News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission and Serbian Interior Ministry agree to co-operate on new police reform priorities
Publishing date: 7 September 2009
BELGRADE, 7 September 2009- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Hans Ola Urstad, and Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic signed a revised agreement today on continued strategic partnership on police reform priorities...
Head of OSCE Mission to Serbia welcomes Parliament's adoption of new law on national minority councils
Publishing date: 2 September 2009
BELGRADE, 2 September 2009- Ambassador Hans Ola Urstad, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, welcomed today the Serbian Assembly's adoption of the new Law on National Councils of National Minorities...
Lack of transparency in developing draft amendments to media law threatens media reform, Head of OSCE Mission to Serbia says
Publishing date: 25 August 2009
BELGRADE, 25 August 2009- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Hans Ola Urstad, expressed concern today about the development of draft amendments to the Public Information Law, saying that the repeated use of urgent procedure posed...
Head of OSCE Mission to Serbia expresses support for the work of new anti-corruption agency
Publishing date: 30 July 2009
BELGRADE, 30 July 2009- The Serbian Anti-Corruption Agency and the OSCE Mission to Serbia discussed ways to co-operate during a meeting yesterday between the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Hans Ola Urstad...
Head of OSCE Mission welcomes adoption of new law on associations by the Serbian Parliament
Publishing date: 9 July 2009
BELGRADE, 9 July 2009- Thomas Moore, the Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, welcomed today the adoption by the Assembly of the Republic of Serbia of the new Law on Associations...
OSCE Mission to Serbia supports workshop to improve media reporting on security sector
Publishing date: 25 June 2009
BELGRADE, 25 June 2009- A workshop for Serbian journalists on security matters, aiming to help the participants improve their reporting, started today in Belgrade. The two-day event, organized by the OSCE Mission to Serbia...
OSCE Mission to Serbia urges media to respect rights of minors
Publishing date: 18 June 2009
BELGRADE, 18 June 2009- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Hans Ola Urstad, urged media today to respect the professional and ethical standards of journalism, especially the privacy of individuals and minors...