• COVID-19: 28 deaths, 920 new cases (media) • Health Ministry appeals for vaccination; will work on Sundays too (Telegrafi) • Kosovo Deputy PM implies reciprocity with Serbia on license plates (Koha) • Krasniqi: Vetevendosje attempt to postpone election suspends democracy (media) • PDK’s Nikaj: Government must not allow for vaccines to expire (Telegrafi) • PDK leader: Kurti is putting on a show in the dialogue! (Euronews Albania) • Kosovo ‘will only give refuge to at-risk Afghan refugees’ (BIRN) • Russia with an aggressive campaign against Kosovo (Radio Free Europe)

• COVID-19: 28 deaths, 489 new cases (media) • Over half a million vaccine doses, donated by U.S., reach Kosovo (media) • PM Kurti and Secretary Blinken discuss hosting of Afghan refugees (media) • More than 1,200 Afghan Refugees Already Landed in Albania and Kosovo (Exit News) • Technical dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia to resume today (media) • Imposing Justice Will Not Bring Reconciliation in Kosovo (BIRN) • Osmani, Radoniqi discuss impact of pandemic on electoral process (media) • Konjufca supports postponement of local elections (T7/media)

• COVID-19: 24 deaths, 890 new cases (media) • Harris, Osmani agree to continue strengthening US – Kosovo relations (Express) • US Embassy in Pristina clarifies the accommodation of 2 Afghans (Exit) • Abbot praises Kosovo for accepting Afghan refugees (RTK) • U.S. to send at least two Afghan evacuees to Kosovo for further review (NBC) • US: Afghan evacuees who fail first screening Kosovo-bound (AP) • No agreement on date and agenda of Kurti-Vucic meeting (Kosovapress) • Serbian Church enthronement sparks clashes in Montenegro (BIRN) • Kosovo officials react to songs about return of Serbian Army to Kosovo (media)

• COVID-19: 32 deaths, 1,612 new cases (media) • Kosovo expected to enter new negotiations with Pfizer (RFE) • Government supports proposal to shorten election campaign period (Koha) • President Osmani met with President of Switzerland, Guy Parmelin (media) • Moratorium ends soon: Kosovo seeks recognition, Serbia derecognition (Koha) • Hoxhaj: No alternative to dialogue concluding in mutual recognition (media) • Rama: Kosovo has entered a dangerous cycle (RTK/Zeri) • Montenegro explains the use of footnote on Kosovo (RFE) • Hague Court Rejects Thaci’s Challenge to Kosovo War Crime Charges (BIRN)

• COVID-19: 22 deaths, 1,894 new cases (media) • Kosovo’s COVID surge: What happened? (BIRN) • Kosovo PM Kurti remarks at Bled Strategic Forum (media) • Kurti, Michel discuss foreign policy issues and Kosovo role in security (media) • Kurti meets Varhelyi, asks for visa liberalisation for Kosovo (media) • Lajcak holds separate meetings with Kurti and Vucic (media) • Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani participates at Swiss Economic Forum (media) • Aliu: Construction of the Peace Highway to begin in spring next year (media)