Albanian Language Media: • Another failed attempt to make way for constitution of new Assembly (media) • Gervalla: Opposition is blocking us to form new government (EO) • Citaku: Kosovo is being held hostage due to Kurti’s stubbornness (Nacionale) • Civil society reacts: Institutional crisis has crossed every boundary (media) • Coalition of NGOs for child protection protests in front of Assembly (EO) • Kurti meets Kallas, calls for full implementation of Brussels agreement (media) • Kallas visits North Mitrovica: I came to see for myself what is happening on the ground (media) • Barduani meets Kallas, highlights close KFOR-EU coordination (media) • Kosovo’s Ambassador to U.S. meets Congresswoman Greene (media) Serbian Language Media: • Kallas visits Mitrovica North, says it is important to hear voice of people (Kosovo Online, media) • Dragovic after meeting with Kallas: We hope that the education system in Kosovo will remain in the Serbian system (KoSsev) • Vucic, Orban meet in Belgrade to discuss geopolitical situation, economy, defence cooperation (Tanjug) • Pantic in a trial: I saved 250 Albanians during conflict (KoSSev) • Petkovic: De-escalation is the priority, without it, dialogue cannot continue (RTS) • Serbian Democracy submitted a petition on lifting the ban on goods and congestion reduce at Jarinje/Brnjak crossings (KoSSev) International: • EU says it has begun to ease sanctions on Kosovo (Reuters)

Albanian Language Media: Osmani: Serbia carrying out ethnic cleansing of Albanians in Presevo Valley (EO) Osmani commemorates Dubrava Prison massacre (media) Citaku: We will express our viewpoints to Kallas (Gazeta Blic) Svecla meets Prattipati, talk ministry’s engagements, current situation (media) AmCham Kosovo Executive Director meets Grenell (media) Hamza meets Hargreaves, discusses the need to form new institutions (media) Krasniqi meets PDK’s Political Council, discuss political stalemate (Klan) Police arrest two suspects in anti-terror operation (Koha) Police apprehend three Serbs with nationalistic insignia and drone (media) IMF concludes review of Kosovo’s financial facilities (media) AKB: Protests are inevitable, we cannot accept this energy injustice (Express) Serbian Language Media: Vucic with Kallas: Protection of Serbs in Kosovo a priority, CSM a prerequisite for progress in dialogue (Kosovo Online, media) Kallas continues visit to Belgrade, meets with Macut, Brnabic (media) Stefanovic: Parliamentary opposition told Kallas Serbian Government doesn’t want EU membership (N1) Serbian Army Chief of Staff says situation in Kosovo, region discussed in a National Security Council session (RTS) Petkovic: Rohde's statement confirms who is behind Kurti in closing Serbian institutions (Tanjug, Blic) Serbian Red Cross President: We requested ICRC protection for our employees, volunteers and facilities in Kosovo (Tanjug, media) Vatican: Luigi Bianco the new delegate for Kosovo, we do not recognize Kosovo (Radio Mitrovica sever, RTS) UN High Commissioner after his visit to Serbia: I am stunned by polarization of society (Insajder, FoNet, N1, KoSSev) Opinion: Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue: A litmus test for the EU’s geopolitical ambitions (BIRN) International: Kosovo's political stalemate could put EU funds at risk, trade body warns (Reuters) IMF approves further 25.4 mln euro to back Kosovo reforms (SeeNews)

Albanian Language Media: • 19th attempt to constitute new Assembly fails (media) • Haxhiu: It is not clear what the opposition wants (Koha) • Citaku calls on Kurti to change candidate for Assembly Speaker (media) • Deliu-Kodra: Before talking about PDK, Kurti should end blockade (media) • Peci: Opposition cannot impose its candidate on us (Koha) • Osmani received by Keller-Sutter at Residence of Swiss Federal Council (Klan) • Kallas to travel to Serbia, Kosovo and North Macedonia (media) • “Defender Europe 25” starts Sunday, military exercises in Albania, Kosovo (Koha) • TV Dukagjini publishes photo “proving sports hall was used by Civil Protection” • U.S. KFOR soldiers team up with KMSRS for three-day training (media) Serbian Language Media: • Kaja Kallas from today until Friday in Belgrade, Pristina and Skopje (NMagazin, Beta, Danas, EWB) • Awards given for trust building between communities in Kosovo (KiM radio) • Petkovic: Kurti admitted all Serbs’ votes that did not go to Serbian List, were for him (Kosovo Online, social media) • Sport coaches in Mitrovica North still can not use Sports Hall (media) • Milenkovic: Abolition of institutions in north makes process of integration meaningless (Kosovo Online) • Jevtic: Licensing Serbian institutions following examples of MTS and Elektrosever a possible solution until CSM formation (Kosovo Online) • Vucic: Serbia grateful for everything Zuroff has done for truth about suffering of Serbs in Jasenovac (Tanjug) Opinion: • The murder of a dream: Prishtina’s lost vision (Kosovo 2.0) • Essential tasks ahead (KoSSev) • How Trump could fix Bosnia’s flawed peace deal (BIRN) International: • Serbia: War on journalists continues (International Press Institute) • ‘Not Normal’: Acclaimed professor decries the rise of surveillance in Serbia (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media: Kurti avoids questions again about the formation of institutions (media) Hasani warns: If Thaci is convicted, there will be unrest in the region (Klan) US, Swiss, and Hungarian troops fly over Bondsteel (media) Police action at Lake Ujman, intervention on a parallel institution (Klan) Abdixhiku: Italy, a strong supporter of Kosovo's state-building (RTK) Bajrami demands postponement of energy market liberalization (media) Serbian Language Media: Serbian List: Raid on Red Cross facility jeopardizes mandate of one of the most significant world humanitarian organizations (Kosovo Online, media) KP: Ibar-Lepenac company takes over Red Cross facility on Lake Gazivode (KoSSev, Kosovo Online, N1, Beta) European Commission on hermitage of St. Peter near Prizren: Kosovo institutions to respect special protection zones (N1, KoSSev) First witnesses in case of Shaqir Lutvia interviewed, lawyer claims identification process unlawful (Radio KIM) Lawyer: I expect acquittal of Caslav Jolic (Kosovo Online) Regional Water Company from Mitrovica South announces vacancies for workers in northern Kosovo (Radio KIM, KoSSev, Danas) UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk in Belgrade today (FoNet, Danas) Cadez: Brussels discussion with Kos was constructive (Tanjug) International: ‘He stood up for us’: Albanians, others honor Walker for uncovering massacre in Kosovo (Fredericksburg Free Press) Kosovo’s Gjirafa becomes Starlink retailer in Western Balkans (SeeNews)

Albanian Language Media: • 18th attempt to constitute the Assembly fails (media) • Basha: VV was constructive, those who vote against are blockers (media) • Krasniqi: VV not interested in unblocking, we are in a state of emergency (media) • Abdixhiku: Kosovo needs actions from the first party (media) • Limaj: Solution can be reached only through dialogue (Koha) • Kadrijaj: The same scenario is being repeated (media) • Presidency: Kosovo not represented with a footnote at EPC Summit (Express) • EU High Representative Kaja Kallas to visit Kosovo this week (Gazeta 10) • Maqedonci reveals details about the new Kosovo-US military agreement (media) • KLA War Veterans write to CoE Commissioner for Human Rights (Express) Serbian Language Media: • Twenty-five years of silence: Serbian families from Miroce and Gojbulja still denied access to their own property (KoSSev, KiM radio) • NGOs’ letter to ombudsman Qelaj regarding his statement on harassment of girls and women in north (Kosovo Online, Radio Mitrovica sever, alternativna.com, social media) • Patriotism as a cover for an attack on civil sector (Radio Gorazdevac) • Kuqi's accusations against NGO Aktiv; The NGO demand a public apology (KiM radio, KoSSev) • “Neighbor watches” on streets of Mitrovica North as of Friday evening (Radio KIM) • Witnesses in a trial: Dragan Milovic saved our lives in Vucitrn (Radio KIM) • Lawyer: I expect acquittal in Caslav Jolic’s case if court rules based on facts (Radio KIM) • Nenad Stojanovic from Pasjane accused of war crimes in poor health condition (KoSSev, Radio KIM) • CoE: Condition for Kosovo membership is dialogue with all communities, including people in north (Kosovo Online) • Analyst Spahiu: I discussed dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia with Minister Djuric (Danas, Beta) International: • Exhibition commemorates Kosovo Albanian soldiers killed in Yugoslav Army (PI)