News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Montenegro and OSCE have strong working partnership, says Austria’s Deputy Foreign Minister Linhart
Publishing date: 14 November 2017
PODGORICA, 14 November 2017 – Austria’s Deputy Foreign Minister Michael Linhart, representing the 2017 OSCE Chairmanship, visited Montenegro today, stressing the importance of close co-operation and strategic partnership between the country’s authorities and the OSCE Mission to Montenegro...
OSCE Missions to Montenegro and Skopje support bilateral protocol on fighting human trafficking
Publishing date: 7 November 2017
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro, together with the OSCE Mission to Skopje, organized a first working meeting between the institutions of Montenegro and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in charge of drafting a protocol on co-operation between the two countries in the fight against human trafficking. The meeting was held from 30 October to 1 November 2017 in Skopje...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports call for proposals by Regional Youth Co-operation Office of the Western Balkans on regional reconciliation projects
Publishing date: 6 November 2017
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro supported the local branch of the Regional Youth Co-operation Office of the Western Balkans (RYCO) on 1 November 2017 in bringing together representatives from more than 40 NGOs at the premises of the Youth Centre in Podgorica...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro trains future mediators in resolving family disputes
Publishing date: 3 November 2017
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro, in co-operation with the Centre for Mediation, concluded a four-day training course for a new group of 20 mediators in family disputes on 2 November 2017 in Podgorica as part of its activities to support the government in judicial reform.
OSCE/ODIHR builds capacity of Montenegro’s parliament to conduct gender-sensitive analysis of legislation
Publishing date: 31 October 2017
Mainstreaming gender in the legislative process in Montenegro was the focus of a workshop for 32 members and secretaries of Montenegro’s parliamentary committees held in Podgorica on 30 and 31 October 2017. The event was organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro with expert support from the OSCE
OSCE Mission to Montenegro trains state administration employees on anti-discrimination against national minorities
Publishing date: 27 October 2017
The fifth training course of the seventh cycle on anti-discrimination was organized for 25 employees of the state administration by Montenegro’s Ministry for Human and Minority Rights in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Montenegro on 26 and 27 October 2017 in Ulcinj. This training court dealt with preventing discrimination against national minorities, with emphasis on Roma...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized first training course on hate crime for representatives of judiciary
Publishing date: 17 October 2017
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro in co-operation with the Judicial Training Centre organized a first in a series of three one-day training courses on hate crime for representatives of the judiciary on 17 October 2017 in Podgorica...