News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Skopje trains civil servants on drafting legislation
Publishing date: 20 April 2011
SKOPJE, 20 April 2011- Members of the public and state administration dealing with legislative drafting will learn to improve their skills through an OSCE-supported project launched in Skopje today...
OSCE Mission to Skopje calls for improving situation of Roma
Publishing date: 8 April 2011
SKOPJE, 8 April 2011 – The OSCE Mission to Skopje today marked International Roma Day by urging institutions to improve the situation of Roma in the country by implementing the recommendations contained in the OSCE Action Plan for Improving the Situation of Roma and Sinti in the OSCE Area...
OSCE Minorities Commissioner Vollebaek supports strategy for integrated education during visit to Skopje
Publishing date: 18 March 2011
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), Knut Vollebaek, visited Skopje on 16-18 March 2011 to assess progress in integrating education as outlined in a government strategy. He also discussed the current political context and its impact on inter-ethnic relations.
Student teachers and social workers complete OSCE-supported practicum placements in multi-ethnic classrooms
Publishing date: 7 March 2011
Eighty student teachers and social workers received certificates at the end of February from the acting Head of OSCE Mission to Skopje, Ambassador Natalya Drozd, and the Minister of Education and Science Nikola Todorov for completing an OSCE-organized practicum placement in multi-ethnic classrooms, at a ceremony in Skopje.
OSCE Mission to Skopje promotes co-operation of local and central authorities with Ombudsman
Publishing date: 16 February 2011
The OSCE Mission to Skopje has launched a series of four roundtable meetings on the role of the Ombudsman to promote the use of the Ombudsman institution
OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje supports preventing corruption in police services
Publishing date: 15 December 2010
SKOPJE, 16 December 2010- International and local police experts will share best practices and discuss ways to prevent and combat corruption in police forces at an OSCE-supported regional conference which started in Mavrovo today...
OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje community policing survey shows improvements
Publishing date: 8 December 2010
SKOPJE, 9 December 2010- A new survey on community policing, conducted by the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, shows improvements and positive trends, the Head of the Mission, Ambassador Jose Luis Herrero, said today at a workshop on community policing...