News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports efforts to address discrimination of Roma at border-crossing points
Publishing date: 14 October 2015
SKOPJE, 14 October 2015 – An OSCE-supported conference took place in Skopje today with the aim of compiling recommendations on how to address the discrimination of Roma at national border crossing points, who are often restricted in their freedom of movement under the pretext that they are potential asylum seekers.
OSCE-supported “Building Bridges” event in Skopje gathers over 700 students from 30 schools
Publishing date: 3 October 2015
SKOPJE, 3 October 2015 – More than 700 students from 30 schools around the country gathered today at the Building Bridges Fund event, organized by the OSCE Mission to Skopje, for a day of songs and singing, theatre plays, sport games, and dance performances...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports review process of Ohrid Framework Agreement
Publishing date: 29 September 2015
SKOPJE, 29 September 2015 – Evaluating the role of the Ohrid Framework Agreement (OFA) in enhancing social cohesion is the aim of the OSCE-supported review process discussed in Skopje today, focusing on anti-discrimination, de-centralization, education, equitable representation, the use of languages and numerically smaller communities...
OSCE Mission to Skopje trains police station commanders on general management and problem oriented policing
Publishing date: 28 September 2015
The OSCE Mission to Skopje will organize three workshops for 56 police station commanders with the aim of increasing the professional capacity of police in democratic, professional and efficient performance. The workshops will take place between 28 September and 9 October 2015 in Ohrid and Ponivka...
OSCE Mission to Skopje signs Memorandum of Understanding with Bitola Municipality
Publishing date: 25 August 2015
The OSCE Mission to Skopje and Municipality of Bitola signed a Memorandum of Understanding on raising capacities of the Local Youth Council on 25 August 2015 in Bitola...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office welcomes agreement by political leaders in Skopje to overcome political crisis
Publishing date: 15 July 2015
VIENNA, 15 July 2015 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić today welcomed the agreement between political leaders on measures to overcome the political crisis in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and pledged OSCE support for its implementation...
OSCE Mission to Skopje announces winners of award promoting safe and environmentally friendly schools
Publishing date: 14 July 2015
OSCE Mission to Skopje and the Ministry of Education and Science held a ceremony to award schools that won the title of being safe and environmentally friendly, in Skopje on 14 July 2015...