News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
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
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...
OSCE Skopje Mission helps train teachers to work in multi-ethnic pre-schools
Publishing date: 16 December 2005
SKOPJE, 16 December 2005- Raising the standards of pre-school education and ensuring the inclusion of all ethnic groups, especially marginalized ones, was the aim of a series of workshops that ended today in Skopje. Twenty school teachers...
OSCE Skopje Mission supports Ombudsman staff training
Publishing date: 15 December 2005
SKOPJE, 15 December, 2005- A training course for Ombudsman deputies and investigators on professional and standardised case handling procedures, and good governance ended today in Skopje. The event, aimed at improving...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports trial observation on human trafficking-related cases
Publishing date: 9 December 2005
SKOPJE, 9 December, 2005- A report from the OSCE-supported Coalition 'All for Fair Trials', which was presented today in Skopje, recommends improvements in national victim protection measures and stricter adherence to sentencing guidelines in human...
Roma community leaders benefit from OSCE Mission to Skopje workshop on decentralization
Publishing date: 9 December 2005
SKOPJE, 9 December, 2005- Increasing the knowledge of Roma municipal councillors and community leaders about the country's decentralization process is the aim of a four-day workshop, supported by the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, which...
OSCE Mission to Skopje helps rural communities learn about their rights and police procedures
Publishing date: 7 December 2005
SKOPJE, 7 December 2005- Raising public awareness on citizens' rights in police procedure was the aim of a series of workshops completed today in the Tetovo area...