• Government insists import tax will remain in force (dailies)
• Shala: Tax should not be lifted (Telegrafi/Zeri)
• Arifi: We could temporarily suspend tax on Serbia (Klan Kosova)
• Thaci: Unification of Mitrovica, unstoppable (media)
• Rakic: We will not allow unification of Mitrovica (RTK)
• U.S. top diplomat for Europe resigns (media)
• EU: Kosovo has fulfilled all visa liberalization criteria (Klan Kosova)

• President Thaci meets Kosovo’s state delegation for talks with Serbia (media)
• Thaci: I would positively respond to Specialist Chambers, if called (Zeri)
• EU offers package in exchange for tax suspension (Klan Kosova)
• Haradinaj: Rescinding tax without recognition from Serbia, a mistake (RTK)
• Veseli, Haradinaj and Kosnett to meet on tax today (media)
• LDK MP: Listen to our great friend, the U.S., and suspend the tax (RTK)
• “Evaporation” of recognitions (Zeri)
• Meta, Djukanovic call for finalization of Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (dailies)
• Apostolova meets PDK, LDK officials (dailies)
• Teachers’ strike: Thaci calls for social dialogue (Epoka e Re/Express)
• Pacolli: Serbia promises arms and financial aid to African countries for retracting recognitions of Kosovo’s independence (Bota Sot)

• Thaci confirms agreement with Serbia will involve border correction (dailies)
• Thaci to meet Kosovo negotiating team today (dailies)
• Prime Minister’s Office: We have consensus in government, tax remains (Koha)
• Veseli to meet Haradinaj and Kosnett to discuss suspension of tax (Zeri)
• Maliqi: Tax suspension, necessary step (Epoka e Re)
• President Thaci meets Albanian PM Rama in Tirana (media)
• UN Security Council to hold session on Kosovo in February (dailies)
• Official launch of KSF transition into army (RTK)
• Teachers union rejects PM Haradinaj’s offer for pay raise (media)
• Serbian police interview two Bosniak members of KSF (media)

• Haradinaj reacts to Serbian authorities detaining two KSF members (RTK)
• Veseli, Haradinaj, Kosnett to discuss tax next week (Zeri)
• Vucic: EU to step up pressure on Kosovo to suspend tax (RFE/Koha)
• Kosovo denies reports Palau has revoked recognition (Klan Kosova)
• Serbian authorities reply to Kosovo prosecution’s request (media)

• Haradinaj and Hahn focus on EU agenda, do not mention tax (dailies)
• Thaci: There is no signed agreement with Serbia (RFE)
• Haradinaj reiterates: No one can take land from Kosovo (media)
• In Belgrade, Putin accuses Kosovo of stirring tensions (dailies)
• Ahmeti: Putin’s visit shows urgent need for region’s democratization (Bota Sot)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina expect Kosovo to lift import tax (Koha/Zeri)
• Government denies it is negotiating tax removal with Bosnia (Koha)
• Shala: Tax to be lifted when reasons for its introduction are eliminated (Zeri)
• Isufi: Measures against Serbia should increase (Epoka)
• Apostolova, O’Connell meet LDK leader Mustafa (Zeri)
• Konjufca: Thaci, the least transparent person (T7)
• Secret procedure for funds allocated for Specialist Chambers (Koha Ditore)
• OSCE: In ten years, 34 women died as a result of domestic violence (Koha)