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OSCE helps implement local self-governance reform in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 13 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Good governance
ASTANA, 13 December 2013 – Good governance at the local level was the main topic of a two-day event which concluded today in Astana.
OSCE Presence in Albania promotes strengthening of Parliament’s co-operation with civil society, independent institutions
Publishing date: 11 December 2013
A roundtable discussion focused on strengthening co-operation between the Parliament, civil society organizations, and independent institutions began in Tirana on 11 December 2013 organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania and the Albanian Assembly...
OSCE supports use of e-governance tools for administrative services in Ukraine
Publishing date: 10 December 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Good governance
Best practices in delivering administrative services by public authorities in Ukraine were the focus of an OSCE-supported conference that took place in Kyiv from 2 to 3 December 2013...
OSCE Mission to Skopje introduces local prevention council to newly elected mayors
Publishing date: 29 November 2013
The OSCE Mission to Skopje, in co-operation with the Interior Ministry and the Association of the Units of Local Self-government (ZELS) is holding a forum on 2 December 2013 to introduce the Local Prevention Councils (LPC) to newly elected mayors and to explain their role in addressing safety and security issues at a local level, thus contributing to conflict prevention...
OSCE supports public hearings in Kyrgyzstan on urban development, information security and electoral reform
Publishing date: 29 November 2013
A series of three OSCE-supported public hearings on topics of concern for people concluded on 30 November 2013 in Kyrgyzstan. The events took place in November in Bishkek and the cities of Karakol and Balykchy in Issyk-Kul province, and focused on information security, electoral reform, and urban socio-economic development...
OSCE Mission to Skopje holds discussion on decentralization challenges
Publishing date: 29 November 2013
SKOPJE, 29 November 2013 – How to ensure transparency and inclusive public participation in local self-government through decentralization policies is the topic of an OSCE-supported event that started in Skopje today...
OSCE contributes to strengthening lawmaking process in Serbia
Publishing date: 28 November 2013
Content type: News
What we do: Democratization, Good governance
A roadmap for streamlining and improving the lawmaking process in Serbia was the focus of discussions in Belgrade on 27 and 28 November 2013, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the Serbian National Assembly and the OSCE Mission to Serbia...