• Thaci: I, the most legitimate president (Voice of America/Insajderi) • Haziri: LDK will vote for Thaci President (RTK) • Pacolli: Riots would follow Thaci’s election for President (Klan Kosova) • Ramush Haradinaj resigns his MP seat (media) • Kryeziu: The international community allowed crime and corruption in Kosovo (media)

• Government reiterates call for dialogue (Zeri) • Opposition warns it will block Assembly session today (Epoka e Re) • US Embassy appeals for peaceful Assembly session (Kosova Sot) • Veseli meets Mogherini and Hahn in Brussels (Epoka e Re) • Arrest warrant for Vetevendosje leader Ymeri to be issued today (Koha) • EU in no rush for visa liberalization for Kosovo (Koha)

• Opposition delivers a ten-day ultimatum to the government (dailies) • Government: Elections will be held in 2018 (dailies) • Jahjaga: Time to build our country without violence (Bota Sot) • US, UK ambassadors satisfied with the peaceful protest (dailies) • Veseli: President will not be elected this week (RTK) • Police arrest Vetevendosje’s Dardan Molliqaj (Telegrafi) • Former NATO spokesman Jamie Shea to visit Kosovo today (media) • Serbian court convicts eight former KLA fighters (Telegrafi)

Headlines - 17.02.2016

Institutional leaders: Independence day to serve for reflection (Telegrafi)

• Police predict violence, opposition calls it government propaganda (Koha) • Police arrest Vetevendosje parliamentary group chief Konjufca (media) • Police arrest Vetevendosje spokesman Frasher Krasniqi (media) • Kosovo Assembly presidency to meet today (Kosova Sot) • O’Connell: No one should have immunity (Zeri) • “Kosovo should be careful with the Association/Community” (Zeri) • U.S. Army Europe Commander to visit Kosovo today (Lajmi) • Maltese President visiting Kosovo today (dailies) • Privatization Agency publishes list of usurpers (media)