• Palmer: Kosovo – Serbia agreement is possible; Russia wants a troubled Balkans (Telegrafi) • Palmer in Podgorica: U.S. renewed focus in the Balkans (Koha) • German idea on final Kosovo-Serbia agreement (Zeri) • Serbian List accused of threatening SLS officials (Bota Sot/RTK) • CEC certifies 21 entities and 685 candidates for upcoming elections (media) • Abuses with millions in the name of the integration of the north (Koha) • Restoration works at Novoberdo suspended pending report (Zeri) • Human remains discovered in Zhabar village of Mitrovica (media) • Montenegrin President meets Kosovo Ambassador (Indeksonline)

• Veseli: October 6 will mark a turning point for Kosovo (media) • Haradinaj: When I took on PM post in 2017, there was a dialogue to divide Kosovo (media) • Candidates with indictments part of election tickets (Zeri) • Ahmeti: Dialogue with Serbia, priority for new government (Klan Kosova) • Thaci travels for official visit to Japan (media) • AAK’s Lulzim Kabashi summoned by Specialist Chambers (Koha) • Serbia continues lobbying against Kosovo’s membership in Interpol (Zeri) • Most serious cases in the hands of suspiciously appointed judges (Koha) • Roundtable on victims of sexual violence to be held in Pristina today (media)

• Police arrest Czech soccer fans, tried to fly drone with pro-Serbia banner football match (media) • Mimoza Kusari-Lila joins Vetevendosje (media) • Former LDK MP leaves politics, says he will support PDK leader Veseli (media) • Sejdiu: LDK-VV coalition would win 70 seats in parliament (Zeri) • Serbian President has one condition to recognise Kosovo independence (Lajmi)

• Surroi: You cannot be European, if you are a captured state (Koha) • Vetevendosje formalizes Albin Kurti’s candidacy for prime minister (Bota Sot) • Stavileci: PDK will win the elections (RTK) • Kusari Lila: Alternativa will not join AAK-PSD or PDK (media) • Ministry of Justice campaigning on behalf of PDK (Koha) • Ombudsperson: Gender Equality Law to be upheld in election process (media) • Oliver Ivanovic’s associate joins Serbian List, accused of treason by former colleagues • Shala lifts trade measures towards North Macedonia (Zeri) • Restoration works at Novoberdo castle brought to halt (Zeri)

• U.S. senators: Dialogue could imply difficult decisions (media) • Thaci: Partnership with U.S. crucial for any process for Kosovo (media) • Kurti: I fear the LDK’s fear from the PDK (Koha) • Constitutional Court declares Haradinaj’s request inadmissible (media) • Serbian List to decide today on participation in parliamentary elections (media) • Pristina court jails six persons on terrorism charges (media)

• Beyer calls for resumption of dialogue, opposes border changes (Koha) • At Bled forum, Palmer speaks about Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (Klan Kosova) • Parties reject PDK’s anti-corruption pact calling it hypocrisy (media) • Hoxhaj: We have set a new standard with anti-corruption pact (T7/Bota Sot) • Haradinaj: Germany’s clear position has saved the Balkans (media) • Pacolli meets Palmer: Kosovo can count on the U.S. (media) • Two U.S. senators to visit Kosovo and Serbia (media) • Kurti: There will be challenges if we don’t cooperate with Tirana (media) • Rasic: Serbs must be involved in decision-making (Express)

• Palmer: U.S. would like to see dialogue end in mutual recognition (Telegrafi/Klan) • Kocijancic: Close cooperation with Palmer, dialogue facilitated by EU (media) • Mustafa: It was known that in a coalition with VV, LDK should get PM post (Koha) • Haradinaj and Mustafa to meet CDU MP, Peter Beyer, today (media) • OSCE, EU to support early parliamentary elections in Kosovo (media) • LDK accuses PDK of using public institutions for electoral purposes (Bota Sot) • PDK and LB to run on joint ticket in upcoming elections (Epoka e Re) • Kosovo with measures against Serbia’s interference in election process (RFE) • “Political parties lack clear platform to combat corruption” (Koha) • Pacolli “smuggles” his fellow party member in Foreign Service (Koha) • Djuric: Trajkovic paid by Kosovo and Montenegro to slander Serbia (media)

• Reactions to Palmer’s appointment as U.S. envoy for Western Balkans (Zeri/Bota) • Osmani: Trust during election process, condition for coalition with VV (Koha) • A Serb youth stabbed following fight with Albanian youths in Mitrovica (Klan) • Haradinaj condemns stabbing of Serb youth (media) • Vucic reacts to stabbing of Serb youth on Mitrovica Bridge (media) • Veseli reacts to Vucic: Do not provoke for personal interests (Indeksonline) • Haradinaj: The Quint brought down the government (Klan Kosova) • Vucic could visit Kosovo in September (Klan Kosova/Bota Sot)

• Pre-election coalition registration deadline expires, LDK,VV to run alone (media) • Mustafa: True elections do not involve pre-election coalitions (RTK) • Vetevendosje calls on its members to apply for election (media) • Quint countries issue statement on forthcoming elections (media) • U.S. appoints Matthew Palmer Western Balkans envoy (media) • Kosovo leaders welcome Palmer’s appointment (Zeri) • Pacolli reacts to Dacic at EU-Western Balkans meeting (KP/Koha)

• Parties waiting for last minute to declare pre-election coalitions (Koha) • Mustafa: LDK will not enter any coalition without its candidate for PM (Bota Sot) • Kosnett meets CEC head Daka and outgoing PM Haradinaj (media) • Daka: International presence in the north guarantees citizens’ votes (Telegrafi) • Hamza: We have allocated budget for elections (Insajderi) • Vucic: Serbian List should take part in Kosovo elections (media) • Hoxhaj: It is time for Serbs to elect leaders not puppets (Zeri) • Rasic: We do not cooperate with Serbian List (RTK) • Nitaj: Tariff is a strong instrument in Kosovo’s hands (Express) • Kosovo marks International Day of the Disappeared (media)