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First EU Gender Equality Index Reveals - the EU is only halfway towards gender equality
17 June 2013 | eu, europe, gender equality, gender sensitive data, regional indexHow can we move forward when half of us are being held back? The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is launching the first Gender Equality Index for the European Union. ‘The Gender...
Montenegro l Improving Municipal Governance and Service Delivery through Transparency in Kotor, Montenegro
25 February 2013 | capacity building, citizen monitoring, complaint and response mechanisms, europe, m&e, participatoryImproving governance at the local level through increased transparency, voice and better service delivery was the objective of a joint project between the Centre for Democratic Transition (CDT), a...
EU: The quality of political institutions within a member state can influence the extent to which citizens perceive the EU as being democratic
09 October 2012 | democracy, eu, europe, institutions, perceptions, public opinionOpinions on the EU’s democratic performance vary widely across the 27 member states. While citizens in some states are highly critical of the EU’s institutions, others view them much more positively...
OSCE experts to estimate preparations for elections in Ukraine May 22-25 - ForUm
08 June 2012 | cis, elections, europe, pre-election, ukraineAn expert mission of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights will arrive in Ukraine on May 22 to assess preparations for the upcoming parliamentary elections, Oleh Voloshyn,...
Blogpost>Good Government Means Different Things in Different Countries – Journalist's Resource: Research for Reporting, from Harvard Shorenstein Center
17 April 2012 | cis, commentary, comparative, europe, oecd, performance, public adminA number of criteria have been developed to measure countries’ degree of “good government”; these can include the capacity to receive aid, manage foreign direct investment or initiate trade...
PACE delegation to arrive in Armenia in order to assess pre-electoral campaign | Armenia News - NEWS.am
10 April 2012 | armenia, cis, council of europe, elections, electoral systems, europeYEREVAN. – The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly delegation will visit Armenia on April 11-12 in order to evaluate the pre-election campaign process. Three PACE members will visit Armenia and...
Launch: Media Sustainability Index (MSI) - Europe & Eurasia
10 April 2012 | eurasia, europe, media, media dev, media sustainability, regional assessmentThe 2012 MSI study for Europe & Eurasia revealed a mix of positive developments, regression, and stagnation (or resilience, depending on one's point of view). Nearly half of the 21 countries...
How corrupt is Italy
26 March 2012 | corruption, europe, governance, public institutionsThe anti-corruption organisation, Transparency International Italy, will publish a report on 30 March evaluating the effectiveness of Italy’s key institutions against corruption. Only 5 per cent of...
The citizens’ debt audit
29 February 2012 | blogpost, citizen monitoring, debt, economic governance, europe, france, initiative, social accountabilityThe campaign for a citizens’ audit of the public debt is making headway. Following the success of the call for general mobilization, which attracted nearly 60,000 signatures, about a hundred...
Corruption on the rise in Europe | space for transparency
28 February 2012 | cis, corruption, europe, perceptions, press release, public opinionA public opinion survey finds that corruption is a major problem across the European Union. The survey was published today by the European Commission. Two – thirds of Europeans believe corruption is...