• Thaci: 2019, a year of historic decision (RTK)
• Assembly President Kadri Veseli’s end-of-year interview to RTK
• Missing persons, first topic to be discussed with Serbia (Kosovapress)
• EU calls on Kosovo government to reconsider decision on tariffs (Klan Kosova)
• Veseli: Vetevendosje and LDK’s behavior, regretful (RTK)
• Hoti responds to Veseli’s accusations (RTK)
• Haziri: There can be no agreement with Serbia without LDK (Telegrafi)
• Engel: No EU for Serbia unless war criminals face justice (Telegrafi)
• Simic: Pressure on Kosovo Serbs continuing (Zeri)
• Ceremony commemorating missing persons to be held in Pristina today (media)
• Brnabic: I did not request withdrawal of recognition of Kosovo (RTK)
• Serbian President fears unification of Kosovo and Albania (RTK)

• Government sets 100% tax for international brands coming from Serbia (media)
• EU Office calls on Kosovo to reconsider expansion of tariffs (media)
• Vucic: Regardless of measures by Pristina we will not kneel down (Express)
• Sarovic: We lost €4 million a month since tariff introduction (Telegrafi)

• Veseli tells Quint Kosovo is ready for agreement with Serbia (media)
• Quint ambassadors call for tax suspension to give chance to Agreement (Koha)
• Kosnett: 2019 should be the year of unity for Kosovo (Kosova)
• President Thaci holds end-year press conference (media)
• Thaci: Year of a big finale (Zeri)
• Veseli on tax: Serbia must stop their aggressive approach (Telegrafi)
• President Thaci to sign today the Laws on the army (RTK)
• Haradinaj: Formalisation of defence mandate of our army (Zeri)
• KSF and KFOR commanders agree to deepen cooperation (Epoka)
• “No EU for Kosovo and Serbia without resolving bilateral problems” (Kosova)
• Kurti: Thaci cannot make deal with Serbia, 2 million people will rise up (Koha)
• Kosovo leaders express condolences to family of killed policeman (media)
• Trendafilova: Specialist chambers don’t try corruption, bad governing (Kosova)
• Gashi: Sylejman Selimi not invited by Specialist Chambers (Bota Sot)
• Safehouses for victims of gender-based violence to close on Monday (Kallxo)

• Negotiating team to travel to Brussels on 8 January (Epoka)
• Thaci’s holds annual speech before Kosovo Assembly (media)
• Quint Ambassadors today at the meeting of the negotiating team (Express)
• Kosovo delegation with monitoring role in dialogue (Koha Ditore)
• Collaku: The only pressure by Trump is agreement with Serbia (TV Dukagjini)
• Assembly fails to hold session on draft agreement with Serbia (media)
• France supports the dialogue and state delegation (RTK)
• Dacic: Kosovo-Serbia dialogue in another format in 2019 (Nedeljnik/Express)
• Arifi: Serbia provoking and inciting new tariffs (Bota Sot)
• Bahtiri and Rakic meet COMKFOR (Zeri)
• Rasic: Belgrade is using Kosovo Serbs as an instrument (RFE, Epoka)
• Visa liberalisation, unlikely under Romanian EU presidency (Zeri)
• Lluka: New power plant to begin construction in 2019 (Zeri)

• Negotiating team heads, Ahmeti and Limaj, meet President Thaci (media)
• Thaci asks Constitutional Court to interpret international agreements (Zeri)
• Assembly to hold an extraordinary session on the dialogue (Lajmi)
• No unity among political parties on dialogue, despite efforts (Epoka)
• Mustafa says Kosovo needs unity for dialogue with Serbia (Zeri)
• LDK’s Selmanaj: We won’t be part of political games (media)
• Haradinaj calls Brnabic’s request to Rama, shameful (media)
• Brnabic: No dialogue prior to removal of tax by Pristina (RTK)
• Dialogue with Serbia: LDK, VV write to EU (RTK)
• Serbian President plans to step up aid for Kosovo Serbs (media)
• Serbian List opposes Bahtiri’s initiative for Mitrovica unification (Zeri)
• PDK leaders dine in Mitrovica, Agim Bahtiri takes part (media)
• Government aims to reduce unemployment rate through games of chance (Koha)