• Thaci and Vucic to meet on 18 July (Lajmi) • Thaci calls for unity, warns opposition it cannot block dialogue (Koha/Klan K.) • Negotiating team set up, no opposition representatives in it (Koha Ditore) • No date set for upcoming round of Pristina-Belgrade dialogue (Zeri) • Statute for the Association to be submitted to Brussels (Epoka) • Fajon: EU has to be assured that Kosovo is ready for liberalization (Kosova Sot) • Haziri: LDK’s position has evolved, elections before talks (Telegrafi) • Tahiri: President should lead the dialogue (Epoka) • Albanian PM Rama hopes on full recognition of Kosovo (media)

• Haradinaj: We need a political ceasefire with Serbia (Koha) • Prosecution: Serbs were released as police evidence was not sufficient (Koha) • In London, Kosovo PM Haradinaj meets British PM May (media) • Haradinaj requests Merkel’s help on visas, dialogue and army (Epoka) • Haradinaj meets Austrian Chancellor Kurz (RTK) • Pacolli to FT: Kosovo can join EU by 2025 (RTK) • “Report for assessment of criteria for visas, has not concluded yet” (Kallxo.com) • Draft statute for Association/Community, ‘unconstitutional’ (Zeri) • Ireland supports Kosovo’s membership in EU, UN (RTK)