Quint Member States react to the efforts to abolish the Special Court (dailies)
U.S. will not block any initiative by Russia at Security Council (Koha Ditore)
Lekaj: Law on Special Court has to be abolished (Epoka e Re)
Deda: Quint issued final warning regarding special court (Koha)
Vetevendosje does not accept its MPs resignations pending discussion (Koha)
Jevtic: Serbian List will not vote for Kosovo army (Zeri/Lajmi)
Haliti: Endorsement of demarcation is unavoidable (RTK)
Philips: Border contests exist in many countries (RTK)
Pacolli: We are getting ready to apply for CoE and Interpol membership (Zeri)
Teachers’ trade unions warn of strike (Koha Ditore)

Haradinaj: Kosovo cannot escape justice (Indeksonline/Zeri)
A special Court or a UN court? (RFE)
Selimi: Vetevendosje will vote for abolishment of the Special Court (Zeri)
Draft Law on demarcation to be discussed on 15 January (RTK)
Vetevendosje condemns sentencing of its MPs as political (Koha Ditore)
Surroi proposes law on amnesty as way to ‘reconciliation’ (Koha)
Vetevendosje MPs risk to lose their mandates (com)
Pacolli performs “selective rotations” in Kosovo embassies (Koha Ditore)

• Collaku: Kosovo army in the first half of 2018 (Koha Ditore)
• KSF to discuss its transformation with Kosovo Serb politicians (Koha)
• Ymeri resigns Vetevendosje leader’s post (Koha)
• “If demarcation does not pass in January, there is no visa liberalization” (Lajmi)
• Pacolli: Bulgaria to support Kosovo joining international organisations (Koha)
• Serbian List requests Association (Kosova Sot, RFE)
• Haxhiu: We will not go at the court session (RTK)
• Tahiri: Kosovo will cooperate with the Special Court (Indeksonline)
• Serbia expects internationals’ intervention in Kosovo (Kosova Sot, Tanjug)

• The U.S. State Department: Special Court repeal affects international relations (media)
• The U.S.: Special Court repeal affects international relations (media)
• “Initiatives in accordance with Constitution, not a clash with internationals” (RTV21)
• The U.S. Embassy issues a press release on Specialist Chambers (RTK)
• Limaj: Decision on the Special Court belongs to MPs (RTK)
• Veseli: No one should fear the Special Curt (RTK)
• Albin Kurti and Donika Kadaj Bujupi released from detention (RTK)

Haradinaj: AAK to vote in favour of repealing specialist court (Telegrafi)
Delawie warns against abolishment of specialist court (Bota Sot)
Apostolova: Kosovo leaders should put people first (Kosova Sot)
MPs do not give up abolishment of the Special Court (Epoka)
Trendafilova: No official position amnesties from criminal liability (Kosova Sot)
Soltes: Reforms should take place for the sake of Kosovo and its people (Kosova)
Impunity of judges and prosecutors to be challenged by new law (Koha)
Judges and prosecutors welcome news of pay raise (Koha)
Expropriation cost of coal-rich areas nears €27 million (Koha Ditore)