Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

OSCE Mission to Serbia

The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Peter Burkhard, at an exhibition of drawings created by Roma children living in the Roma container settlement in Kijevo, Belgrade, 17 April 2013. (OSCE/Milan Obradovic)

Under its mandate, the Mission advises on the implementation of laws and monitors the proper functioning and development of democratic institutions and processes in Serbia. It assists law enforcement bodies and the judiciary in training and restructuring.

Transitional justice, reconciliation key for restoring confidence in South Eastern Europe, say OSCE mission heads

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 17 May 2013 – The heads of the OSCE Missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia today called for further efforts in transitional justice and reconciliation to ensure regional stability and prosperity ahead of a two-day conference in Jahorina in Bosnia and Herzegovina...

OSCE Mission supports exchange between Serbian and Finnish women parliamentarians’ networks

From 14 to 17 May 2013, members of the newly established Serbian Women’s Parliamentary Network travelled to Helsinki to exchange experiences with representatives from the Finnish Women’s Parliamentary Network and other institutions working in the field of gender equality...

OSCE Mission to Serbia supports development of prison administration

BELGRADE, 14 May 2013 – Ways to improve the rights of persons deprived of liberty and introduce new prisoner aftercare services that will facilitate their reintegration into society and reduce overcrowding in prisons are the focus of a two-day conference that opens in Belgrade today...

On International Roma Day, the OSCE Mission to Serbia calls for greater inclusion and tolerance

BELGRADE, 8 April 2013 – On the occasion of International Roma Day, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Peter Burkhard called for further efforts to ensure the inclusion of Roma and greater tolerance towards all members of Serbia’s society...

In this file photo, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Peter Burkhard, delivers a speech at an event in Belgrade, 12 December 2012.

OSCE Mission to Serbia Head calls for respect, civility in democratic debate

BELGRADE, 15 March 2013 - The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Peter Burkhard, today called for respect and civility in public dialogue after a debate organized with the assistance of the OSCE Mission was disrupted...

OSCE Mission expresses concern about Nis Prison suspension, calls for respect for whistleblower protection provisions

BELGRADE, 1 March 2013 - Paula Thiede, the Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, expressed concern today at the decision of Nis Prison to suspend from work and initiate disciplinary procedures against Valentina Krstic, a whistleblower awarded protection by the Anti-corruption Agency...

Head of OSCE Mission to Serbia welcomes improved co-operation between Serbian and BiH war crimes prosecutors

BELGRADE, 31 January 2013 - The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Peter Burkhard welcomed today the signing in Brussels of the agreement on evidence sharing in war crimes cases between the Chief Prosecutor of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the War Crimes Prosecutor of the Republic of Serbia...

A Serbian senior police officer browses a pilot e-course at an OSCE-supported presentation on the advantages of online professional development courses for police officers, Belgrade, 22 January 2012.

OSCE Mission to Serbia supports development of online training for police

Some 40 senior managers from the Serbian Interior Ministry discussed the advantages of online professional development courses for police officers at an OSCE-supported event in Belgrade on 22 January 2013...