Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, said that the security situation in Kosovo is stable. “All rule of law and security mechanisms confirm that the security situation in the country is stable and calm,” Haradinaj said adding that the recent murder of the Kosovo Serb political leader, Oliver Ivanovic, is being treated with seriousness by relevant institutions. Haradinaj also said that the weekend visit of the Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic, was peaceful and that Kosovo showed it can live up to its responsibilities.

Former EU envoy for Kosovo, Wolfgang Petritsch said in an interview for the Vienna-based Die Presse paper that the killing of the Kosovo Serb political leader, Oliver Ivanovic, puts into question the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue. He said he knew Ivanovic personally and added that he was one of the persons who sincerely tried to find a solution alongside the Albanian majority in Kosovo. “I don’t want to speculate about the background of the killing but it has seriously challenged the dialogue,” Petritsch said.

Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister, Enver Hoxhaj, thanked Saudi Arabia for support and recognition of Kosovo’s independence but expressed disappointment with the refusal of many Arab countries to follow suit. “When independence of Kosovo was declared, we expected there would be a wave of support and recognitions from Arab and Islamic countries but this did not happen. This lack of solidarity has greatly disappointed the citizens and the government of Kosovo,” Hoxhaj said in a speech at the King Faisal Centre for Research and Islamic Studies in Riyadh.

Klan Kosova reports that the recent salary increase puts Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj at the top of highest-paid prime ministers in the region. Haradinaj’s counterpart in Albania, Edi Rama, for instance earns €1,700 a month while Zoran Zaev from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) receives €1,300. Meanwhile, Montenegro Prime Minister Dusko Markovic has a monthly salary of €1,130 whereas Ana Brnabic of Serbia earns €1,000. According to a recent decision signed by Haradinaj, his salary is set to increase from €1,550 to €2,950.

British Ambassador, Ruairi O’Connell said Kosovo’s main challenge is fighting corruption, especially at the high level. “Corruption destroys the country, prevents economic development,” said O’Connell at a presentation of a Kosovo Law Institute report. He also said Kosovo has not achieved a positive track record of fighting corruption. “There is no high-level conviction.

Kosovo Assembly MP from the Serb Liberal Party, Slobodan Petrovic, said during a discussion at the Media Centre in Caglavica that the dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade is a completely non-transparent process and no one actually knows what is going on in it. At the same time, Arben Gashi, MP from the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) said Serbia is trying to spread its influence in Kosovo through the Brussels dialogue and that any time an agreement was reached, both parties presented it as their own success.

Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, said in a Facebook post that he was looking forward to the visit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Prime Minister, Zoran Zaev, to Kosovo. He said Zaev’s visit is a sign of good will and will contribute to deepening of bilateral relations. “As Prime Minister of the country, I will duly represent the people and the state of Kosovo in building sustainable relations,” Haradinaj wrote. Zaev is expected to visit Kosovo on Tuesday, 12 December.

EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn met President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci at the sidelines of the Western Balkans leaders summit in Sofia and called for "strong, shared commitment of all political actors in Pristina to make next steps on Kosovo's EU path." "Progress in dialogue with Serbia is key," Hahn tweeted.

The Democratic Party of Kosovo deputy leader and MP, Enver Hoxhaj, said the Kosovo Security Force needs to be transformed into an armed force next year but that Kosovo will not have a “genuine” army before 2028. “If the decision on KSF transformation is taken in 2018, we will have a genuine army only in 2028,” Hoxhaj said adding: “This is because how long it will take for consolidating into a genuine army.”

Bilall Sherifi from the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) said the party continues to oppose the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro and has not changed the position despite entering a coalition government with the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK).