Donje Korminjane village (KoSSev, Danas)
• Vucic, Beyer discuss EU integration of Serbia, region (Tanjug)

International:

• Kosovo prepares to house 300 inmates from Denmark, raising human rights concerns (Reuters)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 27, 2024

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Data from population census, a basis for better decisions (RFE)
• PDK leader sends letters to VV, LDK and AAK leaders for early elections (media)
• LDK’s Rukiqi: Kurti’s resignation only way to new elections (EO)
• KFOR denies it negotiated the withdrawal of terrorist group from Banjska (media)
• Gervalla: Serbia has turned again into real threat for the whole region (media)
• Rohde: Kosovo has a diverse and interesting culture (media)
• 360 Serbs applied to convert drivers’ licenses to Kosovo licenses (EO)

Serbian Language Media:

• KFOR denies negotiating withdrawal of attackers from Banjska (KoSSev, N1, media)
• Office for KiM: A hand grenade planted in the yard of a Serbian family, new pressure (RTS, media)
• Serbs in Kosovo physically, legally, and politically endangered, said the Serbian Assembly delegation in the NATO
Parliamentary Assembly (Kosovo Online, RTS, media)
• Milicevic: The census will be used for political purposes, there was no will for it to be inclusive (Kosovo Online)
• Europol: Decoding the EU’s most threatening criminal networks (KoSSev)
• EU media: Resolution on Srebrenica forced in a divided UN General Assembly (N1, Beta)
• “While we were watching the UN meeting on Srebrenica, lithium mining was approved”: Activists start a storm on social
networks (N1, KoSSev)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 23, 2024

Albanian Language Media:
• Kurti: Belgrade military parades where remains of 744 Albanians found (Koha)
• Bislimi: Dialogue faces frequent rejections from Serbia (Reporteri)
• Krasniqi: Kosovo needs EU to lift punitive measures as soon as possible (media)
• Citaku: Early elections are necessity; we don’t have spears for opposition (media)
• KFOR: Kosovo Police don’t need to notify us of all their movements (media)
• “Gallup”: Kosovo, the most ardent “fan” of the USA in the world (media)
• Hoxhaj: Kurti government is anti-European, anti-Western (Express)
• Cameron: Reconciliation and economic growth, advantage in Balkans (RFE)

Serbian Language Media:
• Three Penalized for ‘Arrogant Behavior’ Outside Main Branch of Postal Savings Bank on Monday (KoSSev)
• SD: Kosovo police tried to hand out fines for a fictitious incident (KiM radio)
• Petkovic and Chulick: Pristina's unilateral moves endanger the stability of the entire region (KiM radio)
• Vucic: Truth not one-sided, UN resolution to brand victims genocidal (Tanjug, media)
• Djuric: Serbia appeals to UN member states to oppose Srebrenica resolution (Tanjug, media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 22, 2024

Albanian Language Media:
• Govt: Association isn’t an umbrella to legalize illegal structures (media)
• Kurti: In less than 2 weeks, 313 Serbs converted their driver’s licenses (media)
• Kurti meets coalition partners, non-majority communities representatives (media)
• U.S. concerned about minorities’ treatment, “leaders to listen to partners” (RFE)
• KFOR said it was notified about operation in north, but did not take part in it (RFE)
• Osmani meets Szunyog, talks need to remove measures against Kosovo (media)

Serbian Language Media:
• Ziadeh: Kosovo Police action in the north may lead to an escalation (Kosovo Online, KoSSev)
• EU concerned over Kosovo police raids on bank branches (N1)
• Hovenier and Chulik: Yesterday’s KP action was not coordinated with international partners, Kosovo government has to address the basic needs of all citizens (KoSSev)
• British Embassy: Police action in the north poses a risk for escalation of tensions (Kosovo Online)
• KFOR: We expect timely consultations on any action by the Kosovo Police or the KSF (Kosovo Online, KiM radio, KoSSev)
• Vucevic met Konrad, further cooperation, Serbia's European path, and the position of Serbs in Kosovo discussed (Tanjug)
• Petkovic spoke with the Spanish ambassador about the situation in Kosovo (Tanjug)
• Miljan Jovanovic from Leposavic arrested by the Kosovo police for the second time - by mistake (Beta, NMagazin)
• SL: The state has done everything to protect all Serbs who receive income from the budget of the Republic of Serbia (Radio Mitrovica sever)