• Quint: All parties should refrain from use of force or actions that inflame tensions or promote conflict (media) • New mayor of Mitrovica North expected to be sworn in today (media) • Hovenier: Do not use violence to enter municipal buildings in the north (media) • Vucic: We will not accept the mayors in the north (media) • Despite challenges, negotiators optimistic about next steps of Western Balkans countries toward EU (RFE) • Osmani thanks Menendez for “unwavering commitment to democracy” (media) • Serwer: What the State Department forgot to say (peacefare.net) • Kosovo govt against Lajcak's ‘methodology’ for Article 7 implementation (Koha) • Mustafa: Borrell must respect Mogherini’s commitment on Association (RTK) • Limaj: Association will have executive powers; devil is in Article 7 (media) • Kosovo court jails Naser Kelmendi for drug trafficking (BIRN)

• Kurti meets Wieland, “unconditional implementation of agreement” (media) • Chollet, Escobar to discuss about Western Balkans at U.S. Senate (Dukagjini) • Chollet: Provocations between Kosovo and Serbia must be avoided (media) • Koopman meets Kurti: Kosovo is part of the European family (media) • Kosovo Police joins the operational network against organized crime (media) • Zubin Potok mayor: Harmonizing actions with U.S. and other factors (media) • LVV MP: Lajcak should’ve made his statement in Belgrade (Telegrafi) • Switzerland grants visa-free travel to Kosovars starting on 2024 (Schengen Visa) • Kosovo failing to punish violent crime, BIRN Finds (BIRN) • Kosovo government building illuminated in colors of LGBTQI+ flag (media) • SL List claims persons that shot in Uglare were speaking in Albanian (media) • OSCE mission releases guidelines on domestic violence coordination (media) • EU Council urges Kosovo to step up energy transition (SeeNews)

• Osmani appeals to EU to honor agreement and address Serbia’s violations (BIRN) • Kosovo: Serbia normalisation dialogue articles not conditional on each other (euractiv) • Largest international military exercise to start this week in Kosovo (euronews.al) • Census in north will be difficult, says Kosovo’s Statistics Agency (euronews.al) • Council of Europe summit started Tuesday, Kosovo not on agenda (euronews.al) • U.S. criticizes govt again for not implementing decision on Decani Monastery (media) • Why is the South Tyrol model seen as harmful for Kosovo? (RTK) • Tahiri: Kurti should condition Association with amendment of Constitution of Serbia (Klan) • EBRD raises Kosovo’s economic growth forecast to 3.5% in 2023 (SeeNews) • Poll finds optimism with Serbia, progress fighting corruption, support for EU membership (media)

• Lajcak: Discussions will continue (media) • No results from new round of negotiations between Kosovo and Serbia (media) • Bislimi: Petkovic not interested to hear about the Constitution of Kosovo (media) • Wigemark: Situation in the north is fragile (RTV21) • Kurti: Communities and diversity are assets for Kosovo (media) • Serbia continues its attempts to prevent Kosovo’s membership at CoE (Koha) • Strpce man reported as missing found in Suhareka in good health (Klan) • Kosovo Women Leaving Their Mark in ICT (Prishtina Insight) • EU Director-General for DG NEAR Koopman visits Western Balkans (media)

• Dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia continues in Brussels (RFE) • Lajcak: I expect chief negotiators to be ready to agree on next steps (media) • Osmani hosts USG: Kosovo, model for promoting Women’s Agenda (media) • World Bank Group’s New Strategy in Kosovo Supports Competitiveness for Higher Job Creation and Living Standards (worldbank.org) • Kosovo Opens Auction for First Solar Park (BIRN) • Conference calls for stronger collaboration among prosecutors investigating war crimes in Western Balkans (BIRN) • Kurti to meet mayors of municipalities today (RTK) • KSF launch search for Serb man from Strpce who went missing (Kosovapress)