• President Thaci gives end-of-year press conference (media) • Opposition likely to boycott President Thaci’s speech (Zeri) • Veseli: Future of KSF is in NATO (Zeri) • Haradinaj: We will investigate post-war killings (Zeri) • Hoxha: Kosovo to apply for EU candidate status in 2018 (RTK/EO) • PM Haradinaj meets Pristina Mayor, Ahmeti (Epoka e Re) • Haradinaj raises salaries of senior officials, some public servants (media) • Nexhat Daci elected president of Kosovo Arts and Sciences Academy (media)

First 100 days without border demarcation and visa liberalisation (Zeri/Koha) KLA veterans collect signatures against specialist chambers (Zeri/Indeksolnline ) President Thaci to address MPs tomorrow (dailies) Collaku: Kosovo army in 2018, EU and NATO membership in 2025 (Lajmi) Kurti and Kadaj-Bujupi remain in detention (Epoka e Re) Protest in Pristina held against plans for electricity price increase (Koha)

• Kosovo Assembly presidency fails to schedule new plenary session (dailies) • “Montenegro PM set to visit Kosovo in January” (Zeri/Express/Koha) • President Thaci brings two news for Kosovo citizens (media) • Opposition parties want government to lead Brussels dialogue (Zeri) • 100 days in government, Haradinaj reports to the President (media) • Hoti: Haradinaj-led government incapable of big decisions (Epoka e Re) • Putin: We’ll support any solution agreed by Belgrade and Pristina (media) • FM Pacolli: Slovenia to support Kosovo’s Interpol and UNESCO bid (Epoka) • Haradinaj: Others will no longer have to pay for electricity in the north (media)

• Mogherini calls on Balkans countries to advance in their European path (media) • Kosovo PM Haradinaj meets EU High Representative Mogherini (RTK) • Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj’s interview to KTV • Analysts: Highly unlikely for visa regime to be lifted in March (Zeri) • Mustafa: No-confidence motion, next year (Klan Kosova/Zeri) • LDK’s Rugova declared winner of Istog runoff elections (dailies) • 2.9 percent increase of unemployment in Kosovo (Koha)

• EU foreign policy chief to host meeting of Western Balkans leaders today (media) • Haradinaj demands Kosovo be treated as “equal” by Brussels (Zeri/EO) • Hoxhaj: EU will not accept new members with open issues (Zeri) • Hoxha: We expect EU to reconfirm Kosovo’s European perspective (Koha) • Palokaj: The second condition (Koha) • Vetevendosje heading toward division? (media) • AAK candidate wins mayoral elections in Istog (media) • Wesslau: Spain must recognize Kosovo to keep Catalonia (media)