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The report assesses the progress made by Kosovo institutions in respect to the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities in the areas of inter-community dialogue, security and justice, language, education, returns, culture and media. The report finds that, while progress has been achieved in certain areas, more remains to be done to ensure the protection of communities’ rights. It also provides recommendations to the relevant institutions on how to improve their implementation of the Framework Convention.

A leaflet for an OSCE-supported, Kosovo-wide, public awareness campaign on Local Public Safety Committees.

A poster for an OSCE-supported, Kosovo-wide, public awareness campaign on Local Public Safety Committees.

The OSCE invites you to apply for the OSCE Dialogue Academy for Young Women, which will take place from 6 to 16 October 2021 in Mavrovo, North Macedonia. Twenty-four successful applicants from Prishtinë/Priština and Belgrade who meet the qualification criteria will be selected to participate in the Academy. Please send your application by midnight, 29 August 2021.

This follow-up report provides an overview of the level of representation of communities in a numerical minority in the civil service at the central and local level. It provides an assessment of progress made by selected Kosovo institutions in implementing the relevant legislative obligations that guarantee fair and proportional representation of communities in the civil service since the OSCE’s previous assessment report in 2013. Additionally, the report identifies gaps in implementation and provides specific recommendations to key institutions in order to facilitate improvements regarding the employment of communities in the civil service.