News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE helps young people in Kosovo voice their concerns, influence decision-making
Publishing date: 12 August 2014
PRISHTINЁ/PRIŠTINA, 12 August 2014 – To mark International Youth Day, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, UNICEF and GIZ (the German agency for international co-operation) will support today 25 Local Youth Action Councils (LYACs) in taking the concerns of young people to local- and central-level officials.
OSCE Mission in Kosovo calls for stronger protection of community rights by municipalities
Publishing date: 27 June 2014
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 27 June 2014 – Municipal mechanisms for the protection of community rights and interests should be further improved to ensure more active participation by communities in local governance and public affairs, concludes a report by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo published today...
Municipalities in Kosovo should further improve compliance with languages law, says OSCE Mission report
Publishing date: 23 June 2014
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 23 June 2014 – Municipalities in Kosovo should further improve their compliance with the Law on the Use of Languages, concludes an OSCE Mission report presented today...
OSCE Mission to present report on language rights compliance by municipalities in Kosovo
Publishing date: 20 June 2014
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 20 June 2014 – The OSCE Mission will present its report on how municipalities in Kosovo comply with language rights, at a conference in Pejё/Peć this coming Monday...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo trains airport managers, police, customs officers on airport security
Publishing date: 20 June 2014
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo concluded a five-day training course on 20 June 2014 on airport security for Prishtinë/Priština airport managers, police and customs officers, at the Kosovo Academy on Public Safety in Vushtrri/Vučitrn...
Active civil society involvement and institutional responses crucial to stamping out hate speech, say OSCE conference participants in Kosovo
Publishing date: 13 June 2014
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 13 June 2014 – The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jean –Claude Schlumberger, and the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, opened today in Prishtinё/Priština a one-day regional conference on taking action against hate speech without violating the freedom of expression...
OSCE Secretary General commends Mission in Kosovo for providing election support in Sunday polls
Publishing date: 10 June 2014
VIENNA, 10 June 2014 – OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier congratulated the Mission in Kosovo on a successful support operation to the early Assembly elections in northern Kosovo on 8 June...