News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE-supported Building Bridges Fund presents 2018 grants on promoting interethnic understanding in schools
Publishing date: 6 February 2018
The OSCE-supported Building Bridges Fund has announced its annual grants to municipalities, schools, students, teachers and parents. The grants are used to organize activities that bring together students from all communities, who attend schools with different languages of instruction.
OSCE organizes workshop on Advance Passenger Information System in Skopje
Publishing date: 14 December 2017
A workshop on how to establish an Advance Passenger Information (API) System in Skopje, aimed at preventing the movement of foreign terrorist fighters and combating terrorism and transnational crime, was organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department’s Border Security and Management Unit (TNTD/BSMU) in Skopje from 12 to 14 December 2017.
OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on advancing rights of smaller communities, focusing on education, culture and media held in Skopje
Publishing date: 6 December 2017
SKOPJE, 6 December 2017 – Senior representatives of ministries in charge of education, culture, and information society and administration came together today in Skopje to discuss ways to further advance the rights of smaller communities. The discussion, organized by the OSCE Mission to Skopje, in co-operation with the national Agency for the Community Rights Realization, aims at encouraging dialogue on equitable representation and on improving community rights in education, culture, public administration and media...
OSCE Mission to Skopje and Interior Ministry launch project to reduce risk of weapons and proliferation of ammunition
Publishing date: 30 November 2017
SKOPJE, 30 November 2017 – The OSCE Mission to Skopje and the Ministry of Internal Affairs launched in Skopje today a new project aimed at reducing the risk of proliferation of weapons and of ammunition and to increase the security of existing stockpiles of small arms and light weapons...
Challenges in strengthening capacities of public broadcaster’s smaller community newsrooms addressed at OSCE-organized roundtable in Skopje
Publishing date: 27 November 2017
SKOPJE, 27 November 2017 – Challenges to strengthening the capacity of the Public Broadcaster’s smaller community newsrooms and the way forward were the focus of an OSCE-organized roundtable discussion that took place in Skopje today...
Ongoing efforts to implement reform agenda create unique opportunity for progress, says OSCE Secretary General in Skopje
Publishing date: 17 November 2017
SKOPJE, 17 November 2017 – Having successfully overcome the political crisis and the ongoing efforts to implement the reform agenda create a unique opportunity for progress, said OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger during a two-day visit to Skopje, which ended today...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir discusses media reforms, welcomes positive steps in Skopje
Publishing date: 15 November 2017
SKOPJE, 15 November 2017- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir, during his visit to Skopje today, commended several positive media reforms while underlining the need to improve the general media situation in the county.