News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission kicks off campaign to boost public participation in municipal budget planning
Publishing date: 1 September 2011
PRISHTINЁ/PRIŠTINA, 1 September 2011 – The OSCE Mission in Kosovo launched today a public information campaign to help municipalities increase public participation in the 2012 municipal budget planning process...
OSCE Chairperson condemns violence and encourages dialogue in Kosovo
Publishing date: 28 July 2011
VILNIUS, 28 July 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today condemned recent violent incidents and encouraged dialogue in Kosovo...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo regrets loss of life, calls for calm and co-operation
Publishing date: 27 July 2011
Prishtinë/Priština, 27 July 2011- The Acting Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Edward Joseph, said today that he regrets the loss of life and injuries in the wake of the operation by Kosovo police special units in northern Kosovo...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo supports protection of cultural heritage
Publishing date: 20 July 2011
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo, the Kosovo Council for Cultural Heritage and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports are jointly organizing a series of public debates to raise awareness of the need to protect cultural and religious heritage...
OSCE helps Kosovo police, prosecutors co-operate with media
Publishing date: 5 July 2011
A series of six regional training sessions for the police, prosecutors and journalists on co-operation concluded on 30 June 2011 in Prishtinë/Priština...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo report on conflict-related property claims
Publishing date: 1 July 2011
A swift resolution of conflict-related property claims, including those on property restitution, must remain on the agenda of Kosovo institutions and the international community, as it is essential for the process of returns, economic development and inter-community relations, concludes the report presented by OSCE Mission in Kosovo on 29 June...
OSCE Mission promotes inclusion of disabled children
Publishing date: 24 June 2011
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo in co-operation with the Kosovo Centre for Public Safety, Education and Development (KCPSED) and the Parents Organization of Children with Disabilities in Kosovo (OPFAKOS), an non-governmental organization, organized a two-day ’Mini Olympic Games’ for children with disabilities in Vushtrri/Vučitrn, 18–19 June 2011...