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Women politicians from different regions of Ukraine boosted their knowledge and skills on innovative and digital tools in political parties’ activities
60 women from 25 political parties coming from different regions of Ukraine participated in the Party Innovation Hub for Women held in Kyiv on 2-4 November 2018. During three days, they learned, discussed and shared experiences, knowledge and skills on how to make the activities of political...
Series of trainings on gender sensitive local policies and decision-making processes conducted for representatives of local self-government bodies
On 9-11 July 2018, trainings on gender equality approach in political and public decision making processes at regional and local levels were held for representatives of local self-government bodies in Odesa, Vinnytsya and Zhytomyr. The same trainings had already been held in Kharkiv, Dnipro and...
Gender Equality in Elections: what more can be done by EMBs
On 11-12 July 2018 a regional Conference on “Gender Equality in Elections: what more can be done by EMBs” took place as part of co-operation activities agreed between the Central Election Commission of Georgia and the Council of Europe in the frame of the long-lasting close partnership. Women’s...
Third Regional Conference on Money in Politics
The Council of Europe is jointly organising with the State Audit Office of Georgia, OSCE/ODIHR, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)...
Towards the 2018 General Elections
The conference “Towards the 2018 General Elections” was organised by the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Council of Europe in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. General elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina will take place on 7 October 2018. This conference was the...
Draft legislation to enhance accountability for electoral violations was submitted to the Ukrainian parliament for consideration
The results of the research commissioned by the Council of Europe in 2017 proved the necessity to provide further support to national authorities and civil society to improve electoral practice in Ukraine, specifically, with due regard to the upcoming Presidential and Parliamentary elections. 68%...
Conference "2017 Municipal Elections: Lessons Learned and Steps Ahead"
The Council of Europe, under its Action Plan for Georgia 2016-2019, and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), are co-organising a conference "2017 Municipal Elections: Lessons Learned and...
National Conference “Financing of Political Parties in Moldova: Lessons Learned in the Eastern Partnership”
In recent years the Republic of Moldova has suffered from several scandals connecting the political sector to financial mishaps. The regulatory system regarding political party and campaign finance was changed in 2015, with further legal amendments being adopted in 2016 and early 2017. The new...
Winter school: “How can New Voting Technologies increase trust in the electoral process”
During a five-day winter school training, 28 participants from EMBs, Civil Society and academia from Eastern Partnership countries were introduced to operational and political pre-conditions for a successful implementation of NVT in the electoral process and discussed advantages and risks of the...
Promoting Gender Equality in Ukrainian Politics
On 22-23 November 2017 the first Ukrainian Women’s Congress brought together more than 300 Ukrainian officials from the executive and legislative branches, women entrepreneurs, gender equality advocates, as well as representatives of civil society organisations and academia, to discuss the...
