Lajcak to visit Pristina, Belgrade on September 9 (media)
Serbian PM says willing to compromise during landmark Kosovo visit (Reuters)
Svecla: Vucic threatened citizens who agree to put RKS license plates (media)
Osmani meets Malaysian ambassador Dato Abdul Malik (media)
Bislimi: Depopulation of the Valley, concerning (media)
LDK: Government should start dialogue with trade unionists (media)
PDK: Government is trying to suppress citizens' discontent through charity (RTK)
Joseph: Kosovo feels threatened by Serbia (euronews.al)
Kosovo Serb war crime defendant stays silent in court (BIRN)
Serbian PM visits Kosovo Serbs as tensions still simmer (AP)

Kurti receives letter from Scholtz and Macron (media)
‘Serbia must get ready to make a difficult decision’, Macron-Scholz letter to Vucic (media)
Kosovo government submits judicial vetting draft to Parliament (media)
Kurti on Brnabic’s visit: No statements that induce de-stabilization (media)
Bislimi and Nagavci to visit Presheva Valley (media)
Jasharaj: The strike continues (media)
Rama for Der Spiegel: Russia would love another conflict in the Balkans (media)
Rakic: Brnabic’s visit shows that Kosovo Serbs are in favor of peace and security (media)
Haxhiu on the case of the 11-year-old: There will be additional dismissals (euronews.al)
EU-brokered deal leaves Kosovo and Serbia mired in antagonism (Financial Times)
COVID-19: 49 new cases (media)

• President Osmani on education strike: We must find acceptable solution (media)
• Kosovo teachers strike on first day of new school year (BIRN)
• Hovenier welcomes smooth start of implementation on free movement (media)
• Rama in Belgrade: Open Balkan is a project of peace (Kosovapress)
• Kosovo opens free trade negotiations with EFTA countries (RTK)
• AAK reacts to LDK leader Abdixhiku’s remarks (Telegrafi)
• Energy production is doubled, power cuts are stopped (Koha)
• Kosovo and Albania hail launch of unified children’s primer (BIRN)

• Reciprocity on ID cards begins (Koha Ditore/Kosovapress/RFE)
• Serbia Reminds Kosovo: ID Cards Deal Doesn’t Imply Recognition (BIRN)
• Why Ethnic Tensions Are Flaring Again in Northern Kosovo (Reuters)
• President Osmani meets Czech PM Minister, discuss visa liberalisation (media)
• Krasniqi: Kosovo in direst situation in the postwar period (media)
• Haradinaj to Kurti: Stop or you will be stopped! (media)
• Haziri: Serbia is indirectly recognizing Kosovo (Klan Kosova)
• Serbia: Army at high state preparedness along border with Kosovo (Telegrafi)
• Turkish, Hungarian senior officials to attend next Open Balkans meeting (Klan)

Escobar: European integration, only alternative for Western Balkans (Kosovapress)
Gervalla: We are not asking for privileges or shortcuts to join EU (media)
Opposition leaders want Kurti to focus on final settlement, not technical issues (RFE)
Kosovo protesters demand action after rape of 11-year-old (BIRN)
Kosovo Police Director resigns (media)
Dugolli: GDP rising, but talks with Serbia at an impasse (The Washington Diplomat)
Slovenia appoints Anzej Franges, emissary for the Western Balkans (RTK)
Tuhina: Now the pressure can be directed towards Kosovo (RTK)
Kosovo Urged to Take ‘Inclusive Approach’ to War Memorialisation (BIRN)