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Participants of OSCE conference in Kosovo pledge to improve regional co-operation on combating organized crime and transnational threats
Publishing date: 19 November 2014
A conference organized by the OSCE Mission and Kosovo Police for law enforcement officers, government representatives, and academics from Western Balkans, Turkey and several EU countries on combating organized crime and transnational threats concluded on 18 November 2014 in Prishtinë/Priština...
OSCE forum participants call for stronger protection of property and housing rights in Kosovo
Publishing date: 13 November 2014
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 13 November 2014 – The OSCE Mission in Kosovo organized today a forum on housing and property rights for the representatives of various communities living in Kosovo, relevant ministries, Office of the Prime Minister, judiciary, police and Kosovo Property Agency...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo trains lawyers on cross-examination
Publishing date: 10 November 2014
From 4 to 7 November 2014 the OSCE Mission in Kosovo trained 68 lawyers on cross-examination techniques at training sessions held in Prishtinë/Priština and Prizren...
Enable religious communities in Kosovo to register as legal entities, say OSCE conference participants
Publishing date: 30 October 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 30 October 2014 – Leaders and members of Islamic, Serbian Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant Evangelic, and Jewish communities in Kosovo reiterated today their call for an improved legal framework which would enable religious communities to register as legal entities, request restitution of property and regulate their finances...
OSCE strongly condemns attempted murder of journalist in Kosovo
Publishing date: 27 October 2014
Content type: Press release
What we do: Media freedom and development
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA/VIENNA, 27 October 2014 – Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, and OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović, today strongly condemned the attempted murder of Klan Kosova TV station journalist, Milot Hasimja...
OSCE Mission workshop highlights efforts to prevent illegal occupation of properties in Kosovo
Publishing date: 24 October 2014
The last in a series of six OSCE workshops on preventing the illegal re-occupation of apartments, houses and land belonging to displaced persons, was held on 24 October 2014 in Gjakovë/Đakovica for representatives of the Kosovo Property Agency (KPA), Kosovo Police, judges and prosecutors...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo launches new tool for evaluating work of justice sector
Publishing date: 8 October 2014
In line with its mandate to promote the independence, impartiality and accountability of the justice system, on 8 October 2014, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo has launched Justice Monitor, a new bi-annual publication presenting qualitative performance indicators for first instance courts in Kosovo. It is the first time this kind of data relating to courts in Kosovo has been compiled...