Albanian Language Media: Osmani will send her comments to Constitutional Court tomorrow (Express) KLA war veterans: Everything ready for protest in the Hague on Sept 14 (EO) Osmani meets Saudi Arabia ambassador, invited to forum in Riyadh (media) GAP: Mayors made 1,815 promises, delivered only 918 (media) Serb woman living in Istog: Albanians have never caused us problems (Lajmi) Mustafi erases graffiti with Mladic’s name: I couldn’t keep silent (media) Serbian Language Media: Djuric: Zagreb-Ljubljana agreement threatens region, Serbs in Kosovo becoming second-class citizens (Kontakt plus radio, RTS) Serbian Democracy: “PIK hiding more than 30 complaints we filed” (Radio Mitrovica sever, KiM radio, Kontakt plus radio) EU in Kosovo expresses concern over attempts to intimidate and criminalize work of NGOs (media) “KLA” graffiti sprayed in Batuse village near church (Kosovo Online, KoSSev, media) Barbano: Judicial independence must be respected by everyone, at all times (media, social media) Serbian counterterrorism chief confirms dismissal, says retirement was his choice (N1) Serbian Interior Minister rejects claims regarding counterterrorism chief’s retirement (N1) Opinion: Despite unjust sanctions against Kosovo, EU hasn’t turned Kosovars against it (Koha) International: Nissinen: Kosovo is on the right path towards European and Euro-Atlantic organizations (The Geopost) Kosovo foreign tourist overnights grow 24% y/y in July (See News)

Albanian Language Media: • “Outgoing government is functional until election of new government” (media) • Orav meets Basha, discuss need to respect constitutional processes (media) • Kosovo Police celebrate 26th anniversary of formation (media) • Was Kosovo’s security threatened by a couple suspected of espionage? (RFE) • Ibishi: Graffiti in north threatening Kurti, part of hybrid war before elections (EO) • Rama addresses court: Ministry is blocking Pristina’s budget (media) • Messages on the 9th anniversary of canonization of Mother Teresa (media) Serbian Language Media: • NGO Aktiv announces a criminal complaint due to the broadcast on Klan Kosova in which they are portrayed as "spies" (KoSSev, Alternativna) • NGO Aktiv reaction: A direct threat to the security of civil society actors in Kosovo (KoSSev, KiM radio, Kontakt plus radio) • CSOs sent a letter to O'Flaherty: Serious and systematic violation of the rights of the Serbian community (FB, Kosovo Online, Alternativna) • Hargreaves: Kosovo must be a place where all communities want to live (KiM radio, Radio Gorazdevac, KoSSev) • Belgrade University rector, deans demand end to media harassment, and investigation into police brutality (N1, FoNet) • Group of NGOs blasts authorities for laying off teachers over their political views (Beta, media) Opinion: • The crisis of Constitutional understanding (KoSSev) • Listen to the People: Rethinking Kosovo-Serbia ‘Normalisation’ (Balkan Insight) • "Kosovo authorities' war against graffiti, t-shirts and flags: When the law is maliciously interpreted" (Alternativna) International: • Man to cycle to Kosovo for charity after dad's death (BBC) • Report raises fears for Serbia’s last dissenting media voices (BIRN) • Albanian-language film’s disruption in Montenegro alarms EU (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media: • Ballot order set for October 12 local elections (media) • Kurti: Kosovo, a unique case of post-war state-building (media) • Kurti on Prime Minister nominee: General Council to meet Sunday (Koha) • Hoti: Washington Agreement a missed opportunity (media) • Bislimi: Kosovo should advance toward EU candidate status (media) • Rexha: Attacks against media and reporters are organized (media) • How NGO close to Serbian spy monitored Kosovo police officers (Klan) • Special Prosecutor files espionage charges against former OSCE official (media) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: Pristina did not want to implement the Washington Agreement, just as it did not want to implement any other (Kosovo Online, RTV, Tanjug, KiM radio) • Vucic meets Xi Jinping: “Ironclad friends” (Tanjug, Beta, N1) • N1 Slovenia: Vucic and Macut were not even invited to the Bled Strategic Forum (N1, N1 Slovenia, Danas) • From war fronts to social networks: How does violent extremism affect Kosovo? (RFE, Kim Radio) • Kapchan: The Washington Agreement was largely about trade relations, Kurti’s policy was wrong (Kosovo Online) • Kosovo police confiscated the “stamp of parallel institutions” at Brnjak yesterday (KoSSev) Opinion: • U.S. diplomacy in the Western Balkans (GIS/Albanian Post) International: • Reality TV ‘normalising’ hate and violence in Kosovo, critics say (BIRN)

Albanian Language Media: • Basha visits the Adem Jashari memorial complex in Prekaz (media) • Two suspects for threatening Kurti say they’re innocent in court (media) • Citaku, Bajrami react to Kurti’s appearance in court today (media) • Government spokesperson denies claims of Kurti’s “double standards” (media) • Life-threatening graffiti against Kurti in Mitrovica North (media) • Hagreaves meets Osmani; urgent need for steps on Assembly formation (media) • Police give details about two operations in the north on Tuesday (media) • Mitrovica Board meets, discusses infrastructure projects (RTK) • Orav meets Blaj, discuss support for Kosovo’s progress on its EU path (media) Serbian Language Media: • Enver Hasani: Appeal of the Serbian List to the Constitutional Court of Kosovo founded (KiM radio, Euronews, KoSSev) • No new information about the water from Badovac Lake (KiM radio, Radio Mitrovica sever) • Accused of threatening Kurti denied their guilt in court (KiM radio, KoSSev) • Graffiti against Kurti in North Mitrovica (KoSSev, KiM radio, Kosovo Online, Danas) • Simonovic on the incident at Brnjak: We are not spreading hatred, we are preserving our tradition and customs (Kosovo Online) • Police officer’s welcome for the beginning of the school year: What are the messages of arresting minors for fan shirts in Kosovo? (Danas) International: • ‘I wish the stones here could talk’: an epic hike through Kosovo’s Accursed mountains (The Guardian)

Albanian Language Media: • Osmani meets with Barduani, discuss latest security developments (media) • Court: Serbian List doesn’t mention “Pristina Assembly” in its complaint (Koha) • Gervalla and Fajon discuss driver’s license recognition (media) • Citaku slams Krasniqi’s remarks against a Supreme Court judge (media) • Croatia guarantees national security actions after espionage case in Kosovo (AP) • Plenkovic: Serbia is on the brink of civil war (Telegrafi) • Whitaker: Closely following situation in Republika Srpska and Serbia (Express) Serbian Language Media: • Djuric with Somali Colleague: Necessary to respect the UN Charter, without creating dangerous precedents (Tanjug, Kosovo Online) • Elek: Unity of the Serbian people key in the upcoming fight for rights and survival (RTS, media) • In what ways does the Gracanica ethnic structure change before the local elections? (Danas) • Why is the Municipality of Gracanica hiding decisions on the demolition of illegal buildings? (Caglavica Media Center, KiM radio, Alternativna, Newsmax Balkans) • KP at Brnjak ABL took away and tore up the flag of the Serbian singing society (KiM radio, RTS, Blic, NMagazin, Beta) • Thousands march in memory of Novi Sad Railway Station victims (N1) • Riot police, Gendarmerie attack protesters in Novi Sad; Police denies (N1) Opinion: • Serbia’s government remains committed to survival and to dialogue by baton (EWB) International: • Kosovo's c-bank intl reserves rise 9% y/y in July (SeeNews) • Remittances to Kosovo up 3.6% y/y in Jan-July (SeeNews) • Net FDI inflow to Kosovo grows 5% y/y in H1 (SeeNews) • One step forward, two steps back in Kosovo's deadlocked parliament (intellinews.com) • How the Balkan underworld turned West Africa into a cocaine hub (Balkan Insight)