Albanian Language Media: Osmani meets Ruge; “gratitude for NATO’s ongoing contribution” (media) Osmani: I know Vucic was directly involved in ordering attack in Banjska (media) Stano: EU has not changed position on opening of Iber bridge (media) “After Krasniqi indictment, PDK wants investigation into energy mafia” (media) Hoti: Assembly to stop degradation of RTK; opposition must take action (media) COMKFOR meets NATO Assistant Secretary General Boris Ruge (media) Atiq: Fence around building of Mitrovica North municipality removed (media) KFOR Italian soldiers patrol ABL in Istog municipality (media) Special Prosecutor's Office begins to interview Sami Kurteshi (EO) “Death to Albanians, Kosovo is Serbia” written at Bujanovac health center (Koha) Serbian Language Media: Djuric: Two Serbian embassies in Europe received threats; heightened security measures (Tanjug, RTS, TV Pink, media) Former KFOR officer in trial to Thaci: Torture room found at KLA HQ in Gnjilane in 1999 (KoSSev, BETA) Arsenijevic apprehended again because he whistled at ministers from Pristina (KoSSev, Radio kontakt plus, media) Arsenijevic after arrest: Whistles in hands, so next time there is no peace for people, let there be no peace for authorities as well (KoSSev, social media) UNS: 26 years since kidnapping of journalists Slavuj and Perenic, their whereabouts still unknown (UNS, media) Gogic: The US has already interfered in Kosovo elections; Hamza and Kasanof meeting a message to Kurti (Kosovo Online) British Ambassador believes Serbia can develop Jadar project safely (N1, BETA) International: Reopening Of Mitrovica Bridge Long Overdue But Must Be Done In Consultation With Allies, Says Kosovo's President (RFE) The silent nightmare of Balkan depopulation (euobserver.com)

Albanian Language Media: Osmani talks to COMKFOR about Iber Bridge: Success is achieved with allies (Koha) Kurti in USA, participates in officialization of Kamala Harris as candidate for president (media) Dimal Basha: Media helping Serbia and Russia to misinform (ekonomia) The Hybrid Platform reacts to Dimal Basha’s comments on their report (ekonomia) Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls diaspora to participate of population census (RTK) Haziri: Countdown begins for this government that failed in every promise, the big comeback will happen (ekonomia) A person arrested in Gorazhdec for singing songs that incite inter-ethnic division and hatred (media) Serbian Language Media: Office for KiM: Apprehension of Zlaticanin staged persecution (Radio KIM, media) Serbian List reacts to arrest in Gorazdevac (Kosovo Online) Sljuka: Many people drive cars registered in Serbia with authorization, there is still no solution for them (Kosovo Online) Kosovo Property Agency takes away premises used by Pensioners Association in Mitrovica North (Kosovo Online) Half a million euros for restoration of Xhafer Deva’s house in Mitrovica South (Euronews, media) Gudzic: Ulpiana is not part of Albanian cultural heritage (Kosovo Online) “Beqir’s Church” desecrated again (Radio KIM, media) Activist: Future protests will depend on actions of authorities, Rio Tinto (N1, BETA) International: ‘Bad Blood’ Stalks a Lithium Mine in Serbia (The New York Times) Humanitarian/Development: Families of missing Serbs and Albanians: Politics is blocking process of finding our loved ones (Kosovo Online)

Albanian Language Media: EU: Kosovo will remain alone if it does not listen to its friends (media) LVV proposes February 2 as date of elections (Koha) Abazi: Kurti is using the Iber Bridge for pre-election campaign (ekonomia) Haliti: Kurti often acts like a child in politics, seeks attention by creating problems (ekonomia) About six thousand residents converted their driver's licenses (RTK) Serbian Language Media: Situation on main Ibar River bridge unchanged, Carabinieri, KFOR and EULEX patrols present (Kosovo Online) Drecun: Kurti needs bridge for political reasons, not for traffic (Kosovo Online, Kurir) Gogic: Relations between Kosovo and Quint in crisis, bridge has become problem between Kurti and international community (Kosovo Online, Danas) Kosovo police launches “I Am a Kosovo Policeman“ initiative amid bridge tensions (KoSSev) Kosovo companies are branching out to the north (RFE, media) Vukadinovic: Kurti achieved in Kosovo “practically everything” (Radio KIM, KoSSev, Nova.rs) Anti-lithium mining activist says protests will continue (N1, Danas) International: Europe’s Electric Car Industry Lines Up for Lithium from Serbia (Balkan Insight)

Albanian Language Media: Osmani: EU spokesperson's statements are racist, Serbia has nothing to do with Iber Bridge (media) Osmani on date of elections: a week more or less, is not a big difference (RTK) CEC approves Regulation on election campaign, monitoring and financial declaration (media) Kurti met head of CoE office in Kosovo, Mary Ann Hennessey (RTK) Former KLA member Blerim Ramadani escapes from house arrest (media) Blerim Ramadani's measures were changed, from house arrest to return to custody (Koha) Serbian Language Media: “Those are situations we heard about from our mothers” – Andric Rakic on unpleasantries women in north face lately (Danas, Vreme) Dacic: “Escape of terrorist and war criminal Ramadani scandalous” (Kosovo Online) Vucevic: Opening of Ibar Bridge endangers security of Serbs, makes dialogue meaningless (Kosovo Online) Ibar Bridge reopening faces local opposition, poll indicates (KoSSev) Work continues on the main Ibar Bridge (KiM radio, Radio Mitrovica sever) Shahini: EU sanction threats are real, consequences could be catastrophic (Kosovo Online) Vulin meets Lavrov, Patrushev in Moscow (N1) Humanitarian/Development: ‘We Manage Somehow’: Kosovo’s Pensioners Struggle as Cost of Living Rises (Balkan Insight)

Albanian Language Media: Kurti: Opening Iber Bridge is not against anyone and even less against our partners (Klan) Bislimi on opening of Iber Bridge: It is not unilateral decision nor unresolved issue of dialogue (Klan) Krasniqi: The EU should tell Kosovo why it has changed its position on the Ibri bridge (media) Tahiri: Opening Iber bridge to hide Association, Kurti has prepared draft statute (Reporteri) Iber bridge ‘armored’ by KFOR and EULEX vehicles (Klan) After request of MFA, Orban's advisor corrects post where Kosovo was presented as part of Serbia (Albanian Post) Serbian Language Media: Vucevic: Kurti plans to violently merge northern and southern parts of Mitrovica (Radio KIM) Petkovic: Pristina did not fulfill obligations related to bridge opening, Kurti and Bislimi want conflicts only (Kosovo Online, social media) EULEX on the Ibar bridge situation: A new unit formed; reconnaissance patrols are being carried out (euronews.rs, Tanjug, Kosovo Online) Milenkovic from NSI says people in the north want bridge to remain closed (Kosovo Online) Mijacic: If Kosovo Government opens bridge, EU will not lift punitive measure, nor make first installment from Growth Plan (Kosovo Online, social media) Gracanica: The mayor initiated several court cases against individuals; Central institutions sued the Municipality for the decision to display the Serbian flag (KiM radio) Associations from Kosovo announce the blockade of administrative crossings if the arrested Serbs are not released (NMagazin, N1, Beta) Trajkovic: Arrest of Radoicic being prepared, Belgrade requested material on Banjska from Kosovo (N1, NMagazin, Danas)