• U.S. Deputy Secretary of State to visit Kosovo today (RTK) • Haradinaj: Serbia’s recognition cannot come by giving away lands (media) • Limaj: Vucic with war-inducing rhetoric just like his chief, Milosevic (RTK) • Hoxhaj is not surprised with Serbia’s reactions towards the platform (RTK) • Pacolli: Tax is not something powerful that we have in our hands (RTK)

• Kosovo Assembly endorses platform for dialogue with Serbia (dailies) • Palmer: Mutual recognition, the essence of the agreement (RTK) • Vucic calls security council after Kosovo adopts law on dialogue (Koha) • Djuric: Kosovo’s platform spells end of dialogue (Telegrafi) • Hoxhaj: Consensus on dialogue is vital (Epoka) • Minister: U.S. has refused visas to over 20 officials after tax decision (Koha) • Lekaj: Independence and territory are not negotiated with Serbia (Indeksonline) • Sherifi: Ramush is not alone, NISMA maintains position on tariff (media) • Swiss ambassador: Redrawing of borders has never worked (media) • Silent initiative to join Interpol (Zeri)

• Assembly to review platform for dialogue with Serbia (dailies) • Mustafa: Dialogue team is degradation of Kosovo’s statehood (media) • Hoti: Constitution is the law and platform for the dialogue (RTK) • Hoxhaj: Our relations with U.S. must not suffer because of tariff (media) • Ramadani: Better no agreement than to meet Vucic’s conditions (RTK) • U.S. Gen Scaparrotti: Security situation in the Balkans, fragile (RFE) • Serwer: Border changes would destabilize the region (media) • Vucic: Serbia cannot join EU without agreement with Kosovo (Epoka) • Malta supports Kosovo’s membership in international organisations (Zeri/Klan) • Gjini: Vucic must apologize (media) • Bahtiri: No post-war government did anything for the north (RTV Dukagjini) • Kosovo accepted at International Commission on Missing Persons (Epoka)

• Haradinaj insists on a recognition contract with Serbia (dailies) • Haradinaj: Change of borders, Russia’s and Serbia’s idea (RTSH, RTK) • Veseli: No one can derail Kosovo from pro-western orientation (media) • Kosovo PM Haradinaj to invite Serbian PM Brnabic to Kosovo (Koha) • British MP: Thaci spent a lot of money in lobbying for change of borders (media) • Limaj: Dialogue platform this week, good opportunity for unification (RTK) • Radoicic confirms meeting Thaci and Haradinaj (Klan Kosova) • Interpol confirms receiving Kosovo’s membership bid (Presheva Jone/Bota Sot)

• Haradinaj: Tax will remain in force (media) • Veseli: Any government endangering relations with U.S. can fall (media) • Reeker: Import tariff threatening U.S.-Kosovo relations (media) • U.S.: Kosovo – Serbia mutual recognition may happen in 2019 (Koha) • Kosovo’s tariff is questioning credibility of the White House (Klan Kosova) • Another U.S. official to visit Kosovo (media) • Merkel’s top advisors to visit Pristina next week (Kosova Sot) • Vucic does not exclude recognition of Kosovo (RTK) • Mustafa: New elections, the only solution (media) • Zuno: KFOR will not change its role in Kosovo (Zeri) • Slovenian President against changes to Kosovo’s borders (Koha) • Hoxha: EU could deal with visa liberalization after June (media) • Kusari: Thaci, biggest violator of Constitution (media) • Serbs hinder registration of Trepca as joint-stock company (Zeri)

• Thaci’s “tactical retreat” over land swap idea (Zeri) • Thaci: Daily agendas cannot hamper relations with U.S. (Bota Sot) • Thaci doesn’t comment Haradinaj’s remarks on borders (Koha) • Haradinaj: Whosoever touches Kosovo borders will find us there (Klan Kosova) • Serbian List: Kosovo Army wants to invade north and expel Serbs (Koha) • Latifi: Tax used as tool for internal political competition (Epoka e Re) • Bondsteel commander: No changes to our military mission in Kosovo (media) • “Russia ready to stir up trouble in the Balkans” (Zeri) • Pacolli: Kosovo and Colombia to establish diplomatic relations (Zeri) • Awaiting border correction, Presevo Valley stripped of competencies (Koha) • Masked man paints KLA graffiti on Serb house in Gorazhdec (Koha)

• Thaci: Partition of Kosovo over my dead body (media) • Haradinaj: Thaci has caused great damage to Kosovo (Koha/RTK) • Palmer: Serbia to recognise independence of Kosovo (media) • U.S. confirms support for KFOR and Bondsteel (media) • Another U.S. official to visit Kosovo (Zeri) • Matoshi: More pressure on tax from inside than outside Kosovo (Koha) • Mustafa: I will not join Thaci and Veseli, even if Haradinaj wants to (media)

• “U.S. delivers harsh blow to Kosovo” (media) • Klan Kosova lists measures U.S. plans to take against Kosovo in case tax remains • Haradinaj: Agreement with Serbia to respect Kosovo’s existing borders (media) • Thaci: Negotiating team members agreed to respect U.S. counsel on tax (media) • Ahmeti says he did not call for suspension of tax (RTK) • LDK leader Mustafa describes meeting with President Thaci (media) • Thaci’s initiative for becoming ‘godfather’ to a PDK-LDK coalition (Zeri) • Limaj and Ahmeti: Americans asked what our requests are on tax (media) • Limaj: We will not allow opening of issue of territory of Kosovo (Epoka) • Konjufca: Government mustn’t lift tariff without recognition (Koha) • Deda: Thaci did not tell the truth about border correction idea (media) • Selimi: Thaci plans to undo the Republic (Zeri) • The personalization of the tax (Kosova Sot) • Vucic: Serbian forces at Kosovo border in state of emergency (media) • Ramadani: International partners should react to Vucic’s threats (RTK) • Dacic: Kosovo issue can be resolved by Serbia and Albania (Express)

• U.S. officials fail to convince Haradinaj to suspend tax (dailies) • Limaj: I hope we have a solution in line with U.S. advice (RFE/Zeri) • President Thaci visits LDK leader Mustafa (media) • Tahiri: Relations with U.S. are being damaged due to tax (media) • Arifi: Tariff on Serbia is not linked to Kosovo – US relations (Telegrafi) • Kosovo FM Pacolli writes open letter to Serbian President Vucic (Kallxo) • Tahiri: Tax, the only instrument blocking idea of border changes (Epoka) • Ahmeti: EU should not remain silent to Serbia’s behaviour (RTK)