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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 23, 2022

• Escobar and Lajcak to stay in Prishtina and Belgrade this week (media)
• Escobar to have working dinner with opposition leaders tonight (RTK)
• Office of Kosovo President denies Vucic’s claims (RTK)
• Kurti to talk about meetings in Brussels on Wednesday (media)
• Rexhaj: Reciprocity towards Serbia to be implemented from Sept 1 (media)
• Serbian List with another threat to leave Kosovo's institutions (RTK)
• Lavrov: Vucic, Putin talking about "harmonizing the next steps" (media)
• Serb official visits Moscow, calls sanctions EU ‘hysteria’ (AP)
• Maliqi for Danas: An armed resistance by Serbs is possible on Sept 1 (media)
• Delawie: Serbia is a threat to peace, not Kosovo (media)
• Pineles: Investigation of only one ethnic group damages credibility (VoA)
• Picturing War: Kosovo Refugee Mother Gives Son a Haircut (BIRN)
• In sign of support, US bombers fly over Dubrovnik, Balkans (AP)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 22, 2022

• Vucic says Serbs may leave Kosovo institutions unless deal is clinched (RFE)
• According to Vucic, Kurti proposed six points in Brussels (media)
• Vela reacts to Vucic: Pressure and intimidation will fail (media)
• Svecla: Vucic lied about Kosovo Police (media)
• Svecla: We will ensure free movement for all citizens (RTK)
• Trajkovic: KFOR provides security for all communities in Kosovo (Klan)
• Palokaj: EU has turned into organiser of crisis management meetings (Koha)
• Minister of Health indicates difficult autumn with COVID-19 (EO)
• COVID-19: 224 new cases, two deaths (media)
• Two Russians, one Ukrainian arrested after suspected spying raid on Albanian arms factory (The Guardian)
• Osmani and Kurti condemn attack in Gramsh (media)
• Montenegro government toppled by no-confidence vote (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 19, 2022

Serbia, Kosovo Leaders ‘Make No Progress’ at Brussels Meeting (BIRN)
U.S: We are closely monitoring the talks, use them effectively (Telegrafi)
Price: Secretary Blinken personally invested in breaking the deadlock (media)
Kurti presented chapters of General Framework of Agreement (media)
Vucic: I had a difficult day, I can't say it ended successfully (Albanian Post)
Scholz and Macron contacted Kurti and Vucic before the meeting (RFE)
Palokaj: Meeting between Kurti and Vucic, best one so far (Koha)
Tuhina: There will be intensive talks by EU with Kurti and Vucic (RTK)
Kosovo Albanians and Serbs, hope dialogue will calm the situation (VOA)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 18, 2022

• Kosovo Prime Minister Kurti and Serbian President Vucic to meet today (media)
• Kurti hopes there’ll be no need for reciprocity, sees reflection by Serbia (Koha)
• Escobar calls for Association within Kosovo laws and constitution (media)
• KFOR ready to intervene, additional troops could be sent to the north (Koha)
• Lajcak: Grateful for strong and unequivocal U.S. support (media)
• Mehaj: Belgrade continues its propaganda, producing fake news daily (media)
• Former Kamenica mayor interrogated by Serbian authorities (media)
• Kosovo clings to hope of visa liberalisation as Turkey’s woes worsen (BIRN)
• Op-ed: Girls should stay in school, no matter what (Prishtina Insight)
• Russian embassy accuses West of ‘NATOisation’ of Bosnia (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 17, 2022

• EU: Kurti-Vucic meeting for normalization of relations between parties (media)
• Kurti to meet NATO Secretary General today (Koha)
• Prior to Brussels meeting, Kurti talks to Chollet and Peach (media)
• Kurti meets the Quint ambassadors, talked about meeting in Brussels (RTK)
• KFOR increases its presence in Jarinje and Bernjak (Koha/Kosovo Online)
• Serbia, Kosovo war talk part of battle for favour on world stage (BIRN)
• Szunyog: Kosovo belongs in EU; our relations will grow and deepen (media)
• Begaj: There is risk of escalation of situation in north of Kosovo (media)
• Number of new positive cases with COVID slowly drops in Kosovo (BIRN)