• Kurti invites his cabinet to fulfill commitments of government program (RTK) • Vjosa Osmani to visit the Vatican in a reception by Pope Francis (media) • Western envoys visit Pristina, Belgrade, part of reconciliation effort (RFE) • Kosovo-Serbia talks may advance ‘in weeks’, US diplomat says (BIRN) • Western envoys visit Kosovo, Serbia to defuse tensions (AP) • West expects more understanding of EU proposal for Serbia, Kosovo (AA) • EU dialogue envoy makes visit to Serbia and Kosovo amid tensions (TVP World) • PACE may discuss recent tensions between Pristina and Belgrade (media) • Walker: Serbia invested heavily in propaganda against Recak massacre (media) • Analyst warns: With or without Association, north is in danger (euronews.al) • Protest in Pristina today against Kurti’s statement about Ivanovic (EO) • “Wagner” inscription seen at school and Health Center in Mitrovica (Koha) • Kosovo’s green transition remains main goal of EU in 2023 (Europe House) • Serbian president hints that agreement with Kosovo is possible (newsbase)

• Chollet: Final agreement requires tough choices and political courage (RFE) • PM Kurti hosts five envoys from U.S. and EU today (media) • Kurti: Mutual recognition, central point of agreement with Serbia (media) • Kosovo License-Plate Issue Flares Up Again With Ban On Cars With Kosovar City Abbreviation (RFE) • Haradinaj warns Vetevendosje: Forcing us to consider total blockade (Telegrafi) • Kosovo in 2023: Between ‘crisis management’ and ‘conflict resolution’ (BIRN) • Floods hit Kosovo, cutting drinking water supply to many towns (BIRN) • Preparation conference in Thaci et al case rescheduled for Feb 15 (media)

• Svecla: Serbia violated agreement on license plates (Klan) • Police on reports for assassination plans against LDK and PDK MPs (media) • PM Kurti meets Croatian counterpart in Davos (media) • Bislimi meets Swiss Ambassador - support of 83 million francs, confirmed (Klan) • The shooting in Shterpce: an eye-witness’s words (Prishtina Insight) • Bitter rhetoric: Politicisation of missing persons in post-conflict Kosovo (BIRN) • Supreme Court suspends licences to build power plants on Lumbardh (BIRN) • Begaj: We are sensitive but cautious about recent tensions in Kosovo (Klan) • Vucic: 2023, one of most difficult years in Serbia’s modern history (media) • Serbia in 2023: Against backdrop of war, pressure for deal on Kosovo (BIRN)

• Prime Minister Kurti’s meetings in Davos (media) • Will he meet with Vucic in Davos? Albin Kurti responds (euronews.al) • Kosovo’s Deputy PM Bislimi in an unannounced visit to Berlin (Klan) • Trial against Thaci et al; The Hague announces upcoming conference (media) • “Visa-free in the European Union next year” (RTK) • Quitters need not apply? Warily, Kosovo starts to refill protesting Serbs’ vacated posts (RFE) • Slovenia urges Serbia, Kosovo to start normalization talks (Anadolu Agency) • Walker: Belgrade wants to use Serbs and Albanians in north as chess pieces (euronews.al) • NATO Military Committee to meet in Brussels; discuss on Kosovo too (Express) • Opposition criticises Kurti for his statement on Ivanovic (Koha) • Ethnic tensions have created a political 'volcano' that could erupt anytime (Yahoo.uk)

• Kurti: Serbia must recognize Kosovo; association contradicts Constitution (media) • Kurti invites the communities: Become part of the Kosovo Police (Klan) • Escobar and Lajcak to visit Kosovo and Serbia this week (RFE) • Kurti commemorates Oliver Ivanovic on 5th anniversary of assassination (RTK) • Fajon: Belgrade-Pristina dialogue should start as soon as possible (media) • Slovenia FM refuses to discuss ambassador’s alleged financial scandal (BIRN) • Gervalla: We’ll never accept an association that violates Constitution (media) • Abdixhiku: Kosovo doesn’t need agreement that doesn’t include recognition (media) • Gervalla: Derecognition from Togo happened in 2019 (media) • Kosovo seeks arrest of 18 wartime massacre suspects (BIRN) • Kosovo woman breaks prejudices by taking village leader role (BIRN) • Albanian President awards William Walker with High Title (ANA)