• Kosovo Leaders Sign EU Candidacy Application (BIRN) • Kurti hails agreement on visa liberalisation (media) • EU Parliament, Council reach agreement on Kosovo visa liberalisation (media) • Escobar calls for removal of barricades and formation of Association (Koha) • Lajcak: Vucic understands seriousness of situation in the north (RFE) • NATO: Barricades in the north should be removed immediately (Koha) • Bislimi: Barricades not placed by local Serbs but by a radical group supported by Belgrade (BBC) • US expects govt proposal for Association, implies to do it with civil society (Koha) • Mandl for Kosovo's EU application: Important step at the right time (Koha) • Kosovo Albanians Take Serb-Vacated Council Seats in Divided Town (BIRN) • Albin Kurti, the most liked leader, poll shows (Klan Kosova) • Konjufca: We aim to be leaders in region for parliamentary transparency (Koha) • Krasniqi: No more Serbian soldiers in Kosovo, this was closed in ’99 (Koha) • First Kosovo Guerrilla Verdict Due at Hague ‘Special Court’ (BIRN) • Serbian Ex-Policeman Pleads Not Guilty to Kosovo War Crimes (BIRN) • Why tensions have flared up between Kosovo and Serbia (TRT World)

• Escobar, Kurti, Lajcak call for normalization of situation (media) • U.S. categorically against return of Serbian forces to Kosovo (RFE) • Lajcak: Much better ways to remove barricades than with bulldozers (Telegrafi) • U.S., EU envoys urge Kosovo and Serbia not to fuel violence (Reuters) • Stoltenberg: NATO is very focused on Kosovo (Telegrafi) • Barricades still up in north despite calls for removal (Pristina Insight) • Sarrazin: Crisis in north of Kosovo should be used to advance dialogue (RTK) • EU congratulates Kosovo on reforms (media) • EULEX: Security situation in north of Kosovo is worrying (Klan) • Kovacevski: Kosovo-Serbia agreement guarantees peace in the region (RTK) • Kosovo, facing some opposition, to apply this week to join EU (Reuters) • Far-Right Protesters Rally In Belgrade In Support Of Kosovar Serbs As EU Urges De-Escalation (RFE)

• French-German plan gets support from 27 EU member states (Koha Ditore) • Borrell urges Kosovo and Serbia to de-escalate after latest clashes (Reuters) • Kurti meets Escobar; “barricades must be removed immediately” (media) • Osmani meets Escobar, discuss urgent need to remove barricades (media) • Escobar meets the Serbian List, discuss political and security situation (media) • PM advisor: French-German plan is a good basis for discussions (KTV) • Hovenier and Escobar meet Kosovo civil society representatives (media) • France ‘concerned’ by attacks in Kosovo (Euractiv) • Court orders 30-day detention for Pantic, suspected of terror act (media) • President’s Chief of Staff reacts to closure of schools in north (media) • Does Nenad Rasic’s appointment violate Kosovo’s constitution? (BIRN) • Protest in Belgrade in support of Kosovo Serbs (Radio Free Europe)

• Kurti says he is waiting for KFOR to remove barricades in the north (RFE) • Government refutes claims for deployment of special forces in north (RFE) • Serbs in Kosovo clash with police as ethnic tensions flare (Reuters) • Tensions rise, violence reported in Kosovo as ethnic Serbs block roads (RFE) • German FM: Kosovo reduced tensions by postponing elections, recent rhetoric from Serbia did the opposite (media) • Joint statement of U.S. Embassies in Belgrade and Pristina (media) • Statement by United Kingdom Embassies in Pristina and Belgrade (media) • Kurti: We do not seek conflict but dialogue and peace (media) • NATO: Parties to avoid provocative actions and rhetoric (media) • Albanian PM Rama reacts to incidents in north of Kosovo (media) • Chollet, Escobar start their visit to Kosovo (media) • Escobar begins visit to Kosovo with visit to Decani Monastery (media) • RFE secures French-German plan; doesn’t mention mutual recognition • Kosovo to submit EU bid in coming days (Politico) • Bildt: Things will heat up as Kosovo intends to submit EU application (media)

• Kosovo police officer wounded in volatile northern region (Reuters) • President’s Office reacts to Petkovic’s statement (media) • Government: Regular police in north, not special units (Radio Free Europe) • Chollet: Elections in north should be delayed (media) • Svecla on elections in north: We coordinate with allies; President decides (RTK) • Konjufca: Main person of justice has file on gangs in north, doesn’t act (media) • Trajkovic: Alarming situation in north; Vucic caused security vacuum (media) • Kurti: Green agenda remans our priority (media) • Dozens of Kosovo Serbs protest customs’ confiscation of illegal alcohol (BIRN) • Kosovo holds march against abuse of disabled (Anadolu Agency)