• Int’l community steps up pressure on LVV, LDK to form new government (media) • “Visa liberalisation might happen next year” (RTK) • Nagavci: LVV said it prefers to govern with LDK, we stand behind this (media) • Basha: LDK is keeping hostage the agreement (RTK) • Abrashi: LVV hesitates to take over PM’s Office (RTK) • Gashi: For now constitution guarantees only Assembly President to LVV (media) • Vetevendosje in Albania to protest against Vucic’s visit (media) • Rama: Kosovo mistaking for refusing Mini-Schengen initiative (Klan Kosova) • Citaku's complaint against Dacic not included in UN SC agenda (Klan Kosova)

• LDK ready to 'sacrifice' additional ministry for president's post (Zeri) • VV, LDK barricaded over post of Kosovo President (Koha) • Haxhiu: No thanks, LDK wants half of government and everything else (RTK) • Haziri: LVV should have faith in LDK (T7/Zeri) • Merkel sends envoys in a final effort to secure LVV-LDK coalition (media) • Constitutive session of new Kosovo Assembly next Thursday (media) • Kurti meets British Ambassador Abbott (RTK) • Thaci turns down invitation to Balkans Mini-Schengen summit (media) • Haradinaj “exhausts” Reserve Fund (Koha) • Trial on Oliver Ivanovic’s murder to start on 30 December (media) • Investigation launched against minister Shala for attack on journalist (Zeri)

• Assembly prepares for constitutive session, VV-LDK no agreement yet (media) • Hoti: If we don’t get post of President, we will go in opposition (Indeksonline) • Arben Gashi: Negotiations for a coalition take time (RTK) • Bahtiri: LVV- LDK coalition will be reached, never with PDK (Telegrafi) • Nagavci: LVV structures did not discuss post of President (Kallxo) • Rakic: Serbian List will not impede creation of institutions (RTK) • Land swap idea damaged Kosovo’s position in dialogue, poll shows (media) • Rama invites Thaci to summit on Balkans Mini-Schengen (media) • Pacolli submits war crime files to the prosecution (RTK) • NISMA leader Limaj’s advisor wounded in Pristina (media)

• Mustafa: Talks have not stalled; mutual trust is fundamental (media) • Kurti: Serbs to have a minister; we won’t form coalition with Serbian List (media) • Muhaxherri reveals which five ministries belong to LDK (RTV Dukagjini) • Haradinaj calls on winning parties not to delay formation of government (Zeri) • Albanian PM insists on Balkans Mini-Schengen (Koha) • KSF continues to be most trusted institution by Kosovo people (Epoka)

• President's post keeps LVV-LDK agreement up in the air (Koha/Zeri) • Abazi: LDK wants what it doesn’t belong to it (media) • Engel: I expect the new government to be formed soon (Zeri) • Brussels still in search of envoy for Kosovo-Serbia dialogue (Koha Ditore) • Vucic to Haradinaj and Kurti: I do not want to insult, I want peace (Epoka) • Dardan Molliqaj elected PSD leader (media)