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The objective of this paper is to outline the level of political participation of Maltese women in local councils, national and European parliaments. When the level of participation of women in these political structures falls drastically below that of Maltese men – as in the case of national elections- this paper sets out to delineate what obstacles might prevent women’s representation at this level and what might need to be done to ensure that more women are elected. The paper takes into consideration the six possible areas of intervention proposed by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in the baseline study entitled “Gender equality in elected office: a six-step action plan” (Norris and Krook, 2011), namely constitutional rights, electoral system, legal quotas, party rules and recruitment procedures, capacity development and parliamentary reform.

At the outset, the OSCE/ODIHR notes that the Law generally complies with international anti-corruption standards, as well as with relevant OSCE commitments. Some improvements may be considered, in particular: • no outside body or actor should control or influence the Bureau; • limiting the appointment of the Head of Bureau to a single term; • creation of one or more advisory committees; • mechanisms of the Bureau should be strengthened in the course of its investigations.

754th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation

754th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation

1006th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

OSCE Network of Think Tanks and Academic Institutions: Invitation to all Delegations to a Side Event on: “How to re-consolidate European security as a common project”? This Panel will provide an opportunity to informally address the current crisis of European security. There is no more “business as usual” in relations among OSCE participating States; instead there is a danger of further escalation of tensions, and even a new division in Europe. This panel will explore options for reconsolidating European security as a common project. In this context, the panel will also discuss how and under what conditions a dedicated reflection process by a high-level panel of eminent persons could make a difference to current efforts to address the crisis, and to what extend the OSCE could serve as a platform to support this process.

OSCE Network of Think Tanks and Academic Institutions: Invitation to all Delegations to a Side Event on: “How to re-consolidate European security as a common project”? This Panel will provide an opportunity to informally address the current crisis of European security. There is no more “business as usual” in relations among OSCE participating States; instead there is a danger of further escalation of tensions, and even a new division in Europe. This panel will explore options for reconsolidating European security as a common project. In this context, the panel will also discuss how and under what conditions a dedicated reflection process by a high-level panel of eminent persons could make a difference to current efforts to address the crisis, and to what extend the OSCE could serve as a platform to support this process.

Dates and agenda of the 2014 Economic and Environmental Dimension Implementation Meeting.

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