Welcome to CESS
Our office is in the Dutch city of Groningen, but our experts live all over the world. Our mission is to promote transparency, accountability and effectiveness in the field of security.
In our programmes we engage in training and coaching on good governance issues, parliamentary oversight, process management in parliaments and Security Sector Reform (SSR). We provide training (including training of trainers) and develop training material for practitioners in government agencies, parliament, media and civil society. We teach all over Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia. Watch our 5-minute video or read our SSR brochure for more information.
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CESS News
New project in the Georgian Parliament
2016-07-28
Between May and November 2016 CESS will be conducting a new project in the Georgian Parliament, called "Conducting Effective Research and Improving Communication of the Research Department". This project is generously funded by the Netherlands Embassy in Tbilisi and it is the third project in a row (since 2013) which CESS is implementing in the Georgian Parliament. The aim of this project is to improve the image and functioning of the Research Department within the Parliament as a provider of neutral and balanced information, analysis and recommendations.
Continuation of the CESS project in Macedonia
2016-04-22
CESS has been awarded a grant by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Skopje to implement a project that aims to support the Macedonian Parliament by fostering professionalism, work ethics and integrity amongst the staff and leadership. The project is a continuation of the previous work of the CESS in Macedonia (2014/15) and will run between March 2016 and January 2017.
