News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission, Supreme Court organize regional conference to improve efficiency of courts in Serbia
Publishing date: 15 November 2006
BELGRADE, 15 November 2006- A two-day meeting organized by the OSCE Mission to Serbia and the country's Supreme Court to review the implementation of the 2004 Civil Procedure Code of Serbia began in Belgrade today...
OSCE Mission welcomes deployment of domestic observers at constitutional referendum
Publishing date: 9 October 2006
BELGRADE, 9 October 2006- The OSCE Mission to Serbia welcomes the decision of the Republican Electoral Commission to enable domestic observation of the referendum on the new Serbian Constitution scheduled for 28 and 29 October....
Montenegro welcomed onto OSCE Permanent Council as 56th participating State
Publishing date: 22 June 2006
VIENNA, 22 June 2006- Newly independent Montenegro today became the 56th State to take its seat as an independent country at the OSCE Permanent Council, the Organization's main negotiating and decision-taking body. The last state to join was Andorra...
OSCE Mission acknowledges adoption of Montenegrin Law on Free Access to Information and encourages its implementation
Publishing date: 11 November 2005
PODGORICA, 11 November 2005- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro acknowledged the adoption of the Law on Free Access to Information by the Montenegrin Parliament on 8 of November...
OSCE Mission lauds State Union Parliament resolution on Serbia and Montenegro's accession to the EU
Publishing date: 29 June 2005
BELGRADE, 29 June 2005- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Maurizio Massari, welcomed today's adoption of a resolution on accession to the European Union by the Parliament of the State Union. "This is an important step forward for...
OSCE Mission sees positive EU Feasibility Study on Serbia and Montenegro as encouragement for further reforms
Publishing date: 12 April 2005
BELGRADE, 12 April 2005- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro welcomes the latest developments in the country, which have led to the European Commission's positive Feasibility Study. "I expect Serbia and Montenegro to further intensify efforts to...
Opening of secret service files important for democracy and justice in Serbia and Montenegro, OSCE mission head says
Publishing date: 5 March 2005
BELGRADE, 5 March 2005- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Maurizio Massari, today said the opening of secret service files was very important for the democratic culture and the protection of individual rights in the country. "The...