News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission report examines response of Kosovo's justice system to the March 2004 riots
Publishing date: 2 December 2005
PRISTINA, 2 December 2005- A survey published today by the OSCE Mission focuses on how Kosovo's justice system has dealt with the criminal cases arising from the March 2004 riots, and it offers recommendations to help the justice system improve...
OSCE Mission offers guidelines for Kosovo media and police
Publishing date: 23 November 2005
PRISTINA, 23 November 2005- In order to promote a better understanding of the rights and responsibilities of police and journalists and to enhance the professional relationship between them, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo has developed guidelines for each...
OSCE Mission and Kosovo Ministry launch campaign to tackle illegal occupation
Publishing date: 11 November 2005
PRISTINA, 11 November 2005- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo, together with Kosovo's Environment and Spatial Planning Ministry, today launched a multi-media public awareness campaign to tackle the issue of illegal occupation of property...
OSCE Chairman voices support for beginning of status talks on Kosovo
Publishing date: 14 October 2005
PRISTINA, 14 October 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, today urged Kosovo's political and community leaderships to play an active part in the upcoming negotiations on the future status of Kosovo...
OSCE Mission publishes human rights booklet to assist Kosovo Police
Publishing date: 6 October 2005
PRISTINA, 6 October 2005- Officers of the Kosovo Police Service (KPS) will now be able to make use of a new human rights booklet, being distributed by the OSCE Mission, which compiles provisions of international human rights instruments and applicable...
OSCE Mission workshop to improve negotiation skills of Kosovo's technical experts
Publishing date: 22 September 2005
PRISTINA, 22 September 2005- The Chairpersons and members of the technical dialogue working groups from Kosovo's Provisional Institutions of Self-Government (PISG) will participate in a negotiation skills workshop on September 22 and 23.
OSCE Secretary General visits Kosovo, urges dialogue as way forward
Publishing date: 12 August 2005
PRISTINA, 12 August 2005- OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut discussed the future role of the OSCE in Kosovo with the international administration, Kosovo's leaders and representatives of the Kosovo Serb community.