News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Skopje praises completion of border handover
Publishing date: 30 August 2005
Skopje, 30 August 2005- The OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje today praised the Ministries of Defense and Interior on the successful transfer of border control from the military to the border police.
OSCE Skopje Mission promotes scouting for young people from minority communities
Publishing date: 14 July 2005
SKOPJE, 14 July 2005- Thirty children from different ethnic backgrounds will today join a five-day scout camp in Ohrid, supported by the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, in which they will meet their peers from the National Scout Association...
OSCE Skopje Mission promotes human rights education for children
Publishing date: 30 June 2005
SKOPJE, 30 June 2005- Twenty teachers of different ethnic backgrounds will take part in a workshop on children's human rights education in Skopje on 1 July. Later on, they will be able to educate some 600 pupils all over the country. The course is...
OSCE Mission in Skopje welcomes draft law on broadcasting
Publishing date: 23 June 2005
SKOPJE, 23 June 2005- The OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje today welcomed the draft law on broadcasting put forth by the Government, which covers the regulation of the broadcast industry and the functioning of the public service...
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: ODIHR final report stresses need for political will to improve electoral process
Publishing date: 17 June 2005
SKOPJE/WARSAW, 17 June 2005- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has published the final report of its Election Observation Mission to the 2005 Municipal Elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The report...
OSCE Skopje Mission supports local police efforts to increase road safety
Publishing date: 3 June 2005
SKOPJE, 3 June 2005- A country-wide public awareness campaign to increase road safety began today with the support of the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje. The Road Safety for All campaign is part...
OSCE praises dialogue in Skopje on draft law on community symbols
Publishing date: 31 May 2005
LJUBLJANA, 31 May 2005- The OSCE joined the Office of the EU Special Representative and the U.S. Embassy in Skopje in welcoming the Government's recent agreement on a draft Law regulating the use of Community Symbols. "I acknowledge the constructive...