News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
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...
OSCE Mission welcomes adoption of new Defence Strategy by Serbia and Montenegro
Publishing date: 19 November 2004
BELGRADE, 19 November 2004- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Maurizio Massari, welcomed yesterday's adoption of a new Defence Strategy by the Parliament of Serbia and Montenegro. "Defence sector reforms are an indispensable...
OSCE Mission signs agreement with Serbian Interior Ministry on police reform
Publishing date: 17 November 2004
BELGRADE, 17 November 2004- A strategic partnership for democratic reform of the Serbian police service was concluded today with the signing of an agreement between Serbia's Interior Ministry and the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro. The Ministry...
OSCE Mission and UNICEF issue statement on Serbian media coverage of child abuse
Publishing date: 16 November 2004
BELGRADE, 16 November 2004- The OSCE Mission and UNICEF Office to Serbia and Montenegro issued the following statement on Tuesday: "The respect of human dignity, especially that of children, in print and electronic media is among the most important...
OSCE Mission acknowledges adoption of law on free access to information
Publishing date: 15 November 2004
BELGRADE, 15 November 2004- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, the Council of Europe Office in Belgrade and the Delegation of the European Commission to Serbia and Montenegro acknowledge the adoption of the Law on Free Access to Information of...
OSCE Belgrade mission distances itself from discussions on the use of Bosnian in Sandzak schools
Publishing date: 15 November 2004
BELGRADE, 15 November 2004- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro today distanced itself from discussions taking place in the country's Sandzak region on the usage of Bosnian in schools in Sandzak. The OSCE does not participate in discussions on...