• Hill: If confirmed, normalization of Serbia relations with Kosovo, priority (VoA) • North Macedonia President to visit Kosovo today (media) • LDK appoints Haziri in charge of dialogue and regional cooperation (media) • Haradinaj comments on accusations for meetings with Serb politicians (media) • Pacolli slams Russian ambassador in Belgrade (Gazeta Express) • LDK wins municipality of Dragash, after counting of diaspora votes (media) • Ministry of Justice to adhere to Venice Commission's recommendations (media) • EU states reassert membership promise to six Balkan states (Reuters) • COVID-19: Eight new cases, one death (media) • Ministry of Health: Over 2,100 citizens got the booster in few days (Lajmi) • Kosovo continues to buck fourth COVID-19 wave (Exit News)

• G7 call on Kosovo and Serbia to continue dialogue without delays (Zeri) • Lajcak: Western Balkans integration in EU, the only alternative (media) • Gervalla in London: Serbia is threatening, we must act quickly if we want to save the peace (media) • Why is the north of Kosovo a haven for criminal groups? (RFE Albanian) • HLC's Blakaj: Missing persons ought not be a condition to agreement with Serbia (Koha) • Movie Puts Spotlight on Forced Marriage in Kosovo (BIRN) • Assembly adopts draft law for deployment of KSF abroad (media) • North Macedonian president to pay official visit to Kosovo (Indeksonline) • Kosovo connecting to Serbian IPs, businesses and opposition raise the alarm (euronews.al) • Serbian Minister requests visa liberalisation for Kosovo (RTK) • COVID-19: 8 new cases, no deaths (media)

• Serbian minister's statement on Recak continues to draw reactions (media) • Serwer: If Serbia refuses recognition, Kosovo has the right to reject Association (Koha) • Kosovo authorities arrest three persons in connection to Gllogjan shooting (media) • Kurti: Kosovo improving legal framework in efforts to uproot gender-based violence (media) • Haxhiu: Venice Commission supports changes to prosecutorial system (media) • Early marriages, a concern in Kosovo (media) • Three NGOs urge Kurti to remove Egyptians from the RAE group acronym (Telegrafi) • Meta: Republika Srpska actions threaten regional stability (Koha) • North Macedonia eyes 3 million tones of Kosovo coal (Reuters) • COVID-19: Seven new cases, no deaths (media)

• Osmani speaks at Democracy Summit, presents three main commitments (media) • Macron: We will organise a conference for Western Balkans in June (RFE) • EP on Tuesday about fight against organised crime in Western Balkans (EWB) • Kurti says criminal group in the north must be tried in Kosovo (media) • Serbian List opposes U.S. decision on criminal bosses (media) • Kosovo Serbs close to Serbia’s rulers join US blacklist (BIRN) • Kosovo arrests Serbian citizen for war crimes on border (BIRN) • Junior doctors protest failure to allocate special budget for wages (BIRN) • Kosovo youth train as bakers, waiters to get quick jobs abroad (Reuters) • Prishtina-Durres railway, Kosovo sets aside €1 million for feasibility (euronews.al) • Consequences of Vucic’s “passivization” campaign on thousands of Albanians in Serbia (Exit News) • The anger you’re entitled to (Kosovo 2.0) • COVID-19: 19 new cases, one death (media)

• U.S. imposes sanctions on controversial Kosovo Serb businessman (BIRN) • U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s statement on sanctions (media) • Kosovo’s leaders welcome sanctions against Veselinovic and his group (media) • Vucic: We’ll look into any serious allegations (media) • Collaku: Kurti should change strategy to win ground with Serbia (euronews.al) • Hasani: Constitutional Court has cemented obligation to form Association (media) • Gastronomes to protest against government measures on December 15 (media) • COVID-19: Ten new cases, no deaths (media)