News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Serbia awards journalist with 2013 Person of the Year Award
Publishing date: 11 December 2013
BELGRADE, 11 December 2013- Journalist Zsuzsanna Szerencsés received the OSCE Mission to Serbia’s 2013 Person of the Year Award for her promotion of freedom of expression and democratic dialogue, at a ceremony taking place today in Belgrade.
OSCE contributes to strengthening lawmaking process in Serbia
Publishing date: 28 November 2013
A roadmap for streamlining and improving the lawmaking process in Serbia was the focus of discussions in Belgrade on 27 and 28 November 2013, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the Serbian National Assembly and the OSCE Mission to Serbia...
Regional discussion among prosecutors’ associations helps advance judicial reform process
Publishing date: 8 November 2013
BELGRADE, 8 November 2013 – Representatives of prosecutors’ associations from across the region gathered today in Belgrade to exchange experiences on the judicial reform process. The conference on the “Reform of the judiciary and the role of professional associations” was organized by the OSCE Mission to Serbia and the Association of Public Prosecutors and Deputy Public Prosecutors of Serbia.
OSCE/ODIHR supports dialogue on improving system for resolving election disputes in Serbia
Publishing date: 8 November 2013
Improving the system for resolving election-related disputes in Serbia was the focus of a roundtable discussion organized by the OSCE Mission to Serbia in co-operation with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) on 6 November 2013, in Belgrade.
Head of OSCE Mission to Serbia expresses condolences over death of police officer Goran Đorđević
Publishing date: 23 October 2013
BELGRADE, 23 October 2013 – The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Peter Burkhard, expressed condolences today to the family, friends and colleagues of police officer Goran Đorđević and to the Serbian police service for the loss of one of its own...
Head of OSCE Mission regrets cancellation of Belgrade Pride March
Publishing date: 28 September 2013
BELGRADE, 28 September 2013- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Peter Burkhard, made a statement today following yesterday’s decision by state authorities to cancel the 2013 Belgrade Pride March...
Women leaders from Belgrade and Pristina collaborate on women’s empowerment
Publishing date: 8 July 2013
Eighteen women, members of the Serbian women’s parliamentary network and of the Assembly of Kosovo women’s caucus, as well as female representatives of other decision-making institutions and women leaders from academia, civil society and media came together in an OSCE-facilitated meeting in Budva, Montenegro, to exchange experiences and identify joint initiatives to foster women’s empowerment in all sectors of society.