News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Skopje meeting agrees on priorities for Environment and Security Initiative in south-eastern Europe
Publishing date: 24 September 2004
SKOPJE, 24 September 2004- Specialists from international organizations and governments in south-eastern Europe ended a two-day meeting on possible risks to security from environmental issues by agreeing to focus on specific problems which transcend...
OSCE Mission holds seminar on parliamentary oversight of security forces in Serbia and Montenegro
Publishing date: 24 September 2004
BELGRADE, 24 September 2004- A seminar focusing on parliamentary supervision of the security forces, held today by the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, brought together key representatives of the countries' political and security institutions...
OSCE Mission to support local election monitoring in Serbia this weekend
Publishing date: 17 September 2004
BELGRADE, 17 September 2004- The Belgrade-based non-governmental organization Centre for Free Elections and Democracy (CESID) will extend its election monitoring activities during the municipal elections this Sunday with the financial support of...
OSCE Mission welcomes opening of Serbia's first Prison Staff Academy
Publishing date: 7 September 2004
NIS, 7 September 2004- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro welcomed the opening of the first Prison Staff Academy in Nis as an important step towards creating a modern and professional prison service in Serbia...
OSCE Mission calls for transparency in selection of new Broadcasting Council in Serbia
Publishing date: 2 September 2004
BELGRADE, 2 September 2004- Acknowledging efforts undertaken by the Serbian government to re-activate the work of the Republican Broadcasting Agency Council, the Head of OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Maurizio Massari, said it was important...
OSCE Mission provides bar exam training for lawyers from southern Serbia
Publishing date: 30 August 2004
VRANJSKA BANJA, 30 August 2004- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, in co-operation with the Belgrade non-governmental organization Projuris Organization for Legal Education, has today launched a bar exam training programme for 70 lawyers from...
OSCE Mission supports further police training in southern Serbia
Publishing date: 30 July 2004
BELGRADE, 30 July 2004- The Serbian Interior Ministry and the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro have today signed an agreement to identify further training needs of the Serbian Police in southern Serbia. According to the agreement, mission staff...