EU Funding Pressure: Kosovo risks losing part of its EU Growth Plan money as Brussels warns that political deadlock is delaying reforms needed for funding, with targets already missed in 2024, 2025 and June 2026. KFOR Transition in Mitrovica: NATO’s KFOR has started a gradual shift away from its permanent role at the Ibar Bridge in Mitrovica, with Kosovo police taking on more security duties, while KFOR also begins integrating police around the Visoki Dečani monastery—moves that are already sparking alarm among Kosovo Serb leaders. Serbia-Albania Ibar Clash: Serbia rejects Albania’s role in the Ibar River dispute, while Albania warns any unilateral change to the river’s flow would violate international water-law obligations and could harm Kosovo’s water and energy security. Kosovo Water Security Warning: Kosovo’s acting president says any diversion of the Ibar would be a serious threat to the Ujman/Gazivoda system and demands it be handled with the international community. Media Freedom Under Fire: Kosovo’s journalists’ association condemns renewed public targeting of media by Prishtina Mayor Përparim Rama, calling it intimidation and an attack on media freedom. Ukraine-Kosovo Fallout: Zelensky’s Belgrade remarks that Ukraine still does not recognize Kosovo triggered controversy in Pristina, including the removal of a Ukrainian flag and sharp government criticism.