News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Serbia supports development of prison administration
Publishing date: 14 May 2013
BELGRADE, 14 May 2013 – Ways to improve the rights of persons deprived of liberty and introduce new prisoner aftercare services that will facilitate their reintegration into society and reduce overcrowding in prisons are the focus of a two-day conference that opens in Belgrade today...
On International Roma Day, the OSCE Mission to Serbia calls for greater inclusion and tolerance
Publishing date: 8 April 2013
BELGRADE, 8 April 2013 – On the occasion of International Roma Day, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Peter Burkhard called for further efforts to ensure the inclusion of Roma and greater tolerance towards all members of Serbia’s society...
OSCE Mission to Serbia Head calls for respect, civility in democratic debate
Publishing date: 15 March 2013
BELGRADE, 15 March 2013- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Peter Burkhard, today called for respect and civility in public dialogue after a debate organized with the assistance of the OSCE Mission was disrupted...
OSCE Mission expresses concern about Nis Prison suspension, calls for respect for whistleblower protection provisions
Publishing date: 1 March 2013
BELGRADE, 1 March 2013- Paula Thiede, the Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, expressed concern today at the decision of Nis Prison to suspend from work and initiate disciplinary procedures against Valentina Krstic, a whistleblower awarded protection by the Anti-corruption Agency...
Head of OSCE Mission to Serbia welcomes improved co-operation between Serbian and BiH war crimes prosecutors
Publishing date: 31 January 2013
BELGRADE, 31 January 2013- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Peter Burkhard welcomed today the signing in Brussels of the agreement on evidence sharing in war crimes cases between the Chief Prosecutor of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the War Crimes Prosecutor of the Republic of Serbia...
OSCE Mission to Serbia supports development of online training for police
Publishing date: 23 January 2013
Some 40 senior managers from the Serbian Interior Ministry discussed the advantages of online professional development courses for police officers at an OSCE-supported event in Belgrade on 22 January 2013...
Acting Head of OSCE Mission to Serbia regrets lack of compromise over controversial monument
Publishing date: 20 January 2013
BELGRADE, 20 January 2013-- The Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Paula Thiede, expressed regret that the negotiations to find a compromise solution to the controversial monument in Preševo was undercut by the government’s removal of the monument this morning...