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OSCE Mission presents “An Assessment of the Establishment, Functioning, and Performance of Municipal Community Participation and Representation Mechanisms”
Publishing date: 6 October 2021
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 6 October 2021 –The municipal communities protection mechanisms have demonstrated gradual advancement in reaching their full potential, with incremental progress in meeting their substantive duties. Gaps in the legislative and policy framework continue to exist, however, the progress of these mechanisms has shown that they are capable of positively impacting communities across Kosovo, concludes the OSCE Mission in Kosovo’s report presented today.
OSCE Mission supports participatory tools to advance cultural heritage protection in Kosovo
Publishing date: 30 July 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Good governance
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 30 July 2021 – The development and adoption of cultural heritage management plans is an important tool for enhancing the protection and preservation of cultural heritage sites, concludes a conference supported by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo today.
OSCE Mission launches EU-funded regional project on trial monitoring of organized crime and corruption in Kosovo
Publishing date: 22 July 2021
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the European Union Office in Kosovo organized an online event on 21 July 2021 to launch a three-year EU funded regional project on “Supporting a More Effective Administration of Justice in Corruption and Organized Crime Cases in the Western Balkans through Trial Monitoring”. Representatives of civil society organizations and journalists attended.
OSCE Mission and Prizren municipality launch Digital Platform for Public Participation
Publishing date: 23 January 2020
The Digital Platform for Public Participation, an online platform connecting residents and local institutions, was launched in Prizren on 22 January 2020 by Mayor Mytaher Haskuka and the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jan Braathu...
Kosovo Police Inspectorate officers conclude OSCE training program on anti-corruption
Publishing date: 1 March 2019
A 4-module specialized training program organized by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo for 49 officers of the Police Inspectorate of Kosovo (PIK) on combating corruption and increasing police integrity concluded today in Prishtinë/Priština...
OSCE Mission, municipalities in Kosovo work to improve social housing programmes
Publishing date: 7 April 2017
The last in a series of five training courses organized by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning for some 150 municipal officials responsible for social housing and drafting respective three-year plans concluded on 7 April 2017 in Prishtinё/Priština...
On Democracy Day, OSCE Kosovo Mission calls for more sustainable public engagement
Publishing date: 15 September 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Good governance
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 15 September 2015 – On the occasion of International Democracy Day, the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger called on institutions to be more open towards the public, and on civil society to take a more active role in furthering democratic consolidation...