• Thaci: PDK initiated the tax, Haradinaj only voted (Klan Kosova) • Haradinaj: Tax will remain in power until Serbia recognizes Kosovo (media) • Government: Thaci should protect state interests, not deal with taxes (media) • EU hopes state team will support Thaci’s efforts and retraction of tariff (Koha) • EU: Consultations with the team, dialogue with Presidents (Zeri) • Limaj: Tax won’t be rescinded until Serbia recognizes Kosovo (media) • Kosovo state delegation to travel to U.S. to get “visa” (Zeri) • Opposition parties have no strategy to stop negotiating team (Zeri) • Bislimi: Negotiating team lacks support from Albanian majority (Epoka)

• Trump dangles Rose Garden treaty moment in quiet peace effort between Serbia and Kosovo (Washington Post) • Shala: Thaci cannot make the promise to rescind the tax (media) • Ramadani: Tax will be removed only if Serbia recognizes Kosovo (media) • President and Government must coordinate on tax, commentators say (Telegrafi) • Rama: We are the Kosovo Army, only our name is KSF (media)

• President Thaci: New era will start after agreement with Serbia (RTK) • NATO supports dialogue, doesn’t change position on Kosovo Army (media) • Lack of exchange of information between state delegation and president (Koha) • Limaj: Missing persons, main topic of Brussels meeting (media) • EU confirms meeting with Kosovo team on January 8 (media) • Hoti: LDK doesn’t support current format of dialogue (media) • LDK, VV determined to call extraordinary assembly session (Koha)

• 100-percent tax expected to dominate 8 January meeting in Brussels (Koha) • Veseli says he plans to run for Prime Minister in next elections (Lajmi) • Limaj: Time has come for Serbia to recognize Kosovo (media) • Wieland: Some governments are still not convinced for visa liberalization (Koha) • Kosovo cannot expect anything from Romanian EU presidency (Koha) • A special January (Zeri) • Kosovo might not apply for INTERPOL membership this year (Koha) • Deputy Minister Stankovic stopped at Merdare, interviewed by BIA (media) • Detention for suspects in Ivanovic murder extended by another month (Koha)

• Thaci: 2019, a year of historic decision (RTK) • Assembly President Kadri Veseli’s end-of-year interview to RTK • Missing persons, first topic to be discussed with Serbia (Kosovapress) • EU calls on Kosovo government to reconsider decision on tariffs (Klan Kosova) • Veseli: Vetevendosje and LDK’s behavior, regretful (RTK) • Hoti responds to Veseli’s accusations (RTK) • Haziri: There can be no agreement with Serbia without LDK (Telegrafi) • Engel: No EU for Serbia unless war criminals face justice (Telegrafi) • Simic: Pressure on Kosovo Serbs continuing (Zeri) • Ceremony commemorating missing persons to be held in Pristina today (media) • Brnabic: I did not request withdrawal of recognition of Kosovo (RTK) • Serbian President fears unification of Kosovo and Albania (RTK)

• Government sets 100% tax for international brands coming from Serbia (media) • EU Office calls on Kosovo to reconsider expansion of tariffs (media) • Vucic: Regardless of measures by Pristina we will not kneel down (Express) • Sarovic: We lost €4 million a month since tariff introduction (Telegrafi)