Headlines - 08.07.2017

• CEC to certify election results today (RTK)
• Mustafa on meeting Kurti: We are open to talks (RTK)
• AAK to Mustafa: Forget personal grudges (Koha)
• Bulliqi to head government’s border demarcation commission?

• Thaci: Haradinaj confirmed, new govt to be formed without delay (RFE) • Thaci accepts only Veseli’s proposal for Prime Minister (Koha) • Kusari: We won’t vote in favor of a Haradinaj-led government (Epoka) • Kurti confirms meeting LDK’s Mustafa and Haziri on Thursday (Lajmi) • Vetevendosje’s candidate for PM, Kurti, gives interview to Klan Kosova • LDK’s Gashi: Kosovo could witness Macedonian scenario (Bota Sot) • Kusari-Lila to resign from mayor’s post (RTK) • Prosecutor claims senior KLA officials were behind March 2004 riots (Kallxo) • US suspicious over humanitarian center in Nis (RTK)

Arrests made in connection to police officers’ killing in 2004 (dailies) Kocijancic: EU has no preferences over who forms government (RTK) PAN has not yet decided on candidate for Assembly speaker’s post (Zeri) Abdixhiku: Cooperation with PDK, the biggest sin (Klan Kosova) Bahtiri: AKR would support Kurti for prime minister (Koha) Deda calls on AAK and NISMA to join LAA and Vetevendosje (Rrokum TV) Yee: Western Balkans far from EU integration (Zeri) Serbia complains to U.S. over Kosovo army (Kosova Sot) 

• Dialogue with Serbia should resume with mutual recognition (Koha) • Analysts: President Thaci committing constitutional breach (Zeri) • Certification of election results delayed (Zeri) • Thaci: I don’t believe there’ll be stalemate on creation of institutions (Epoka) • “PM position, LDK’s condition for coalition with Vetevendosje” (Bota) • AKR denies possibility of joining PAN even if they secure 61 votes (Koha) • Special court ready for indictments (Zeri/Kosova Sot) • Osmani calls for LDK’s profound reform (Kosova Sot)

• Thaci and Vucic speak of a new stage in dialogue (dailies) • Analysts: Thaci using dialogue to promote himself (Koha Ditore) • Supreme Court acquits Lushtaku of war crimes charges (dailies) • AAK responds to Mustafa’s invitation for coalition (Epoka e Re) • Osmani: Neither coalition nor discussions with PDK (Tribuna Channel) • CEC orders partial recount of 117 ballot boxes (Koha Ditore) • Tahiri: Association after removal of parallel structures (RTK) • Russia requests Kosovo to give up creation of army (Lajmi) • Youth convicted for putting up IS flag in Pristina (Zeri)