Albanian Language Media:

• 12 CEC officials admitted to hospital for allergic reaction, discharged (RFE)
• Vote recount continues, 220 polling stations still to be counted (Telegrafi)
• Bahtiri: LVV – LDK coalition will be signed first week of November (Gazeta Blic)
• Ramadani: New Kosovo government to continue path to NATO (media)
• Thaci meets PM Abe, express pleasure on Kosovo-Japan rapprochement (Klan)

Serbian Language Media:

• “Russia will not permit to be excluded from resolving Kosovo issue” (Tanjug, B92, Radio kontakt plus)
• Serbian List: To resolve, not misuse Ivanovic’s murder (RTS)
• Simic: There is no single point of Brussels agreement which Albanians did not evade to fulfil (TV Most)
• Haki Rugova: Serbian List will have place in Kosovo Government (Danas, Kosovo-online, Gazeta Expres)
• Vucic: Two infections hit Albanians (Prva TV, B92)
• "As long as Vucic is in power, Serbia will not be part of NATO pact" (BETA, B92)
• Medvedev: Russia supports peaceful Kosovo solution, in line with Resolution 1244 (BETA, N1)
• Serbia and Japan relations much better, Brnabic thanks Abe for balanced stance on Kosovo (BETA, TV N1)
• Vucic thanked Thabane for support on Kosovo (Tanjug, B92)
• Court of Appeals confirmed: Milorad Zajic from Klina acquitted of war crimes charges (KoSSev, Kontkat plus radio)
• Less than half of Serbia citizens see EU membership as foreign policy priority (BETA, N1)
• CEC: Still no decision on counting votes from Serbia (TV N1, Kosovo-online)
• Early elections in North Macedonia in April 2020 (BETA, N1)

Opinions: 

• What happened sends a message to Serbia and Montenegro - you're not welcome (Jutarnji List)
• France is Undermining Balkan – and EU – Stability (Balkan Insight)
• Why was a Nobel Prize awarded to a man who celebrated a war criminal? (WAPO)

International:

• 'The EU is running scared from fascism' – Kosovo's likely new PM (The Guardian)
• Russia, Serbia vow to boost ties despite Belgrade’s EU bid (Washington Post)
• Macron’s veto undermines Balkan stability, Greek MEP says (EURAKTIV)
• Unsafe Haven: Balkans Sees Rise in Turkish Asylum Requests (Balkan Insight)
• Russia & Kosovo will not meet because of 'security risks' - Uefa (BBC)

Humanitarian and Development:

• 10th anniversary of Crime Victims' Rights Week marked in Kosovo (Telegrafi/Klan)
• The long road to becoming captain (Prishtina Insight)

• Election results to be certified early November (Zeri)
• ECAP rejects counting of diaspora ballots (Klan Kosova)
• Vucic: No one has offered us border correction or partition of Kosovo (Zeri)
• Vetevendosje confirms Kurti was not injured in car accident in Tirana (Bota Sot)
• Lushtaku comments on PDK’s election defeat (T7/Bota Sot)
• “AKR will have three MPs” (Epoka e Re)
• Slobodan Petrovic on election results: We were robbed (Klan Kosova)
• Thaci welcomes Alexander Soros’ call to debate (RTK)
• Protest in support of Kurdish people in Pristina faces opposition (KP/Koha)

• Konjufca: None of the parties set conditions, we did not discuss ministries (media)
• Haziri: Coalition with Vetevendosje immediately after certification of results (RTK)
• Kociajncic responds to Vucic on ‘poisoned envelopes from Serbia’ (Zeri)
• Serbian List accuses and threatens Kurti (media)
• Petrovic speaks about abuse of votes (RTV Dukagjini)
• Cakaj: Between regional agendas and Kosovo, Albania stands with Kosovo (Klan)
• Hoxhaj: EU is making space to anti-democratic states (Klan)
• Rama to meet Kurti in the following days (Klan)

Albanian Language Media:

• Nagavci: We don’t accept conditions from LDK, Kurti will be PM (Koha)
• Vetevendosje working group arrives at LDK premises, the meeting begins (Express)
• Nuredin Ibishi – Leka summoned by Specialist Chambers (Gazeta Express)
• Haradinaj: I stopped the Kosovo division project and a theft of €10 billion (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Stojanovic: I would never compare sufferings and tariffs (Danas)
• Research: 75 percent of Serbian citizens would consider recognition of Kosovo as treason (KoSSev)
• Vucic wrote to EU regarding alleged poisoning case (B92)
• Brussels: EU leaders deadlock over membership talks for North Macedonia and Albania (Tanjug, B92)
• Fajon: Wake up Macron, EU must show political maturity and responsibility (N1 Belgrade, N1 Sarajevo)
• Dodik: Bosnian Serbs can't wait for a demarcation between Serbia and Kosovo (N1, TV Klan)
• Dacic to TV Prva: ''Poisoned envelopes'' one in a series of "classic lies" of Pristina (Blic, Vecernje Novosti, N1)
• Suspended talks in Brussels on Albania and Northern Macedonia; the consequences of delay are brutal (Serbian media)
• IPU conference ends in Belgrade with Declaration and Resolution (Beta, RTS)
• Botsan-Kharchenko: Situation in Kosovo serious (RTS)
• President Vucic on Kosovo, dialogue, Albin Kurti (Politika, TV Pink)
• Bundestag delegation chief says Serbian president is legitimate partner (N1, DW)

International:

• First Flag: Kosovo's Would-Be PM Takes Serbian Heat For Favoring Albanian Banner (RFE)
• Russia submits proposal on moving UNGA First Committee's sessions from New York (TASS)
• Russia calls for condemning radicals in Kosovo for raising tensions in Balkans (TASS)

Humanitarian and Development:

• Gracanica Mayor: Seriously consider the problem of pollution of the river bed in Laplje Selo (KIM radio, Gracanicaonline.info, RTK2)
• Regional cooperation necessary for fighting human trafficking (Kosovapress)
• Countess of Wessex meets religious leaders of Kosovo (RTK)

• “Kosovo-Serbia agreement, strategic priority for the U.S.” (Koha Ditore)
• LVV-LDK working groups set to meet today (Zeri)
• Vetevendosje leader Albin Kurti’s interview to News 24
• LDK leader Isa Mustafa’s interview to Klan Kosova
• Vetevendosje movement files a complaint at ECAP (media)
• Sherifi: NISMA currently stands at above 5 percent (Klan Kosova)
• Publicist Veton Surroi’s interview to T7
• Krasniqi says no PDK member supports land swap idea (T7/Express)
• Former KSF commander, Kastrati, summoned by Specialist Chambers (media)
• Cakaj: Mini-Schengen to remove Kosovo-Serbia border barriers (Koha)
• Countess of Wessex meets President Thaci (media)
• Dehari family urges authorities to release expertise report (media)

Albanian Language Media:

• Haziri: Whoever has a vote more will lead the government (media)
• CEC decides on vote recount in additional 530 polling stations (Telegrafi)
• Prosecution receives Dehari’s results from Switzerland (Express)
• Kurti meets in London British MPs (media)
• Specialist Chambers invite former KLA superior from Llapi Operative zone (Express)
• Kosovo’s outgoing Justice Minister says he got death threats last December (Lajmi)
• Vetevendosje movement files a complaint at ECAP (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic met Lajcak in Belgrade today (B92)
• Ashton: We did not ask Belgrade and Pristina to cross red lines (RTS, Tanjug)
• Kosovo prosecution continues investigation of alleged poisoning (RTS)
• Dacic: The hypocritical response of the British Embassy (Tanjug, RTS)
• Kurti for NIN: "ZSO - dead letter on paper; Serbs to turn to more moderate Serb parties" (Kontakt plus radio, Danas, N1)
• Zeri: New government without the Serbian List impossible (RTS)
• Hahn warns EU member states (Kosovo online, B92)
• Exhibition in Mitrovica North cancelled, painter prohibited to enter Kosovo with the paintings (Kosovo online)
• Vasilije Bojic arrested in Mitrovica North on Wednesday released
• Montenegrin language school in Pristina banned (Gracanicaonline.info)

Opinions:

• EU Enlargement: The Balkans Brexit Fallout (Balkan Insight)
• What’s next for Pristina? (CEPA)
• Mushkolaj: The bitter taste of defeat (Express)

Humanitarian and Development:

• Countess of Wessex: Let’s fight together stigma that harms survivors of conflict-related sexual violence (media)
• Childhood interrupted: a story from Plemetin (Prishtina Insight)

• PDK leader Kadri Veseli’s interview to KTV
• Vetevendosje leading in Diaspora votes (Koha)
• Konjufca: Disagreement with LDK sends us to new elections (Express)
• Haziri: Vetevendosje didn’t find courage to stand behind woman PM (Express)
• British Embassy responds to Vucic’s remarks on flag in VV premises (media)
• Osmani meets U.S. Special Representative Matthew Palmer (media)
• Haradinaj: KFOR remains necessary in Kosovo (media)
• Ministry of Defence: KSF was not part of yesterday’s police operation (Bota Sot)
• Tahiri: I received invitation from Specialist Chambers two weeks ago (Klan)
• Gucati: First indictments from Specialist Chambers this month (Zeri)
• Hahn: Negative vote for Albania would affect Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (RTK)

• Police special units arrest two Serbs in the north (media)
• Kosovo withdraws Interpol membership bid (media)
• Kurti: Kosovo not an object at table of talks, but equal party (Bota Sot)
• Mustafa: LDK-VV making efforts to agree on coalition government (media)
• Vetevendosje denies conditioning from LDK (RTK)
• Haziri: LDK and VV have not yet discussed division of posts (Bota Sot)
• NATO calls for immediate resumption of Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (media)
• In the U.S., Osmani visits National Security Council (Klan Kosova)
• Ramush Haradinaj gives up MP post (media)
• Specialist Chambers invites three former KLA members (RTK)
• Haradinaj and his “political army” spent €672.223 in lunches (Koha)

• LDK wants seven ministries, Vetevendosje offers them five (Koha)
• Kurti: There must be cooperation between Pristina and Sarajevo (Koha)
• President Thaci briefed by institutions on suspected poisoning of CEC staff (media)
• Prosecution investigates ballot envelopes that came from Serbia (Epoka)
• Kosovo’s battle with Serbia over INTERPOL membership (Zeri)
• Kurti meets UK Ambassador Nicholas Abbott (RTK)
• Mustafa meets Apostolova, informs about meetings with LVV (RTK)
• Apostolova: No visa liberalization without combating corruption (RTK)
• Tahiri ignores international calls for appointment of new notaries (Zeri)
• Sexual violence survivor files lawsuit with Special Prosecution (media)
• Palmer cancels participation at security forum in Belgrade, sends deputy (Koha)

• Prosecution to investigate suspected poisoning from postal votes from Serbia (media)
• Diaspora votes to be transferred today at the ballot counting center (RTK)
• Brnabic: Pristina wants its own Serbs in government (Klan)
• Kurti meets Rasic, discuss election process (Epoka)
• Kosovo – Serbia dialogue, a topic of discussion in Belgrade (Koha)
• Selimi: Whole dialogue process was a mistake (Epoka)
• Palokaj: Kosovo no longer needs a Ministry of European Integration (Koha)