News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission sees positive EU Feasibility Study on Serbia and Montenegro as encouragement for further reforms
Publishing date: 12 April 2005
BELGRADE, 12 April 2005- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro welcomes the latest developments in the country, which have led to the European Commission's positive Feasibility Study. "I expect Serbia and Montenegro to further intensify efforts to...
OSCE Mission welcomes initiative for Roma integration into Serbian society
Publishing date: 8 April 2005
BELGRADE, 8 April 2005- On the occasion of the World Roma Day and the Proclamation of the Decade of Roma Inclusion in Serbia, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro today welcomed the official launch of a regional initiative towards...
OSCE Chairman calls for dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina
Publishing date: 5 April 2005
BELGRADE, 5 April 2005- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel called for urgent direct dialogue between the authorities in Belgrade and Pristina on the future of Kosovo. "We hope that the Belgrade authorities will start a dialogue with Pristina at...
OSCE Mission provides border police in Serbia and Montenegro with modern equipment
Publishing date: 23 March 2005
BELGRADE, 23 March 2005- Technical equipment, including computers which will provide information exchange on wanted persons, stolen vehicles, lost, stolen or forged documents, was today handed over by the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro to the...
OSCE Mission and Council of Europe call on Montenegro to adopt new laws on police and national security agency
Publishing date: 21 March 2005
PODGORICA, 21 March 2005- The Podgorica Office of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro and the Council of Europe-Office in Podgorica urge the political actors in Montenegro to move faster towards consensus on the appointment of Heads of Police...
OSCE Mission calls on Serbian government not to delay privatisation of municipal media
Publishing date: 14 March 2005
BELGRADE, 14 March 2005- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro today urged the Serbian Government to fully implement the privatization process of local media outlets, as foreseen by a law adopted in 2002. "Free, independent and professional media...
Opening of secret service files important for democracy and justice in Serbia and Montenegro, OSCE mission head says
Publishing date: 5 March 2005
BELGRADE, 5 March 2005- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Maurizio Massari, today said the opening of secret service files was very important for the democratic culture and the protection of individual rights in the country. "The...