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E-reporting mechanisms for political finance were at the centre of discussions during an expert meeting organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in partnership with Lithuania’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) on 12 April 2018 in Vilnius. The meeting was

Officials from OSCE participating States in the Western Balkans shared good practices and challenges in the issuance and examination of travel documents with their counterparts from the European Union, Schengen states and associated countries during an expert meeting in Brussels on 11 April 2018.

The Second Congress of Civil Initiatives against Corruption, supported by the OSCE, took place on 14 March 2018 in Astana...

The road to women’s increased political participation in Poland and ways to further strengthen women’s voices in politics and society were the focus of a conference on the history of women’s rights co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 6

Hate crime against migrants was the focus of an expert roundtable meeting organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 27 and 28 February 2018 in London. Forty-seven participants, 26 women and 21 men, from 14 OSCE participating States included representatives

A bilateral meeting between the Secretary Generals of the Parliament of Montenegro and the Albanian Assembly, supported by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro in co-operation with the OSCE Presence in Albania, took place on 23 February in Podgorica.

Nearly 30 young officials from six OSCE participating States in Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus increased their knowledge about democratic institutions and OSCE commitments in the field of democratic governance during the latest edition of the Young Policy Adviser Course, organized by the