• Ruling coalition struggles for votes to pass 2018 budget (Zeri) • Thaci to take part in meeting of Western Balkan leaders in Bulgaria (dailies) • Thaci in Sofia: Regional cooperation accelerates path toward EU (RTK) • Reactions over President Thaci’s remarks during Canada visit (media) • Peci proposes sending demarcation deal to Constitutional Court (Bota Sot) • Phillips suggests direct US involvement in Kosovo-Serbia talks (Koha) • Minister Tahiri seeks punitive measures against colleague Gashi (Telegrafi) • DPM Jevtic calls on Serbs to return to Kosovo (Koha) • Non-membership in INTERPOL impedes Kosovo fight against radicalism (Koha)

• President Thaci delivers end of year address before KSF members (media) • Delawie: Kosovo is not losing territory, Assembly must ratify demarcation (Koha) • Demarcation doesn’t threaten ruling coalition (Koha) • Bulliqi: Report is in favor of Kosovo’s territorial integrity (Epoka) • LDK with conditions on demarcation (RTK) • Nitaj explains why Haradinaj voted to send agreement to Assembly (RTK) • EU diplomats argue Washington was main force behind dialogue (Koha) • Apostolova to MPs: Don’t keep the youth hostage (Zeri) • Minister confirms removal of persons from Interpol’s wanted list (Bota Sot) • PDK and LDK appeal to Supreme Court on Pristina and Prizren elections (Epoka) • 1244 appears in invitations for Mitrovica Noth constitutive session (Zeri) • Huhtamaki: Kosovo to fulfill remaining visa liberalisation criteria (Zeri) • UN urges Kosovo to stop citizens from joining terror groups (AP/media)

• President Thaci on border demarcation with Montenegro (RTK) • Internationals urge endorsement of border demarcation agreement (Zeri) • Mustafa: Nothing new on Kosovo-Montenegro border (Zeri) • Dinosha: Montengro does not have new position on demarcation (RTK) • Haxhiu: Only commission’s report should have been sent to Assembly (Zeri) • Isufi: Demarcation does not harm our cooperation with PDK (Lajmi) • LDK MP Osmani criticizes PM Haradinaj for backing border deal (Lajmi) • UNMIK reveals how Interpol removed Haradinaj from wanted list (media) • Serbian court: Arrest warrant for Haradinaj remains in power (Lajmi) • ECAP rejects complaints over Pristina and Prizren runoffs (Kosova Sot) • Haradinaj: Representation of non-majority communities is guaranteed (Telegrafi) • ISIS threatens in Albanian for New Year holidays (Gazeta Express)

Border commission: 2015 agreement not in favour of Kosovo (Koha Ditore) Vetevendosje set to oppose border demarcation agreement (Zeri/Gazeta Blic) Justice not yet being served by Mitrovica basic court (Zeri) Delawie: More to be done for judges in the north to start sharing justice (Lajmi) Establishment of Association/Community has no specific timeframe (RFE/dailies) Dacic: Serbia did not lift arrest warrant for Haradinaj (RTK) Lawyer: Interpol’s decisions are final (Indeksonline) Istog revote to take place on 17 December (Klan Kosova) EULEX judges and staff are moving to the Special Court (Lajmi) Three Kosovo officials under investigation for “happy fire” (Bota Sot)

• Haradinaj removed from Interpol arrest warrant list (media) • EU aims reach of Kosovo-Serbia legally binding agreement by 2019 (Koha) • Thaci: We should end our isolation (media) • Haziri: We should bring the government down (RTK) • Kurti and Kadaj-Bujupi remain in detention (RTK) • Hoxhaj: The region needs permanent military presence of the U.S. (RTK) • Former Minister Edita Tahiri denies attack in the north (Gazeta Metro)