• COVID – 19: 260 new cases, 2 deaths (media) • Zemaj: Kosovo has secured over 1 million Covid vaccines (media) • PDK says Government's approach to Covid vaccines is ‘alarming’ (media) • VV assembles General Council, Kurti to lead ticket and run for PM (Koha) • LVV: Kurti not denied the right to run for MP or prime minister (media) • Haziri: LDK prefers a joint ticket not pre-election coalition (Telegrafi) • Isufi: AAK will be in the new government regardless of who wins (EO/media) • Mustafa: Polls are propaganda, LDK will be the first party (Express) • Political parties hold rallies, fail to respect anti-COVID measures (Kallxo) • Prishtina municipality warns to fine parties for organising rallies (Zeri) • Acting President Osmani to visit Brussels this week (Klan) • “Election rallies are rendering the anti-COVID measures useless” (media) • LVV vows to reapply reciprocity towards Serbia (Koha) • War veterans’ deputy leader boycotts Hague court hearing (Balkan Insight)

• COVID – 19: 322 new cases, nine deaths (media) • Kosovo parliamentary election to be held on February 14 (Prishtina Insight) • Kosovo ‘should rethink Serbia agreements’ with Biden in power (Balkan Insight) • Gucati, Haradinaj to appear before Specialist Chambers today (media) • Kurteshi: Kurti will be part of Vetevendosje’s list in new elections (Kallxo) • Haradinaj: AAK aims for post of President in the elections (media) • Poll: Vetevendosje has 41.10 percent, PDK 20.80 percent (media) • “Very small chances for Kosovo to get visa liberalisation this year” (media)

• COVID-19: 218 new cases, five deaths (media) • Assembly gives green light to KSF participating in peacekeeping operations (media) • Constitutional Court to publish decision, elections on 7 or 14 February (Koha) • Veliu’s remarks on Osmani draw sharp criticism (media) • MP Haxhi Avdyli dismissed from all functions in LDK (media) • Von Cramon: EU and U.S. to speak in one voice about Kosovo (Klan) • EU court rejected Spain's lawsuit against European Commission on Kosovo (Koha) • More than 40 people injured in a gas tank blast in Ferizaj (media)

• COVID – 19: 169 new cases, 7 new deaths (media) • EU calls on Kosovo, Serbia to cooperate on vaccination (RFE) • Albania to donate 1,900 vaccines for doctors in Kosovo (Gazeta Express) • “COVID destroyed Kosovo’s economy; recovery will take 2 years” (media) • Osmani: LDK presidency must leave before we can talk about my return (media) • Kuci: Press release by SPO for Thaci was purely political (media) • Serbia-affiliated power company eyes supplying north Kosovo (Balkan Insight)

• COVID-19: 260 new cases, seven deaths (media) • Zemaj: COVID-19 vaccines to reach Kosovo in February (RTK) • Hoti: If Serbia pursued legal ways, vaccines would be allowed into Kosovo (Klan) • Di Maio: EU should buy vaccines for Balkans (ANSA/Koha) • LDK announces Avdullah Hoti as candidate for prime minister (media) • Hoti: LDK is main favourite to win elections (media) • Hoxhaj: Kurti and Hoti governments brought degradation in Kosovo (Telegrafi) • Konjufca: Hoti and Hoxhaj together have fewer votes than LVV's Haxhiu (T7/Telegrafi) • Osmani's initiative in coalition talks with Vetevendosje (Klan) • Rama: KLA leaders being kept hostage (media) • UK Embassy sends protest note to Ministry of Education over €1.8 million bid (Koha)