News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Third edition of OSCE Dialogue Academy for Young Women concludes in Austria
Publishing date: 16 October 2017
The third edition of the OSCE Dialogue Academy for young women from Prishtinë/Priština and Belgrade concluded on 15 October 2017 in Stadtschlaining, Austria. The ten-day Academy was organized as part of the Follow Us Initiative, supported since 2012 by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the OSCE Mission to Serbia, as part of their work to enhance women's participation in dialogue and conflict resolution and decision making processes.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Lamberto Zannier presents Serbian-Albanian/Albanian-Serbian dictionary to primary school children
Publishing date: 4 October 2017
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Lamberto Zannier presented the first ever children’s illustrated Serbian-Albanian/Albanian-Serbian dictionary (Mali rečnik/Fjalor i vogël) to pupils in two primary schools in Bujanovac and Preševo today. Over the next three days, the dictionary
OSCE Mission to Serbia supports creation of more efficient administrative judiciary system in Serbia
Publishing date: 21 September 2017
Some 40 high-level judicial officials from ten European countries gathered at an international conference in Belgrade on 21 and 22 September 2017 to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the existing administrative judiciary systems in their respective states.
OSCE Mission to Serbia marks tenth anniversary of the International Day of Democracy
Publishing date: 15 September 2017
BELGRADE, 15 September 2017 – On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the International Day of Democracy, the OSCE Mission to Serbia, in partnership with the CSO Centre for Research, Transparency and Accountability (CRTA) and the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia organized a forum on democracy and citizens’ participation held today at the Parliament in Belgrade...
OSCE Mission supports improved provision of local administrative services to Serbian citizens
Publishing date: 29 August 2017
To improve the efficiency of the local administration and its services to Serbian citizens, some 1180 employees of 136 local self-government units from across Serbia completed an OSCE Mission-supported online course on the implementation of the new Law on General Administrative Procedure. The ceremony of awarding certificates took place on 29 August 2017 in Belgrade...
OSCE Mission to Serbia supports professional associations of judges in safeguarding judicial independence
Publishing date: 7 July 2017
Some 60 judicial professionals gathered at an international conference in Belgrade on 7 July 2017 to discuss the experiences of national and international professional associations of judges in safeguarding the independence of the judiciary...
OSCE Mission to Serbia organizes conference on transparent, independent and accessible judiciary
Publishing date: 5 July 2017
The OSCE Mission to Serbia in partnership with the European Union twinning project “Strengthening Capacities of the High Judicial Council and the State Prosecutorial Council” organized a conference on the relationship between the judiciary and other branches of government in Serbia, on 5 July 2017 in Belgrade...