Workshops: Working Together to Improve Minority Education in Kosovo
On 12, 18 and 19 February 2010 the European Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo (ECMI Kosovo) conducted workshops on education for minority communities in three municipalities: Prizren/Prizren, Peja/Peć and Ferizaj/Uroševac. The workshops are part of a pilot project supported by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Improving Service Delivery and Minority Rights Awareness more »
Ceremonial Conference on the Working Plan of the CCC
On the 9 of November 2009, a Ceremonial Conference to present the 2009/2010 Working Plan of the Consultative Council for Communities (CCC) was held at the Office of the President of Kosovo in the Kosovo Assembly building on Mother Theresa Street, Prishtina. more »
ECMI Kosovo Conference “Minority Governance Best Practice”
On 14-16 December 2009, ECMI Kosovo, with the support of the CCC Secretariat, organized the Conference “Minority Governance Best Practice” in Mavrovo, Macedonia. The Conference aimed to explain to the Consultative Council for Communities’ (CCC) members how minority governance works in wider Europe more »
Third Round of CCC Nominations - Gorani
On 30 November, the Secretariat of the Consultative Council for Communities (CCC) and the European Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo (ECMI Kosovo) organised a meeting in Dragas/Dragaš with representatives of the Gorani community, with the aim of providing technical support for the nomination of community membership to the CCC more »
Third Round of CCC Nominations - Serbs
On 2 December, the Secretariat of the Consultative Council for Communities (CCC) and the European Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo (ECMI Kosovo) organised a meeting in Graçanicë/Gracanica with representatives of the Serb community, with the aim of providing technical support for the nomination of community membership to the CCC. more »
Third Round of CCC Nominations - Turks
On 5 December, the Secretariat of the Consultative Council for Communities (CCC) and the European Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo (ECMI Kosovo) organised a meeting in Prishtinë/Priština with representatives of the Turkish community, with the aim of providing technical support for the nomination of community membership to the CCC. more »
Third Round of CCC Nominations - RAE
On 6 December, the Secretariat of the Consultative Council for Communities (CCC) and the European Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo (ECMI Kosovo) organised a meeting in Prishtinë/Priština with representatives of the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities, with the aim of providing technical support for the nomination of community membership to the CCC. more »
Third Round of CCC Nominations - Bosniaks
On 8 December, the Secretariat of the Consultative Council for Communities (CCC) and the European Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo (ECMI Kosovo) organised a meeting in Prishtinë/Priština with representatives of the Bosniak community, with the aim of providing technical support for the nomination of community membership to the CCC. more »
Third Round of CCC Nominations - Montenegrins
On 11 December, the Secretariat of the Consultative Council for Communities (CCC) and the European Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo (ECMI Kosovo) organised a meeting in Prishtinë/Priština with representatives of the Montenegrin community, with the aim of providing technical support for the nomination of community membership to the CCC. more »
Second Round CCC Nominations - Serbs-Montenegrins
On 28 October 2009, the Secretariat of the Consultative Council for Communities (CCC) and the European Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo (ECMI Kosovo) organised a training workshop in Graçanicë/Gracanica with members of the Serb and Montenegrin communities, with the aim of providing technical support for the nomination of community membership to the CCC more »
Second Round CCC Nominations - Bosniaks
On 3 November 2009, the Secretariat of the Consultative Council for Communities (CCC) and the European Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo (ECMI Kosovo) organised a training workshop in Vërmicë/Vrbnica with representatives of the Bosniak community, with the aim of providing technical support for the nomination of community membership to the CCC more »
Second Round CCC Nominations - RAE
On 4 November 2009, the Secretariat of the Consultative Council for Communities (CCC) and the European Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo (ECMI Kosovo) organised a training workshop in Prishtinë/Priština with members of the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities, with the aim of providing technical support for the nomination of community membership to the CCC. more »
Second Round CCC Nominations - Turks
On 5 November 2009, the Secretariat of the Consultative Council for Communities (CCC) and the European Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo (ECMI Kosovo) organised a training workshop in Vërmicë/Vrbnica with members of the Turkish community, with the aim of providing technical support for the nomination of community membership to the CCC. more »
Second Round CCC Nominations - Gorani
On 16 November 2009, the Secretariat of the Consultative Council for Communities (CCC) and the European Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo (ECMI Kosovo) organised a training workshop in Dragas/Dragaš for representatives of the Gorani community, with the aim of providing technical support for the nomination of community membership to the CCC. more »
CCC Decentralisation Training
On 20th November 2009 ECMI Kosovo organised a training on the decentralisation process and its impact on communities in
Kosovo. Present were the members of the Consultative Council for Communities (CCC), representatives of the Ministry for Local
Government Administration (MLGA) and of Municipal Preparation Teams and civil society representatives. more »
Voter Education in New Municipalities
To promote awareness of the 15 November 2009 Municipal Elections ECMI Kosovo developed a voter education campaign targeting the Serb and RAE communities in the 3+1 new municipalities where elections were organised: Novo Brdo/Novobërdë, Gracanica/Graçanicë, Klokot- Vrbovac/Kllokot-Vërboc and Ranilug/Ranillug. The activities included face to face meetings with community representatives, the organisation of round tables, the development of printed materials (i.e. leaflets, flyers and posters), the organisation of a press conference and the broadcasting of radio clips. ECMI Kosovo and its field officers coordinated all their activities closely with the CEC, ICO and Municipal Preparation Teams. more »
Introductory Meetings to CCC Nominations Process
On 15, 16 and 19 October, the Secretariat of the Consultative Council for Communities (CCC) and the European Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo (ECMI Kosovo) organised three cross-community preparatory meetings in Graçanicë/Gracanica, Prizren, Mitrovicë/Mitrovica respectively, with the aim of introducing community representatives from civil society organisations to the upcoming nominations process of community members to the CCC more »
UNICEF Education Workshops
On 9 and 10 October 2009 the European
Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo (ECMI
Kosovo) conducted two workshops on
education for minority communities at the
municipal level. The workshops are part of a
pilot project supported by the United
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which
aims to improve the delivery of education to
minority communities in three
municipalities: Ferizaj/Uroševac, Peja/Peć
and Prizren/Prizren. more »
CCC Workshop Finalisation WorkPlan
On 7 October 2009 ECMI Kosovo
representatives met with the Consultative
Council for Communities (CCC) in a workshop
organised at Vila Germia in Prishtina. The
workshop aimed at continuing the discussion
on the Draft CCC Working Plan. Present in the
meeting were representatives of the Ashkali
and Bosniak communities, a representative of
the Ministry of Local Government
Administration, a representative of the Ministry
for Culture, Youth and Sports, as well as
members of ECMI Kosovo more »
CCC Working Plan Workshop
On 29th September 2009 ECMI Kosovo
representatives met with the Consultative
Council for Communities (CCC) to discuss the
draft of the CCC Working Plan. Present in the
meeting were representatives of the Roma,
Bosniak, Gorani and Turk communities, a
representative of the Ministry of Local
Government Administration, a representative of
the Ministry of Sport and Culture, as well as
members of ECMI Kosovo. The meeting was
chaired by Strategy Expert Valentina Rigamonti more »
Nomination Serb Replacement Workshop
On Thursday 17 September, the Secretariat of the
Consultative Council for Communities (CCC) and the
European Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo (ECM
Kosovo) organised a workshop at the Ognjiste
Restaurant in Gračanica to facilitate the nomination
of two Serb representatives to the CCC. These
nominees were to replace the two Serb members of
the CCC who had recently resigned their positions.
Present at the meeting were around 30
representatives from Serb civil society, the General
Secretary of the CCC, Ms. Nafiye Gaş; ECMI Kosovo
Director, Mr. Adrian Zeqiri; and the Deputy Head of
the German Embassy in Kosovo, Mr. Eckart Balurock more »
Decentralisation & Youth in Ranilug
On Monday 10 August the European Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo (ECMI Kosovo) organised
a round table on Decentralisation and Youth in the future municipality of Ranilug/Ranillug. This
round table was part of the ECMI Kosovo project on decentralisation funded by the Finnish
government, for which ECMI Kosovo is organising a series of round tables in all six future
municipalities. The round table was intended to provide information on the decentralisation process
and encourage participants to become actively involved in the process more »
Round Table on Local Self Government in Mitrovica
On Wednesday 08 July the European Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo (ECMI Kosovo)
organised, in cooperation with the Serb NGO ‘Center for Migration Studies’ (CIM), a round
table on Local Self Government in Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North. This round table was part of
the ECMI Kosovo project on decentralisation funded by the Finnish Government, for
which ECMI Kosovo is organising a series of round tables in all six new municipalities. The
round table took place in the office of CIM in Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North and was intended
to promote an open and informed discussion on local self government and decentralisation more »
Decentralisation Outreach Women in New Municipalities
Local Communities have often voiced complaints regarding the perceived lack of information on the
decentralisation process. ECMI Kosovo is a member of the sub-working group on the information
campaign of the Ministry of Local Government Administration (MLGA). In this capacity, and with
financial support of the Government of Finland, it has conducted extensive outreach activities aimed at
communities living in the 5+1 new municipalities (Gracanica/Graeanic-; Klokot-Vrbovac/Kllokot-
V-rbovc; Novobërdë/Novo Brdo; Parteš/Partesh; Ranilug/Ranillug; and Mitrovica North/Mitrovicë
North) more »
Decentralisation & RAE communities
On Tuesday 10 June in the Roma Mahalla of Gracanica the
European Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo (ECMI
Kosovo), in cooperation with Mr. Afrim Osmani, director
of the Roma Education Centre, organised a round table on
‘Decentralisation and the Establishment of Municipal
Preparatory Teams (MPTs)’. This round table was part of
the ECMI Kosovo project on decentralisation funded by
the Finnish Government, for which ECMI Kosovo is
organising a series of round tables in six new
municipalities
more »
Workshop Community Engagement and Institutional Coordination
On Saturday 25 July at the Grand Hotel of Pristina, the European Centre for
Minority Issues Kosovo (ECMI Kosovo)
organised a workshop on ‘Community
Engagement and Institutional
Coordination’. This workshop aimed at
concluding the ECMI Kosovo project of
Support to the Office of the Prime
Minister funded by the Swiss Federal
Department of Foreign Affairs more »
CCC German Support
On 17 Jul 2009, Dr. Fatmir Sejdiu, President of the Republic of Kosovo, met
with German Ambassador Hans-Dieter
Steinbach to thank the German Ministry
of Foreign Affairs for its financial support
to the Consultative Council for
Communities (CCC), launching a project
that aims to make the CCC fully
operational by the end of the year. The
project will be implemented by the
European Centre for Minority Issues
Kosovo (ECMI Kosovo), which has
provided support to the establishment of
the CCC since the earliest stages more »
CCC Strategy Workshop On Tuesday 30 June the European Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo (ECMI Kosovo) organised a workshop for members of the Consultative Council for Communities (CCC) in Reçanë/Rečane in municipality of Prizren. The aim of this workshopwas to continue with the drafting of the CCC Work Plan through the setting of strategic objectives more »
CCC Meeting
The Consultative Council for Communities in
Kosovo (CCC) held its fourth plenary meeting
on Monday, 29 June 2009. The meeting was
organised by the CCC Secretariat within the
Office of the President (OP), supported by the
European Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo
(ECMI Kosovo). The agenda of the meeting
centred on reviewing the preparations of the
Ministry of Education, Science and Education
(MEST) for the beginning of the school year
2009/2010 more »
CCC SWOT Analysis Workshop
On Tuesday 16 June the European Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo (ECMI Kosovo) organised a workshop for members of the Consultative Council for Communities (CCC) at
Villa Gërmia in Prishtinë/Priština. The aim of this workshop was to initiate the drafting of
the CCC Work Plan through the conduct of a SWOT analysis more »
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