• Energy Regulatory Office approves plan for energy price hike (media) • Krasniqi: PDK will oppose electricity price increase (RTK) • LDK gathering support to call special session on energy price increase (Kallxo) • Prime Minister Kurti holds virtual meeting with Baroness Arminka Helic (media) • UNDP and EU put on hold restoration work at Xhafer Deva’s house (media) • Von Cramon: The case of Xhafer Deva's house worries me (media) • Weller: Reactions to restoration of Xhafer Deva's house, unreasonable (Koha) • Mitrovica historians support restoration of Xhafer Deva's house (Telegrafi) • MD denies reports that hundreds of soldiers are applying for visa to Germany (media) • Quint welcomes Kosovo’s Representative for Contact with Vatican (Express) • COVID-19: 787 new cases, two deaths (media)

• Institutional leaders meet to discuss international empowerment of Kosovo (media) • Blinken meets Borrell, Western Balkans among issues discussed (media) • President Osmani met with Austrian MEP Sagartz (RTK) • Energy office board to review tariff proposals (media) • German diplomat criticises renovation of Nazi ally’s house in Kosovo (BIRN) • RTK board dismisses director of Radio Kosovo (media) • Kosovo charges two company officials over water poisoning case (BIRN) • Serb forces alleged to have raped Albanian women in UP campus, authorities have no information (Reporteri.net) • Police confiscates money in a raid in Mitrovica North (Kallxo) • COVID-19: 754 new cases, eight deaths (media)

• COVID-19: 1,283 new cases, six deaths (media) • Kosovo introduces new COVID-19 measures (media) • No more mandatory vaccination to enter Kosovo (euronews.al) • Kurti: We will engage in preserving legitimate rights of Decan Monastery (Koha) • Serbian Orthodox Church: Kurti and Konjufca not telling the truth (media) • Kurti received members of German Bundestag (media) • Kosovo Defence Minister warns EU and NATO of Russian-Serbian influence in the region (media) • Demokracia: Government of Kosovo has four conditions for Serbian elections in Kosovo (media) • France's ambassador speaks visa liberalisation, dialogue (Telegrafi) • Sainovic: If we were offered Resolution 1244 in Rambouillet, there would be no war (media) • Kosovo War Crime Victims Failing to Get Compensation, Official Warns (BIRN) • Op-ed: The hypocrisy of Serb Municipality Associations while the Presevo Valley is ethnically cleansed (Exit) • Belgian constitution interesting for Kosovo, says ambassador (EurActiv) • Ukraine’s Ambassador to Tirana speaks on war, Albania, and Kosovo (Exit) • Montenegro’s pro-Serbian governing coalition collapses (AP)

• COVID-19: 2,110 new cases, five deaths (media) • Kosovo expected to ease COVID-19 measures for visitors (media) • Kurti: Kosovo the only country in the region not to have used Russian, Chinese vaccines (media) • EU envoy in Serbia-Kosovo talks optimistic of progress soon (AP) • Serbia Demands Association of Municipalities and Elections in Kosovo in Meetings with EU, US Envoys (Exit) • Reeker: U.S. continues to support Kosovo's sovereignty and territorial integrity (Koha/Klan) • Ambassador Hovenier reaffirms U.S. support for Kosovo Security Force (media) • Osmani: Ethnic cleansing of Albanians in the north continued post-war (media) • Dardan Molliqaj released from detention (media) • Radojicic narrowly avoids arrest at Bernjak border crossing (Kallxo) • Kosovo arrests, then releases, cameraman recording company eviction (BIRN) • FAZ reporter: According to a German diplomat, Rugova had no substantial objection to partition of northern Kosovo (Express) • Teachers' trade union reacts to payment of Serb officials who did not show up for work (media)

• U.S. Embassy: Kosovo’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, Constitution are sacrosanct (media) • UK Balkans envoy expected to visit Kosovo next week (Express) • Bislimi: We are concerned with Borrell's bias (Koha) • Belgrade-bound, Lajcak visits Kosovo-Serbia common border crossing point (Express) • Vucic to US and EU envoys: Belgrade responsible, Pristina avoids obligations (N1) • Lajcak: Kosovo deserves to be granted a visa-free regime (euronews.al) • EU, US Urge Kosovo to Propose Models for Association of Serb Municipalities (Exit) • U.S. Envoy urges implementation of all Kosovo-Serbia agreements (RFE) • Spahiu: Association is the price Kosovo will pay for recognition from Serbia (Klan) • Commentators assess visit of EU, U.S. envoys, Kurti’s position (Telegrafi) • EU Election Observation Mission in Kosovo present report on local elections (media) • Prime Minister Kurti received the leader of the Alliance for Albanians Zijadin Sela (media) • Albania-Kosovo power exchange ALPEX joins Europex (SeeNews)