• Kurti seeks support from France, Italy and Germany (Koha) • EU won’t allow conditioning of implementation of agreements (Koha) • Gervalla and Greenfield talked about the UN role in Kosovo (RTK) • Osmani in Skopje: Albanian language law should be implemented (Euronews) • Kosovo demands EU condemn Serbia's 'breach' of intl agreement (Euronews) • Ruling party, opposition, trade blame about crisis in KEK (Prishtina Insight) • Members of European Parliament adopt report on Kosovo (media) • COMKFOR briefs representatives of contributing countries on situation (media) • Police stops two Serbia Post vehicles, finds large amount of money (Kallxo) • Serb Orthodox Church thanks Kosovo Police for swift reaction (Koha Ditore) • Report: Serbia's EU membership depends on normalization of relations with Kosovo (Telegrafi)

• Kurti: Serbia is saying it will not implement Ohrid Agreement (euronews.al) • Kurti on Association's draft statute: EU didn't let me do it (Klan) • Svecla: Vucic threatened northern Serbs with arrest lists (media) • Ahmeti to Stano: Serbia violated Ohrid agreement, must be punished (RTK) • Krasniqi at State Department, discusses elections in north (Reporteri) • Citaku on elections in north: Sovereignty violated, Kurti is guilty (Klan) • Will Serb rejection of Kosovar passports dissolve now that EU is liberalizing visa regime? (RFE) • EU expects Serbia, Kosovo to implement deal instead of public exchanges (AA) • EU deal on Kosovo 'alive' despite Serbian vote (EU Observer) • Kosovo Power Corporation CEO suspended from duty (media) • Kosovo Assembly extraordinary session today on developments at KEK (media) • Serbia to alter foreign policy after EU Kosovo decision: Vucic (Daily Sabah)

• Kosovo passes first step to Council of Europe membership (BIRN) • Palokaj: If no obstacles, Kosovo can join CoE early next year (KTV) • Legitimacy of local elections in question after low turnout (Prishtina Insight) • Von Cramon’s statement on local elections in north of Kosovo (media) • UK Ambassador comments on the local elections in the north (media) • KFOR calls for refrain from escalating rhetoric after elections in north (RFE) • Osmani: Serbia committed two violations of agreement less than 24 hrs (media) • Kurti: I am ready for May 2 meeting in Brussels (media) • Limaj: Albin Kurti should give up on north of Kosovo (media) • Serbian leader lashes out at the West over Kosovo vote (Associated Press) • Szunyog: No room for attacks on religious sites in multicultural Kosovo (media)

• Serbs in north of Kosovo boycott local snap elections (media) • “Kosovo’s application for CoE membership on agenda for Monday” (media) • Lajcak: Time of intense preparation for next high-level meeting (media) • Escobar: We expect concrete proposal on Association from Kosovo (media) • Kurti reacts to Serbian armed forces’ exercise in Batajnica (media) • 25 years after Kosovo war, rape victims find the courage to heal (RFE)

• KEK director Nagip Krasniqi arrested (media) • COMKFOR: We will act if stability and security are threatened (media) • OSCE calls for calm and democratic elections in the north (ATV) • UNMIK chief Ziadeh welcomes visa liberalisation for Kosovo (media) • Szunyog disappointed with absence of MPs during plenary sessions (media) • Freedom of Information in Balkans still ‘on paper only’, panel hears (BIRN) • Police identify three juveniles that damaged church door in Prizren (media) • UNMIK chief condemns arson incident against church in Prizren (media) • Population anxiety mustn’t be resolved at cost of women’s rights (BIRN)