News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports course to improve access to information
Publishing date: 28 August 2006
SKOPJE, 28 August 2006- A training course that aims to make it easier for journalists and others to gain access to public information started today with the support of the OSCE Mission to Skopje....
OSCE Skopje Mission funds summer camp to educate youth on democracy-building and economy
Publishing date: 14 August 2006
SKOPJE, 14 August 2006- A ten-day youth camp focusing on economy and democratization and funded by the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje opened at the Prespa lake today...
OSCE Mission to Skopje helps raise accountability for election crimes
Publishing date: 12 July 2006
SKOPJE, 12 July 2006- A project to assess the commitment and capacity of State institutions to prosecute and punish perpetrators of election-related crimes was launched in Skopje today. It will be implemented by the OSCE-supported...
OSCE Skopje Mission contributes to mainstreaming gender issues
Publishing date: 12 July 2006
SKOPJE, 12 July 2006- Raising gender awareness among local community leaders, academic circles and the general public is the aim of a Gender Summer School taking place at the South Eastern European University in Tetovo. The three-week course...
Missing OSCE Mission member thought to have been detained in Italy
Publishing date: 2 July 2006
VIENNA, 2 July 2006- The Italian authorities have confirmed that police in Italy have detained a Georgian national on suspicion of drug smuggling. Italian authorities said the man's documents identified him as Mr Zurab Lomashvili, a Georgian national...
OSCE Mission to Skopje helps judiciary become more effective in combating organized crime
Publishing date: 16 June 2006
SKOPJE, 16 June 2006- Forty judges, prosecutors and other legal professionals learned specific practices and methods for applying international standards in combating organized crime during a three-day workshop which ended today in Struga...
OSCE Mission to Skopje hosts regional workshop on policing in Roma and Sinti communities
Publishing date: 13 June 2006
SKOPJE, 13 June 2006- Roma and police experts from the Balkans began a workshop in Skopje today to share best practices on policing in Roma and Sinti communities...