• Dialogue to resume in September (Zeri) • US: Kosovo and Serbia to reach agreement which creates stability (Zeri) • Kosnett: We haven’t changed position (Koha) • Heldt welcomes Merkel’s statement against border changes (media) • Kosovo border changes could threaten U.S. geo-strategic interests (Koha) • Serbian President Vucic to visit Kosovo on September 9 (media) • Blakaj signed indictment on false war veterans one month before resigning (Koha) • Lumezi: 19 thousand individuals illegally granted status of veteran (media) • “Kosovo didn’t take over obligation to form ACSMM, as Serbia’s tool” (Epoka) • Liberalisation of visas, part of the EU agenda on 28 August (Epoka) • “Kosovo loses game if it accepts less than complete sovereignty” (Kosova Sot) • Kosovo to organize march for missing persons on August 30 (media)

• Thaci: Border adjustment destroys Serbian dream for Kosovo partition (Epoka) • Vetevendosje’s Kurti warns with protests against President Thaci (media) • Ahmeti: Thaci to end ‘border adventures’ (Zeri) • Serwer: U.S. will say no to border changes (Radio Free Europe) • Volker: Serbia’s recognition of Kosovo serves the entire Balkans (VOA, RTK) • Kai Sauer comments on ideas for exchange of territories (Deutsche Welle) • Mirel: Partition of Kosovo presents threat to region (Zeri) • Arifi: Crazy ideas in minutes of meetings on Association (Koha) • Thaci reacts to special prosecutor’s resignation (media) • Delawie on prosecutor’s resignation: A sad day for rule of law in Kosovo (RTK) • Bahtiri: River Iber/Ibar bridge to be reopened next month (Zeri)

• Thaci agrees with Merkel, seeks recognition from 5 EU countries (RTK) • Thaci: Referendum on final agreement with Serbia (RTK) • Thaci: Demarcation/correction in words and peace, far from bullets (media) • Hoti: LDK welcomes Merkel’s statement on “border adjustments” (Zeri) • Growing international pressure against talks on “border adjustments” (Koha) • Ischinger against exchange of territories (RTK) • OSF report on territorial exchange between Kosovo and Serbia (Zeri) • Serwer: Partition of Kosovo incites violence (Kosova Sot) • Presevo Mayor: Status of Presevo Valley must not damage Kosovo (Koha) • Delawie and PSD leaders discuss dialogue (Zeri) • Visa liberalisation information campaign gets underway in Kosovo (Epoka) • Special prosecutor resigns amid threats (media)

• Merkel: No change of borders in the Balkans (dailies) • Thaci continues to promote ‘border adjustment’ idea (media) • Arifi: Technical dialogue with Serbia ‘clinically dead’ (Telegrafi) • Kurti: Talk of territory leads closer to war than to peace (VOA/Zeri) • Ahmeti: Debate on border correction, more imagined than concrete (Epoka) • Rakic: No one should touch competencies of Serb municipalities (RTK) • “Mogherini to be dismissed if she participated in partition talks” (RFE/Koha) • Kosovo’s MFA: Serbia to distance itself from Milosevic’s policies (RTK)

Thaci: Dialogue needs to end in mutual recognition (Epoka e Re) Halimi: Unification with Kosovo to go through Assembly (Koha Ditore) Serwer: Partition or exchange of territories lead to destabilization (Koha) Leigh: EU does not support Kosovo’s change of borders (dailies) Simic: Kosovo Serbs to agree to partition if they gain more rights (Koha) Government denies Association/Community having executive powers (Epoka) Man arrested for threatening President Thaci’s family (Kallxo/Zeri)