News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Swiss OSCE Chairperson-in-Office welcomes progress on regional co-operation and reconciliation in Western Balkans
Publishing date: 25 April 2014
BELGRADE / TIRANA / PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 25 April 2014- Swiss Foreign Minister and Chairperson-in-Office, Didier Burkhalter, drew a positive conclusion from his two-day visit to the Western Balkans. In his meetings with high-level representatives of the authorities in Belgrade, Tirana and Prishtinë/Priština, he received strong backing for the engagement of the Swiss OSCE Chairmanship in the region...
Swiss OSCE Chairperson-in-Office to visit Western Balkans
Publishing date: 23 April 2014
BERN, 23 April 2014 – Swiss Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Didier Burkhalter, will visit Belgrade, Tirana and Prishtinë/Priština from 24 to 25 April 2014 to meet with political leaders and discuss Switzerland's engagement in the region as OSCE Chair...
On International Roma Day, the OSCE Mission to Serbia calls for tangible change in daily lives of Roma
Publishing date: 8 April 2014
BELGRADE, 8 April 2014 – On International Roma Day, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Peter Burkhard, underlined the need for further efforts to ensure the greater inclusion of Roma in the public and socio-economic life...
OSCE, Serbian Defence Ministry promote OSCE Code of Conduct on politico-military aspects of security
Publishing date: 28 March 2014
BELGRADE, 28 March 2014 – Promoting co-operative behaviour and enhancing norms of responsible conduct in the field of defense and security throughout the OSCE region was the focus of a three-day workshop that ended today in Belgrade...
Swiss OSCE Chairmanship and OSCE Mission to Serbia support regional dialogue of civil society on torture prevention and fight against hate crime
Publishing date: 24 February 2014
BELGRADE, 24 February 2014-- Strengthening the role of civil society organizations (CSOs) in the Western Balkans in preventing torture and in fighting hate speech, especially against Roma, is the focus of a two-day regional workshop starting in Belgrade today....
Participation in elections key to securing citizens’ rights, says Head of OSCE Mission to Serbia
Publishing date: 13 February 2014
BELGRADE, 13 February 2014 – Participation of all citizens of Serbia in the electoral process is key to securing citizens’ rights, said Ambassador Peter Burkhard, Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, in the run-up to the 16 March early parliamentary elections in the country...
OSCE Mission to Serbia Head calls for rights to be respected in criminal investigations
Publishing date: 14 January 2014
BELGRADE, 14 January 2014 – While welcoming the efforts of Serbian authorities to complete the investigation in the case of murdered journalist Slavko Ćuruvija and to bring the perpetrators to justice, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Peter Burkhard, urged respect for constitutional provisions and professional and ethical standards related to informing the public about police investigations and court proceedings...