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OSCE experts travel to Skopje to assist in drafting new law on religious communities and groups
Publishing date: 8 February 2006
SKOPJE, 9 February 2006- Government officials in Skopje have welcomed OSCE's assistance in drafting a new law on religious communities and groups. Two OSCE experts arrive in Skopje today for consultations with local experts.
OSCE Skopje Mission supports first aid training course for border police
Publishing date: 30 January 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 30 January 2006- Improving the first aid skills of border police officers is the aim of a three-week training course which starts today at the Military Hospital in Skopje. Officers from each of country's 30 border police stations...
OSCE Chairman welcomes stepped-up fight against organized crime by authorities in Skopje
Publishing date: 24 January 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Policing
BRUSSELS, 24 January 2006- The OSCE Chairman De Gucht has welcomed the opening of a new department for the prosecution of criminal perpetrators in the area of organized crime and corruption within the Public Prosecution Office in Skopje...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports strengthening of independent judiciary in the country
Publishing date: 28 December 2005
SKOPJE, 28 December 2005- Increasing the transparency and independence of the judicial system was the goal of an OSCE-sponsored workshop that ended in Skopje. Thirty-five participants, including...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports mediation training in remote village of Urvic
Publishing date: 27 December 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 27 December 2005- Improving communication between school management and parents, and raising public awareness on the decentralization of education in rural communities was the aim of a series of OSCE workshops in the remote village of Urvic...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports improvement of police oversight mechanism
Publishing date: 22 December 2005
SKOPJE, 22 December, 2005- Improvements to the national police oversight mechanism and the need for an independent external oversight body, fully consistent with European standards, were among the recommendations in a recent report by the OSCE...
OSCE Chairman and Mission to Skopje welcome European Union member candidate status
Publishing date: 19 December 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Democratization
SKOPJE, 19 December 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Dimitrij Rupel, and the Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje welcomed the decision of the European Council to grant the host country candidate status for EU membership. "We congratulate...