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Co-operation between criminal investigation departments and uniformed police in focus of OSCE Mission to Skopje-organized event
Publishing date: 29 September 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
A two-day seminar aimed at fostering internal co-operation and co-ordination between the uniformed police and criminal investigation departments, organized by the OSCE Mission to Skopje, in co-operation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, began on 29 September 2016 in Skopje...
Implications of migration and refugee crisis for the European security discussed at OSCE-ELIAMEP event in Athens
Publishing date: 13 May 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, Networks, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Migration
Challenges posed by the migration and refugee flows and their impact on European security was the focus of an event jointly organized by the OSCE and the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) in Athens on 10 May 2016. The security implications of mass movements of people for regional and sub-regional stability, the role of international organizations, and co-operation and co-ordination among relevant actors, were among the issues highlighted...
Statement by Head of OSCE Mission to Skopje on President Ivanov’s decisions to pardon 56 individuals
Publishing date: 14 April 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
SKOPJE, 14 April 2016- Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje Nina Suomalainen has taken note of President Gjorge Ivanov’s 41 decisions published yesterday in the Official Gazette to pardon 56 individuals...
OSCE field missions’ work in promoting regional co-operation important for stability in Western Balkans, says Chairperson-in-Office Dačić
Publishing date: 2 December 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Mission to Montenegro, OSCE Mission to Serbia, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BELGRADE, 2 December 2015- The work of the OSCE’s field operations in South-east Europe in promoting regional co-operation is important for sustaining stability in the region, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić said today on the margins of the 22nd OSCE Ministerial Council in Belgrade...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office welcomes agreement by political leaders in Skopje to overcome political crisis
Publishing date: 15 July 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 15 July 2015 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić today welcomed the agreement between political leaders on measures to overcome the political crisis in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and pledged OSCE support for its implementation...
Foreign Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Nikola Poposki addresses OSCE Permanent Council on political situation in country
Publishing date: 11 June 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 11 June 2015 – Nikola Poposki, Foreign Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, reaffirmed his country’s commitments to European and Euro-Atlantic integration in his address to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna today. He also emphasized that European Union integration was of vital importance for the country...
OSCE Secretary General and EU Commissioner Hahn encourage political parties in former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to engage in political process and to reach an agreement through dialogue
Publishing date: 8 June 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 8 June 2015 – OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier and EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn, in a meeting on 6 June, reviewed with concern the state of affairs in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and discussed next steps needed to rapidly overcome current political tensions...