• COVID-19: 885 new cases, 11 deaths (media) • Vaccine rollout delayed, expected doses also reduced (Koha) • Rama: Albania ready to vaccinate 11,000 Kosovo healthcare staff (Koha) • EP adopts report on Kosovo, urges EU to grant visa liberalisation (media) • Kurti meets Osmani, refers to her as the incoming president of Kosovo (media) • Weber: New elections are not in favour of the opposition (RFE) • Kurti to PAK: Suspend temporarily all decisions (RTK) • Haziri: Difficult year ahead, KSC to have huge impact in coming weeks (Telegrafi) • Vasfije Krasniqi: Ready to take part in dialogue, throw at Serbia’s face crimes committed in Kosovo (media) • Op-ed: It is time for Vetevendosje to finally condemn homophobia (Prishtina Insight) • After request for her dismissal, Emilija Redzepi changes the statement (media) • EU to Examine Whether Serbia is ‘Deleting’ Ethnic Albanian Addresses (Balkan Insight)

• COVID-19: 823 new cases, 17 deaths (media) • WHO: Vaccines to reach Kosovo in three weeks' time (T7/Telegrafi) • Kosovo business community refuses vaccines from Serbia (Koha/Klan) • U.S. and EU confirm joint engagement in Western Balkans (RFE/Koha) • Lajcak: Resumption of dialogue within weeks (RFE) • Kosnett: We are not asking MPs to vote certain individual but participate and avoid fresh elections (media) • Merkel writes to Kurti: You have a challenging work ahead (media) • Rama says he trusts Kurti in overcoming Kosovo's challenges (Koha) • Osmani and Abdixhiku meet, agree to continue discussions (media) • Hoxhaj: PDK has no vote for Vjosa Osmani, she is a divisive figure (media) • European Parliament expected to endorse report on Kosovo today (media) • SRSG Tanin congratulates Konjufca on election (media) • Konjufca discusses securing anti-Covid-19 vaccines with Szunyog (RTK) • Orlando meets Konjufca: Italy supports Kosovo’s Euro-Atlantic road (media) • Holliday offers support to enlighten fate of the missing persons (media) • Petkovic: Kurti's positions are destroying the future of dialogue (RFE/Kallxo) • President Biden urged to move EU-backed war crimes court to Kosovo (euronews)

• COVID-19: 772 new cases, 13 deaths (media) • Kurti: We will prepare a file with all agreement violations by Serbia (Koha/Kallxo) • Kurti hosts EU Ambassador to Kosovo Tomas Szunyog (media) • Abdixhiku meets Kosnett and Rohde, informs them about LDK’s role in opposition (media) • Abdixhiku and Osmani to meet today at 14:00 hours (media) • LDK officials comment on Vjosa Osmani’s election (media) • Hasani says Government is internationally obliged to form Association (Klan) • New minister Aliu denies indictment against him, prosecution confirms it (media) • Konjufca asks CEC to provide names of MPs replacing ministers (Kosovapress) • Krasniqi: Association of Serb municipalities undermines Kosovo (Kallxo) • Monuments Evoke Tragic Memories of NATO Bombing of Yugoslavia (Balkan Insight) • Kosovo Convicts Two Serb Policemen of War Crimes (Balkan Insight) • Protesters rally in front of Kosovo embassy in Ankara (AA)

• COVID-19: 827 new cases, 16 deaths (media) • Kosovo elects new Government with Kurti Prime Minister (media) • Congratulations pour in for new Government of Kosovo (media) • Kurti expects to take new post today, calls for swift election of president (Telegrafi) • Hoti to hand over duty to Kurti today (media) • Hoxhaj: We will not send Kurti’s mandate to the Constitutional Court (EO) • Haziri: LDK has not discussed approaching Constitutional Court (T7/Klan) • “Constitution does not oblige PM to offer two ministries to Serb community” (Koha) • Rama does not mediate dialogue, says he defends Kosovo’s interests (RTK) • Zemaj writes to COVAX concerning lack of vaccine rollout in Kosovo (media) • Vulin: Serbia to work incessantly to prevent Kosovo from joining Interpol (media)

• COVID-19: 812 new cases, eight deaths (media) • Health-Care Workers From Kosovo Receive COVID-19 Vaccines In Albania (RFE) • Still no vaccines in Kosovo, Zemaj criticizes the EU (euronews.al) • KBA: Around 20,000 Kosovo businesses closed due to COVID-19 (Klan) • Kosovo Assembly to hold constitutive session today (media) • PDK meets ahead of the constitutive session of the Assembly (Klan) • Von Cramon speaks of EU expectations for Osmani and Kurti (RTV Dukagjini) • Association of Serb-majority communities, challenge for incoming government (KP) • Borrell to report on Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (media) • German ambassador to Serbia calls for sustainable Kosovo-Serbia solution (Koha) • LDK elects party leadership, snub Veliu, Rugova (media) • Balje: With Kurti, Kosovo-Albania unification idea being revived (media) • New head of OSCE for Kosovo assumes post (Koha) • Kosovo Court Reopens Sensitive Murder Trial Following BIRN Findings (Balkan Insight) • Arrests Shake Up a Soccer Scene in Serbia Ruled by Gangsters and ‘Gravediggers’ (NYT)