• Opposition delivers a ten-day ultimatum to the government (dailies) • Government: Elections will be held in 2018 (dailies) • Jahjaga: Time to build our country without violence (Bota Sot) • US, UK ambassadors satisfied with the peaceful protest (dailies) • Veseli: President will not be elected this week (RTK) • Police arrest Vetevendosje’s Dardan Molliqaj (Telegrafi) • Former NATO spokesman Jamie Shea to visit Kosovo today (media) • Serbian court convicts eight former KLA fighters (Telegrafi)

Headlines - 17.02.2016

Institutional leaders: Independence day to serve for reflection (Telegrafi)

• Police predict violence, opposition calls it government propaganda (Koha) • Police arrest Vetevendosje parliamentary group chief Konjufca (media) • Police arrest Vetevendosje spokesman Frasher Krasniqi (media) • Kosovo Assembly presidency to meet today (Kosova Sot) • O’Connell: No one should have immunity (Zeri) • “Kosovo should be careful with the Association/Community” (Zeri) • U.S. Army Europe Commander to visit Kosovo today (Lajmi) • Maltese President visiting Kosovo today (dailies) • Privatization Agency publishes list of usurpers (media)

• Thaci: President to be elected during February (RTK) • LDK, PDK agree to vote on Thaci for President after 17 February (Koha) • Grabovci: President to be elected in February (Zeri) • Opposition calls for mass participation in 17 February protest (Zeri) • Mustafa suspicious over opposition’s funds (dailies) • Kerry: Kosovo to move forward (Epoka e Re) • Kurti: Kerry doesn’t interfere on who becomes Kosovo President (Kosova Sot) • Ferrarese: Kosovo needs stability (Epoka e Re) • Basic Court in Peja files war crimes indictment against 14 Serbs (Koha)

• No Assembly session prior to 17 February (Klan Kosova) • Opposition: Thaci’s career depends on the LDK (Koha Ditore) • Delawie: Political crisis in Kosovo is manufactured (dailies/VoA) • Mustafa: No one can diminish the celebration of independence (Kosovapress) • EU welcomes the agreement on new premises for the Ombudsperson (dailies)