The building of Turkey’s General Consulate in Prizren was attacked on Monday morning with Molotov cocktail, the news site reports. The attack caused only minor material damage. Chief Prosecutor of Prizren, Syle Hoxha, confirmed the news. “The building of the Turkish Consulate in Prizren was attacked this morning. No one was injured while the attack only caused minor material damage. The case is being investigated,” Hoxha said. According to him, five individuals were detained and are being questioned regarding the case.

Republic of Ghana opened yesterday in Pristina an honorary consulate which will work on promoting political, economic and cultural ties with Kosovo. The consulate will also be in charge of issuing visas as well as promoting Ghanaian investment in Kosovo. The honorary consul, Valon Lluka, said this was the first and only African mission in Kosovo while Ghana’s Ambassador to Ankara, Ibrahim Abaz, said political relations with Kosovo were established in 2012 following Ghana’s decision to recognise its independence.

The European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) expressed support for the Ministry of Justice for transparency and accountability in correctional service. The Justice Ministry Inspectorate yesterday suspended four correctional service staff for procedural negligence in regards to the death of Vetevendosje activist Astrit Dehari. Through social media EULEX noted it supports efforts of the Minister of Justice Dhurata Hoxha to promote transparency and accountability in the correctional service.

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci met today in Pristina Christian Hellbach, director for Eastern Europe in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany. Thaci thanked Hellbach for Germany’s support to Kosovo, not only in foreign policy but also the financial support in various sectors. Thaci said that Germany remains a very important partner for Kosovo’s Euro-Atlantic path. He also informed Hellbach on the changes that started for the amendment of Criminal Code in order to further consolidate the rule of law in Kosovo.

Parents of Astrit Dehari, Vetevendosje activist who died whilst in detention, said in a statement issued today that they refuse an international investigation into their son’s death for as long as Minister of Justice Dhurata Hoxha and Interior Minister Skender Hyseni remain in their posts. Avni and Xhemile Dehari said that the request Minister Hoxha made to the British police to assist in carrying out an investigation is an admission of responsibility of the government and Kosovo institutions to solve the case.

Continuing with the assistance for the flood affected areas, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), through its Disaster Risk Reduction project, provided search and rescue tools for Gllogoc/Glogovac and Malishevë/Mališevo municipalities. The activity is part of the recovery efforts for the flooding that severely affected these two municipalities in January 2016, and again this fall.

Kosovo’s Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Arsim Bajrami, presented the students of Mitrovica University 131 diplomas verified by his ministry enabling them to be equal competitors in the Kosovo labour market and abroad. The verification process was carried out by a commission appointed by the government of Kosovo and co-funded by the European Union and the Norwegian Embassy in Pristina. Minister Bajrami said this even shows the commitment of Kosovo institutions to promoting an affirmative and inclusive approach to all communities.

Slobodan Vujicic, head of the Association of Montenegrins in Kosovo, through a press statement said that Montenegro and Kosovo can make necessary adjustments to the agreement on border demarcation, adding that demarcation should not be an obstacle to process of visa liberalisation for Kosovo. “The good neighborly relations between Kosovo and Montenegro are at the highest level. We are convinced that Montenegro as a state has not been and will not be an obstacle to Kosovo’s visa liberalisation process.

The recent “Global Corruption Barometer” report of Transparency International finds that two-thirds of people in Kosovo rank corruption as one of the biggest problems. The report, which was conducted in 42 countries in Europe and Central Asia, ranks Kosovo as third in terms of public opinion that corruption is one of the biggest problems facing Kosovo. Meanwhile, 67% of respondents believe that the government of Kosovo is not doing a good job in combating corruption.

The Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) has reacted to the Appeals Court’s ruling against Skenderaj/Srbica Mayor, Sami Lushtaku, on war crimes charges saying it is unfounded. “The Democratic Party of Kosovo considers that the current sentence of Mr. Lushtaku on a charge that was already dropped by the court earlier is unfounded and we believe that Mr. Lushtaku’s innocence will be reconfirmed,” the statement issued by the party reads.