News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission brings together Serbian and Norwegian experts in the fight against organized crime
Publishing date: 28 September 2007
BELGRADE, 28 September 2007- Police officers and representatives of the Serbian judiciary heard from Norwegian experts on conducting complex crime investigations at a seminar organized by the OSCE Mission to Serbia...
OSCE Mission to Skopje trains border police to detect forgeries
Publishing date: 28 September 2007
SKOPJE, 28 Sep 2007- Border police and custom officers received certificates at a ceremony today after completing an OSCE-supported training course in identification of forged documents...
OSCE Centre in Ashgabad supports training on use of X-ray detection systems
Publishing date: 28 September 2007
ASHGABAD, 28 September 2007- Border security officials were trained to use x-ray detection systems and metal detectors as well as conduct physical searches at courses organized by the OSCE Centre which concluded today...
Employment of minorities in public service enhances public confidence in State institutions, OSCE Mission Head says
Publishing date: 27 September 2007
ZAGREB, 27 September 2007- Minority employment in the judiciary was the focus of a meeting organized by the OSCE Mission to Croatia and the Justice Ministry today...
OSCE event in Albania encourages law enforcement co-operation in fight against trafficking and organized crime
Publishing date: 27 September 2007
TIRANA, 27 September 2007- The OSCE Spanish Chairmanship and the OSCE's Strategic Police Matters Unit (SPMU) is holding a discussion forum this week in Albania on the challenges in the fight against transnational organized crime and human trafficking...
Decentralization process mostly perceived as positive, new OSCE Mission to Skopje survey finds
Publishing date: 26 September 2007
SKOPJE, 26 September 2007- Some 85 percent of municipalities positively assess the decentralization process that began in 2005, according to a new OSCE Mission to Skopje survey released today...
Warsaw conference calls on OSCE countries to uphold human rights principles
Publishing date: 25 September 2007
WARSAW, 25 September 2007- OSCE countries should embrace open dialogue to identify the human rights shortcomings and challenges facing the region, said the head of OSCE's human rights watchdog at the start of Europe's largest human rights conference...