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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 30, 2023

Albanian Language Media:
Kurti presents eight points for de-escalation in north (media)
Govt: Measures against Kosovo would be unfair, we insist on rule of law (Koha)
Kusari-Lila: EU is also responsible for old and new mistakes in dialogue (Koha)
Hovenier: Surprised why no positive response to our requests for north (Klan)
U.S: Designating two organisations in the north as terrorist, uncoordinated (RFE)
Plenkovic: Create conditions for new and comprehensive elections in north (Klan)
Rama: Kosovo must prove the region belongs to the Berlin Process (media)
Haziri: International conference can damage Kosovo (Klan)
Serwer: Vucic is rejecting agreements as soon as he leaves the meeting (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Reactions to Pristina decision to declare “Civil Protection” and “Northern Brigade” as “terrorist organizations” (KoSSev, Kosovo Online, social media)
State Department: Decision of Kosovo to declare two organizations in north as terrorist ones made without coordination with US (RFE, Kosovo Online)
Hill says US and Serbia friends with complex relations (N1, Kosovo Online)
Vucic: Serbs in Kosovo denied very same rights enshrined in US Declaration of Independence (RTS)
Patriarch Porfirije served memorial service at Gazimestan yesterday (Radio KIM)
Petkovic accuses Svecla of lying, says Kosovo police did stop Vucic’s son three times (Radio KIM, Kosovo Online, social media)
International Media:
Kosovo's prime minister offers to hold new elections in tense Serb-majority municipalities (ABC News)
Kosovo designates two Serb groups as terrorist organisations (Reuters)
Kosovo Declares Serb Groups in North ‘Terrorists’ (BIRN)
Kosovo designates two Serb groups as terrorist organisations (The Irish Times)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 29, 2023

Albanian Language Media:
Kosovo government responds to EU on penalty measures (media)
EU leaders: Failure to de-escalate tensions will have consequences (RTK)
U.S. administration shares Congress’ concerns on tensions in north Kosovo (VoA)
Kurti visited the north of Kosovo on Wednesday (media)
Osmani: There’s a solution for the north; we are contacting internationals (RTK)
Kurti concludes his visit to London: I met the supporters of Kosovo (RTK)
Lajcak: Kurti and Vucic agreed on elections, but not on extension (media)
Stoltenberg: Kosovo and Serbia must return to dialogue (media)
KFOR calls for de-escalation, reiterates its mission (RTK)
Palokaj: Albania is joining the dance for Kosovo’s isolation (Koha)
Police stop Vucic's son to remove his jersey with anti-Kosovo slogans (media)
Hate speech against Albanians and calls for Vucic’s resignation (RFE)
Serbian Language Media:
Lajcak: Vucic and Kurti agreed on new elections, Blinken and Von der Leyen deal with solving the crisis (Euronews Serbia)
Vucic: Many difficulties await us in Kosovo (N1, Beta)
Petkovic: West united in condemning Kosovo’s Kurti (N1, RTS, Beta)
Patriarch in Gracanica on St.Vitus: Kosovo is a holy land where there is room for everyone and for every type of prayer (KoSSev)
Gathering for Kosovo Serbs in central Belgrade (N1)
Pasalic: St. Vitus determined the path and destiny of the Serbian people throughout history (NMagazin, Beta)
Journalist Svetlana Vukmirovic's appeal on the ban on entering Kosovo rejected (KiM radio, UNS)
The Serbian National Council invite individuals and parties to participate in its constitution (KiM radio)
Trajkovic: Excessive caution spreads defeatism and apathy among our people (KoSSev)
International Media:
Kosovo Convicts Wartime Guerrilla of Kidnapping Suspected Collaborator (BIRN)
EU warns of punitive measures against Kosovo (European Western Balkans)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 27, 2023

Albanian Language Media:
Kurti, Blinken agree on regular communication for purpose of peace (media)
Borrell: Ready for new measures if situation in north does not deescalate (media)
Varhelyi welcomes release of three Kosovo policemen (media)
UK asks Kosovo to de-escalate the situation in the north (media)
Kurti informs British MPs on constructive engagement in the dialogue (RTK)
8 U.S. senators call on Biden to take measures against Kosovo and Serbia if there is no de-escalation (Koha)
Krasniqi: New elections can’t be organized in north without Referendum Law (Koha)
Explosion at Mitrovica North municipal building, two police cars damaged (Telegrafi)
Serbian Language Media:
Protests of Serbs in northern Kosovo continues, without traditional gathering for Saint Vitus Day (RTS)
Vucic talks to Blinken, tells him Serbia acts seriously, while Kosovo police arbitrarily arrest Serbs (RTS, media)
Belgrade liaison officer report on treatment of Serb detainees in Gnjilane prison (KoSSev)
Hill: We now expect additional efforts to further de-escalate situation (media)
Vlajic: Appeal to decision on detention measure for Dragisa Milenkovic from Kisnica filed (Kosovo Online, media)
Grenell on release of three Kosovo special police officers (Kosovo Online, social media)
International Media:
Foreign Secretary's meeting with Kosovan Prime Minister Kurti, 26 June 2023 (gov.uk)
Serbia releases three detained Kosovo policemen, easing crisis (Reuters)
Serbian court releases three Kosovo police officers charged with illegal possession of weapons (euronews)
Serbia releases detained Kosovo police officers (DW)
Serbia releases three captured Kosovo police officers (24 France)
Serbia frees Kosovo police officers but tensions persist (Politico)
Kosovo more than a local flareup (European Leadership Network)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 26, 2023

Albanian Language Media:
Kurti: Amount of armament indicates size of the planned action (RTK)
Svecla: "Civil Defense" and "North Brigade" should be declared terrorist organizations (media)
KFOR and EULEX were present when the arsenal was found in north (Klan)
Svecla reacts to suspicion that officer published video of an arrested person (Kallxo)
Claims of mistreatment of arrested Serbs, EULEX: We’re monitoring 108 cases (Nacionale)
Lajcak lists EU demands for Kurti and Vucic (media)
Wigemark: Criminality in north concerning; no other long-term solution but dialogue (AP)
British MP criticizes West for “unfair approach” to the Kosovo-Serbia crisis (Klan)
Rama in Brussels in Brussels today, to meet Charles Michel (Albanian Post)
Abazovic: Turkey's mediating role, very important (Klan)
Congressman Torres: EU dialogue weaponized against Kosovo (euronews.al)
Mother and her young child died after Kosovo floods (media)
Serbian Language Media:
Vucic: Kurti does not want ZSO but war and conflict, weapons in Zvecan planted by Kosovo authorities (RTS, N1)
Petkovic about Zvecan case: Special units planted explosive in order to arrest Serbs, BIA informed foreign services (KoSSev)
Serbian List says Pristina constantly attempts to criminalize entire north (Kosovo Online, social media)
Petkovic: Nemanja Orlovic arrested in Mitrovica North on Friday without court order (KoSSev, Kosovo Online, media)
Belgrade liaison officer: Arrested Serbs brutally mistreated by Kosovo police (RTS, Novosti)
Memorial service on Saint Vitus Day to be served in Gracanica, instead of Gazimestan, because of security concerns (media, social media)
Bishop Teodosije met KFOR commander, expressed concerns over escalation of tensions (Radio kontakt plus, social media)
Rados Petrovic arrested in Zvecan released on bail (Kosovo Online, N1, media)
Serbian military chief: We demand KFOR’s immediate reaction to protect Serbs (N1, media)
International Media:
Police seize multiple weapons in northern Kosovo (TVP)
Serbia again threatens armed intervention in Kosovo as tension escalates (AP)
The race for Balkan influence amid Serbia-Kosovo tensions (Arab News)
Serb Official Accuses Kosovo Police Of 'Planting' Weapons In Restive North (RFE)
Kosovo PM wants to drag Serbia into open war with NATO: President (TRTWorld)
Kosovo Arrests Another Suspect for Attacks on KFOR (BIRN)
Serbia army chief urges NATO, international agencies to protect Kosovo Serbs (Reuters)
Serbian army commander urges NATO to increase protections to minority Serbs in Kosovo (Jurist)
NATO-led peacekeepers guard medieval monastery in Kosovo (Yahoo)
Serbia Threatens Military Intervention in Kosovo, Calls on NATO to Protect Serb Minority (Bloomberg)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, June 23, 2023

Albanian Language Media:
No agreement on de-escalation in the north (Koha)
Kurti: The police cannot withdraw if the extremists do not (Koha)
Osmani calls for unity between institutions and parties to face challenges (media)
Stoltenberg: Situation in Kosovo proves NATO’s presence is important (media)
Osmani and Hovenier talk about de-escalation of the situation (media)
Rama: There is no progress without the release of the policemen (Koha)
Court orders 30 days of detention for Serb suspected of war crimes (media)
Police publishes a video regarding claims of protester in Gracanica that he was injured by a moving vehicle (Kallxo)
BRA suspends business certificate of Klan Kosova again (media)
Serbian Language Media:

Vucic in Brussels: All that applies to Ukraine doesn’t to Serbia (N1)
Borrell: Arbitrary arrests unacceptable, EULEX to play more robust monitoring role (N1, BETA, Kosovo Online)
Grenell meets Serb political representatives in Mitrovica North (Kosovo Online)
Serb arrested near Gracanica sent to one-month detention (BETA, media)
Visoki Decani Monastery on protests in Gracanica and Ranilug (social media, Radio KIM, Kosovo Online)
Third protest in Gracanica over arrest of Serb called for today (Radio KIM)
Hill: Great to see Serbian and American forces working side by side (FoNet, social media)
Economy Minister says he is being dismissed for requesting sanctions against Russia (Danas, N1)
International Media:
Kosovo-Serbia: Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell (eeas.europa.eu)
No breakthrough as EU's Borrell holds crisis talks with Kosovo, Serbia leaders (Reuters)
No breakthrough after EU summons Kosovo and Serbia leaders for emergency talks (AP)
EU holds talks with Kosovo, Serbia leaders amid tension (Aljazeera)
EU Calls for New Elections in North Kosovo ‘As Soon as Possible’ (Bloomberg)