Albanian Language Media:

• Kosovo, Albania governments hold eighth joint meeting (media)
• Rama: Open Balkan does not unite us, but it does not divide us either (media)
• EU member states agree to extend Lajcak’s mandate for another 18 months (RFE)
• KLA war veterans warn with other protests in front of Assembly (media)
• Sunny Hill Festival returns to Kosovo (RFE)
• Slovenia supports visa liberalisation for Kosovo (Telegrafi)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic: Decision on EU-WB summit to be made after consultations (Tanjug, Kosovo Online, RTS)
• Rakic: Return to Kosovo on the lowest possible scale (Kosovo Online, TV Most)
• EU enlargement hot topic again, WB leaders in Brussels on Thursday - what is on the table (RTS, Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Florian Bieber: Vucic still trying to avoid deciding on sanctions against Russia (N1, nova.rs)
• Petkovic: We are close to reaching an agreement on energy (Kontakt plus radio)
• Jablanovic: Kurti’s government is anti-Serbian (KiM radio, Slobodno Srpski)

Opinion:

• The EU Mustn’t Betray its Promises to the Western Balkans (Balkan Insight)

International:

• EU Rapporteur Adds To Pressure For Brussels To Give Balkans 'Something' Amid Ukraine Push (RFE)
• Kosovo Reclaims Dua Lipa Festival After Sudden U-Turn (BIRN)
• Slovenia to Seek EU Candidate Status for Bosnia (Balkan Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Film Recreates Albanian’s ‘Swim to Freedom’ from Communism (Balkan Insight)

Albanian Language Media:

• Lajcak: Important agreement expected next week (euronews.al/media)
• No agreement reached between government and KLA veterans (media)
• Kosovo Government issues statement following meeting with KLA veterans (media)
• At Prespa Forum, Osmani has meetings with U.S., UK, German envoys (media)
• Milanovic: Kosovo's non-recognition by Serbia, obstacle for EU enlargement (media)
• Several agreements expected to be signed in the Kosovo-Albania meeting of governments (KP)
• Konjufca travels to The Hague today to meet former KLA leaders (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Varhelyi: Cooperation with the Western Balkans is the EU's geostrategic choice (RTS)
• Brnabic from Ohrid: General progress requires integration of the region into the EU (RTS)
• Starovic: The negotiation framework with the EU does not mention the recognition of Kosovo's independence (Kosovo Online, RTS)
• Botsan Kharchenko: EU forcing Serbia to impose sanctions while remaining Russia's largest economic partner (NMagazin, N1, Beta)
• Selakovic, Cavusoglu: Excellent relations to be advanced further (Tanjug)
• Petkovic on Twitter: “Freedom for Albanians accused of planning attacks on KFOR and SOC, real image of justice in Pristina” (Kosovo Online)

International:

• Paris moves to solve Sofia’s N. Macedonia veto, diplomats say (Euractiv)
• Ukraine should become a membership candidate to join the EU, commission says (CNBC)
• Montenegro PM Accuses Partners of Blocking Serbian Church Agreement (Balkan Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Kosovo Digs Deeper as Search for Wartime Missing Intensifies (Balkan Insight)
• Eight journalists from Kosovo visited Association of Journalists of Serbia (UNS) (KoSSev, Radio Mitrovica sever)

Albanian Language Media:

• KLA war veterans protest in front of assembly and government buildings (media)
• Assembly of Kosovo resumes session amidst opposition calls to cancel it (media)
• Protest on withdrawal of pension trust funds joins that of KLA veterans (Kallxo)
• Osmani to attend Prespa Forum in North Macedonia (media)
• Slovenian president calls for visa liberalisation for Kosovo (Paparaci)
• Bomb threats in 30 schools were false, police say (Kallxo)
• Hoti: Government did not use ‘Office of Veterans’ for dialogue with them (media)
• Kurti meets journalists and academics from Greece and Cyprus (RTK)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic to Cavusoglu: Serbia committed to promoting cooperation (N1)
• Christoph Heusgen: An agreement between Serbia and Kosovo is possible (DW)
• Kosovo Police: Citizens not to panic, some schools checked, threats false (Kontakt plus radio)
• Office for KiM: 71 Serbian schools in Kosovo received threatening emails (Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Conference "Position and Challenges of Non-Majority Communities in the Pec Region" (KiM Radio)
• Petkovic: "Mutual recognition" is not and cannot be part of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina (RTS)
• EWB: ''The amendment on mutual recognition of Serbia and Kosovo was submitted by the MP of the European People's Party'' (N1)
• Von Cramon: Sanctions and recognition of Kosovo to join EU (N1)
• Jovic: Viola von Cramon's ultimate messages destabilize the Balkans (Kosovo Online)
• Leaders of the Western Balkans at the Prespa Forum in Ohrid (Kosovo Online, RFE)

Opinion:

• Serbia’s sanctions standoff with the EU (Politico)

International:

• Global Peace Index 2022 (reliefweb.int)
• Paper Shows France's Vision Of New 'Community' For All Of Europe (RFE)
• Kosovo stunned as Dua Lipa festival shifts to Albania (BIRN)
• EU leaders to debate France’s halfway house for Ukraine idea (Politico)
• “Z” makes Ukrainians feel unsafe in Serbia, ambassador says (Euractiv)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Dittrich: Kosovo Accreditation Agency to be soon readmitted to ENQA, EQAR (Koha)
• Serbia donates 1.5 million Euro for Ukrainian children (N1)
• Serbia: Growth Momentum, Policy Discipline Cushion Economic Blows From War in Ukraine (fxempire.com)

Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani: Europe is not complete without Kosovo and Western Balkans (media)
• Kosovo to take part in Defense Contact Group meeting on Ukraine (media)
• War veterans to protest tomorrow; calls for mass participation, no violence (Telegrafi)
• AmCham Kosovo: Government should consider participating in Open Balkan (media)
• PDK calls on MPs to support pension trust withdrawal (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• A new round of dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina next week (Kosovo Online, RTV, Tanjug)
• Schieb: The catalogue of obligations is clear (N1)
• Bilcik for Insajder: Scholz's position on mutual recognition is not the official position of the European Union (Danas)
• Duma official says Russia will not recognize Kosovo (N1, Beta, Politika)
• Albanians from Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja can take the bar exam in Kosovo (N1, beta, bujanovacke.co.rs)
• Serbian Justice Minister: ICTY prosecutors suffered complete failure in Kosovo cases (Tanjug)
• Kosovo police: Increased number of cases of interethnic violence in 2021, most victims Albanians (Kosovo Online)
• Office for KIM: Primary school in Gojbulja near Vucitrn stoned (gracanicanicaonline.info)

Opinion:

• Joseph: Open Balkan(s) is Not Just Unwise. It’s Dangerous (Balkan Insight)

International:

• Serbia Leader Scorns EU Call for Mutual Recognition with Kosovo (Balkan Insight)
• Albanian PM: No EU membership talks soon, and it’s Bulgaria’s fault (Politico)
• Kosovo, Serbia Dialogue Must Deal with Major Issues First, Says Kosovo Publicist (exit.al)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Western Balkan Highly Affected by Illegal Border Crossings This Year, Frontex Reveals (schengenvisainfo.com)
• Serbian NGO chief says number of migrants rising (Beta, N1)

Albanian Language Media:

• Kosovo Assembly adopts in principle law on minimum wage (media)
• PDK announces boycott of today's Assembly session (media)
• EP: Final agreement between Kosovo and Serbia to centre on mutual recognition (media)
• Austria's FM Schallenberg visits Kosovo, calls for visa liberalisation (media)
• “Open Balkan has meaning only if six countries are involved” (Klan Kosova)
• Delegation from Croatian parliament visits Kosovo Assembly (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic: There will be no power anywhere, hard winter ahead; no mention of mutual recognition in the negotiating framework with the EU (Danas, Beta)
• AFET adopts report on Serbia: "Urgent" sanctions on Russia demanded; legally binding agreement based on mutual recognition between Belgrade and Pristina (Danas)
• Bilcik on the report: "It is not an ultimatum, the government in Serbia should decide whether it will be on the right side of history" (Danas)
• Bilcik against the wording ‘mutual recognition’ (KoSSev, RFE)
• Vucic: Non-paper presented, Austria wants tangible enlargement process (N1, Beta, FoNet)

International:

• Western Balkan migrant route most used in 2022 (Euractive)