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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities welcomes Serbian delegation in The Hague to discuss education
Publishing date: 12 March 2015
The OSCE Mission to Serbia organized a visit of representatives from the Serbian Government and other relevant institutions to discuss State-language education in Serbia with the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Astrid Thors on 11 and 12 March 2015 in The Hague...
Good governance a prerequisite for the cohesion of society, says High Commissioner Thors in Skopje
Publishing date: 19 February 2015
SKOPJE, 18 February 2015 – OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors joined the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić on a visit to Skopje, as part of the Chairmanship’s efforts to support democratic reforms and enhance regional co-operation...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors welcomes progress towards dedicated premises for Bujanovac Department
Publishing date: 10 February 2015
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors visited Serbia from 2 to 4 February 2015, where she took stock of progress at the Bujanovac Department of the Subotica Faculty of Economics of the Novi Sad University and met with key interlocutors to discuss issues related to her mandate.
Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev and High Commissioner on National Minorities meet in The Hague
Publishing date: 31 January 2015
Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev and High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors met in The Hague on 30 January 2015 to discuss the situation of the Crimean Tatar community in Crimea, Ukraine. Among others, they touched upon political participation, land ownership and linguistic rights...
High Commissioner Thors in Skopje: Integration is needed to avoid parallel societies
Publishing date: 16 December 2014
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors discussed the government’s plans to address the ethnic divide in society during her visit to Skopje, Tetovo and Struga from 9 to 12 December 2014. In Skopje, Thors discussed with Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Fatmir Besimi a possible set of government-owned initiatives that would signal the authorities’ commitment to integration...
Office of High Commissioner on National Minorities organizes meeting of political parties and minority representatives in Akhalkalaki, Georgia
Publishing date: 15 December 2014
The office of the High Commissioner on National Minorities organized a meeting for representatives of national minorities and political parties with the aim of supporting dialogue in Akhalkalaki, Georgia on 8 December 2014. Akhalkalaki, in Georgia’s Samtskhe Javakheti region, is densely populated by ethnic Armenians...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities facilitates regional co-operation on multilingual education in Central Asia
Publishing date: 11 December 2014
The office of the High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) organized two events in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on 4 and 5 December 2014, as part of the HCNM’s Central Asia Education Programme. They build on previous HCNM initiatives to stimulate regional dialogue and co operation on the education of national minorities and the integration of society in the Central Asian States...