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Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Brian Aggeler, visited Mostar today
Publishing date: 10 November 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections, Good governance
Ambassador Brian Aggeler, Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH, visited Mostar today where he met with the Mission’s counterparts in the city administration, Mayor Mario Kordić and Mostar City Council Speaker Salem Marić.
OSCE organizes awareness raising event for civil society on re-use of confiscated assets in Montenegro
Publishing date: 3 November 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Good governance, Countering terrorism
On 2 November, OSCE concluded the series of national workshops in Montenegro on social re-use of confiscated illicit assets. The event highlighted the key role civil society organizations play in the fight against organized crime and corruption. It also raised the awareness on the possibility to assign assets confiscated from criminal groups to civil society, contributing thus to social, cultural and socio-entrepreneurial activities and reintegrating confiscated illicit assets into communities and the legal economy.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro provides Parliament with instruments to review legislation from gender perspective
Publishing date: 28 October 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Good governance, Gender equality
At the 35th session of Parliamentary Gender Equality Committee, held on 28 October, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro presented to MPs and representatives of the public administration instruments developed to support the institution in ensuring the laws are gender-mainstreamed and provide for equal treatment of all citizens.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports the Library of Parliament
Publishing date: 26 October 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Democratization, Good governance
On 26 October, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro further supported the digitization of the Parliament’s library services through provision of technical equipment that included magnetic and plastic card printer, thermal label printer and bar code scanner, as well as books on cultural studies, discussions papers and essays, academic, historical, political theory, economics, and ecological titles.
OSCE Presence in Albania, Central Election Commission sign Memorandum of Understanding on strengthening election administration capacities, intensifying co-operation
Publishing date: 17 October 2022
Content type: News
On 17 October, the OSCE Presence in Albania and the Central Election Commission (CEC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to intensify co-operation for advancing CEC’s capacities to carry out its work in line with OSCE/ODIHR recommendations and best international standards. “This document is a
Parliament of Montenegro equipped to communicate on budget and research through infographics
Publishing date: 13 October 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Democratization, Good governance
Building on the training courses in 2020 and 2021, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro finalized in September advanced training sessions on infographics and data visualization for eight staff of Parliamentary Institute and Parliamentary Budget Office, enabling them to develop creative solutions for Parliament’s publications, produced in a clear and concise form.
Challenges of disinformation and propaganda at focus of 8th annual Media Development Forum organized by OSCE Presence in Albania
Publishing date: 11 October 2022
Content type: News
What we do: Democratization, Education, Good governance, Media freedom and development, Youth
On 11 October, the OSCE Presence in Albania organized its eighth annual Media Development Forum, a platform for dialogue among media, public institutions and civil society. This year’s Forum focused on press freedom and the development of media in the country, journalist safety, and the challenges