• Kosovo close but not fully ready for visa-free regime (dailies) • Kosovo, one more decade of negotiations with Serbia (Koha Ditore) • Detention for three Vetevendosje MPs extended (Zeri) • Konjufca: Government of Kosovo needs to reflect (Epoka e Re) • Grabovci: Thaci, president in 2016 (Epoka e Re) • No plans for Bosnia and Herzegovina recognizing Kosovo (Zeri)

• President Jahjaga delivers end-of-year speech to the Assembly (media) • Opposition: The Mustafa government to meet its end on 9 January (Zeri) • European Commission may publish visa report on Kosovo today (Koha) • Collaku confident Kosovo will get visa liberalization in 2016 (Epoka) • Malisheva protests against recent agreements (Zeri) • Vetevendosje to file charges against Kosovo Police (Kosovapress) • Political conflict risks escalating into a civil war (Bota Sot) • OSCE gives recommendations for community rights in Kosovo (Bota Sot) • Protest against court’s ruling to give land to Orthodox Monastery (Epoka) • Kosovo government gives in to Serbia (Koha)

• Mustafa: Referendum, not adequate for resolving political situation (dailies) • President Jahjaga to address Kosovo Assembly today (Zeri) • Kosovo with teargas, Serbia in EU (Zeri) • EU doesn’t comment on Thaci’s criticism (Koha) • Opposition to hold rally in Malisheva today (Kosovapress) • Tahiri: Opposition with a political agenda (Epoka e Re) • Prosecution files indictment against four opposition MPs (dailies)

• No visa liberalization without results in fight of crime and corruption (Koha) • Kocijancic: Report on visa liberalization has not been published yet (Tribuna) • Collaku: Visa liberalization in 2016 (Gazeta Express) • Half of opposition MPs in jail (Zeri) • One month house detention for Pal Lekaj (Epoka e Re) • Haradinaj: No coalition before elections (Gazeta Tribuna) • Thaci accuses Brussels of encouraging extremism in Kosovo (Bota Sot) • Djuric: Pristina has revoked entry ban for holders of Serbia IDs (Koha)

• Police arrest five Vetevendosje and three AAK MPs (dailies) • “MPs suspected of committing crimes should be arrested” (Kosova Sot) • Mustafa: Institutions cannot be taken by force (dailies) • The government “convinced” that an urgent solution is needed (Koha) • Thaci: We should declare the Assembly as usurped (dailies) • Veseli: Assembly’s head of security cooperated with opposition (dailies) • Assembly adopts 2016 budget (dailies) • Protesters damage cars and throw paint at Assembly building (Epoka e Re) • O’Connell: Opposition’s act hinder Kosovo’s integration path (Zeri) • Opposition to stage next anti-government rally on Wednesday (Epoka e Re) • Kandic criticizes KFOR for Dikovic’s visit (Koha)