• Kurti: We expect visa liberalisation for Kosovo citizens in 2022 (media) • Lajcak meets Kurti in Vienna (media) • Hajdari: Kosovo in CEFTA only as a state, not through UNMIK (Koha) • MPs: Investigate case of Romas were not served in Gjakova bar (EO) • Berisha: Kosovo as a society must reflect positively toward us (Klan Kosova) • Kosovo Serb politician Ivanovic threatened before murder, court told (BIRN) • Bota Sot editor-in-chief receives threats (Klan Kosova) • Justice institutions oppose plan for vetting judges and prosecutors (Exit News) • Albanians deny Serbia claim on deal on their removal from civil registry (Exit News) • LAREG Meeting in Paris: on the media situation in the Balkans countries (EFJ) • COVID-19: 10 new cases, no deaths (media) • Flaming bus crash in Bulgaria kills 45 North Macedonian tourists (Reuters)

• Kosovo PM Kurti speaks with US envoy Escobar on the phone (Express) • Hovenier: Excited to come to Pristina to deepen US-Kosovo ties (media) • Caroline Ziadeh appointed new head of UNMIK (media) • Kurti: I’d vote for unification with Albania in democratic referendum (media) • U.S. calls for implementation of all Constitutional Court decisions (media) • Citaku on UNSC sessions: I had hard time getting information about war (Koha) • President Osmani speaks at the Halifax International Security Forum (media) • Mehaj: Presence of permanent military base in Kosovo, important (media) • The battle with lobbies (Koha Ditore) • Spain preparing historical turn towards Kosovo (media) • The integration of the north remains on paper (Koha Ditore) • Minister: Boycott bars and restaurants that don’t serve communities (media) • Two Serbian List officials risks decertification (Koha) • COVID-19: 7 new cases, no deaths (media) • As COVID wave strikes Balkans, infections in Kosovo drop (BIRN) • Serbian Albanian leaders deny deal over deleted addresses (BIRN)

• Kurti rejects allegations of 'cooling' of relations with U.S. (media) • Kurti and U.S. charge d'affaires discuss prospects of agreement with Serbia (media) • U.S. Senate confirms Jeffrey Hovenier as ambassador to Kosovo (Telegrafi/RFE) • U.S. sends diplomatic note to Kosovo Government on weapons supply (Koha) • EU says there were no conditions for tripartite meeting (Koha) • Lajcak on second meeting of working group on license plates (media) • German Ambassador comments on Open Balkan initiative (Kanal 10) • In Rome, Lajcak discusses Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (media) • Assembly fails to endorse AAK-sponsored resolution on gas pipeline (Telegrafi) • COVID-19: 11 new cases, no deaths (media) • Exhibition in honor of 1.623 missing persons launches in Prishtina (euronews.al)

• The proactive role of the U.S. will depend on Kosovo's readiness to seek it (Koha) • Serbian List boycott of institutions, as blackmail for the Association (RFE Albanian) • Bugajski: Serbia is using the issue of the Association to obstruct the dialogue (RTK) • Krasniqi: Kurti to assume his responsibility for dialogue with Serbia, and its conclusion (Klan) • Konjufca: The governing coalition is stable (T7) • Zeya: Kosovo and Serbia invited to the summit as a reflection of inclusiveness (media) • EU to assist Kosovo in fighting crime (media) • Soaring Prices Leave Kosovo’s Poorest on the Brink (Prishtina Insight) • Italian Police Arrest Kosovo Woman, ‘Fervent IS Supporter’ (Balkan Insight) • Another 2 murals of Serbian Army Generals show up in Belgrade (euronews.al) • COVID-19: 17 new cases, no deaths (media)

• Kurti: Expectable for agreement with Serbia to be achieved during my term in office (RFE) • Kosovo’s chief negotiator Bislimi meets EU’s Lajcak in Brussels (media) • Lajcak: It is high time for real progress (media) • Petkovic: Kurti making the dialogue meaningless (Koha) • Krasniqi: If Kurti reaches agreement with Serbia, we will support it (Gazeta Express) • EU Observers Say Kosovo Voters Misled by ‘Opaque’ Facebook Pages (BIRN) • Von Cramon: Commission compromising Rule of Law standards in the interest of Orban-Vucic axis (EurActiv) • Kosovo authorities order expulsion of four Russian citizens (media) • COVID-19: Five new cases, no deaths (media)