• North discussed during 17 January round of dialogue (Koha Ditore) • Jacobson: Belgrade’s Platform prevents talks (Zëri) • Hoxhaj: Kosovo mark 5th anniversary with 100 recognitions (dailies) • Kosovo’s NATO membership depends on political will (Bota Sot)

• Special arrangement at Dheu i Bardhe and Bernjak too (Koha Ditore) • Lunacek: No visa liberalization without combating corruption (dailies) • Serbs block roads in northern Kosovo again (Zeri) • The government of praise! (Zeri) • Serbian Academy of Arts and Sciences wants more than platform (Koha Ditore) • Property lawsuit against Decan Monastery turned down (Koha Ditore) • UNMIK local staff in northern Mitrovica, without salaries (gazetaditore.com)

• Appointment of Kosovo’s representative to Belgrade postponed (Koha Ditore) • Krasniqi: Kosovo, a state of extortionists (Zëri) • Separate paths (Express) • Verbal recognition of Kosovo by Pakistan arrived (dailies) • The Office is functioning (Epoka e Re) • Ready for IBM (Express) • Trajkovic: Kosovo should demilitarize (Express)

• Thaçi: IBM to be “expanded” on 31 December (dailies) • The post of Kosovo president offered to Haradinaj (Zëri) • Pacolli’s fate (Express) • Krasniqi and Thaçi with “frozen” relations (Koha Ditore) • PDK does not feel endangered from the dissatisfied in the party (Koha Ditore) • Haradinaj: I don’t know if coalition initiative is going to give results (Koha Ditore) • Thaçi: Offer for AAK after the elections in PDK (Epoka e Re) • Kuçi would not become Haradinaj’s deputy (Koha Ditore)