News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Skopje helps raise accountability for election crimes
Publishing date: 12 July 2006
SKOPJE, 12 July 2006- A project to assess the commitment and capacity of State institutions to prosecute and punish perpetrators of election-related crimes was launched in Skopje today. It will be implemented by the OSCE-supported...
OSCE Skopje Mission contributes to mainstreaming gender issues
Publishing date: 12 July 2006
SKOPJE, 12 July 2006- Raising gender awareness among local community leaders, academic circles and the general public is the aim of a Gender Summer School taking place at the South Eastern European University in Tetovo. The three-week course...
Missing OSCE Mission member thought to have been detained in Italy
Publishing date: 2 July 2006
VIENNA, 2 July 2006- The Italian authorities have confirmed that police in Italy have detained a Georgian national on suspicion of drug smuggling. Italian authorities said the man's documents identified him as Mr Zurab Lomashvili, a Georgian national...
OSCE Mission to Skopje helps judiciary become more effective in combating organized crime
Publishing date: 16 June 2006
SKOPJE, 16 June 2006- Forty judges, prosecutors and other legal professionals learned specific practices and methods for applying international standards in combating organized crime during a three-day workshop which ended today in Struga...
OSCE Mission to Skopje hosts regional workshop on policing in Roma and Sinti communities
Publishing date: 13 June 2006
SKOPJE, 13 June 2006- Roma and police experts from the Balkans began a workshop in Skopje today to share best practices on policing in Roma and Sinti communities...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports transparent dialogue among political parties
Publishing date: 1 June 2006
SKOPJE, 1 June 2006- Ambassador Carlos Pais, Head of the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, has urged the country as a whole to ensure that the 5 July parliamentary elections fulfil international standards....
OSCE Mission to Skopje launches education decentralization project
Publishing date: 1 June 2006
SKOPJE, 1 June 2006- The OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje today launched a brochure that features information about decentralization in education. The 20-page publication is part of a project that aims to help municipalities...