Albanian Language Media: Osmani tells Berlin Global Dialogue, “Kosovo is open for investment” (media) CEC on eventual early elections: We’ll meet our constitutional mandate (EO) Xhaferi: We are closer to early elections (RTV21) Albanian media: Liburn Aliu appointed director of Port of Durres (media) Gowing: Serbia is not interested in the well-being of the Kosovo Serbs (KTV) Serbian Language Media: Implementation of laws on foreigners and vehicles to start on January 15 (media) Starovic: No giving up on national interests, recognition of Kosovo not a condition for EU (Kosovo Online, K1, Tanjug, Danas) Trial to former police officer Sacir Lutvia from Gora nears its end (RTS, Radio kontakt plus) Hearing in Banjska case adjourned, no video-link established with witness from North Macedonia (KoSSev) Vehicles with Serbian licence plates pelted with eggs and stones near Merdare, two women drivers harassed, driver says (Media Centar, Radio Kontakt plus, Radio KIM) Stamenkovic to OKiM: Protect Serbs, but not verbally (KiM radio) Vucic: Important discussions ahead on energy situation (Tanjug, media) Vucevic again accuses students of planning violence for November 1 (N1) “Stand with Novi Sad”: Zagreb students announce rally outside Serbian Embassy on November 1 (N1) International: Kosovo awaits President’s next move as Kurti fails to security majority in parliament (PI)

Albanian Language Media: • Wesley Clark officially confirmed as a defense witness for Hashim Thaci (media) • Sources: Christopher Hill to testify as defense witness in Thaci trial (Dukagjini) • CEC: Election campaign for runoff to be held from November 3 to 9 (media) • Rasic: Vucic pressured Kosovo Serbs through fear and state apparatus (Telegrafi) • Kosovo joins intl accreditation organization as associate member (media) • Kamberi: Standards for Serbs in Kosovo to apply for Albanians in Serbia (media) Serbian Language Media: • Shin: UNMIK has a long and significant presence in Kosovo (Kosovo Online, Radio Mitrovica sever, Kontakt plus radio, Media Center Caglavica)) • Eight decades of United Nations (TV Most, RTS, media) • Vucic: I am optimistic about position of Serbs in Kosovo in five or ten years (Kosovo Online) • Hearing in case of Kostic and Milovic adjourned (Kosovo Online, media) • A young man from Kosovo convicted for "KLA" graffiti, expulsion from Montenegro followed (Kontakt plus radio, KiM radio, KoSSev, RTCG) • Vucic: We agreed to import oil derivatives via MOL, but Hungarian refinery burned down – that hit us hard (N1) International: • Why Labour’s plan to send small-boat migrants to Kosovo is doomed to fail (yahoo!news, The Telegraph) • Kosova B TPP capacity increases after turbine upgrade (See News) • Kosovo awards road upgrade deals worth 17.8 mln euro (See News)

Albanian Language Media: • Kurti meets French Minister for Europe, “grateful for France’s support” (media) • Local elections and von der Leyen visit can help further lift measures (Koha) • Osmani travels to Germany, will give speech at Berlin University (media) • Osmani hosts UK delegation for prevention of sexual violence in conflict (media) • Damka: Turkish MPs will vote in favor of Kurti 3 government (media) • Behgjet Pacolli resigned as AKR leader (media) • Kosovo products to have international barcodes soon (AP) • KFOR soldiers conduct missions in northern Kosovo (media) Serbian Language Media: • Uncertain cooperation of local authorities in north of Kosovo with central institutions (RFE) • Vucic says EP resolution on Serbia in line with coloured revolution (Tanjug) • Dacic: “EP resolution is political pamphlet full of lies” (N1) • US Embassy issues security alert after incident outside Serbian Parliament (N1) • Stefanovic: Perpetrator of attack outside parliament building suspected of attempted murder (Tanjug) Opinion: • Feminist diplomacy: let's accelerate mobilization (media) International: • Assessment of the effectiveness of measures for the protection of child victims or witnesses of violence (unicef.org) • Kosovo awards road upgrade deals worth 17.8 mln euro (SeeNews) • EBRD, EU back Kosovo youth-led MSMEs with 4.5 mln euro (SeeNews) • RS blocks relations between BiH and Kosovo: Politics hinders economic processes (Sarajevo Times)

Albanian Language Media: EU: Inclusive elections, positive sign for further lifting of measures (Telegrafi) Basha: The fight of the KLA was the most glorious of Albanians (media) KLA veterans to organize another protest in one of European capitals (media) Report: Huge gulf in military and financial balance of power between Kosovo and Serbia in favor of the latter (AP) German Embassy urges focus on the Berlin Process: London Calling! (Klan) Serbian Language Media: Serbian President in extraordinary address to public says terrorist act took place near Serbian Assembly (RTS) Tents burn; man arrested in front of Serbian Assembly in Belgrade (N1, FoNet) Djuric: Serbia continues fight for rights of Serbs in Kosovo (Tanjug) Russian Mission to the UN: Moscow supports full implementation of UNSC Resolution 1244 (media) Macut to tell W Balkans Summit political conditioning by Pristina is unacceptable (Tanjug) Gervalla: No closures of health institutions in north, dialogue with Serbs underway (KoSSev) Simic reacts to Gervalla’s remarks on ‘dialogue about integration of health, education and infrastructure’ (Kosovo Online, social media) Miller: EULEX is not involved in actions in north, closure of institutions can destabilize situation (Kosovo Online) Radosavljevic: Good election results brought optimism, but there will be many obstacles (RTS) Opinion: Eyeing snap elections, Kosovo’s Kurti runs down the constitutional clock (BIRN) Key lessons from the debate at the UN Security Council (Koha) The double standards of Brussels (Dukagjini) The sword and court: How moral absolutism is revising Kosovo's history (media) Progressive except for Kosovo (Kosovo 2.0) International: “Kosovo offers to become first country to accept Britain’s refused asylum seekers” (The Guardian) Western Balkans leaders meet in London for talks on migration and security (The Washington Times)

Albanian Language Media: Gervalla to represent Kosovo at UN Security Council session (media) Osmani congratulates Takaichi on becoming Prime Minister of Japan (media) Kurti meets diaspora in London, calls on them to invest in Kosovo (AP) Vetevendosje dominates race for mayors, PDK for municipal assemblies (Koha) Brahimaj: We won’t join a government led by Kurti under any condition (media) Remains suspected of being missing people from war found in Hajvali (RFE) Two of six defendants plead guilty to hooliganism in the north (media) Bajrami, Makovec discuss Kosovo moving forward in EU integration (media) Kurti: VV upgrades status from observer to associated member at PES (media) Report: “Serbian World”, Russia’s tool for influence in Kosovo and region (media) Serbian Language Media: UN Security Council to consider six-month report on Kosovo – debate on work of UNMIK and local elections (RTS) What is in EP’s toughest-ever resolution on Serbia (N1) Kosovo: Albanians can decide on mayor of Klokot, Serbs on mayor of Obilic (NMagazin, Beta) Rewriting history “to fit the narrative”: How to prevent its misuse? (Kosovo Online) Large quantity of rubbish disposed next to road leading to Draganac Monastery (KoSSev, social media) Preliminary hearing held against six Serbs accused of unrest in 2021, two entered plea bargains (Kosovo Online) Hearing in Banjska case adjourned over absence of witness (Radio KIM) Vucic: EU Energy Council decisions not great, we will seek - and find - solution (Tanjug) Opinion: Securing our critical infrastructure (Kosovo 2.0) International: EU must act against legal bullying of Balkan journalists: media lawyer (BIRN) Serbia, Hungary dismayed by EU decision to end Russian gas imports (Balkan Insight) Humanitarian: CBK delegation concludes IMF-World Bank 2025 annual meetings (media) Energy community’s CBAM readiness tracker: WB still far from exemption as full implementation nears (balkangreenenergynews.com)