News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
ODIHR concludes support to electoral reform working group in Skopje, will support review of electoral code
Publishing date: 14 June 2018
A team of experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited Skopje from 13 to 14 June 2018 to provide assistance at the final meeting of the working group on electoral reform, which is mandated to review the country’s electoral code.
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Moavero and Secretary General Greminger welcome historic agreement between Athens and Skopje
Publishing date: 13 June 2018
ROME/VIENNA- OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Italy’s Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi and OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger welcomed the announcement of an agreement between Athens and Skopje on resolving the name issue, which they hailed as a major step towards advancing regional stability...
Safety of journalists during critical events focus of OSCE Mission to Skopje, Internal Affairs Ministry and Journalists’ Association workshop with journalists and police officers
Publishing date: 12 June 2018
SKOPJE, 12 June 2018 – Improving the safety of journalists during critical events was the focus of an OSCE-supported workshop today in Skopje, which brought together some 20 journalists and police officers...
Findings from analysis of legal framework for registration of unregistered persons presented in Skopje
Publishing date: 8 June 2018
SKOPJE, 8 June 2018 – Government officials and civil society representatives gathered today in Skopje at an OSCE-organized event to discuss the findings of an UNHCR-supported analysis of the existing legal framework for registration of unregistered persons...
OSCE Mission to Skopje-supported project brings together students from different communities through workshops on ecology and nature preservation
Publishing date: 5 June 2018
More than 100 students, teachers, and representatives of civil society and the international community gathered on 5 June 2018 in Skopje for an event of a project sponsored by the OSCE-supported grants programme, the Building Bridges Fund, aimed at increasing interaction among students of different communities...
NGO representatives strengthen trial monitoring skills at OSCE/ODIHR training event in Skopje
Publishing date: 15 May 2018
Trial monitoring and fair trial rights were the focus of a two-day training event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Skopje, on 14 and 15 May 2018 in Skopje. The trainees – 18 women and five men – were
South East Europe Media Conference participants call for urgent action to protect journalists and improve media freedom
Publishing date: 11 May 2018
STRUGA, 11 May 2018 – Over the past two days more than 160 participants, including media actors, governments and civil society organizations from across the South-Eastern European region gathered in Struga to discuss the most pressing media freedom challenges and provide recommendations for the improvement of press freedom and the media environment in the region.