News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Serbia commends contribution of civil society organizations to democratic processes
Publishing date: 4 March 2016
BELGRADE, 4 March 2016 – The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Peter Burkhard and the Deputy Head of Mission, Michael Uyehara visited the House of Human Rights (HHR) in Belgrade today, and met representatives of the Civic Initiatives and the Policy Centre, two of the five civil society organizations based at the House...
Participants of OSCE-supported ‘Follow Us’ Initiative agree on 2016 action plan
Publishing date: 15 February 2016
The first meeting of the ‘Follow Us’ Initiative for 2016, facilitated by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the OSCE Mission to Serbia, took place in Skopje from 12 to 14 February 2016. The meeting brought together 18 prominent women working in politics, media, academia and civil society from Prishtinë/Priština and Belgrade, to take stock of achievements and plan future activities...
OSCE Mission to Serbia issues public call for project proposals on security sector governance and reform
Publishing date: 9 February 2016
The OSCE Mission to Serbia invites civil society organizations, research and academic institutions to submit project proposals addressing a variety of aspects related to security sector governance and reform...
OSCE Mission supports Serbian Ministry of Interior in preparing its first Serious and Organized Crime Threat Assessment
Publishing date: 5 January 2016
Serbia’s first Serious and Organized Crime Threat Assessment (SOCTA) was published on the website of the Serbian Interior Ministry on 30 December 2015. The document, developed with the support of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, is a strategic overview of serious and organized crime in the country, including drugs, irregular migration, human trafficking, money laundering, corruption and cybercrime...
OSCE Mission to Serbia, ODIHR and civil society partners to follow election of judges to High Judicial Council
Publishing date: 18 December 2015
BELGRADE, 18 December 2015 – The OSCE Mission to Serbia, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and civil society organization Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights (YUCOM) are to follow the election on 21 December of judges to Serbia’s High Judicial Council...
Mission promotes participation of women in National Minority Councils in Serbia
Publishing date: 17 December 2015
The OSCE Mission to Serbia and the Centre for Women Support, civil society organization (CSO) from Kikinda, held on 17 December 2015 in Šabac, north-western Serbia, a conference on the status of minority women in their communities, with specific reference to decision-making opportunities within the National Minority Councils (NMCs)...
OSCE Mission to Serbia supports regional co-operation of youth from Serbia and Albania
Publishing date: 15 December 2015
An OSCE-supported five-day winter school on “Inter-cultural Youth Dialogue in the Digital Era” which gathered some 30 young men and women from Serbia and Albania, concluded on 14 December 2015 in Belgrade. The event provided participants the opportunity to exchange experiences on topics such as culture and tradition, youth co-operation, active citizenship and new media...