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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 18, 2023

• Prime Minister Kurti’s meetings in Davos (media)
• Will he meet with Vucic in Davos? Albin Kurti responds (euronews.al)
• Kosovo’s Deputy PM Bislimi in an unannounced visit to Berlin (Klan)
• Trial against Thaci et al; The Hague announces upcoming conference (media)
• “Visa-free in the European Union next year” (RTK)
• Quitters need not apply? Warily, Kosovo starts to refill protesting Serbs’ vacated posts (RFE)
• Slovenia urges Serbia, Kosovo to start normalization talks (Anadolu Agency)
• Walker: Belgrade wants to use Serbs and Albanians in north as chess pieces (euronews.al)
• NATO Military Committee to meet in Brussels; discuss on Kosovo too (Express)
• Opposition criticises Kurti for his statement on Ivanovic (Koha)
• Ethnic tensions have created a political 'volcano' that could erupt anytime (Yahoo.uk)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 17, 2023

• Kurti: Serbia must recognize Kosovo; association contradicts Constitution (media)
• Kurti invites the communities: Become part of the Kosovo Police (Klan)
• Escobar and Lajcak to visit Kosovo and Serbia this week (RFE)
• Kurti commemorates Oliver Ivanovic on 5th anniversary of assassination (RTK)
• Fajon: Belgrade-Pristina dialogue should start as soon as possible (media)
• Slovenia FM refuses to discuss ambassador’s alleged financial scandal (BIRN)
• Gervalla: We’ll never accept an association that violates Constitution (media)
• Abdixhiku: Kosovo doesn’t need agreement that doesn’t include recognition (media)
• Gervalla: Derecognition from Togo happened in 2019 (media)
• Kosovo seeks arrest of 18 wartime massacre suspects (BIRN)
• Kosovo woman breaks prejudices by taking village leader role (BIRN)
• Albanian President awards William Walker with High Title (ANA)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 16, 2023

• Statements on 24th anniversary of the Recak massacre (media)
• Dendias and Kurti discuss latest developments in north of Kosovo (RTK)
• PM Kurti appoints two more deputy ministers from communities (RTK)
• MFA: There was no vote against and no failure to join CoE (RTK)
• Slovenian Foreign Minister Fajon to visit Kosovo today (media)
• Lajcak will visit Pristina this week (media)
• "Vucic is preparing for unpopular step, Kurti must accept Association, USA can depose him if he refuses" (Zeri)
• Kosovo debunks Serbian claims about derecognitions (BIRN)
• Idea for a joint opposition front, impossible for now (Koha)
• Military observation trenches in the north (media)
• Kosovo ends 2022 with record inflation (Prishtina Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 13, 2023

• Kurti: Association can be discussed; but no monoethnic association (media)
• Chollet: A crisis in Kosovo would hinder US-Serbia cooperation (RFE)
• Chollet: Kosovo must fulfill its commitments, including Association (BIRN)
• US pressures Serbia and Kosovo in effort to stop ‘violence metastasising’ (FT)
• Kurti: Without apology from Serbia, no meaningful peace in Balkans (media)
• Kurti for El Pais: Kosovo and Catalonia are not the same (media)
• Nehammer: Austria ready to send additional troops to Kosovo if needed (RFE)
• The West can’t afford to let Kosovo unravel (The Washington Post, Bloomberg)
• Labour promises ‘laser-like’ focus on Kosovo and Serbia in foreign policy charm offensive (The Independent)
• EP’s LIBE votes in favors of visa liberalisation for Kosovo (media)
• Haradinaj: Kurti's unilateral actions have caused consequences (media)
• Xharra: Here is ideal agreement between Kosovo and Serbia (euronews.al)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, January 12, 2023

• Chollet visits Pristina; “expect proposals from Kosovo on Association” (media)
• Bislimi: Agreement can be reached by end of March (Euronews Serbia)
• Human Rights Watch latest report on Kosovo (media)
• Pantic will be sent to hospital for medical checkup (Albanian Post)
• Serbia says Hungary will vote against Kosovo EU, CoE membership (Euractiv)