• Chief negotiators to meet this Friday; discuss license plates and energy (Koha) • Osmani: No price is too high for democracy and freedom (media) • Russian-Ukrainian war could spill over into Balkans, Gervalla warns (jpost.com) • Thaci plead innocent to fresh war crime charges (BIRN) • Kosovo Assembly meets today; discuss first year of Kurti government (media) • FM Gervalla to represent Kosovo at informal dinner hosted by Borrell (media) • Mehaj: U.S. support Kosovo’s membership in NATO (media) • We’ll apply for CoE membership; we have 2/3 of votes: PM advisor (media) • Abazovic in favor of Open Balkan; Kosovo would benefit most (Klan Kosova) • EBRD mulls €22.5 mln loan to Kosovo for solar heating project (SeeNews) • COVID-19: Four new cases (media)

• Osmani: End four years of unjust denying of visa liberalization (media) • Some countries were convinced for visa liberalization, government says (RFE) • Osmani travels to Washington; will attend Munich Leaders Meeting (media) • Kosovo Compact Negotiations with MCC begin (Telegrafi) • Kosovo, Israel ink deal year after Jerusalem embassy opens (Jerusalem Post) • Rukiqi: Kosovo faced with unprecedented inflation (Kosovapress) • Journalist recounts meeting former Kosovo President at The Hague (euronews.al) • Macron proposes new political union for non-EU member states (RFE) • COVID-19: Two new cases (media)

• Hovenier: Kosovo to be constructively engaged in dialogue (Klan) • Opposition calls on Kurti to report to Assembly on Berlin dinner (Koha) • Joseph: Berlin meeting will not change dialogue dynamics a great deal (KP) • In U.S., Kurti meets head of MCC (media) • Osmani: Kosovo has stood on the side of allies defending democratic values (media) • President Osmani meets President of Costa Rica as he assumes office (media) • Kosovo moving toward CoE membership (RTK) • Vucic Threatens ‘Strong’ Response if Kosovo Applies for CoE Membership (Exit News) • Kurti condemns bombing of school in Ukraine (media) • Kosovo and Israel to sign first ever MoU (media) • Kosovo stands to secure sufficient wheat for this year’s needs (KP/media) • COVID-19: Six new cases (media)

• Kurti received Germany’s Minister of Defense Christine Lambrecht (media) • Kurti: We have no parallel projects (Deutsche Welle) • Chancellor Scholz will visit Balkans in autumn, Defense Minister says (Koha) • Mehaj, Lambrecht talk about security in Kosovo and the region (media) • “Difficult” meeting in Berlin raises hopes for agreements in Brussels (Koha) • Kosovo Assembly forms two energy inquiry committees (BIRN) • UK Ambassador to OSCE calls for commitment to dialogue (Kallxo) • Osmani meets with President of Panama Cortizo (media) • “Kurti could be the person that gives a final solution to dialogue” (Klan Kosova) • Kurti received delegation of Social Democratic Party from Switzerland (media) • Valon Totaj elected President of the Court of Appeals (media) • Kosovo citizens still see violent extremism as threat to national security (media) • Whistleblower claims there are scandals and nepotism at Central Bank (Kallxo) • COVID-19: 16 new cases (media)

• Germany calls for agreement that serves peace and stability (media) • Kurti: I expect Serbia to change its position on Kosovo (RTK) • Meta: I applaud Scholz’s commitment to resume Berlin Process (media) • Government spokesperson: Kurti will visit the U.S. this month (media) • Varhelyi: Kosovo needs to progress with reforms (media) • World Bank sees Kosovo's 2022 economic growth at 3-4% (SeeNews) • COVID-19: 3 new cases (media)