Albanian Language Media:
• Police action in the north for economic activity without a licence (media)
• ARKEP: Operation of Post of Serbia was intended to be resolved in dialogue, but until today there has been no initiative to start talks (Albanian Post)
• EU: Unilateral and uncoordinated decision to close branches of Post of Serbia in the north (RFE)
• The U.S. deeply disappointed with Kosovo government for closing branches of
• Haradinaj: Kurti is deeply involved in Serbia's agenda (Koha)
• Post of Serbia in the north (media)
• Haxhiu meets her counterpart from North Macedonia (ekonomia)
• Afrim Gashi's head of security suspended, risks prison for more than three years (media)
• Abdixhiku visits the miners of Trepca, supports their demands (ekonomia)
Serbian Language Media:
• Vucic: Kurti's behaviour an attempt to provoke a war conflict, the EU announcement shameful (Kosovo Online)
• Stano: Closing the branches of the Post of Serbia is a violation of the agreement from the dialogue (Kosovo Online)
• All 9 facilities used by Serbian Post in Northern Kosovo Closed (KoSSev)
• Petkovic: Kurti's raid of post offices direct provocation of war conflict (Tanjug)
• Savo Manojlovic: If Vucic protected the citizens as he protects Rio Tinto, there would be no persecution of Serbs in Kosovo (Danas, NMagazin,KiM radio)
• New DSS: Closure of post offices in Kosovo, continuation of terror, with the tacit permission of the West (NMagazin, Beta)
• Suspension and criminal charges against a security member of the President of the Assembly of N. Macedonia due to the incident at the airport (KoSSev)
International Media:
• Vjosa Osmani did not scold Mickoski and Kurti, so that such incidents do not happen again (slobodenpecat.mk)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 6, 2024
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 5, 2024
Albanian Language Media:
• Kurti today in Skopje to meet PM Mickoski and government cabinet (Klan)
• Osmani: "Sinjska Alka", event that honors heroic resistance of Croatian soldiers (media)
• Fetai meets Gervalla after incident with Osmani in Skopje (media)
• Five suspects arrested for war crimes against Albanian civilian victims (media)
• About five thousand citizens converted their driver's licences to RKS (RTK)
• Albanians of the Valley warn of protest due to passivisation of their addresses (RTK)
• Reactions on murder of woman in Gracanica: One less woman, one more murderer! (RTK)
Serbian Language Media:
• Kosovo Authorities Arrest Five Serbs in War Crimes Probe, Sparking Outcry from Serbian Officials (KoSSev, media)
• “The Diocese of Raška and Prizren Deeply Concerned About Recent Arrests of Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija and the Deterioration of Interethnic Relations” (eparhija-prizren.com)
• Protest today in Pasjane due to the arrest of Serbs (Kosovo Online)
• Lawyers: No reasonable doubt that the arrested Serbs committed the criminal offenses they are charged with (Kosovo Online)
• Bocan-Kharchenko: Kurti carrying out terror in Kosovo (Vecernje Novosti, Kosovo Online)
• Ristanovic: Gazivode is the legacy of the SFRY, it was not built with Kosovo's funds (Kosovo Online)
International Media:
• Kosovo’s president involved in Macedonian airport scuffle, sparking diplomatic row (politico.eu)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 2, 2024
Albanian Language Media:
• Stano: Opening the bridge over Iber river is a matter of dialogue (RTK)
• Osmani to Stano: Issue of the bridge should not be topic of dialogue in any way (RTK)
• Osmani stopped by North Macedonian authorities at airport, an attempt to take her phone was made (media)
• North Macedonian MIA reacts after incident with President Osmani (RTK)
• MFA: We are gathering information about the Osmani incident (Koha)
• Skopje Airport reacts after incident with president (RTK)
• Bislimi meets North Macedonia’s Deputy PM (RTK)
• Musliu: Revealing KIA officials, Risk to their operations (RTK)
• Haradinaj on elections: Let us shorten Kosovo's desperate situation (media)
• Miners to Government: We should not be held responsible for management of enterprise (media)
Serbian Language Media:
• Vucic: Increase in pensions before January, a significant increase in salaries for educators (Radio Mitrovica sever, Tanjug, media)
• EU reiterates: Decision to open bridge over Ibar should be part of dialogue (Beta, N1, media)
• Former KLA member Blerim Ramadani transferred to house arrest (Radio Mitrovica sever, KiM radio)
• KAP: The pumps in the north were not leased to EXFIS, we are investigating the case (Kosovo Online)
International Media:
• 15 arrested in crack-down on high-profile Albanian criminal network (Europol.europa.eu)
• Kosovo Miners’ Strike Over Unpaid Wages Enters Fourth Week (Prishtina Insight)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 1, 2024
Albanian Language Media:
• Osmani: Date of regular elections will be announced after some analysis (RTK)
• Kurti called for removal of EU measures against Kosovo (media)
• Osmani: Responsibility must be demanded for not filing indictment against Radoicic (Koha)
• Osmani talks with De Rio about security issues and removal of EU measures (RTK)
• Svecla meets with North Macedonian counterpart, talk about illegal migration (RTK)
• Kusari-Lila disagrees with opposition about January 26, mentions other dates (RTK)
• Ahmetxhekaj: Kurti invited me to his office, wanted change in management of RTK (Klan)
Serbian Language Media:
• Djuric met Latvian FM in Riga (Tanjug)
• Petkovic receives farewell visit from OSCE ambassador in Kosovo (Tanjug, RTS)
• Odalovic: Kurti does not care about the missing, Albanians or Serbs (Kosovo Online)
• North Mitrovica Municipality: Allegations of Misconduct and Non-Compliance (KoSSev)
• YIHR and Kosovan Police Remove Offensive Graffiti in Gojbulja (KoSSev, N1)
• Radio Borzani reporter denied access to meeting in Strpce amid dispute over credentials (KoSSev)
• Census results and economy: Causes and consequences of labor force outflow from Kosovo (Kosovo Online)
• Serbian parliament passes declaration on rights and joint future of Serbs (Tanjug, media)
International Media:
• Serbia, Djuric to Nova: "Top priority for EU membership, but with equal rights" (agenzianova.com)
• Advocates sound alarm over Kosovo’s new media law (VoA)
• The Dua Lipa festival aiming to change Kosovo’s image (BBC)
• Political Parties In Kosovo Seek Date For 2025 Election (RFE)
• Two More Podiums: Paris 2024 Olympics Bring More Joy to Kosovo Athletes (Prishtina Insight)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, July 31, 2024
Albanian Language Media:
• Osmani meets Ambassador Hovenier, discuss security situation (media)
• Zulfaj responds to Varhely about Association: Deal with EU enlargement (RTK)
• Kurti congratulates Ardita Sinani for being elected mayor of Presheva Municipality (RTK)
• EU and Serbia blamed for delays in addressing issue of missing persons (Koha)
• Konjufca congratulates Spiropali: Looking forward to start joint work and deepen cooperation(Kosovapress)
• Poll shows Kosovans want EU and NATO membership, worried about tensions with Serbia (Koha)
Serbian Language Media:
• Sejdilar: Gorani in Kosovo without a representative in the government, it shows the government's attitude towards this community (KoSSev)
• How AKP explained the entry of Exfis into the former NIS pump in North Mitrovica (KoSSev)
• 80 new notaries in Kosovo sworn in; none from the Serbian community (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• New local government in Bujanovac, multi-ethnic majority after two decades (RTS)
• Four Serbian sanctuaries in Kosovo on UNESCO's List of World Heritage in Danger for 18 years, what does it indicate? (Kosovo Online)
International Media:
• Ineffective and Inhumane: Denmark-Kosovo Prison Transfer Deal Continues Nordic Discrimination Towards Foreigners (Prishtina Insight)