• Escobar: Agreement between Kosovo and Serbia - a matter of weeks (Kanal10) • Kosovo ‘ready to intensify’ Serbia dialogue, President tells Escobar (BIRN) • Kurti calls opposition leaders to meet, Haradinaj confirms participation (media) • Escobar met with Serbian List representatives (Koha) • After Pristina, Escobar will visit Belgrade (media) • Agreement reached between KOSTT and Elektrosever (RTK) • Kosovo Serb Ex-Minister Convicted of Inciting Hatred After Retrial (BIRN) • Serbia reacts after Todosievic's sentence regarding Recak statements (BIRN) • Civil society organisations sign joint statement on dialogue (media) • Kosovo Police arrest war crimes suspect (media) • Freedom of Information in the Balkans: No Access and no Progress (BIRN)

• SRSG Ziadeh: Leaders must find positive pathway for benefit of all (media) • U.S. Ambassador to the UN: Mutual recognition is the solution (RTK) • The President’s Office confirms: Osmani to meet Escobar on Wednesday (Zeri) • Lajcak expected to visit Kosovo on Thursday, sources say (TeVe1) • Berlin: Ongoing discussions on French-German proposals (Express) • Svecla doesn’t indicate additional period for replacing license plates (media) • “International offensive, agreement may happen before December” (Klan) • Witness ‘fears for safety’ in trial for Kosovo politician’s murder (BIRN) • Kosovo journalists ‘face threats and attacks’: Council of Europe (BIRN) • Hungary arrests Serb for alleged Kosovo war crimes (BIRN) • LDK leader calls for France’s support for visa liberalisation (RTK) • Kurti expected to appoint new Health Minister soon (EO)

• Osmani: There should be no additional conditions for visas (media) • Pressure to accept German-French plan (Koha Ditore) • Kurti meets Norwegian envoy for Western Balkans (media) • Osmani and Kurti meet MCC CEO Alice Albright (media) • Gervalla travels to New York to participate at UN SC (media) • Bislimi: We will apply for EU membership within the year (RTK) • Svecla: Serbian extremist ideologies aim to infiltrate the north (Telegrafi) • “In Serbia, talk of tensions in the north after November 1” (euronews.al) • Wider Europe briefing: A new EU plan to help Ukraine; visa liberalization for Kosovo (RFE) • Calls to ban small power plants at first Water Protection Summit (BIRN) • Concrete construction threatens to ruin pristine Albanian valley (BIRN)

• Kurti: Not sure if we have two years for agreement with Serbia (DW) • Mehaj: Kosovo must join Partnership for Peace ASAP (KosovaPress) • Hovenier: Decision on Decani Monastery land must be implemented (Klan) • Historians from Decan: Insistence of internationals is unacceptable (Zeri) • Szunyog pleased with ratification of three international agreements (RTK) • PDK: EU report on Kosovo proved limited capacity of government (media) • Osmani: If Open Balkans harms someone, we won’t be part of initiative (RFE) • Abazi forms Green Group of MPs in the Assembly of Kosovo (RTK) • Education Ministry overrules school ban on long-haired boy (BIRN) • German Chancellor calls for EU’s enlargement (Albanian Daily News) • Vulin: We are being blackmailed to recognize Kosovo (Klan) • Serbia-Hungary pipeline deal a big political gamble (BIRN)

• Stoltenberg: License plate issue may increase tensions in Kosovo (Albanian Post) • Kurti talks about meeting with Lajcak (media) • Osmani: We are in full coordination with the USA (RTK) • Varhelyi: Kosovo completed points, we’re awaiting technical talks (euronews.al) • Bislimi: ETIAS system was not France's only request (Telegrafi) • Gervalla: Last phase of the visa liberalization process started today (media) • France supports Kosovo’s visa liberalization (Albanian Daily News) • EU report offers mixed assessment of Kurti government’s efforts (BIRN) • KFOR’s Regional Command-East welcomes new aviation battalion (army.mil) • Kosovo's power utility donates coal to its workers for heating (Reuters) • Rama reacts after EPP/EDC refuse dinner invitation (Albanian Daily News)