News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission head welcomes orderly completion of vote collection operation in Kosovo
Publishing date: 16 March 2014
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 16 March 2014 – The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger, noted at 22:00 hrs this evening that the collection of votes has concluded in an orderly manner. The operation was designed to enable eligible voters in Kosovo to exercise their right and cast ballots in Serbian parliamentary elections...
OSCE Mission Head calls for more women directors in Kosovo institutions
Publishing date: 7 March 2014
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 7 March 2014 – Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger, appealed to local and central level institutions in Kosovo to raise the number of women in managerial positions...
OSCE-facilitated mayoral elections in Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North carried out successfully
Publishing date: 23 February 2014
MITROVICË/MITROVICA, 23 February 2014 – OSCE Mission in Kosovo has successfully facilitated repeat elections for the mayor of Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North municipality held today...
Head of OSCE Mission condemns murder of Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North municipal assembly member
Publishing date: 16 January 2014
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 16 January 2014 – The head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger, condemned last night’s murder of Dimitrije Janićijević...
Lack of reliable data impeding positive efforts by Kosovo institutions on repatriation, OSCE report reveals
Publishing date: 9 January 2014
Prishtinё/Priština, 8 January 2014 – The OSCE Mission today published its third report on the reintegration of persons repatriated to Kosovo.
Statement by OSCE Kosovo Mission Head on situation with broadcast media regulator
Publishing date: 26 December 2013
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 26 December 2013 – The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger welcomed today the decision by the Assembly of Kosovo to dismiss two members of the Independent Media Commission (IMC) Board...
OSCE successfully concludes election facilitation in four northern Kosovo municipalities
Publishing date: 1 December 2013
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 1 December 2013 – Following the completion of the second round of mayoral elections in Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North and the re-vote at three polling stations in Zvečan/Zveçan, the OSCE successfully concluded its election facilitation in the four northern Kosovo municipalities...