KFOS http://kfos.org Kosovo Foundation for Open Society Mon, 20 May 2013 11:05:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Forum 2015 organizes a discussion: Top Electoral Shams http://kfos.org/forum-2015-organizes-a-discussion-top-electoral-shams/ http://kfos.org/forum-2015-organizes-a-discussion-top-electoral-shams/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 10:57:38 +0000 KFOS http://kfos.org/?p=2285 Elections in Kosovo, either parliamentary or local ones, have always been marked with numeral challenges that have derived from either electoral system, candidates’ lists, voters’ lists,  or other methods of fraud on the election day. As such, the elections have proven to be the gravest challenge to democratic governance of [...]

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]]> http://kfos.org/forum-2015-organizes-a-discussion-top-electoral-shams/feed/ 0 Top Electoral Shams: A Practical Approach to Fixing Elections in Kosovo http://kfos.org/top-electoral-shams-a-practical-approach-to-fixing-elections-in-kosovo/ http://kfos.org/top-electoral-shams-a-practical-approach-to-fixing-elections-in-kosovo/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 12:57:16 +0000 KFOS http://kfos.org/?p=2278 When we do a regular medical check-up, we tend to focus on the values that stand out. We worry about the worrisome results and get little comfort from the rest of the normal results. Somehow, we seem not to care about the health of the nation at the same rate. [...]

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]]> http://kfos.org/top-electoral-shams-a-practical-approach-to-fixing-elections-in-kosovo/feed/ 0 Panel Discussion: A Short History: Prishtina Brussels Relation (photo gallery) http://kfos.org/panel-discussion-a-short-history-prishtina-brussels-relation-photo-gallery/ http://kfos.org/panel-discussion-a-short-history-prishtina-brussels-relation-photo-gallery/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:34:25 +0000 KFOS http://kfos.org/?p=2183 Forum 2015 – A Short History: Pristina Brussels Relations

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]]> http://kfos.org/panel-discussion-a-short-history-prishtina-brussels-relation-photo-gallery/feed/ 0 Capacity Development Facility supports 17 public institutions in addressing pressing issues in the context of European integration and public administration reform http://kfos.org/capacity-development-facility-supports-17-public-institutions-in-addressing-pressing-issues-in-the-context-of-european-integration-and-public-administration-reform/ http://kfos.org/capacity-development-facility-supports-17-public-institutions-in-addressing-pressing-issues-in-the-context-of-european-integration-and-public-administration-reform/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:30:22 +0000 KFOS http://kfos.org/?p=2172 Prishtina April 11, 2013: CDF project has approved its first wave of requests for capacity development from public institutions of Kosovo contributing towards the requirements for the European integration process and public administration reform. Among the 17 approved requests, CDF is supporting the President of the Supreme Court of Kosovo  [...]

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]]> http://kfos.org/capacity-development-facility-supports-17-public-institutions-in-addressing-pressing-issues-in-the-context-of-european-integration-and-public-administration-reform/feed/ 0 Kosovo – EU Relations: The History of Unfulfilled Aspirations? http://kfos.org/kosovo-eu-relations-the-history-of-unfulfilled-aspirations/ http://kfos.org/kosovo-eu-relations-the-history-of-unfulfilled-aspirations/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:19:31 +0000 KFOS http://kfos.org/?p=2143 Relations between Kosovo and the European Union (EU) are co-dependent. Prior to independence and statehood, Kosovo’s objective was to integrate with the EU. Main international actors involved in the Contact Group included guidelines to solve the issues surrounding the status of Kosovo. Among other claims, the Contact Group states, “the [...]

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]]> http://kfos.org/kosovo-eu-relations-the-history-of-unfulfilled-aspirations/feed/ 0 Panel Discussion: A Short History: Prishtina Brussels Relation http://kfos.org/panel-discussion-a-short-history-prishtina-brussels-relation/ http://kfos.org/panel-discussion-a-short-history-prishtina-brussels-relation/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 07:57:11 +0000 KFOS http://kfos.org/?p=2150 Panel Discussion A Short History: Prishtina Brussels Relation Forum 2015 organizes the panel discussion titled A Short History: Prishtina Brussels Relation which will present the analysis Kosovo – EU Relations: The History of Unfulfilled Aspirations? to take place on 11 April, 2013, at 09:30,  Dyar Hall,  Swiss Diamond Hotel, Prishtina. The analysis [...]

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]]> http://kfos.org/panel-discussion-a-short-history-prishtina-brussels-relation/feed/ 0 Erroneous: Numerous and Continuous Faults in Cultural Heritage http://kfos.org/erroneous-numerous-and-continuous-faults-in-cultural-heritage/ http://kfos.org/erroneous-numerous-and-continuous-faults-in-cultural-heritage/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:38:35 +0000 KFOS http://kfos.org/?p=2107 Cultural heritage remains at the bottom of public policy priorities in Kosovo. Rarely or hardly do the public officials talk about this policy sector – excluding the days of electoral campaigns. As a consequence of chaotic urbanization that fails to comply to the sustainable urban planning and development, the Kosovo’s [...]

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]]> http://kfos.org/erroneous-numerous-and-continuous-faults-in-cultural-heritage/feed/ 0 Clearing Up the Fog of Conflict http://kfos.org/clearing-up-the-fog-of-conflict/ http://kfos.org/clearing-up-the-fog-of-conflict/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:06:41 +0000 KFOS http://kfos.org/?p=2212 The nature of conflicts and peacemaking during the last two decades has produced fragile peace and consequently has left unresolved, contested, and frozen conflicts between and among disputant states. Although mainly metaphorical, the northerner regions of conflict-affected states and territories seem to be more prone to destabilization and social fragmentation, [...]

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]]> http://kfos.org/clearing-up-the-fog-of-conflict/feed/ 0 The Colorful Book – A Story of Learning Centers http://kfos.org/the-colorful-book-a-story-of-learning-centers/ http://kfos.org/the-colorful-book-a-story-of-learning-centers/#comments Sat, 02 Mar 2013 16:04:27 +0000 KFOS http://kfos.org/?p=2069 EU-SIMRAES Project supports the efforts of the Government of Kosovo to implement the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian Integration Strategy. It is funded by European Union and implemented by the Kosovo Foundation for Open Society. Seven non-governmental organizations were engaged in its the Educational Component, with Kosovo Education Center as the [...]

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