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OSCE and EU Delegation in North Macedonia launch project to monitor trials of corruption and organized crime cases
Publishing date: 28 July 2021
SKOPJE, 28 July 2021- The OSCE Mission to Skopje launched an EU-funded project to support a more effective administration of justice by monitoring trials on corruption and organized crime cases in North Macedonia. This three-year project is part of a regional initiative implemented by OSCE field operations in Tirana, Podgorica, Skopje, Sarajevo, and Pristina.
Third and final report on SPO cases presented online today by OSCE Mission to Skopje
Publishing date: 20 May 2020
SKOPJE, 20 May 2020 – Today, the OSCE Mission to Skopje published its third and final report on the activities and cases under the former Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO). The publication includes recommendations to judicial actors, the legislative and the executive branches, with the aim to tackle the issues identified in the report in order to improve the efficiency and fairness of judicial proceedings...
OSCE Mission to Skopje and its partners call for proactive approach on domestic violence prevention
Publishing date: 6 April 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality, Rule of law
SKOPJE, 6 April 2020- The OSCE Mission to Skopje, the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy of North Macedonia and the National Network to End Violence against Women and Domestic Violence call upon the relevant actors to make additional efforts to prevent domestic violence during the COVID-19 crisis and to put in place effective victim protection mechanisms...
OSCE presents second interim report on work of Special Prosecutor’s Office in Skopje
Publishing date: 12 June 2019
SKOPJE, 12 June 2019 – The OSCE Mission to Skopje presented today the second interim report on the activities and cases of the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO), resulting from the Mission’s trial monitoring observations.
Regional judicial conference, supported by the OSCE, takes place in Skopje
Publishing date: 28 March 2019
SKOPJE, 28 March 2019 – Some 60 judges from North Macedonia, Croatia, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia and Slovenia, gathered in Skopje today to discuss preconditions and challenges the Western Balkan countries face on the path towards the application of European judicial standards in their countries...
OSCE Mission to Skopje condemns attempts to sell its Commentary to Law on Criminal Procedure
Publishing date: 28 January 2019
SKOPJE, 28 January 2019 – The OSCE Mission to Skopje condemns attempts to market and sell the OSCE-sponsored Commentary to the 2010 Law on Criminal Procedure.
OSCE Mission to Skopje presented first Legal Commentary on the Law on Criminal Procedure
Publishing date: 20 December 2018
The OSCE Mission to Skopje presented today a Legal Commentary on the Law on Criminal Procedure, the first of its kind, prepared by a group of legal experts that will help lawyers, judges and prosecutors apply the Law in a better and more uniform fashion in the courts.