Albanian Language Media: • The EU warns of new measures against Kosovo (Koha) • USA Embassy echoes statement of Department of State: Kurti should return to cooperation (Albanian Post) • Krasniqi: It is absurd that bridge over Iber continues to be closed (RTK) • Elshani: Security is no reason for Iber Bridge to remain closed (media) • Durmishi: Within two or three days we will have report on stability of bridge (media) • Police arrest then release two Serb politicians for "obstructing workers of north Mitrovica municipality" (media) • Hamza after meetings in Washington: USA stands by us (media) • Deadline for conversion of driver's licenses postponed until August 23 (RTK) • Haradinaj advises fellow combatants: Serbia has renewed persecution of citizens who were part of war (Reporteri) • AJK: Dangerous photo-montages with pictures of journalists and media (Klan) Serbian Language Media: • Aleksandar Arsenijevic and Stefan Veljkovic arrested (KoSSev, media) • KP: Arsenijevic and Veljkovic released (medijacentar.info) • Protest of Serbs in front of the police station in North Mitrovica due to the arrest of Arsenijevic and Veljkovic (KoSSev, media) • Civil society demands the immediate release of Arsenijevic and Veljkovic (KiM radio, media) • Office for KiM: Kurti continues with arrests until he arrests the last Serb (Kosovo Online, media) • Kosovo Serb political parties condemn the removal of national symbols and the actions of the police (KiM radio, media) • Heavy trucks 'testing' the Ibar bridge, after Svecla did (KoSSev) • In North Mitrovica, the discussion of the municipal committee for "multi-ethnic cooperation", i.e. bridge: Huge interest from Pristina (KoSSev) • EXFIS and Google show that they know more than the Privatization Agency of Kosovo (KoSSev) • Montgomery: Kurti's long-term goal the departure of all Serbs from Kosovo; and his short-term goal to provoke the Serbian Government (Kosovo Online, N1, FoNet)

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: Let's make Iber bridge symbol of normalisation (RTK) • USA: Uncoordinated actions endanger opportunities we helped create (media) • Krasniqi: Bridges are to connect citizens (media) • Vokrri: Iber bridge will open during this summer (Klan) • KFOR monitored protests in Mitrovica, guarantees safety for everyone (media) • Citaku: Bridges that Kosovo needs are bridges with USA, EU, NATO (media) • KFOR commander meets chief of Serbian army, discuss security (media) • Vucic introduces "pogrom" of Serbs from Kosovo into discourse out of nowhere (Klan) • Dimic: Iber Bridge should open for integration and cooperation of citizens (RTK) • Analysts: Coordination with allies, inevitable (RTK) • Tahiri: Government started and will end mandate with violations, leaving chaos in state administration(media) • A positive case of West Nile virus recorded in Kosovo (RFE, media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: Pristina is not interested in dialogue; it wants conflict between Serbia and NATO (Kosovo Online, RTS, media) • Kabasic clams Kosovo authorities and demands fair treatment for Serbs in Kosovo (KoSSev) • Jevtic: Full support for the Serbs in the north, fight against Kurti's regime - a matter of life (Kosovo Online) • CASA NGO: The government in Pristina wants to threaten the education, health and social system of the Serbian community in Kosovo (Kosovo Online, KiM radio) • The Chief of the General Staff and the Commander of KFOR discussed the security situation in Kosovo (Tanjug, media) • Albanians announced a protest in the south of Serbia (Danas, Jugpres) International Media: • Closure Of Serbian Post Offices threatens U.S. support for Kosovo (the pavlovictoday.com) • Kosovo Serbs Protest In North Mitrovica Against Opening Of Main Bridge (RFE)

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti: Vucic is trying to create an atmosphere of fear with false accusations (RTK) • Members of EULEX and KFOR stationed on buildings near Iber bridge (media) • French Embassy against closure of Serbian post offices in the north: Unilateral and uncoordinated step (Reporteri) • Haradinaj appeals to Serbs: Do not protest against free movement (RTK) • Serbs gather at Iber Bridge, this is what they want from KFOR (Klan) • Police on protest: Ended peacefully – we looked after safety of protesters until the end (Klan) • Svecla says Iber Bridge will open: It is not a matter of dialogue at all (media) • Minister Haxhiu visits woman who was injured by her husband in Fushe Kosove (media) Serbian Language Media: • A protest held in the northern part of Mitrovica: "On the bridge we defended survival, now we defend disappearance!" (KoSSev, media) • The Serb protest ended, Svecla again drinking coffee in C'est la Vie caffe (KoSSev) • Minister Starovic on the opening of the Ibar bridge: Potentially a major point of escalation (NMagazin, N1, TV Prva) • Elshani: Educational and health institutions are a challenge for KP, but that does not mean that we will close them - politics will decide (KoSSev) • Davenport: The closure of post offices and the proposals to open the bridge in Mitrovica must be resolved through dialogue (Kosovo Online)

Albanian Language Media: • UNMIK: Closure of Serbian post offices negatively affects life of Serb community in Kosovo (Albanian Post, ekonomia online) • KFOR: Any decision on opening Iber Bridge must take place within framework of Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Klan) • British Embassy: We are disappointed with government’s action (Nacionale) • Bislimi: EU should focus on Serbia's rejection of Basic Agreement (media) • Serbian Post van not allowed to enter Kosovo (media) • Svecla, Krasniqi and Durmishi visit Iber Bridge, test it before opening (media) • Government takes new step: nearly €10,000 allocated for testing Iber Bridge (Nacionale) • Kurti meets Ardita Sinani, offers close institutional cooperation in service of Presheva (Klan) • Alsat: Osmani on two other occasions refused checking of personal luggage at Skopje Airport (Klan) Serbian Language Media: • UNMIK head reiterates concern over unilateral actions in Kosovo (Tanjug, media) • KFOR will respond to security development on Ibar bridge (N1) • Vucic: Kurti is provoking, wants to turn us against NATO before the elections in the USA (Kosovo Online) • Vucevic: Kurti wants Kosovo without Serbs, int'l community tacitly allowing that (Tanjug, media) • A protest today in North Mitrovica due to Pristina's announcements about the opening of the Ibar bridge (Kosovo Online, B92, Tanjug) • Elshani for VoA: The case of the closure of the Post of Serbia branches in the domain of economic crime (KiM radio, VOA) International Media: • Alleged large-scale coin forger arrested in Kosovo due to Eurojust support (eurojust.europa.eu)

Albanian Language Media: • Stano: Another example of unilateral actions of Kurti administration (Reporteri) • Kusari-Lila: QUINT ambassadors informed about opening of Iber Bridge (ekonomia) • Presidency: Manner incident in Skopje was handled at Kurti-Mickoski conference, regrettable (media) • Rohde: Unilateral and uncoordinated steps endanger Kosovo's application for EU membership (Klan) • Another attempt of LVV to bring opposition into debate about Iber Bridge (Express) • Haxhiu on wounded woman in Fushe Kosove: Negligence of justice institutions (RTK) • EUROPOL: Person arrested in Kosovo for counterfeit money, employee of North Macedonian MIA (Kosovapress) Serbian Language Media: • The Kosovo police stopped a Serbian Post van with letters on Jarinje (N1, FoNet) • Vucic met Konrad: The international community must react to ensure the safety of Serbs (Tanjug, media) • Petkovic on the EU announcement; the opening of jobs for Serbs in Kosovo (RTS, Tanjug TV) • Grenell: US has tools to prevent escalation, tough letters don't work against Kurti (Tanjug, Blic) • Requests submitted for the abolition of custody of arrested Serbs from Kosovo Pomoravlje (RTV Puls, KiM radio) • Elek: New jobs are an incentive for Serbs to stay and proof that Serbia is always with its people (Kosovo Online, TV Most) • Selimi: The Kosovo Government is closing Post offices due to upcoming elections (Kosovo Online)

Albanian Language Media: • Police action in the north for economic activity without a licence (media) • ARKEP: Operation of Post of Serbia was intended to be resolved in dialogue, but until today there has been no initiative to start talks (Albanian Post) • EU: Unilateral and uncoordinated decision to close branches of Post of Serbia in the north (RFE) • The U.S. deeply disappointed with Kosovo government for closing branches of • Haradinaj: Kurti is deeply involved in Serbia's agenda (Koha) • Post of Serbia in the north (media) • Haxhiu meets her counterpart from North Macedonia (ekonomia) • Afrim Gashi's head of security suspended, risks prison for more than three years (media) • Abdixhiku visits the miners of Trepca, supports their demands (ekonomia) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: Kurti's behaviour an attempt to provoke a war conflict, the EU announcement shameful (Kosovo Online) • Stano: Closing the branches of the Post of Serbia is a violation of the agreement from the dialogue (Kosovo Online) • All 9 facilities used by Serbian Post in Northern Kosovo Closed (KoSSev) • Petkovic: Kurti's raid of post offices direct provocation of war conflict (Tanjug) • Savo Manojlovic: If Vucic protected the citizens as he protects Rio Tinto, there would be no persecution of Serbs in Kosovo (Danas, NMagazin,KiM radio) • New DSS: Closure of post offices in Kosovo, continuation of terror, with the tacit permission of the West (NMagazin, Beta) • Suspension and criminal charges against a security member of the President of the Assembly of N. Macedonia due to the incident at the airport (KoSSev) International Media: • Vjosa Osmani did not scold Mickoski and Kurti, so that such incidents do not happen again (slobodenpecat.mk)

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti travels to Skopje, meets Prime Minister Mickoski (media) • Mexhiti after meeting with Kurti: We discussed strengthening cooperation (Albanian Post) • Milanovic: Allies' support for Kosovo has faded (media) • LVV: Iber Bridge must be opened, there is no argument to remain closed (Koha) • LVV: Consultations on election date will continue (Koha) • Hoti: This mandate will end with complete failure in capital investments (RTK) • Klinaku: There is no need for veterans to go to Serbia (media) • Death of woman from Gracanica, a month of detention for her husband (Kallxo) Serbian Language Media: • The Kosovo Police entered all the Post Offices of Serbia in the North (KoSSev) • Protest of hundreds of Serbs in Pasjane due to the recent arrest of five compatriots (KiM radio, medijacentar.info, Radio Mitrovica sever, media) • What is controversial about the arrest of five Serbs from Kosovo Pomoravlje for alleged war crimes? (Danas, TV Most, Radio Mitrovica sever) • Fatherland Movement: More than 50 Serbs in Pristina prisons for alleged war crimes (Beta, Danas) • A few days after the Vjosa Osmani incident, Kurti with ministers in North Macedonia (Danas, KoSSev) • Vacancy announcement for recruitment of new members of Kosovo police: Especially for the Serbian community (N1) International: • The target is training artificial intelligence on the data of Balkan citizens without notification (en.vijesti.me) • Yugoslav Socialist Artist’s Retrospective Recalls Lost Era of Defiance and Hope (Balkan Insight)

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti today in Skopje to meet PM Mickoski and government cabinet (Klan) • Osmani: "Sinjska Alka", event that honors heroic resistance of Croatian soldiers (media) • Fetai meets Gervalla after incident with Osmani in Skopje (media) • Five suspects arrested for war crimes against Albanian civilian victims (media) • About five thousand citizens converted their driver's licences to RKS (RTK) • Albanians of the Valley warn of protest due to passivisation of their addresses (RTK) • Reactions on murder of woman in Gracanica: One less woman, one more murderer! (RTK) Serbian Language Media: • Kosovo Authorities Arrest Five Serbs in War Crimes Probe, Sparking Outcry from Serbian Officials (KoSSev, media) • “The Diocese of Raška and Prizren Deeply Concerned About Recent Arrests of Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija and the Deterioration of Interethnic Relations” (eparhija-prizren.com) • Protest today in Pasjane due to the arrest of Serbs (Kosovo Online) • Lawyers: No reasonable doubt that the arrested Serbs committed the criminal offenses they are charged with (Kosovo Online) • Bocan-Kharchenko: Kurti carrying out terror in Kosovo (Vecernje Novosti, Kosovo Online) • Ristanovic: Gazivode is the legacy of the SFRY, it was not built with Kosovo's funds (Kosovo Online) International Media: • Kosovo’s president involved in Macedonian airport scuffle, sparking diplomatic row (politico.eu)

Albanian Language Media: • Hovenier: We do not support any change of the status of the bridge (Klan) • Government: Iber Bridge must be opened; it is at service of everyone and against no one (Klan) • Rasic: All parties should avoid unilateral actions (RTK) • Kurti: Government will not stop supporting Kosovo Police (media) • Explosion in the yard of a house in the north, no one injured (Telegrafi) • Political parties in North Macedonia react to airport incident with Kosovo President (media) Serbian Language Media: • Quint after meeting with Kurti: We informed him that we do not support any changes in the current status of the bridge on the Ibar (KoSSev) • Kosovo President refuses security check at Skopje Airport (N1, media) • The explosion took place last night in the yard of a private house in Ugljare village (KoSSev) • Canaj: Both Pristina and Belgrade should focus on the lives of citizens (Kosovo Online) • M.Z. from Donja Gusterica village died because of severe injuries inflicted by her husband (KiM radio, medijacentar.info, Kosovo Online, KoSSev) • Vucic welcomed Siljanovska Davkova in the Prohor Pcinjski monastery (Kosovo Online, media) International: • TAV Macedonia: We categorically reject the allegations that our employee tried to take Vjosa Osmani's phone (slobodenpecat.mk)

Albanian Language Media: • Stano: Opening the bridge over Iber river is a matter of dialogue (RTK) • Osmani to Stano: Issue of the bridge should not be topic of dialogue in any way (RTK) • Osmani stopped by North Macedonian authorities at airport, an attempt to take her phone was made (media) • North Macedonian MIA reacts after incident with President Osmani (RTK) • MFA: We are gathering information about the Osmani incident (Koha) • Skopje Airport reacts after incident with president (RTK) • Bislimi meets North Macedonia’s Deputy PM (RTK) • Musliu: Revealing KIA officials, Risk to their operations (RTK) • Haradinaj on elections: Let us shorten Kosovo's desperate situation (media) • Miners to Government: We should not be held responsible for management of enterprise (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: Increase in pensions before January, a significant increase in salaries for educators (Radio Mitrovica sever, Tanjug, media) • EU reiterates: Decision to open bridge over Ibar should be part of dialogue (Beta, N1, media) • Former KLA member Blerim Ramadani transferred to house arrest (Radio Mitrovica sever, KiM radio) • KAP: The pumps in the north were not leased to EXFIS, we are investigating the case (Kosovo Online) International Media: • 15 arrested in crack-down on high-profile Albanian criminal network (Europol.europa.eu) • Kosovo Miners’ Strike Over Unpaid Wages Enters Fourth Week (Prishtina Insight)