• EU Council agrees negotiating mandate on visa free travel (media) • Kurti: We need 2-3 months for normalisation of relations with Serbia (N1) • Rohde: Kurti is no longer in opposition; form the Association (Klan Kosova) • Resigned Kosovo Serb police must reapply for old posts, Kurti says (BIRN) • Osmani meets institutional leaders of Bulgaria (media) • Lajcak reported on dialogue before EP Foreign Affairs Committee (RTK) • EU to discuss granting visa permits to Kosovo passport holders (euronews) • Judges, prosecutors, cancel court sessions in Kosovo over pay cuts (BIRN) • Protest to be held in Pristina today after killing of woman (media) • Most Kosovo Serbs gloomy about country’s future, survey shows (BIRN) • Kosovo Special Court rejects Thaci request for early defense testimonies (BIRN) • This is what a textbook is teaching young Serbs about the Balkan wars (RFE)

• Steinmeier: German-French proposal achieving success (media) • Serbia doesn’t want negotiations on French-German plan (Koha Ditore) • Brnabic reacts to Steinmeier’s remarks about German-French plan (media) • Russian Ambassador: West is fueling fire with French-German proposal (media) • Prime Minister Kurti in an interpellation in Assembly today (media) • What if the elections in the north are boycotted? (RFE) • Kurti supports Gervalla for her reaction against Dacic (Indeksonline) • “Judges and prosecutors could submit collective resignations” (KTV) • Tahiri: Membership in CoE must not be linked to other processes (media) • Martens explains why he removed part of intw with Kurti (Koha) • Kosovo President Osmani travels to Bulgaria (media) • Therapist’s insult to autistic three-year-old stirs Kosovo (Prishtina Insight)

Steinmeier: Even biggest disputes to be addressed and resolved peacefully (DW) Fajon: Slovenia a strong advocate of visa liberalisation to Kosovo (RTK) Kurti: Our army is consolidating professionally and operationally (media) Ceku: Threats against me incited by media controlled by Vucic (euronews.al) Gervalla confronts Dacic's presence in PSVI conference in London (media) EBU writes to Konjufca and Kurti for adequate funding for RTK (RTK) S. embassy message on 16 days of activism against gender-based violence (media) The government says it dialogues with the Serbs, but not publicly (RFE) Is Kosovo Application for EU Candidacy Destined to Fail? (BIRN) Death threats for Serbian journalists criticised over wok on Ukraine, Kosovo (RFE)

• Osmani: We coordinate with NATO for entire territory of Kosovo (RTK/Koha) • Kurti: Serbia is using its influence in the north of Kosovo (RTK) • Stano: Deadline for final agreement is not in hands of EU (ABC News) • Kurti seeks increase in Albania-Kosovo cooperation (Albanian Daily News) • MPs call for a formal border between Kosovo and Albania (Koha Ditore) • Kosovo minister promises ‘results’ against car burners in north (BIRN) • Kosovo complains to FIFA about ‘aggressive’ Serbian banner in Qatar (BIRN) • Serbia charged over locker room Kosovo flag at World Cup (AP) • Ceku says he received hundreds of threatening messages from Serbia (media) • Abazi ready to resign if Constitution is changed because of Association (EO) • Gervalla to attend conf on prevention of sexual violence in conflict (Kallxo) • Why trouble flared up between Serbs and the Albanian-led government? (BBC)

• U.S. Ambassador Hovenier interview with Klan Kosova • Kurti: No time for small ambitions, it’s time for big steps (media) • Abbott welcomes agreement; “time for Serbs to return to institutions” (media) • Kosovo PM expects final deal with Serbia early next year (Reuters) • Krasniqi: I told Kurti, you cannot tell the U.S. “No” so often (T7) • Albanian PM: I don’t agree with attacks against Albin Kurti (media) • Osmani: Our bond with U.S. is stronger than ever (media) • Serbia Claims ‘KM’ Plates Remain Valid in Kosovo Despite Deal (BIRN) • Wages law will be in force one month after published on official gazette (Koha) • Kosovo Faces Fresh Judicial Strike Over Draft Salary Law (BIRN) • Szunyog surprised by decision to reduce salaries in judicial system (media) • Peci on Berlin agreements: Serbia was pressured by a powerful EU state (KTV) • SL List, 13 parties won’t take part in extraordinary elections in north (Kallxo) • Albanian Foreign Minister to visit Kosovo today (media) • Pupovci on his resignation as Deputy Minister of Education (Kallxo)