News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Skopje launches project to develop parliamentary TV channel
Publishing date: 25 May 2006
SKOPJE, 25 May 2006- The OSCE Mission to Skopje has signed an agreement with the President of the country's Parliament to implement a project that will provide technical assistance for the parliamentary television channel...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports training for municipal financial officers
Publishing date: 19 May 2006
SKOPJE, 19 May 2006- A workshop teaching 50 municipal financial officers about newly designed software that will make budget execution and financial reporting in local government units more efficient and transparent started today in Bitola...
OSCE Skopje Mission helps train pre-school teachers to work in multi-ethnic environment
Publishing date: 18 May 2006
SKOPJE, 18 May 2006- A series of seminars for teachers that ended today in Skopje focused on raising the standards of pre-school education and ensuring the inclusion of all ethnic groups. Twenty school teachers of different ethnic backgrounds from...
OSCE media freedom representative praises Skopje's abolishment of prison sentences for defamation
Publishing date: 11 May 2006
VIENNA, 11 May 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has welcomed the adoption by the Parliament in Skopje of amendments to the Criminal Code, which abolish imprisonment as a punishment for defamation...
OSCE Mission to Skopje begins political party dialogue project
Publishing date: 10 May 2006
SKOPJE, 10 May 2006- The OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje and the Norwegian Foreign Ministry today co-organized a roundtable discussion in Kumanovo on developing political dialogue, prior to the 5 July parliamentary elections in the country...
OSCE Mission to Skopje trains Ombudsman staff to better serve vulnerable groups
Publishing date: 5 May 2006
SKOPJE, 5 May 2006- Thirty-five staff members of the Ombudsman Office are taking part in a training course in Skopje on the role of national human rights bodies in protecting vulnerable groups, including children and the disabled...
OSCE Chairman commends authorities in Skopje on their reform efforts and encourages them to continue on this path
Publishing date: 27 April 2006
SKOPJE, 27 April 2006- During his visit to Skopje, OSCE Chairman-in-Office Karel De Gucht, congratulated the country on its progress toward Euro-Atlantic integration. He also encouraged authorities in Skopje to continue on this path of reforms...