News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE introduces concept of dialogue policing to national police service in North Macedonia
Publishing date: 3 November 2021
In several European countries, dialogue policing, with its emphasis on the importance of oral and informal communication between the police and event organizers, has proven effective in preventing confrontations and violence during public gatherings, such as demonstrations or football matches. On 2 November 2021, the OSCE Mission to Skopje delivered a workshop to introduce the concept to the senior police management of North Macedonia.
OSCE supports third Annual General Meeting of Balkan Asset Management Interagency Network
Publishing date: 1 November 2021
The OSCE, together with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), supported the third Annual General Meeting of the Balkan Asset Management Interagency Network (BAMIN) held from 27 to 29 October 2021 in Tirana, Albania.
OSCE organizes training course on Dark Web and virtual currencies in Central Asia
Publishing date: 29 October 2021
A five-day OSCE online training course on the Dark Web and virtual currencies for criminal justice practitioners from the five Central Asian OSCE participating States concluded on 29 October 2021.
OSCE convenes first meeting of Multi-Agency Committee in Serbia for combating gender-based violence in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 28 October 2021
On 26 October 2021, the OSCE convened the first meeting of the Multi-Agency Committee in Serbia established as part of its project, Enhancing Criminal Justice Capacities for Combating Gender-based Violence in South-Eastern Europe.
OSCE convenes first meeting of Multi-Agency Committee in Montenegro for combating gender-based violence in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 22 October 2021
On 20 and 21 October 2021, the OSCE convened the first meeting of the Multi-Agency Committee in Montenegro established as part of its project, Enhancing Criminal Justice Capacities for Combating Gender-based Violence in South-Eastern Europe, which is run by the OSCE’s Strategic Police Matters Unit.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports development of questionnaire for police officers interviewing trafficking in human beings victims
Publishing date: 20 October 2021
Building on previous work supporting the Ministry of Interior and Police Directorate in combating trafficking in human beings, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized a two-day workshop to support the drafting of guidelines for police officers when conducting interviews with persons suspected of being trafficked on 19 and 20 October 2021 in Podgorica...
OSCE-organized training courses further strengthen operational criminal intelligence analysis in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 18 October 2021
The OSCE’s Strategic Police Matters Unit, in co-operation with six OSCE field operations in South-Eastern Europe and the Shortest Path Training Company from the United Kingdom, held on 4 to 6 October 2021 the advanced round of a series of online training courses focused on utilizing IBM’s i2 software packages Analyst’s Notebook and iBase for criminal intelligence analysis.