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Democratization

OSCE promotes democracy and assists the participating States in building democratic institutions.

The OSCE brings people together across borders at a professional level to discuss issues and develop capacities necessary for the consolidation of democratic culture. The Organization's activities are aimed at all aspects of democracy, including methods of governance, participation of women and men in political life, respect for the rule of law and the development of transparent legislation that meets OSCE commitments and other international standards.

In Albania, the OSCE maintains Civil Society Development Centres (CSDCs) that aim to strengthen civil society organizations by offering services such as training, advice and facilities.

OSCE Institutions active in democratization:

Features

Mission helps improve participatory governance in Kosovo

Inhabitants of Besi village, part of Prishtine/Pristina municipality, express their concerns to local authorities at a meeting facilitated by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo. (OSCE/Hasan Sopa)

With a series of workshops and guidebooks, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo is helping to address the main challenges municipal officials face, such as involving the public in decision-making.
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Helping Kosovo's institutions improve public service

Bisera Spahi, Deputy Director of Kosovo's Independent Oversight Board, explains her institution's role to public servants at an OSCE-supported workshop in Prishtine/Pristina, 13 November 2007. (OSCE)

The OSCE is helping Kosovo's Independent Oversight Board, to which public servants submit appeals on hiring, firing and employment practices in the civil service, become fully independent.
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OSCE Mission helps Kosovo MPs meet their constituencies

A student from Sami Frasheri secondary school in Prishtine/Pristina poses a question to members of the Kosovo Assembly during a visit as part of the "Week of the Assembly" initiative supported by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, 5 June 2007. (OSCE/Hasan Sopa)

For the first time since the establishment of the Kosovo Assembly in 2000, the OSCE Mission has brought Assembly Representatives closer to their constituencies by supporting outreach trips and town hall meetings.
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Distribution of election information by volunteers of GONG, a domestic NGO supporting minority council elections in Croatia on 18 May 2003. (GONG)

Distribution of election information by volunteers of GONG, a domestic NGO supporting minority council elections in Croatia on 18 May 2003. (GONG)