• COVID – 19: 249 new cases, 3 deaths (media) • Biden sends letter to Vucic, urges Serbia to recognise Kosovo (media) • Vucic reacts to Biden letter (media) • Osmani: Only outcome of dialogue is a recognition treaty (media) • Kurti: Independence of Kosovo is the final status of our country (media) • Hoxhaj: Incredibly important development (media) • Kosovo election candidates call for alliance against corruption (The Guardian) • Kurti: We don’t need to form a coalition with anyone (media) • Hoxhaj: EU unjust towards Kosovo (media) • Rasic: Kurti promised 10% quota for non-Albanian communities (media) • Selimi: I was only minister opposed to disbanding the task force (media) • Kosovo’s Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians need real change (Prishtina Insight) • Ongoing procedures to extend Lajcak’s mandate (media)

• COVID-19: 333 new cases, six deaths (media) • Kosovo begins blood plasma collection to treat COVID-19 (RFE) • British Embassy cautions against rallies flouting Covid rules (media) • Hoti: Albanians to unite in the EU (Klan) • Kurti: Only a high turnout will secure us a victory (media) • Hoxhaj: PDK will win February 14 elections (media) • Haradinaj: Vucic using Kosovo Serbs for own interests (Telegrafi) • Limaj: New government to prepare lawsuit against Serbia (RTK) • “We would consider moving embassy from Jerusalem if EU conditions it” (Telegrafi) • CEC meeting dominated by disagreements over diaspora votes (media) • Agreement on U.S. investments in Kosovo enters into force (Koha) • Ambassador Abbott meets Constitutional Court president Rama-Hajrizi (media) • Three members of State Council of Quality quit (media) • Kosovo Court Urged to Convict Serb of War Crimes (Balkan Insight)

• COVID – 19: 341 new cases, 3 deaths (media) • Szunyog: Kosovo to get over 100,000 vaccine doses for free (media) • Kurti: Difficult road, we paid great personal and political costs (media) • Haradinaj: I am open to cooperation with Vetevendosje (media) • Limaj compares Kurti to the Serbian President (media) • Vetevendosje pledges to form investigation bureau for senior officials (media) • Election campaign starts with violations of anti-COVID measures (RFE) • Price: Kosovo – Israel agreement, a historic event (media) • “Recognition from Israel, positive signal for non-recognising countries” (media) • The explainer: The EU’s Kosovo awkward squad (Emerging Europe) • Next status conference on Thaci et al on February 11 (media) • Putin reaffirms Russia’s position on balanced solution over Kosovo (media)

• COVID – 19: 245 new cases, three deaths (media) • Kurti: I lead the Vetevendosje list (media) • CEC allows unverified voters to vote too (media) • Vetevendosje leads with 51 percent, according to poll (media) • Voting in Kosovo election delayed for citizens living abroad (BIRN) • Hoti: U.S. is helping us manage the situation (media) • EU: Kosovo decision to open embassy in Jerusalem, regrettable (media) • “Kosovo recognition sends clear message to EU non-recognising states” (media) • Arab League condemns Kosovo opening of embassy in Jerusalem (DNE) • AKR leader Behgjet Pacolli, candidate for Kosovo President (media) • U.S. Embassy supports “Future is in Our Hands” campaign (media) • Kosovo urged to establish museum in child war victims’ memory (BIRN)

• COVID – 19: 282 new cases, five deaths (media) • EU continues to oppose Kosovo’s Jerusalem embassy plans (Prishtina Insight) • Kosovo establishes relations with Israel, ‘breaking blockade on recognitions’ (BI) • Citaku reacts to EU opposition on embassy in Jerusalem: Hypocrisy (media) • US Embassy welcomes Kosovo – Israel diplomatic relations (media) • PDK’s Hoxhaj: Grateful to US for important milestone (media) • Eggs thrown at Kurti during visit to Skenderaj (media) • Pacolli: All my doors are closed for Vetevendosje (media) • CEC to organise elections in the north too (media) • CEC draws ballot for numbers of political parties (media) • In Sundance Film, a Kosovo war widow rebuilds against the odds (BIRN)