• President Thaci meets leaders of ruling coalition parties (media) • Mitchell and Thaci discuss agreement with Serbia (Zeri) • Mogherini: EU in the Balkans is entering a second phase (media) • Haziri: Presevo Valley should join Kosovo (RTK) • Rugova: Assembly must stop initiative that threatens territorial integrity (Epoka) • Opposition to start with protests after the extraordinary session (Zeri) • Petrisch: The best solution will be the one coming from Kosovo and Serbia (Zeri) • Tahiri: Assembly has historic responsibility to say NO to border changes (Epoka) • UN Security Council will not be discussing Kosovo in September either (Zeri)

• Mogherini: Difficult, but possible meetings, for an agreement (media) • Haradinaj with opposition against Thaci (Koha) • Thaci does not obey the Assembly (Zeri) • Former international envoys warn EU about Kosovo’s partition (Kosova Sot) • Vucic to meet Serb families on 9 September (Zeri) • Edita Tahiri alarms about the ACSMM (Zeri) • Gjetaj: Dialogue to be conditioned with shedding light on the missing (Epoka) • Protest for dismissal of state chief prosecutor goes on (Zeri)

• Merkel: Change of borders could bring consequences for the Balkans (Epoka) • Thaci: No to exchange of territories (RTK) • Haradinaj: There are no discussions for territories and borders (Zeri) • AAK, NISMA join opposition for session against border “correction” (Koha) • Rasic: Germany does not want ‘a new Syria’ within Europe (Zeri) • Knaus: Movement of borders or people means explosion (Koha/Dnevni Avaz) • LIBE to discuss visa liberalization today, decide tomorrow (Zeri) • Delawie: Investigations without political interference into “fake” veterans (media) • Another protest today in Pristina against interference in judiciary (media) • Five people arrested in protest against visit by Serb IDPs to Gjakova (media) • Rashit Qalaj appointed general director of Kosovo Police (media)

• Thaci: I am against ethnic borders, but I am not naïve (media) • Veseli: Kosovo will not negotiate its statehood and territorial integrity (media) • Merkel, Trump discuss Western Balkans (Koha) • Kocijancic: Kosovo, Serbia should be given space to reach agreement (RTK) • Ruling coalition partners soften their position on border negotiations (Koha) • Opposition seeks extraordinary assembly session on dialogue (Zeri) • LDK says it won’t allow Thaci to make deals with Kosovo’s territory (Epoka) • Vetevendosje announces protests before 7 September (Epoka) • NATO is not informed about plan of Kosovo-Serbia negotiations (Zeri) • Thaci replies to Kandic: Kosovo is home to all its citizens (media) • EU could help vetting on justice (Zeri) • Civil society to hold another protest against state chief prosecutor Lumezi (Koha)

• Thaci and Vucic seek internationals’ help to reach final agreement (Epoka) • Hahn: Dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia should be supported (Zeri) • Kurz: Kosovo - Serbia agreement, main precondition for EU membership (Epoka) • Veseli: Kosovo’s territorial integrity is inviolable (RTK) • Pacolli: There is no division of Kosovo (RTK) • “Border adjustments” undoes independence and incites conflicts (Koha) • “Kosovo must be careful from hasty options with long-term consequences” (Koha) • Lekaj: Calls for a vote of confidence are not serious (Epoka) • Haradinaj at an informal meeting of Balkans Prime Ministers (RTK) • Gashi: Special court is not filing indictments due to political reasons (media) • US Senator McCain, supporter of Kosovo’s independence, dies aged 81 (media) • Kosovo citizens start signing online petition against partition (media)