• Visits start with Nikolic (Tribuna)
• Dacic won and Thaçi did not lose (Koha Ditore)
• Belgrade considers that mini-crisis has passed (Lajm)
• Return of Serbia to Kosovo under Thaçi’s auspices (Koha Ditore)
• Only international observers in the north (Zëri)
• Pacolli: Old election law, bad omen (Epoka e Re)
• Krasniqi calls for tolerance in Western Balkans (Tribuna)
• Russian pilgrims win the battle at the Kosovo border (Koha Ditore)

• Thaçi assures Dacic “free movement” in Kosovo (dailies)
• Thaçi: Elections, European test for Kosovo (Zëri)
• Cliff: We will not close our eyes to elections manipulations (Koha Ditore)
• Blomeyer against participation of Serb officials in election campaign (dailies)
• Jahjaga: European integration only option for progress of Kosovo (dailies)
• PDK does not find support on departure of EULEX (Tribuna)
• Election forms in the hands of Ekrem Lluka (Zëri)
• Russian pilgrims stopped at the border, they had no visas (Koha Ditore)

• EU makes headway on healing Kosovo independence rift (FT/dailies)
• Kuçi: Serbia’s campaign in Kosovo will not be allowed (Koha)
• Ferati: Government acted properly (Epoka e Re)
• Davenport: Kosovo Serbs to participate in elections! (dailies)
• Anti-campaign in the north (Zëri)

• Serbia conditions implementation of agreements (Koha Ditore)
• Thaçi and Dacic will “agree” at Baroness Ashton’s (Tribuna)
• Thaçi: Autumn, decisive for visa liberalization (Zëri)
• CEC approves 8,383 voter applications (Zëri, Tribuna)
• El Salvador recognizes independence of Kosovo (dailies)

• EU warns Belgrade and Pristina of deteriorating relations (Koha Ditore)
• Kuçi: Dacic will not enter Kosovo during election campaign (Koha Ditore)
• Thaçi: Ban on Dacic, an action by autonomous institutions (Koha Ditore)
• Serb Orthodox Church calls on Serbs to take part in elections (Zëri)
• Parallel voting list for four municipalities in the north (Koha Ditore)
• Germany and UK want EULEX to keep its competencies (Tribuna)