News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports workshops aiming to strengthen Parliamentary staff skills in drafting of legislation and amendments procedures within Committees
Publishing date: 9 December 2019
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized workshops to strengthen the skills of parliamentary staff to support drafting of legislation and amendments within committees on 21 and 22 November and on 3 and 4 December 2019 in Podgorica. The attendees examined the legislative drafting and amending process and discussed the practice and function of the Rules of Procedure of their parliament as compared with the practice in other parliaments.
OSCE trains officials from Belarus and Kazakhstan in identifying potential corruption risks in law-making processes
Publishing date: 22 November 2019
A three-day workshop organized by the OSCE aimed at strengthening the capacities of key officials from Belarus and Kazakhstan in identifying potential corruption risks in the law-making process concluded on 22 November 2019 in Vienna...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports strengthening of parliamentary oversight
Publishing date: 11 November 2019
With the aim to improve parliamentary oversight, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized a workshop for Members of Parliament on 5 November and for Parliamentary service staff on 6 and 7 November in Podgorica...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro organizes workshop on security sector oversight for parliamentarians
Publishing date: 25 October 2019
Parliamentary oversight of the security sector was the topic of a two-day workshop organized in Podgorica by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro for members of the country’s parliament and parliamentary staff on 24 and 25 October 2019...
Gender-responsive budgeting focus of OSCE-supported activities in Montenegrin institutions
Publishing date: 17 October 2019
On 14 October, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, in co-operation with the Parliamentary Committee on Gender Equality, organized a workshop for 15 parliamentary staff from eight committees and the Bureau of Financial Affairs. The workshop focused on gender mainstreaming in budget planning, in policy development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, with special emphasis on gender analysis...
Important that Serbia continue with reforms, says OSCE Secretary General Greminger during visit
Publishing date: 10 October 2019
BELGRADE, 10 October 2019 – OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger concluded today a two-day visit to Serbia where he met with high-level state officials and representatives of the opposition, civil society and the media...
Strong parliamentary oversight essential for democracy and good governance, says OSCE PA President Tsereteli in Bishkek
Publishing date: 27 September 2019
BISHKEK, 27 September 2019 – Effective oversight may be the most important long-term contribution that parliamentarians can make to democracy and good governance in their country, stated President Tsereteli in a keynote speech to the participants of the international seminar on strengthening parliamentary oversight in the Kyrgyz Republic today...