• Visits start with Nikolic (Tribuna) • Dacic won and Thaçi did not lose (Koha Ditore) • Belgrade considers that mini-crisis has passed (Lajm) • Return of Serbia to Kosovo under Thaçi’s auspices (Koha Ditore) • Only international observers in the north (Zëri) • Pacolli: Old election law, bad omen (Epoka e Re) • Krasniqi calls for tolerance in Western Balkans (Tribuna) • Russian pilgrims win the battle at the Kosovo border (Koha Ditore)

• Thaçi assures Dacic “free movement” in Kosovo (dailies) • Thaçi: Elections, European test for Kosovo (Zëri) • Cliff: We will not close our eyes to elections manipulations (Koha Ditore) • Blomeyer against participation of Serb officials in election campaign (dailies) • Jahjaga: European integration only option for progress of Kosovo (dailies) • PDK does not find support on departure of EULEX (Tribuna) • Election forms in the hands of Ekrem Lluka (Zëri) • Russian pilgrims stopped at the border, they had no visas (Koha Ditore)

• EU makes headway on healing Kosovo independence rift (FT/dailies) • Kuçi: Serbia’s campaign in Kosovo will not be allowed (Koha) • Ferati: Government acted properly (Epoka e Re) • Davenport: Kosovo Serbs to participate in elections! (dailies) • Anti-campaign in the north (Zëri)

• Serbia conditions implementation of agreements (Koha Ditore) • Thaçi and Dacic will “agree” at Baroness Ashton’s (Tribuna) • Thaçi: Autumn, decisive for visa liberalization (Zëri) • CEC approves 8,383 voter applications (Zëri, Tribuna) • El Salvador recognizes independence of Kosovo (dailies)

• EU warns Belgrade and Pristina of deteriorating relations (Koha Ditore) • Kuçi: Dacic will not enter Kosovo during election campaign (Koha Ditore) • Thaçi: Ban on Dacic, an action by autonomous institutions (Koha Ditore) • Serb Orthodox Church calls on Serbs to take part in elections (Zëri) • Parallel voting list for four municipalities in the north (Koha Ditore) • Germany and UK want EULEX to keep its competencies (Tribuna)