News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Flood affected areas assisted by OSCE Mission to Skopje
Publishing date: 11 August 2016
SKOPJE, 11 August 2016- In response to the floods in the Skopje and Tetovo region, the OSCE Mission to Skopje is providing urgent assistance and emergency tools to the flood-affected areas...
OSCE Mission to Skopje organizes two-day workshop on multi-ethnic policing
Publishing date: 12 July 2016
The OSCE Mission to Skopje, in co-operation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, organized a two-day workshop in Ohrid on policing in a multi-ethnic society on 11 and 12 July 2016. Some forty police officers of different ethnicities working in Ohrid and Bitola police stations attended the event and exchanged information and experiences related to multi-ethnic policing...
OSCE Mission to Skopje organizes workshop for national Police Union on countering gender-based discrimination
Publishing date: 29 June 2016
The OSCE Mission to Skopje on 28 June 2016 launched a two-day workshop for 22 members of the Police Union on countering gender-based discrimination with the aim of advancing the position of women in police services and increasing gender sensitivity among police officers...
OSCE Mission to Skopje organises workshop on hate crime for police managers
Publishing date: 23 June 2016
The OSCE Mission to Skopje organized a workshop on 23 June 2016 for 35 police managers from the Sector of Internal Affairs on identification, prevention and investigation of hate crimes...
Head of OSCE Mission to Skopje Suomalainen attends Iftar (fast-breaking) dinner organized by women’s association
Publishing date: 21 June 2016
The Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje Nina Suomalainen attended an Iftar (fast-breaking) dinner on 20 June 2016 in Skopje, organized by the local NGO Woman Affirmation Association with the support of the Mission...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports roundtable discussion on the role of women in creating safer communities
Publishing date: 3 June 2016
The role of women in creating safer communities was the topic of a roundtable discussion organized by the OSCE Mission to Skopje in co-operation with the Sector for Internal Affairs Kumanovo that took place in Lipkovo on 3 June 2016. Fourteen women from different ethnic backgrounds who engage with the community on a regular basis discussed how they can contribute to policing, safety and security in the communities...
Implications of migration and refugee crisis for the European security discussed at OSCE-ELIAMEP event in Athens
Publishing date: 13 May 2016
Challenges posed by the migration and refugee flows and their impact on European security was the focus of an event jointly organized by the OSCE and the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) in Athens on 10 May 2016. The security implications of mass movements of people for regional and sub-regional stability, the role of international organizations, and co-operation and co-ordination among relevant actors, were among the issues highlighted...