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OSCE Mission supports Kosovo Academy for Public Safety to sign co-operation agreement with North Carolina Justice Academy
Publishing date: 4 October 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
The Kosovo Academy for Public Safety (KAPS) and the United States North Carolina Justice Academy (NCJA) signed a landmark co-operation agreement today. The agreement is the result of the OSCE Mission’s programmatic work aimed at further developing KAPS's capacities to train new professional
OSCE Mission in Kosovo supports Central Election Commission to strengthen electoral processes through election software handover
Publishing date: 22 August 2024
Today, in a significant step towards modernizing electoral processes in Kosovo, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo presented the Central Election Commission (CEC) with a software to digitalize the vote counting and the tabulation of election results. The newly developed software, a product of close
OSCE Mission in Kosovo statement on the new Law on the Independent Media Commission
Publishing date: 11 July 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 11 July 2024- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo is concerned by certain aspects of today’s adoption by the Assembly of Kosovo of a new Law on the Independent Media Commission (IMC).
Basic Courts in Kosovo to improve sentencing practices and expedite resolution of domestic violence cases, OSCE report recommends
Publishing date: 2 July 2024
PRISHTINË / PRIŠTINA, 2 July 2024- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo today published its latest trial monitoring report today on the handling of domestic violence cases by the Basic Courts in Kosovo.
Kosovo’s judiciary to treat organized crime and corruption cases more vigorously, OSCE Mission report says
Publishing date: 5 June 2024
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 5 June 2024 – The OSCE Mission launched the report “From Paper to Practice- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Judicial Response to serious Organized Crime and Corruption in the Western Balkans”- an analysis of the justice system in Kosovo, as part of a wider regional OSCE project carried out with EU financial support.
OSCE Mission supports Kosovo Academy for Public Safety enhance internal quality assurance resources
Publishing date: 1 June 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
The OSCE Mission supported a delegation of six senior officials of the Kosovo Academy for Public Safety (KAPS) and its public safety agencies to conduct a visit to North Carolina Justice Academy (NCJA) in the United States (US) from 27 May to 1 June 2024. The visit was part of Mission’s continued
OSCE Mission completes establishment of Municipal Coordination Mechanisms against Domestic Violence across Kosovo with final mechanism formalized in Rahovec/Orahovac
Publishing date: 24 May 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo supported today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formalizing the Municipal Coordination Mechanism against Domestic Violence (MCMDV) in Rahovec/Orahovac municipality. The MCMDV in Racovec/Orahovac is the last mechanism to be founded – most with OSCE