Albanian Language Media: • Kurti expects Kosovo to join Council of Europe in May (Gazeta Express) • Knaus: Important week in Strasbourg for Kosovo at Council of Europe (media) • Participants from 40 countries to attend Women, Peace, and Security Forum (Kallxo) • Osmani: Traces of sexual violence of Serbian criminals weigh on lives of citizens (Koha) • Kurti meets Oliphant, discuss strengthening Kosovo-Canada relations (media) • Reactions to murder of 21-year-old woman in Ferizaj on Friday (media) • Albanian American Civic League reacts to Vucic’s statement (media) • Osmani condemns attack on Israel, “peace efforts must prevail” (media) • Kurti condemns Iran attack on Israel, “world needs to prioritize ending hostilities” (media) Serbian Language Media: • Petkovic: Beatings, arrests of Serbs obvious values which Kosovo recommends for the CoE (Kosovo Online, Tanjug, X) • Vucic: All violators of Serbia's constitutional order will be prosecuted, arrested and tried (Kosovo Online) • Kurti: "20,000 victims of sexual violence - part of the Serbian genocide"; Petkovic: Stop lying, the number 20 times smaller (KoSSev) • Ethnic Serb, wounded during a 2021 special police action, arrested at Brnjak; Office for KiM: Sofronijevic’s arrest instigated by the US and the EU (KoSSev) • SL: The arrest of Sofronijevic continues the terror against the Serbian people (Kosovo Online) • The “Cuska” case verdicts to be announced at the end of the month (KoSSev) • Spain against Kosovo's accession to the Council of Europe (Kosovo Online, Blic, Tanjug) • Dacic with Szijjártó: Hungary will vote against Kosovo's membership in the Council of Europe

Albanian Language Media: Kurti says he and Sarrazin talked about Berlin Process and importance of respecting agreements (Klan) Osmani hosts Sarrazin, highlights importance of Council of Europe membership (media) Sarrazin: Voting in north, a good opportunity for new momentum (Koha/Telegrafi) Kurti meets Borg, thankful for OSCE’s continuous contribution (media) Borg: Continuation of dialogue and implementation of agreements - key for regional security (media) Osmani: NATO and KFOR have high credibility among Kosovo citizens (RTK) Haziri: Kurti’s resignation, right way toward new general elections (Telegrafi) Serbian Language Media: Vucic on the Quint criticism of boycotting the vote on April 21: Shame on you (Kosovo Online) Sarrazin says the referendum boycott call a difficult signal; Non-formation of the A/CSM does not lead to the EU; no hint of invasion plans (KoSSev, KiM radio) Dacic met French special Western Balkans envoy (Tanjug) Dacic thanks Ghana for supporting Serbia's territorial integrity, sovereignty (RTS, Tanjug) Kreni-Promeni movement: "We place in Belgrade posters of Vucic and Hill trading lithium and Kosovo, and call for a protest on April 13 in front of RTS" (Danas) The KPK proposed temporary ''replacements'' for three months in N.Mitrovica after the resignation of the Serbian prosecutors (Kosovo Online)

Albanian Language Media: QUINT: Serbian List should reconsider its position on boycotting voting in the north (media) Rohde: Serbian List should calculate the consequences of the boycott (RTK) Svecla about incident: Time to place explosives has passed (media) Serb who found explosive under car says it was a threatening message (Koha) Kadiu: Serbia's illegal passports violate Kosovo's sovereignty (RTK) Pahor confirms plans to replace Lajcak, has Golob's support (Koha) Next OSCE Chairman , to visit Kosovo today (RTK) Former COMKFOR: Attack in Banjska was terrorist, institutions of Serbia were also involved (Klan) Vucic met OSCE head: I emphasized consequences of violation of agreements by Kosovo and international community (Klan) Serbian Language Media: CEC certified voters’ lists for mayoral recall vote in the north, almost 1.500 voters more compared to April 2023 local elections (KoSSev) Marinkovic: Pristina would directly benefit from referendum boycott, there are no objective conditions on ground for census (KoSSev) Gogic: If mayors in north remain in power, they will continue to act against interests of local population (Kosovo Online) Dacic: Eleven years after Brussels deal, Pristina still refusing to form Community of Serb Municipalities (Tanjug) Greece's position on Kosovo remains unchanged – news report (Tanjug, ANA) Vucic meets with Chinese minister of commerce (Tanjug, media) MoD: Purchase of Rafale jets no violation of Serbia's military neutrality (media) Pahor Slovenia’s candidate for EUSR for Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (N1 Slovenia, N1 Belgrade) KFOR helps Kosovo police remove IED (N1) International Media:  Kosovo Urged to Address Concerns About Census Amid Serb Boycott (Balkan Insight) Kosovo Deplores European Parliament’s Vote to Provide Visa Free Travel to Serb Citizens with Serbian Passports (Prishtina Insight) Kosovan police load up with weapons on the Serbian border as tensions rise (The Telegraph) Serbia says it's close to a deal to buy French-made fighter jets. That would be a shift from Russia (AP)

Albanian Language Media: Kosovo govt call on Serbian List “not to pressure Serbs” for vote in north (RFE) U.S. disappointed with calls to Serbs to boycott population census (RFE) EU calls on Serbs to vote in elections in north and to register in census (Koha) Lajcak: Kosovo, Serbia not ready for normalization (media) Macron: France will make sure that Kosovo-Serbia agreement is fulfilled (media) Haradinaj: Belgrade should give up instrumentalizing Kosovo Serbs (RTK) Confusion among citizens following withdrawal of Serbian List from votes in the north (RFE) CRD: Situation of lead-poisoned Roma communities in Mitrovica must be resolved (Nacionale) Serbian Language Media: Vucic with Macron: Pristina has done nothing, Community of Serb-majority Municipalities has not moved from a deadlock (Kosovo Online, media) Vucic, Larcher discuss strengthening of bilateral ties (Tanjug, media) Lajcak: New Belgrade-Pristina meeting on dinar issue to be held next week (Tanjug, media) EU calls on Serbian List to change decision on mayoral recall vote (Radio KIM) US Embassy in Pristina: We regret SL’s statement that they will withdraw from participation in mayoral recall vote (KoSSev) Rohde: It is regrettable that Serbian List decided not to participate in voting, pressure on citizens in north (Kosovo Online) Petkovic reacts to Rohde’s statement about Serbian List and mayoral recall vote (Kosovo Online, social media) Serbian List: International representatives do not see Pristina’s unilateral acts violating rights of Serbs in Kosovo (Radio KIM, media) Serbian Democracy does not support mayoral recall vote either (Radio KIM, Kosovo Online) US disappointed with calls to Serbs to boycott population census (KoSSev, RFE) International Media:  Kosovo Serb Party to Boycott Vote to Dismiss ‘Unwanted’ Mayors (Balkan Insight) Kosovo Starts Census as Serb Parties Call for Boycott (Balkan Insight)

Albanian Language Media: Kurti calls on European reps to support Kosovo at Council of Europe (media) Serbian List won’t take part in vote to dismiss Albanian mayors in north (RFE) Kosovo asks for explanations from EU about silence to Serbia’s violations (Dukagjini) Krasniqi: When Serbia violates agreements, EU prefers not to go into details (media) Stradner: Vucic is the one disrupting stability in the Balkans (Telegrafi) Former Kosovo FM meets chief of Ukrainian Defence Intelligence (media) Kosovo part of the European Geological Service (Kallxo) Learta Hollaj appointed chief of staff for Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani (media) Serbian Language Media: Serbian List opposes referendum to recall mayors, blames Kurti (KoSSev, media) UNS: Serbian List again selectively calling for press conferences (NMagazin, Beta, KoSSev) PKS: The Serbian List admitted political defeat (KiM radio, KoSSev) Kosovo seeks a chance to sue Serbia for war crimes by joining CoE (N1) Blakaj: HLC has no information that Kosovo is preparing a lawsuit against Serbia for genocide (Kosovo Online)