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ISO 9001 remote audit announcement
15 May 2020

ISO 9001 remote audit announcement


ECES is proud to announce that it will be starting the formal certification process against the International Standard ISO 9001:2015. This will involve a thorough independent external evaluation of all processes at ECES HQ, including a pre-audit, a review of documentation, a system examinati...

Internal Proposal Writing Workshop
12 May 2020

Internal Proposal Writing Workshop


ECES is fully committed to continuous organisational development and improvement of its experts' professionalism. To this end, ECES is conducting a series of internal trainings on various aspects of electoral support and sustainable democratic development projects. It started with a 3-day tra...

ISO Internal Auditors Training
12 May 2020

ISO Internal Auditors Training


  In order to achieve our goal of becoming ISO certified in Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001:2015) within the end of July 2020, we recently conducted a weeklong internal training dubbed "ISO Internal Auditors" for all our staff at HQ and the core people in our field offices wit...

Happy Europe Day
09 May 2020

Happy Europe Day


Happy Europe Day !  The ECES family wishes you a Happy Europe Day 2020!  We stand united amid this crisis. Europe will prevail through the spirit of cooperation and #solidarity that lays at its core. Happy EuropeDay2020 from the ECES family ! #UnitedAgainstCoronavirus    ...

ECES Information Note
05 Apr 2020

ECES Information Note


ECES Information Note offers a short yet thorough overview of our work, history and activities, among others.   Ten years after its inception, ECES has become a global actor in the electoral support field. This note seeks to present the key pillars of ECES identity as a foundation and...

ECES & Interpeace in Somali region
04 Apr 2020

ECES & Interpeace in Somali region


ECES partners with Interpeace for increased support to Somali region democratisation BRUSSELS/NAIROBI, 8 April 2020 – Interpeace and the European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) have established a new partnership which aims to reinforce support to Electoral Commissions in the Somali reg...

PEV-LEAD Training Addis Ababa Uni
10 Mar 2020

PEV-LEAD Training Addis Ababa Uni


Under the context of the democratic package in Ethiopia (EU4democracy) fully funded by the European Union, the PEV-Ethiopia project has implemented an interactive 4-day Leadership and Conflict Management Skills for Electoral Stakeholders Training (LEAD) to graduate and undergraduate students from th...

LEAD Media training
09 Mar 2020

LEAD Media training


Under the context of the democratic package in Ethiopia (EU4democracy) fully funded by the European Union, the PEV-Ethiopia project has implemented an interactive 4-day Leadership and Conflict Management Skills for Electoral Stakeholders Training (LEAD) to graduate and undergraduate students from ...

Sant'Anna visit to Jordan project
09 Feb 2020

Sant'Anna visit to Jordan project


On Sunday, February 9th, a participatory meeting was held at the University of Jordan, between the Chairman of the Independent Election Commission (IEC), Dr. Khalid Al-Kalaldeh, Dean of Prince Al-Hussein College for International Studies, Dr. Muhammad Al-Qatatsheh and Professor De Quttry, Deputy R...

PEV Training
28 Jan 2020

PEV Training


As part of the EU funded project of PEV-Ethiopia, an energetic group of young women representing different organizations and women movements joined an engaging 3-day Leadership and Conflict Management Skills for Electoral Stakeholders Training (LEAD) on January 28 – 30, 2020 at ECES offices ...

ECES- SSSA on MEPA
06 Jan 2020

ECES- SSSA on MEPA


This Master in Electoral Policy & Administration is ECES' unique collaboration with Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies.   Master in Electoral Policy and Administration (MEPA) In January 2018, ECES and Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies (SSSA) signed a Memor...

LEAD-Q Copyright
04 Jan 2020

LEAD-Q Copyright


ECES' latest copyright, LEAD-Q is an original methodlogy stemming from lessons learnt over 10 years.   The “Leadership and Quality Management Skills for Electoral Administrators” is a capacity development methodology (LEAD-Q) which is the result of lessons learnt over the last...

ECES and OPORA workshop in Ukraine
12 Dec 2019

ECES and OPORA workshop in Ukraine


The European Centre for Electoral Support and Civil Network OPORA have delivered a two-day workshop between 9th - 12th December in Kiev. The workshop is exploring the various frameworks for elections in conflict and post conflict contexts with lessons from countries in the region and beyond. On this...

ECES at Regional Electoral Conference in Jordan
11 Dec 2019

ECES at Regional Electoral Conference in Jordan


The Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Jordan, with the support of the European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES), on December 9th kicked off a two-day regional conference on the theme of “Electoral Knowledge Sharing among Arab Elections Management Bodies (EMB)”. Held at the D...

PEV Copyright
09 Dec 2019

PEV Copyright


PEV copyright provides a two-phase approach to Prevent and manage Election-related conflict and Violence.   The European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) has developed a unique two-pronged approach to Prevent and manage Election-related conflict and Violence (PEV), which forms part of...

ESTA Copyright
25 Nov 2019

ESTA Copyright


The ESTA copyright is a projects' stakeholders' mapping activity to prevent electoral conflicts.   ECES has developed the Electoral Security Threat Assessment (ESTA), a specific methodology which is an integral part of the EURECS strategy, together with the already copyrighted methodo...

ECES participated at the official launch of the RECEF 'Women's Forum�
21 Nov 2019

ECES participated at the official launch of the RECEF 'Women's Forum�


On November 13-14, in Kigali, Rwanda, ECES participated at the official launch of the “Women’s Forum” of the Francophone network of electoral management bodies (RECEF - Réseau des compétences électorales francophones).   The seminar gathered high-level rep...

'Participation, Representation and Protection of Women in Electoral Processes in the Great Lakes region� workshop
20 Nov 2019

'Participation, Representation and Protection of Women in Electoral Processes in the Great Lakes region� workshop


On November 12-13 2019, ECES participated in the regional workshop on “Participation, Representation and Protection of Women in Electoral Processes in the Great Lakes region”. Eva Palmans, Head of Programmes, and Rindai Chipfunde Vava, Project Coordinator, Prevention of Electoral Violen...

ECES joins the Union of International Associations
20 Nov 2019

ECES joins the Union of International Associations


The European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) is proud to announce that it has recently become member of the Union of International Associations (UIA). The partnership takes place in the framework of ECES’ effort to renovate and strengthen its ties with International organisations. The UIA...

ECES forms a new partnership with FAIB
12 Nov 2019

ECES forms a new partnership with FAIB


The European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) is delighted to announce that it has established a partnership with the Federation of European and International Associations established in Belgium (FAIB).   The Federation of European and International Associations established in Belgium (FAIB...

Moroccan MPs visit
03 Nov 2019

Moroccan MPs visit


EU-JDID continues to support the development of the parliamentary blocs in Jordan. A delegation of three Moroccan parliamentarians were invited by the project on October 30th and 31st when they shared successful experiences and practices from the Moroccan Parliament with colleagues form the Jordania...

ISO certification ceremony
03 Nov 2019

ISO certification ceremony


The Independent Election Commission (IEC) of #Jordan on October 30th received the official #ISO accreditation for its yearlong efforts in implementing the ISO TS/54001:2019. This rewards the Commission’s abidance by the highest international standards for electoral organizations, based on the...

Youth for Peaceful Participation
02 Nov 2019

Youth for Peaceful Participation


Over the weekend of November 2nd, 3rd, 2019, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Nigeria embarked on a mass sensitisation campaign, kicking off in Lokoja, capital of Kogi state. The campaign aims at educating the citizens on the need to participate fully and peacefully in th...

LEAD Training for Law & Political Science Students
30 Oct 2019

LEAD Training for Law & Political Science Students


Within the context of the democratic package (EU4democracy) in Ethiopia, the PEV-Ethiopia project has implemented a 3-day Leadership and Conflict Management Skills for Electoral Stakeholders Training (LEAD) to representatives of Hawassa and Arba Minch University Law School and Political Science stud...

Conference on Female Political Participation
26 Oct 2019

Conference on Female Political Participation


On August 21st, a number of women politicians and activists gathered as part of the conference ‘The Reality of Women's Political Participation: Opportunities and Challenges’, organised by EU-JDID and the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy. Held under the patronage of HE ...

LEAD Training for Law Students & Lecturers
11 Oct 2019

LEAD Training for Law Students & Lecturers


The EU funded project, Preventing, mitigation and management of electoral conflicts & potential violence in Ethiopia (PEV-Ethiopia), implemented by the European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) in collaboration with Forum of Federation and GOinnovation, organised a leadership and conflict man...

SOP Copyright
10 Oct 2019

SOP Copyright


ECES' SOP are an integrated document with all information, procedures and instructions governing our work.   These Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) are the result of the collective years of experience of ECES in successfully implementing electoral assistance projects mainly funded...

Madaba Youth Workshop
25 Sep 2019

Madaba Youth Workshop


On Wednesday 21st August 2019, EU-JDID, Component Parliamentary Support, held its seventh Youth workshop in Madaba Governorate. Around 50 young people in the age from 17 to 25 years met and discussed with MPs and the Governor of the Madaba Governorate. Thematic Discussions focused on “Youth Po...

ECES Member of TGE
23 Sep 2019

ECES Member of TGE


The European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) is proud to announce that it has become part of the Transnational Giving Europe which is a network of prestigious philanthropic institutions collaborating internationally to foster charitable giving within Europe. The TGE network covers 21 countries ...

Communication & Visibility Guidelines Copyright
21 Aug 2019

Communication & Visibility Guidelines Copyright


Our C&V Guidelines offer guidance on the best communication and visibility practices worldwide.   Sometimes regarded as a superficial aspect of a non-profit organization’s work, communication is, on the contrary, an absolutely essential tool that should be taken into consideration i...

LEAD Training Dira Dawa
07 Aug 2019

LEAD Training Dira Dawa


A Leadership and Conflict Management (LEAD) workshop is currently being held in Dire Dawa in Ethiopia, from 7 to 9 August 2019. This LEAD training is being provided in the framework of the PEV-Ethiopia project, with a duration of 18 months and fully funded by the European Union. The European Centre...

ECONEC 6th Biennial General Assembly
04 Aug 2019

ECONEC 6th Biennial General Assembly


The 6th Biennial General Assembly of the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) which held in Abuja from the 5 to 7 August 2019 began with a Symposium on the Promotion of Inclusivity in the Electoral Process. The twin event was organised by ECONEC in collaboration with the Independent...

Media Monitoring
29 Jul 2019

Media Monitoring


The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nigeria with technical assistance from the European Centre for Electoral Support organised a 4-day training on Media Monitoring for staff of the Commission, from 29 July till 1 August 2019 at the Barcelona Hotel, Abuja. The European Centre for E...

3rd Political Journalism
28 Jul 2019

3rd Political Journalism


From Sunday the 21st, until Thursday the 25th of July 2019, The French Media Cooperation Agency (CFI), with the support of EU-JDID, organised a week-long Political Journalism training course for local journalists and media professionals. The course was delivered in the Jordan Media Institute by Ran...

8th training session of YPCA Trainee Programme
28 Jul 2019

8th training session of YPCA Trainee Programme


EU-JDID project, Component III in cooperation with the Ministry of Political and Parliamentary Affairs Ù????? ?Ù???Ù?Ù? ?Ù??Ù???Ù?? Ù? ?Ù???Ù?Ù??Ù?Ù?? MoPPA conducted the last training session of the second round of young political and civic actors on July (25-27). The ‘Online Out...

EPEA Copyright
25 Jul 2019

EPEA Copyright


The Electoral Political Economy Analyses allow for systemic monitoring of various processes.   This methodology uses the political economy analysis (PAE) methodology, which studies the interaction of political and economic processes in society, distribution of power and wealth between diff...

Youth Workshop in Irbid - July 2019
22 Jul 2019

Youth Workshop in Irbid - July 2019


On Thursday 18 th July 2019, EU-JDID, Component Parliamentary Support, held its sixth Youth workshop in Irbid Governorate. Thematic Discussions focused on “Youth Political and Economic Participation in Irbid Governorate”. The discussion explored how to increase youth political participat...

Parliamentary Budget Workshop - July 2019
22 Jul 2019

Parliamentary Budget Workshop - July 2019


On the 17th of July 2019 our Parliamentary Support component organized the first workshop for the Budget Department of the House of Representatives. It sought to develop the methodology for preparing the first interim budget implementation report, which will allow for Parliament to monitor public a...

E-Voting inauguration - July 2019
14 Jul 2019

E-Voting inauguration - July 2019


Jordanian Parliament inaugurates EU-funded E-Voting and Conference System AMMAN, July 11th, 2019 – The European Union-funded programme “EU Support to Jordanian Democratic Institutions and Development – EU-JDID”, in collaboration with the Jordanian House of Representatives (...

EURECS Copyright
10 Jul 2019

EURECS Copyright


EURECS is ECES' copyrighted strategy for practical implementation of electoral support.   ECES has crafted and copyrighted its strategy called "A European Response to Electoral Cycle Support - EURECS", which is an innovative strategy that encompasses a practical implementat...

INEC Nigeria Post Elections Review
09 Jul 2019

INEC Nigeria Post Elections Review


One of the critical players within the electoral process are the collation officers. As such their feedback is paramount to Election Management Bodies and it comes as no surprise that INEC Nigeria organised a session of debriefing for the State Collation Officers for the Presidential Election (SCOPE...

LEAD training
08 Jul 2019

LEAD training


Today marked another successful and productive day in the LEAD training held at the Independent #Elections Commission (?Ù?Ù?Ù??? ?Ù?Ù???Ù?Ù?? Ù?Ù??Ù????? - ?Ù????Ù? ) during which politically active members of Jordanian political parties discussed the future of political progress in thei...

Aqaba Youth Workshop - June 2019
30 Jun 2019

Aqaba Youth Workshop - June 2019


On Saturday 22nd June 2019, EU-JDID, Component Parliamentary Support, held its fifth Youth workshop at Aqaba Governorate. Thematic Discussions focused on “Youth Political and Economic Participation in Aqaba Governorate”. The discussion explored how to increase youth political participa...

Campaign Training
30 Jun 2019

Campaign Training


A 3-day workshop entitled ‘The Art of campaigning’ was delivered by BKB senior strategists Ufuk Esmer and Tom te Buck to 35 young political and civic actors. Focusing on the techniques of political campaigning, the training covered the foundation of the campaign (vision, manifesto and c...

Stress Management - June 2019
30 Jun 2019

Stress Management - June 2019


On 19 June 2019, EU-JDID Project, in close partnership with the House of Representatives, organized a second seminar on “Stress and Time Management” for senior and middle managers of the Secretariat of the HoR. Successful practices on how to deal with work-related #stress and manage #...

LEAD Copyright
05 Jun 2019

LEAD Copyright


LEAD is ECES' copyrighted training programme in Leadership and Electoral Conflict Management.   Among the different capacity-building programmes that are specific to ECES, the pioneering training programme in Leadership and Electoral Conflict Management for Electoral Stakeholder...

Youth political involvement workshop
09 Feb 2019

Youth political involvement workshop


Some 67 youth from across the Kingdom gathered at the Dead Sea over the weekend to discuss youth involvement in politics and the challenges faced by young members of political parties in Jordan. Organised by the Ministry of Youth (MoY) and the Ministry of Political and Parliamentary Affairs (MoPPA)...

INEC Stakeholders Forum
07 Feb 2019

INEC Stakeholders Forum


Since the release of the 2019 general elections timetable, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been involved in interactions with stakeholders on different levels in order to have their input and perspectives as the 2019 General Elections draw near. The European Center for Elect...

National Women Dialogue with INEC Chairman
06 Feb 2019

National Women Dialogue with INEC Chairman


The equal participation of women and men in all aspects of public life is a key principle of democracy. In a bid to uphold this principle, and give women a level playing ground in politics, a dialogue forum was organised by INEC with support from the European Center for Electoral Support (ECES) to a...

Social Media & Politics
21 Jan 2019

Social Media & Politics


The EU Support to Jordanian Democratic Institutions & Development (EU JDID) and the Center for Strategic Studies (CSS) co-organised a conference under the title "Social Media and Politics" in The University of Jordan in Amman, on 21st-22nd January 2019.    The event, which ...

LEAD South Africa
19 Dec 2018

LEAD South Africa


ECES is currently implementing four LEAD Workshops across KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, from the 18-20 of December. The workshops are taking place in Durban, Richard’s Bay, Newcastle, and Pietermaritzburg.  These 3 day workshops are part of the PEV-RSA national project, funded by the Europ...

LEAD ToT Durban
11 Dec 2018

LEAD ToT Durban


A Leadership and Conflict Management (LEAD) workshop is currently being held in Durban, South Africa from 10 of December until 14 December 2018. This 5-day LEAD training of trainers is part of part of the PEV-RSA national project, funded by the European Union. The PEV RSA project (www.democracy-supp...

HLC on Election Observation
12 Oct 2018

HLC on Election Observation


On the 10th and 11th October 2018, ECES participated in the High Level Conference on the Future of International Election Observation organised at the European Parliament by the European Parliament’s Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group (DEG) and the European External Action Servi...

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Workshop
12 Sep 2018

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Workshop


On August 29th  2018, ECES’ Executive Director, Fabio Bargiacchi, and ECES’ Senior Election Conflict Management Advisor, Victoria Florinder, were invited at pre-workshop of the American Association of Political Science (APSA) titled “New Challenges in Electoral Management, Bui...

Training of Legal and Police Officers on Prosecution of Electoral Offenses
13 Aug 2018

Training of Legal and Police Officers on Prosecution of Electoral Offenses


INEC with Support from the European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) organised a two-day training for INEC legal officers and police officers. The training takes place on 10 & 11 August 2018 at the Kini Country guest inn, Mike Abdul close, off Jos road, Akwanga, Nassarawa State, Nigeria was f...

INEC Youth Votes Count Campus Outreach Kano
09 Aug 2018

INEC Youth Votes Count Campus Outreach Kano


The INEC #YouthVotesCount campus outreach was organised within the framework of the European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN) programme by INEC with technical assistance from the European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) and funding from the European Union. The event to...

INEC - ECES - BRIDGE Training on Media and Elections
06 Aug 2018

INEC - ECES - BRIDGE Training on Media and Elections


The European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) with funding from the European Union supported the Independent National Electoral Commission to organise a 5-day workshop on Building Resources In Democracy Governance and election (BRIDGE) for public affairs officers of the Independent National Elect...

INEC - ECES Training on Prosecution of Electoral Offences
06 Aug 2018

INEC - ECES Training on Prosecution of Electoral Offences


INEC with Support from the European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) organised a two-day training for INEC legal officers and police officers in Enugu. The training takes place on 6 & 7 August 2018 at the Nike Lake Resorts, Nike Lake Road, Abakpa, Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria was funded by the...

Article regarding women participation in Electoral Process
18 Jun 2018

Article regarding women participation in Electoral Process


More than half of the worlds population is women, so how can there be real development if we do not include women in development projects? For this reason the 2018 European Development Days (EDD) were focused on the empowerment of women and girls in all aspects of life worldwide. Participants at th...

01 Jun 2018

ECES @ EU Development Days


ECES @ EU DEV DAYS 2018 ECES is participating for the third year in a row to the European Development Days (EDD 2018). Since 2006, the EDD has established itself as a key event in the world's development calendar and is now widely considered as the 'Davos of Development'. Like previous...

ISO Training in Jordan - 19.04- 2.05.2018
25 Apr 2018

ISO Training in Jordan - 19.04- 2.05.2018


Within the framework of the Project ‘ EU Support to Jordanian Democratic Institutions & Development, EU-JDID’, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) holds its first ‘Introduction and Interpretation of the Standard ISO 9001/17582-2014 (ISO technical specifications for qualit...

International Conference for EMBs in ECOWAS and SADC regions
16 Apr 2018

International Conference for EMBs in ECOWAS and SADC regions


Within the context of our EU funded Support for Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN) programme - component 1, managed by ECES in Nigeria, ECES organised an international conference on: "Opportunities and challenges in the use of technology in Elections - Experiences from West and Southern...

6th Int'l Seminar of Exchanges of RECEF
21 Mar 2018

6th Int'l Seminar of Exchanges of RECEF


6th INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR OF EXCHANGES OF RECEF   Madagascar, 20-21 March.   Mr. Fabio Bargiacchi (ECES Executive Director), Mr.Jose Lambiza (ECES Finance Director), Mr. Gorka Gamarra (ECES Representative in Comoros) and Ms Eva Palmans (ECES Representative in Madagascar), took part in ...

EU-SDGN Programme Launch
19 Feb 2018

EU-SDGN Programme Launch


EU-SDGN Programme Launch The European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) in partnership with the European Union yesterday, 1 February, 2018 launched the European Union Support to Democratic Governance (EU-SDGN) project in Nigeria. This programme is funded under the 11th European Development Fund...

 Technical Committee on INEC Communication Policy
14 Feb 2018

Technical Committee on INEC Communication Policy


On 13-14 February 2018, ECES supported the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in organising a two-day technical Committee meeting on INEC Communication Policy. The workshop which took place at the Le’ola Hotel, Maryland, Lagos was a follow-up to a review meeting the Commission ha...

Study Trip in Senegal -February 2018
07 Feb 2018

Study Trip in Senegal -February 2018


Study Trip in Senegal STUDY TRIP IN SENEGAL   In the context of its Project in Support of the prevention and management of potential election related conflict and violence in Madagascar (PEV   Madagascar), ECES has organized a study trip for a delegation of 5 persons representing...

MoU ECES-IEC-SSSA
15 Jan 2018

MoU ECES-IEC-SSSA


MoU ECES-IEC-SSSA   On 15th January 2018, the European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES), represented by the President Ms. Monica Frassoni; the Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Jordan represented by HE the Chairman Dr. Khalid Kalaldeh and the Sant’Anna Sch...

15th Electoral Symposium
22 Dec 2017

15th Electoral Symposium


This Brochure of the 15th Int'l Electoral Symposium outlines the event's agenda and speakers' profiles.   Under the patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) along with the International Centre for Parliamentary Studies (...

Book Launch: Citizen Participation
30 Aug 2017

Book Launch: Citizen Participation


  Book Launch “Mechanisms of Citizen Participation: A Global Experience” We are delighted to invite you to the book launch and debate on a collection of essays entitled “Mechanisms of Citizen Participation: A Global Experience”, edited by the Electoral Institute of the...

ECES Seminar
17 Jul 2017

ECES Seminar


ECES Seminar 12 & 13 July ECES seminar on “Preventing election related violence: what role for political mediation and dialogue? Launch of ECES’ Election Conflict Prevention Handbook on Southern Africa”   ECES in collaboration with Directorate for Democracy Support of t...

Group on Gender Comoros
09 Jun 2017

Group on Gender Comoros


Group on Gender Comoros On the 8th of June, 2017 in Moroni (Union of the Comoros), the National Commissariat for the promotion of gender in the Union of Comoros, successfully launched the Thematic Group on Gender in the presence of more than fifty Comorian participants at local and national le...

ECES @ EU Development Days
09 Jun 2017

ECES @ EU Development Days


ECES @ EU DEV DAYS 17   During the European Development Days 2017 that took place in Tour&Taxis in Brussels on the 7th  and 8th  of June 2017, the European Centre for Electoral Support  ECES (www.eces.eu) and the European Partnership for Democracy EPD (www.epd.eu) were pres...

Jordan project launch
24 May 2017

Jordan project launch


Jordan launching On the 24th of May 2017, the EU funded programme “Enhanced Support to Democracy Governance in Jordan” has been officially launched at the Amman Hall, Al Hussein Youth City with the presence of HE Andrea Matteo Fontana, Ambassador of the European Union to ...

Senegal voter registration outreach
23 Apr 2017

Senegal voter registration outreach


Awareness Caravans of the General Direction of Elections (DGE) in collaboration with the PAPE Senegal project, implemented by the European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) and financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany were held on 21th, 22th and 23th April 201...

PAPES Seminar - 06.04.2017
07 Apr 2017

PAPES Seminar - 06.04.2017


On 06th April 2017, a training-seminar on the constitution and submission of candidature dossier has been organized in Dakar. The training was realized in the framework of the Project in Support of the Electoral Process in the Republic of senegal (PAPE Senegal, www.papesenegal.eu), financed by ...

PAPES Sensitisation 01.04.2017
03 Apr 2017

PAPES Sensitisation 01.04.2017


The project in Support of the Electoral Process in the Republic of Senegal (PAPE Senegal, www.papesenegal.eu) implemented by ECES and funded by the Federal Republic of Germany launched on Saturday 01st April 2017 a campaign focused on the raising awareness for the partial revision of the electoral l...

Lessons from SADC
14 Feb 2017

Lessons from SADC


This research paper sums up some of ECES’ most valuable lessons learned in the SADC region.   The European Centre for Electoral Support is honoured to present the paper “The potential of EU Funded electoral assistance to support the prevention of election related conflict and viol...

LEAD in Mexico
25 Nov 2016

LEAD in Mexico


Within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding  signed, in August 2015, between ECES and the Mexico City's Electoral Institute - Instituto Electoral del Districto Federal (IEDF), the European Centre for Electoral Support is currently carrying out 3 LEAD - Leadership and Conflict Ma...

EDD 2016
15 Jun 2016

EDD 2016


  European Development Days 2016 IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 16 FOR PEACEFUL AND INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES Opportunities and challenges in the security and development nexus   Around 50 % of the world's poorest currently live in conflict affected and fragile states. By 2...

Roundtable Senegal
21 Apr 2016

Roundtable Senegal


NEXT GENERATION DEMOCRACY (NGD) SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ROUNDTABLE ECES, represented by Fabio Bargiacchi, Executive Director, and Eva Palmans, Head of Programmes, are honoured to be part of the Next Generation Democracy (NGD) Sub-Saharan Africa Roundtable, organised by the Club de Madrid in Dakar, Sen...

LEAD Benin - 15.04.2016
15 Apr 2016

LEAD Benin - 15.04.2016


Within the framework of the Technical Assistance project in support to the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) of Benin, funded by the EU, the European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) organised a LEAD training from April 11th to 13th, in Cotonou.   The training aimed to stren...

LEAD Seoul
22 Mar 2016

LEAD Seoul


Leadership and Election Management training session in the frame of the capacity building programme organised by the Association of World Election Bodies   Today, 22 March 2016, the European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) started its Leadership and Election Management training session in...

INCIPALS project launch
02 Jul 2015

INCIPALS project launch


The   Project “Citizens' Initiative for Peace Building, Leadership and Stability (“Initiative Citoyenne pour la Consolidation de la Paix, Leadership et Stabilité”) or INCIPALS (www.incipals.eu) funded by the European Union, was launched on July 2, 2015, in An...

LEAD Zanzibar - June 2015
15 Jun 2015

LEAD Zanzibar - June 2015


Throughout 2014 and 2015, ECES conducted a series of five-day training on Leadership & Conflict Management Skills for Electoral Stakeholders (LEAD) in Zanzibar. Participants included representatives from the Electoral Commissions of Zanzibar and Tanzania, ECES, along with representatives of the ...

Cooperation with St Louis University
03 Feb 2015

Cooperation with St Louis University


On Tuesday, the 3rd of February 2015, the Institute of European Studies of the University of Saint-Louis Bruxelles held in Brussels its annual conference organized in collaboration with the European Centre for Electoral Support, the Egmont Institute and the Institute for Prospective and Se...

ACEEEO 23rd Annual Conference
10 Sep 2014

ACEEEO 23rd Annual Conference


ECES is participating in the 23rd ACEEEO Annual Conference taking place in Bucharest, Romania from 4 to 6 September 2014 On behalf of the Association of European Election Officials (ACEEEO) and the Permanent Electoral Authority of Romania, ECES was invited to its 23rd Annual Conference of the Assoc...

ECES in DRC
10 Mar 2014

ECES in DRC


The work on the Master in Electoral Cycle Management, developed by the EFEAC (Central African School for Electoral Administration) and ECES, has taken a new turn. On Wednesday 12th March of 2014, five ECES experts arrived in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, to develop the...

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