• 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)