• Kurti: Kosovo joining Council of Europe, the right step (media) • Bislimi with Djukanovic: Future of our countries is in the EU (media) • Albanian PM Rama: Open Balkan will not stop (media) • Turkey will support Kosovo’s membership in NATO (Koha) • Inspectors review reports of discrimination against community students (media) • Opposition leaders react to court decision against increased energy fees (media) • Haxhiu says Specialist Chambers judges are of Serbian descent (euronews.al) • Prishtina allocates €350,000 to easy stray dog problem (Prishtina Insight) • Balluku: Durres-Prishtina railway project to start this year (euronews.al) • COVID-19: 16 new cases (media)

• President Osmani meets representatives of Quint countries (media) • President of Montenegro, Djukanovic, to begin a two-day visit to Kosovo (media) • Upholding Constitutional Court decisions, crucial for CoE membership, experts say (Koha) • Swiss ambassador on Kosovo-Serbia agreement: Courage needed (Kosovapress) • KSC trial panel to announce verdict on Gucati and Haradinaj today (media) • Krasniqi: This depressive government has created an alternative to good governance (Klan) • U.S. Embassy commends Kosovo’s sanctions against Russia (media) • Kosovo and Turkey sign agreement for supply with products for defense services (media) • Minister condemns non-majority children being excluded from book event (media) • Website Presents Better Side of Serbian-Albanian Relations (BIRN) • Government of Kosovo marks International Day against Homophobia (media) • COVID-19: Four new cases (media)

• Borrell: We support visa liberalization for Kosovo (media) • Baerbock: Kosovo, Serbia to be supported in normalization process (Koha) • U.S. supports Kosovo's CoE membership bid (Telegrafi) • Op-ed: The time to incentivize the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue is now (BIRN) • In U.S., Kurti meets students at Michigan University (media) • Haradinaj: Demarcation issue cannot be closed by one side (media) • Kosovo tightens sanctions against Russia (euronews.al) • Croatian President: Kosovo is an internationally recognized state (media) • Entry to US banned for several Afghan refugees in Kosovo (euronews.al) • RTK plans to apply for EBU membership by year’s end (Nacionale) • COVID-19: 7 new cases (media)

• Kurti: Kosovo's NATO membership would diminish security threats in the Balkans (media) • Xhacka: NATO should open its doors to Kosovo (media) • No agreement reached at Friday's meeting of chief negotiators (media) • Bislimi: Kosovo remains constructive and committed to dialogue (media) • Kosovo Foreign Minister Responds to Serbia’s Derecognition Claims (Exit) • Kusari-Lila on dialogue: Moving forward at all costs is not an alternative (EO) • Kosovo to set up special agency to assess external pressure on security (Koha) • Kosovo concludes negotiations with MCC, Haradinaj takes credit (media) • COVID-19: 16 new cases (media)

• Kosovo leaders’ messages on membership bid at Council of Europe (media) • Konjufca: Serbia won’t leave stone unturned to prevent CoE membership (media) • Interior Minister Svecla visiting France (media) • Kurti willing to visit former KLA leaders in the Hague (Nacionale) • Surroi: Through oil industry, Serbia bought Russian veto against Kosovo (KTV) • Indictment against ex European Integration minister for abuse of office (Kallxo) • German Special Rep for Western Balkans visits Decani Monastery (media) • Montenegrin President to visit Kosovo on May 18 (Express) • Sunny Hill Festival given site for 99 years by Prishtina Council (BIRN) • COVID-19: 22 new cases (media) • North Macedonia hosts big NATO exercise (BIRN)