News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Municipalities to receive Tolerance Prize from OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro
Publishing date: 14 December 2004
BELGRADE, 14 December 2004- The municipalities of Pirot in eastern Serbia and Bijelo Polje in Montenegro won the Municipal Tolerance Prize of the year, awarded by the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro. Head of Mission Maurizio Massari will present...
OSCE Mission and Serbian Ministry of Interior to hold regional conference on organized crime
Publishing date: 13 December 2004
BELGRADE, 13 December 2004- Improving the exchange of operational information and advancing regional co-operation in the fight against the illegal trade in narcotics is the focus of a conference to be held in Belgrade on 14 and 15 December...
OSCE Mission issues statement condemning violent images in Serbian media
Publishing date: 10 December 2004
BELGRADE, 10 December 2004- Faced with the increased number of front pages and news broadcasts featuring explicit images of victims of crime and of all forms of violence, the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro calls on all professional and...
OSCE Mission issues statement on media situation in Serbia
Publishing date: 9 December 2004
BELGRADE, 9 December 2004- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro today issued the following statement: "Following the local elections held in Serbia on 19 September, newly established local authorities have...
OSCE Mission Head presents work of anti-trafficking agency
Publishing date: 9 December 2004
BELGRADE, 9 December 2004- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Ambassador Maurizio Massari, today presented to the diplomatic community the work of the Agency for Co-ordination of Protection of Victims of Trafficking in Human...
OSCE Mission helps plan future of police training in Serbia
Publishing date: 7 December 2004
BELGRADE, 7 December 2004- Some 150 domestic and international experts gathered in Belgrade to assess progress in reforming police training in Serbia and discuss plans for the future, including the new Law on Police Education. The two-day event...
OSCE Mission expresses concern about recent Montenegro report on human trafficking case
Publishing date: 30 November 2004
BELGRADE, 30 November 2004- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro has expressed his disappointment with the findings of a Montenegrin government report into a human trafficking case. "The findings of the Commission...