News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Secretary General commends Mission in Kosovo for providing election support in Sunday polls
Publishing date: 10 June 2014
VIENNA, 10 June 2014 – OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier congratulated the Mission in Kosovo on a successful support operation to the early Assembly elections in northern Kosovo on 8 June...
OSCE Mission successfully concludes support operation to early Assembly election in northern Kosovo
Publishing date: 9 June 2014
MITROVICË / MITROVICA, 9 June 2014 – The OSCE Kosovo Mission has successfully completed its operation in support of early Assembly elections in northern Kosovo held today...
OSCE Kosovo Mission head offers condolences for lives lost in power plant explosion
Publishing date: 6 June 2014
PRISHTINË / PRIŠTINA, 6 June 2014- The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger, expressed his heartfelt sorrow for the lives lost in today’s explosion at the Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK) power plant in Obiliq/Obilić...
OSCE supports Kosovo municipalities in drafting social housing plans
Publishing date: 5 June 2014
A three-day workshop for municipal officials on drafting social housing plans concluded on 4 June 2014 in Dragash/Dragaš municipality...
OSCE Mission teaches young people about cultural heritage in Kosovo
Publishing date: 6 May 2014
From 5 May to 6 June 2014 the OSCE Mission is organizing ten study trips to a number of historic and religious sites in Kosovo for some 500 secondary school students from Deçan/Dečane, Ferizaj/Uroševac, Gračanica/Graçanicë, Istog/Istok, Leposavić/Leposaviq, Lipjan/Lipljan, Novo Brdo/Novobërdë, Prizren, Rahovec/Orahovac and Skenderaj/Srbica...
OSCE Mission and Kosovo Police encourage women and communities to join police ranks
Publishing date: 5 May 2014
From 5 to 12 May 2014, the OSCE Mission and the Kosovo Police will organize a series of four workshops to encourage women and communities in Kosovo to join the police ranks.
OSCE Mission Head calls for long-term financing solution for public broadcaster, greater access to public documents in Kosovo
Publishing date: 2 May 2014
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 2 May 2014 – Ahead of the World Press Freedom Day marked on 3 May, the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger, called on central level institutions to identify a long-term solution for the financing of the Kosovo’s only public broadcaster, the Radio Television of Kosovo (RTK), and urged them to ensure unhindered access to public documents for journalists...