Albanian Language Media: • 12 CEC officials admitted to hospital for allergic reaction, discharged (RFE) • Vote recount continues, 220 polling stations still to be counted (Telegrafi) • Bahtiri: LVV – LDK coalition will be signed first week of November (Gazeta Blic) • Ramadani: New Kosovo government to continue path to NATO (media) • Thaci meets PM Abe, express pleasure on Kosovo-Japan rapprochement (Klan) Serbian Language Media: • “Russia will not permit to be excluded from resolving Kosovo issue” (Tanjug, B92, Radio kontakt plus) • Serbian List: To resolve, not misuse Ivanovic’s murder (RTS) • Simic: There is no single point of Brussels agreement which Albanians did not evade to fulfil (TV Most) • Haki Rugova: Serbian List will have place in Kosovo Government (Danas, Kosovo-online, Gazeta Expres) • Vucic: Two infections hit Albanians (Prva TV, B92) • "As long as Vucic is in power, Serbia will not be part of NATO pact" (BETA, B92) • Medvedev: Russia supports peaceful Kosovo solution, in line with Resolution 1244 (BETA, N1) • Serbia and Japan relations much better, Brnabic thanks Abe for balanced stance on Kosovo (BETA, TV N1) • Vucic thanked Thabane for support on Kosovo (Tanjug, B92) • Court of Appeals confirmed: Milorad Zajic from Klina acquitted of war crimes charges (KoSSev, Kontkat plus radio) • Less than half of Serbia citizens see EU membership as foreign policy priority (BETA, N1) • CEC: Still no decision on counting votes from Serbia (TV N1, Kosovo-online) • Early elections in North Macedonia in April 2020 (BETA, N1) Opinions:  • What happened sends a message to Serbia and Montenegro - you're not welcome (Jutarnji List) • France is Undermining Balkan – and EU – Stability (Balkan Insight) • Why was a Nobel Prize awarded to a man who celebrated a war criminal? (WAPO) International: • 'The EU is running scared from fascism' – Kosovo's likely new PM (The Guardian) • Russia, Serbia vow to boost ties despite Belgrade’s EU bid (Washington Post) • Macron’s veto undermines Balkan stability, Greek MEP says (EURAKTIV) • Unsafe Haven: Balkans Sees Rise in Turkish Asylum Requests (Balkan Insight) • Russia & Kosovo will not meet because of 'security risks' - Uefa (BBC) Humanitarian and Development: • 10th anniversary of Crime Victims' Rights Week marked in Kosovo (Telegrafi/Klan) • The long road to becoming captain (Prishtina Insight)

• Election results to be certified early November (Zeri) • ECAP rejects counting of diaspora ballots (Klan Kosova) • Vucic: No one has offered us border correction or partition of Kosovo (Zeri) • Vetevendosje confirms Kurti was not injured in car accident in Tirana (Bota Sot) • Lushtaku comments on PDK’s election defeat (T7/Bota Sot) • “AKR will have three MPs” (Epoka e Re) • Slobodan Petrovic on election results: We were robbed (Klan Kosova) • Thaci welcomes Alexander Soros’ call to debate (RTK) • Protest in support of Kurdish people in Pristina faces opposition (KP/Koha)

• Konjufca: None of the parties set conditions, we did not discuss ministries (media) • Haziri: Coalition with Vetevendosje immediately after certification of results (RTK) • Kociajncic responds to Vucic on ‘poisoned envelopes from Serbia’ (Zeri) • Serbian List accuses and threatens Kurti (media) • Petrovic speaks about abuse of votes (RTV Dukagjini) • Cakaj: Between regional agendas and Kosovo, Albania stands with Kosovo (Klan) • Hoxhaj: EU is making space to anti-democratic states (Klan) • Rama to meet Kurti in the following days (Klan)

Albanian Language Media: • Nagavci: We don’t accept conditions from LDK, Kurti will be PM (Koha) • Vetevendosje working group arrives at LDK premises, the meeting begins (Express) • Nuredin Ibishi – Leka summoned by Specialist Chambers (Gazeta Express) • Haradinaj: I stopped the Kosovo division project and a theft of €10 billion (media) Serbian Language Media: • Stojanovic: I would never compare sufferings and tariffs (Danas) • Research: 75 percent of Serbian citizens would consider recognition of Kosovo as treason (KoSSev) • Vucic wrote to EU regarding alleged poisoning case (B92) • Brussels: EU leaders deadlock over membership talks for North Macedonia and Albania (Tanjug, B92) • Fajon: Wake up Macron, EU must show political maturity and responsibility (N1 Belgrade, N1 Sarajevo) • Dodik: Bosnian Serbs can't wait for a demarcation between Serbia and Kosovo (N1, TV Klan) • Dacic to TV Prva: ''Poisoned envelopes'' one in a series of "classic lies" of Pristina (Blic, Vecernje Novosti, N1) • Suspended talks in Brussels on Albania and Northern Macedonia; the consequences of delay are brutal (Serbian media) • IPU conference ends in Belgrade with Declaration and Resolution (Beta, RTS) • Botsan-Kharchenko: Situation in Kosovo serious (RTS) • President Vucic on Kosovo, dialogue, Albin Kurti (Politika, TV Pink) • Bundestag delegation chief says Serbian president is legitimate partner (N1, DW) International: • First Flag: Kosovo's Would-Be PM Takes Serbian Heat For Favoring Albanian Banner (RFE) • Russia submits proposal on moving UNGA First Committee's sessions from New York (TASS) • Russia calls for condemning radicals in Kosovo for raising tensions in Balkans (TASS) Humanitarian and Development: • Gracanica Mayor: Seriously consider the problem of pollution of the river bed in Laplje Selo (KIM radio, Gracanicaonline.info, RTK2) • Regional cooperation necessary for fighting human trafficking (Kosovapress) • Countess of Wessex meets religious leaders of Kosovo (RTK)

• “Kosovo-Serbia agreement, strategic priority for the U.S.” (Koha Ditore) • LVV-LDK working groups set to meet today (Zeri) • Vetevendosje leader Albin Kurti’s interview to News 24 • LDK leader Isa Mustafa’s interview to Klan Kosova • Vetevendosje movement files a complaint at ECAP (media) • Sherifi: NISMA currently stands at above 5 percent (Klan Kosova) • Publicist Veton Surroi’s interview to T7 • Krasniqi says no PDK member supports land swap idea (T7/Express) • Former KSF commander, Kastrati, summoned by Specialist Chambers (media) • Cakaj: Mini-Schengen to remove Kosovo-Serbia border barriers (Koha) • Countess of Wessex meets President Thaci (media) • Dehari family urges authorities to release expertise report (media)

Albanian Language Media: • Haziri: Whoever has a vote more will lead the government (media) • CEC decides on vote recount in additional 530 polling stations (Telegrafi) • Prosecution receives Dehari’s results from Switzerland (Express) • Kurti meets in London British MPs (media) • Specialist Chambers invite former KLA superior from Llapi Operative zone (Express) • Kosovo’s outgoing Justice Minister says he got death threats last December (Lajmi) • Vetevendosje movement files a complaint at ECAP (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic met Lajcak in Belgrade today (B92) • Ashton: We did not ask Belgrade and Pristina to cross red lines (RTS, Tanjug) • Kosovo prosecution continues investigation of alleged poisoning (RTS) • Dacic: The hypocritical response of the British Embassy (Tanjug, RTS) • Kurti for NIN: "ZSO - dead letter on paper; Serbs to turn to more moderate Serb parties" (Kontakt plus radio, Danas, N1) • Zeri: New government without the Serbian List impossible (RTS) • Hahn warns EU member states (Kosovo online, B92) • Exhibition in Mitrovica North cancelled, painter prohibited to enter Kosovo with the paintings (Kosovo online) • Vasilije Bojic arrested in Mitrovica North on Wednesday released • Montenegrin language school in Pristina banned (Gracanicaonline.info) Opinions: • EU Enlargement: The Balkans Brexit Fallout (Balkan Insight) • What’s next for Pristina? (CEPA) • Mushkolaj: The bitter taste of defeat (Express) Humanitarian and Development: • Countess of Wessex: Let’s fight together stigma that harms survivors of conflict-related sexual violence (media) • Childhood interrupted: a story from Plemetin (Prishtina Insight)

• PDK leader Kadri Veseli’s interview to KTV • Vetevendosje leading in Diaspora votes (Koha) • Konjufca: Disagreement with LDK sends us to new elections (Express) • Haziri: Vetevendosje didn’t find courage to stand behind woman PM (Express) • British Embassy responds to Vucic’s remarks on flag in VV premises (media) • Osmani meets U.S. Special Representative Matthew Palmer (media) • Haradinaj: KFOR remains necessary in Kosovo (media) • Ministry of Defence: KSF was not part of yesterday’s police operation (Bota Sot) • Tahiri: I received invitation from Specialist Chambers two weeks ago (Klan) • Gucati: First indictments from Specialist Chambers this month (Zeri) • Hahn: Negative vote for Albania would affect Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (RTK)

• Police special units arrest two Serbs in the north (media) • Kosovo withdraws Interpol membership bid (media) • Kurti: Kosovo not an object at table of talks, but equal party (Bota Sot) • Mustafa: LDK-VV making efforts to agree on coalition government (media) • Vetevendosje denies conditioning from LDK (RTK) • Haziri: LDK and VV have not yet discussed division of posts (Bota Sot) • NATO calls for immediate resumption of Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (media) • In the U.S., Osmani visits National Security Council (Klan Kosova) • Ramush Haradinaj gives up MP post (media) • Specialist Chambers invites three former KLA members (RTK) • Haradinaj and his “political army” spent €672.223 in lunches (Koha)

• LDK wants seven ministries, Vetevendosje offers them five (Koha) • Kurti: There must be cooperation between Pristina and Sarajevo (Koha) • President Thaci briefed by institutions on suspected poisoning of CEC staff (media) • Prosecution investigates ballot envelopes that came from Serbia (Epoka) • Kosovo’s battle with Serbia over INTERPOL membership (Zeri) • Kurti meets UK Ambassador Nicholas Abbott (RTK) • Mustafa meets Apostolova, informs about meetings with LVV (RTK) • Apostolova: No visa liberalization without combating corruption (RTK) • Tahiri ignores international calls for appointment of new notaries (Zeri) • Sexual violence survivor files lawsuit with Special Prosecution (media) • Palmer cancels participation at security forum in Belgrade, sends deputy (Koha)

• Prosecution to investigate suspected poisoning from postal votes from Serbia (media) • Diaspora votes to be transferred today at the ballot counting center (RTK) • Brnabic: Pristina wants its own Serbs in government (Klan) • Kurti meets Rasic, discuss election process (Epoka) • Kosovo – Serbia dialogue, a topic of discussion in Belgrade (Koha) • Selimi: Whole dialogue process was a mistake (Epoka) • Palokaj: Kosovo no longer needs a Ministry of European Integration (Koha)