News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Skopje decentralization assessment shows progress, highlights further challenges
Publishing date: 1 February 2012
SKOPJE, 1 February 2012 – Positive trends in decentralizing powers from central to local government have been observed over the past five years, but new challenges lie ahead, concludes an OSCE report on the decentralization process presented in Skopje today...
OSCE Mission to Skopje presents results of a survey on police work
Publishing date: 9 December 2011
The OSCE Mission to Skopje presented the final results of its Mayors Perception Survey on the work of the police, conducted in co-operation with the Association of Municipalities (ZELS) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, on 8 December 2011...
OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, ZELS mark fifth anniversary of decentralization process
Publishing date: 3 December 2010
SKOPJE, 3 December 2010- The fifth anniversary of the start of the decentralization process in the country was marked with a conference co-organized by the OSCE and the Association of Local Self-Government Units (ZELS) in Mavrovo today...
OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje supports the production of a feasibility study for the Ministry of Local Self-Government
Publishing date: 7 October 2010
SKOPJE, 7 October 2010- The Head of OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje Ambassador Jose Luis Herrero and Minister of Local Self-government Musa Xhaferi signed today a memorandum of understanding as a support to the local self government reform...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports establishment of national mechanism for non-discrimination
Publishing date: 21 June 2010
SKOPJE, 21 June 2010- A high-level OSCE-supported conference which started in Skopje today will discuss the establishment of an effective national mechanism for protection from discrimination...
OSCE Mission to Skopje presents results of annual decentralization survey
Publishing date: 17 December 2009
SKOPJE, 17 December 2009- The OSCE Mission to Skopje presented the results of its annual survey assessing the progress of decentralization in various areas in 2008 and 2009 at a conference in Skopje today...
OSCE Mission to Skopje project to support public administration reform concludes
Publishing date: 10 December 2009
SKOPJE, 10 December 2009- A seven-month OSCE project that helped strengthen the skills of the government's Public Administration Reform Unit concluded in Skopje today...