• Stoltenberg talks with Vucic, makes clear NATO readiness to intervene (media) • Germany supports Kosovo’s reciprocity towards Serbia's documents (media) • Serbia, Kosovo officials to meet in Brussels after tensions (BIRN) • Serbian List: We want to bring down the Kurti-led government (media) • Lladrovci calls on PM Kurti to dismiss Rakic (media) • Ukraine begins to withdraw troops from Kosovo (media) • Kosovo’s draft security strategy under fire (BIRN) • U.S. Ambassador welcomes inauguration of Commercial Court (media) • Justice Minister meets Prishtina Mayor, discuss domestic violence (media) • Reactions against Delic’s election as vice president of Serbian Parliament (Koha) • “Specialist Chambers jeopardizing Veseli’s constitutional rights” (Epoka) • Montenegro govt faces no-confidence vote over church deal (BIRN)

• Osmani: Preparations by Serbia to escalate Western Balkans and Kosovo (BBC) • Kurti: Russia is helping Serbia to destabilize the Balkans (RTK) • Kurti-Vucic meeting on August 18? (RTK) • Vucic: I will go to Brussels; I expect nothing from the meeting (media) • “Moderation is needed, Pristina is doing well by postponing measures” (RTK) • Kosovo Police issues statement rebutting reports in Serbian media (media) • Police stops vehicle in the north suspected of smuggling medicaments (media) • A Dispute Over License Plates Is a Reminder of Deep, Ongoing Kosovo-Serbia Tensions (Time) • Kosovo: Why is trouble flaring between Serbs and Albanian-led government? (BBC) • How to stop Serbia spat from spiraling out of control (atlanticcouncil.org) • How pro-Russian and Russian Telegram channels spread misinformation about Kosovo (The Geopost) • Hoxhaj: September will shift talks to dialogue on mutual recognition (Nacionale) • Kosovo Issues Emergency Energy Measures Ahead of Winter (Prishtina Insight)

Svecla: Jarinje and Bernjak border points opened, barricades removed (media) Opposition boycotts the meeting at the Presidency (Klan) NATO DSG: KFOR ready to intervene if stability in the north is threatened (media) EU confirms that Kurti and Vucic have been invited to Brussels (Klan Kosova) Petkovic: One step away from conflict because of Prishtina (media) NATO peacekeepers oversee the removal of roadblocks in Kosovo (Reuters) Serbia, Cyprus discuss Kosovo, Turkey (Cyprus Mail) Ukrainian MP: Putin's scenario is being repeated in Kosovo (euronews.al) Social Media Disinformation Spreads Panic About Kosovo-Serbia 'War' (BIRN)

• Kosovo agrees to delay new rules after tensions rise at Serbian border (RFE) • Kurti: Reciprocity will be postponed if all barricades are removed (media) • Svecla: Decision is being implemented except in Jarinje and Bernjak (RTK) • Roads in the north of Kosovo remain blocked (RFE/Koha) • Borell welcomes decision to move measures; “roadblocks to be removed” (media) • Lajcak welcomes decision to postpone implementation by 1 month (media) • Osmani: Vucic’s efforts to destabilise Kosovo will fail (media) • Vela: Repetition of Putin’s playbook by Vucic’s regime (media) • UNMIK chief Ziadeh calls for calm amid developments in the north (media) • LDK leader Abdixhiku condemns attack of local Serbs against police (media) • Turkish FM: Peace, stability in Balkans, always a priority for Turkey (media) • Russian Foreign Ministry reacts to development in the north (media) • Nearly 10,000 active cases with COVID-19 in Kosovo (media)

• Kurti: Normalization of relations with Serbia, with mutual recognition (VoA, media) • Prime Minister Kurti meets the Assistant Secretary for Energy, Andrew Light • Escobar: Kosovo is an extremely good partner in the region (VoA, media) • Vucic: There is no dialogue in Brussels as long as Kurti is there (Koha) • EU: IPA agreement enables Kosovo to receive technical and financial assistance (media) • Over €6 million euros of undeclared cash circulating in Kosovo (euronews.al) • Justice of Serbia amnesties murderers who committed crimes in Kosovo (RTK)