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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 8, 2021

• COVID-19: 566 new cases, nine deaths (media) • Kurti: Formation of new institutions ASAP (media) • Osmani: Diplomatic actions to be coordinated with U.S. (RTV21/Telegrafi) • Serwer, Philips comment on Kosovo-Israel diplomatic relations (Telegrafi) • Prosecution called on to investigate 'vote buying' allegations (Klan) • In a land dominated by ex-rebels, Kosovo women find power at the ballot box (NYT) • SRSG Tanin reaffirms the need to address the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on women and recognise their contributions (UNMIK) • Vetevendosje to support “We march, we don’t celebrate” march (media) • Vucic: Serbia facing western pressure to recognise Kosovo (media) • Krivokapic: I would never have agreed to recognise Kosovo (Koha) • Kosovo planning to draft 'black list' modeled on the U.S. (Koha) • New Court Faces Old Problems in Protecting Kosovo Witnesses (BIRN) • A life dedicated to education (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 5, 2021

• COVID-19: 658 new cases, nine deaths (media) • Kurti: My position hasn’t changed; we can’t change the Constitution (media) • Petkovic reacts to Kurti: Idea for unification could have consequences (media) • Lajcak expects a Kurti-Vucic meeting before summer (media) • ECAP receives 15 complaints over election results (media) • Kusari-Lila: LDK voted Thaci, it should also vote Osmani (RTK/Telegrafi) • AAK has not yet decided whether to vote for Osmani as president (Klan) • Hodzic: Vote for Kurti government if two Bosniak municipalities formed (media) • Mustafa: No preferences for LDK leader and no official candidacies (Kallxo) • UNDP publishes latest public pulse report (media) • Kosovo’s Courts Struggle to Hold Corrupt Officials to Account (Balkan Insight) • Suicide prevention helpline seeking funding (Prishtina Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 4, 2021

• COVID-19: 601 new cases, five deaths (media) • New anti-COVID measures to be proposed in face of growing new cases (media) • CEC: Election results to be announced Thursday (media) • VV thanks diaspora members, claims to have overwhelmingly won their votes (media) • Daka says recent elections were the most difficult to organise (Klan Kosova) • Kurti: Specialist Chambers were imposed, KLA led just war (Telegrafi) • In Switzerland, Osmani meets diaspora, chairman of National Council (media) • EU-U.S. coordination, guarantee there will be no imposed solutions on Kosovo (Koha) • EU envoy tells Serbia, Kosovo dialogue key for entry talks (AP/RFE) • Grenell: Kurti and VV believe Israel was built by crimes (media) • DFC dismisses head of Belgrade office - report (SeeNews/Tanjug) • Twenty years on, the disappeared still cast shadows in northern Kosovo (euronews)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 3, 2021

• COVID-19: 488 new cases, 8 deaths (media) • First COVID-19 COVAX vaccines for Kosovo by May (Express) • Palmer: Full normalization is achieved through mutual recognition (Koha) • Lajcak: Dialogue can be completed within several months (Prishtina Insight) • Kurti in Lezha: The Constitution of Kosovo forbids national unity (media) • Former U.S. dialogue envoy calls Kurti “Anti-American” (media) • Kosovo Bosniaks Protest About ‘Election Trickery’ (Balkan Insight) • Haradinaj claims to have an offer for the winning party (T7, media) • Freedom House: Global decline in democracy has 'accelerated' (RFE, media) • EU Envoy in Pristina to discuss Kosovo-Serbia normalization process (RFE)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 2, 2021

• COVID-19: 467 new cases, 9 deaths (media) • Lajcak arrives in Prishtina, meets Kurti and Kosnett (media) • Lajcak: Kurti knows international community expects dialogue to resume (RTK) • Hoxha: Revoking Radojicic warrant was unexpected (Kallxo) • Ismaili: AAK, safest and most natural partner for Vetevendosje (media) • Shasha: Embassy in Jerusalem, a done deal (Koha) • Prosecution senior official arrested on abuse of duty (media) • Deadly provocation: How village killings kindled Kosovo’s resistance (BIRN)