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Kosovo political entities fined for violating financial disclosure rule
Publishing date: 18 December 2002
PRISTINA, 18 December 2002- Elections in Kosovo have reached a new level of transparency this year with strict financial reporting requirements for political entities. However, thirteen entities that contested in the 26 October...
Decentralization brings Kosovo government closer to people
Publishing date: 16 December 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Elections
PRISTINA, 16 December 2002- Ambassador Pascal Fieschi, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, today opened a forum in Pristina with the aim of bringing local government closer to the people of the province. The OSCE is responsible for...
OSCE Kosovo Mission happy with Council of Europe report on elections
Publishing date: 13 December 2002
PRISTINA, 13 December 2002- Ambassador Pascal Fieschi, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, expressed today his satisfaction with the Council of Europe (CoE) report on the OSCE-run municipal elections last November...
OSCE begins training Kosovo's new municipal assembly members
Publishing date: 8 November 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Elections
PRISTINA, 8 November 2002- A first round of post-election training for Kosovo's newly elected Municipal Assembly Members is underway. The training is the first in series of five sessions organised by the OSCE that aims...
Seats in Kosovo's municipal assemblies reflect the vote, says OSCE Mission
Publishing date: 8 November 2002
PRISTINA, 8 November 2002- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo reminds political entities of the fact that mandates won in the Municipal Elections were given according to a system of proportional representation. The UN Special...
Stronger representation for Kosovo women in new assemblies
Publishing date: 4 November 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Elections
PRISTINA, 4 November 2002- The representation of women will significantly increase in the new Municipal Assemblies of Kosovo. Out of the 920 Municipal Councillors elected on 26 October, 262 are women, representing 28 per cent of...
Central Election Commission approves final results of Kosovo's local elections
Publishing date: 3 November 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Elections
PRISTINA, 3 November 2002- UN Special Representative, Michael Steiner, has today certified the final results of the OSCE-organized Municipal Assembly elections in Kosovo on the positive recommendation of the Central Election...