• Kurti meets Wieland, “unconditional implementation of agreement” (media)
• Chollet, Escobar to discuss about Western Balkans at U.S. Senate (Dukagjini)
• Chollet: Provocations between Kosovo and Serbia must be avoided (media)
• Koopman meets Kurti: Kosovo is part of the European family (media)
• Kosovo Police joins the operational network against organized crime (media)
• Zubin Potok mayor: Harmonizing actions with U.S. and other factors (media)
• LVV MP: Lajcak should’ve made his statement in Belgrade (Telegrafi)
• Switzerland grants visa-free travel to Kosovars starting on 2024 (Schengen Visa)
• Kosovo failing to punish violent crime, BIRN Finds (BIRN)
• Kosovo government building illuminated in colors of LGBTQI+ flag (media)
• SL List claims persons that shot in Uglare were speaking in Albanian (media)
• OSCE mission releases guidelines on domestic violence coordination (media)
• EU Council urges Kosovo to step up energy transition (SeeNews)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 18, 2023
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 17, 2023
• Osmani appeals to EU to honor agreement and address Serbia’s violations (BIRN)
• Kosovo: Serbia normalisation dialogue articles not conditional on each other (euractiv)
• Largest international military exercise to start this week in Kosovo (euronews.al)
• Census in north will be difficult, says Kosovo’s Statistics Agency (euronews.al)
• Council of Europe summit started Tuesday, Kosovo not on agenda (euronews.al)
• U.S. criticizes govt again for not implementing decision on Decani Monastery (media)
• Why is the South Tyrol model seen as harmful for Kosovo? (RTK)
• Tahiri: Kurti should condition Association with amendment of Constitution of Serbia (Klan)
• EBRD raises Kosovo’s economic growth forecast to 3.5% in 2023 (SeeNews)
• Poll finds optimism with Serbia, progress fighting corruption, support for EU membership (media)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 16, 2023
• Lajcak: Discussions will continue (media)
• No results from new round of negotiations between Kosovo and Serbia (media)
• Bislimi: Petkovic not interested to hear about the Constitution of Kosovo (media)
• Wigemark: Situation in the north is fragile (RTV21)
• Kurti: Communities and diversity are assets for Kosovo (media)
• Serbia continues its attempts to prevent Kosovo’s membership at CoE (Koha)
• Strpce man reported as missing found in Suhareka in good health (Klan)
• Kosovo Women Leaving Their Mark in ICT (Prishtina Insight)
• EU Director-General for DG NEAR Koopman visits Western Balkans (media)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 15, 2023
• Dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia continues in Brussels (RFE)
• Lajcak: I expect chief negotiators to be ready to agree on next steps (media)
• Osmani hosts USG: Kosovo, model for promoting Women’s Agenda (media)
• World Bank Group’s New Strategy in Kosovo Supports Competitiveness for Higher Job Creation and Living Standards (worldbank.org)
• Kosovo Opens Auction for First Solar Park (BIRN)
• Conference calls for stronger collaboration among prosecutors investigating war crimes in Western Balkans (BIRN)
• Kurti to meet mayors of municipalities today (RTK)
• KSF launch search for Serb man from Strpce who went missing (Kosovapress)
UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 12, 2023
• Lacroix hosted by Kurti, says “results are apparent” in several areas (media)
• Trust, an important component for social and economic development (RTV21)
• After meeting Lajcak, Kurti says he will draft "vision" for Serbs (Koha)
• Lajcak: What I heard left me worried (media)
• Serbian List: We’ll not return to institutions without Association forming (Koha)
• Konjufca: Lajcak is biased, he conceives dialogue as if Kosovo's status has not yet been defined (RTV21)
• Power: The U.S. wants mutual recognition (RTK)
• Von Cramon: Vucic should end the dialogue with Kosovo (Albanian Post)
• More political will needed for progress of Serbia and Kosovo on the EU path (EWB)
• Osmani asks for Kosovo to have seat at COP28: Climate change knows no politics (Koha)
• Kurti: We have had cyber-attacks on our government system (media)
• Osmani invited to inauguration of Montenegro President Milatovic (media)
• Maldives presidency refutes Vucic: We have not withdrawn recognition of Kosovo (media)
• Kosovo: RTK continuing to push for EBU membership (Eurovoix)