ONE VOICE AND MANIFOLD COMPETENCE OF CITIZENS – THE PRECONDITION FOR CHANGES A sustainable development of economy, welfare and social security is lacking since the founding of the new state. Despite the thousands of protests and even more competent advices from civil society – ranging from grass roots, think tanks to trade unions – it seems to be necessary to force politics to listen with more than single voices and friendly replies. All organisations and groups in Kosovo are invited to develop a common voice based on their rich experiences and competences. Citizen's voice is needed to be heard! START OF A COMPREHENSIVE MOVEMENT FACILITATED BY MANY KOSOVAR PARTNERS AND FRIEDRICH-EBERT-STIFTUNG Plenty of organisations and experts are acting facilitators in common with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung(FES) for the development of competent analyses, of proposals for solutions with good prospects and of strategies to step in to a democratic participation of civil society in the future policy debates and decisions. This is only possible because of so many willing partners from civil society, trade unions and parties. They all have a lot of di erent aims and functions in our society, but they are a liated with each other on one common aim: The“Kosovo We Want” should be a state which provides economic development and decent work as well as social security and a functioning legal framework. https://www.fes-kosovo.org/e/national-congress-the-kosovo-we-want-1/ Frank Hantke Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Kosovo O ce Director 9