• We will not allow Bosnianisation of Kosovo, Kurti tells BBC's HARDtalk (media) • PM Kurti received new head of UNICEF Office in Kosovo, Zicherman (media) • The legal saga of the Decan Monastery (RFE) • Greek FM: Athens supports Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Tanjug, Klan) • ‘Trepca’ reclaimed, Kurti: We’re repairing the damages of the past 7 years (euronews.al) • CEC to announce municipal assemblies' election results (media) • We need to talk about the Western Balkans (Politico) • Kosovo paves way for vaccination of adolescents (media) • COVID-19: 21 new cases, no deaths (media)

• Gashi: Grenell told us we had seven days to bring down Kurti-led government (Kanal 10) • Zaev's resignation, blow for "Open Balkan" (Koha) • Bugajski warns: Moscow plans the next Balkan war (Telegrafi) • CDHRF: Decan Monastery expanding through Serbia's discriminatory laws (Klan) • The Russian diplomat, declared non-grata, spotted in Pristina (media) • Kosovo War Massacres Trial Stalled in Serbia for Two Years (BIRN) • Parties trade blame over crisis at Ferronikel (BIRN) • Bosnia is in danger of breaking up, warns EU’s top official in the state (The Guardian) • COVID-19: Five new cases, no deaths (media)

• Osmani: Serbia, backed by Russia, undertakes destabilising initiatives (Klan) • Government of Kosovo approves 2022 draft budget (media) • Mehaj: U.S. military base in Kosovo would ward off Russia's access to the region (Koha/RTK) • COMKFOR: KSF cannot deploy to the north without my consent (media) • Szunyog: Vetting, the last step in efforts to improve judicial system (Telegrafi) • PM Kurti meets OSF deputy chair, Soros (media) • Von Cramon urges Government to implement decision on Decan Monastery (media) • Human remains unearthed at the KFOR base in Pristina (media) • Freight Carriers Protest Fees at Kosovo-North Macedonia Border (BIRN) • North Macedonia PM announces resignation after election loss (AP) • COVID-19: 13 new cases, one death (media)

• Escobar: Mutual recognition would be ideal for normalisation of relations (RFE) • Minister of Justice says EU supports vetting in judiciary in Kosovo (KTV) • Krasniqi: Serbia must be responsible for crimes in Kosovo (Klan Kosova) • Kosovo sanctions individuals and company linked to Hizballah (BIRN) • Serbia is on a shopping spree for weapons (The Economist) • Hoxhaj: Russia and Serbia seeking to return history of violence (media) • Women in Balkan media ‘must speak out’ against sexual harassment (BIRN) • Agron Bajrami leaves Koha; rumored as new ambassador to Brussels (media) • COVID-19: 16 new cases, no deaths (media)

• Kurti's security beefed up following threats (media) • OSCE Secretary General Schmid meets Osmani, Kurti (media) • Osmani: Kosovo's recognition by Serbia, the only acceptable dialogue outcome (media) • Bosnian politician claims Kosovo-Serbia land swap deal had U.S. backing (Koha) • Albanian FM calls for recognition of Kosovo, gets told off by Serbian ambassador (Koha/RTK) • LDK leader thanks supporters for local elections result (media) • Appeals panel rejects Thaci's request; will remain in detention (media) • Former CEC head reaches out to Ombudsperson over her dismissal (media) • Wonders, and Horrors, Drawn From Boyhood in a War Zone (NYT) • Serbian Model Quits Beauty Contest over Photo with Albanian Symbol (BIRN) • COVID-19: 22 new cases, one death (media)