News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Skopje signs memorandum of understanding with the Association of Journalists
Publishing date: 28 March 2018
The Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje, Ambassador Nina Suomalainen, and the President of the Association of Journalists (AJM) Naser Selmani signed today in Skopje a memorandum of understanding, which envisages the organization of a series of activities aiming to improve the safety of journalists and to promote freedom of the media...
First workshop on OSCE-wide identification guidelines for migrants and refugee victims of trafficking concludes in Skopje
Publishing date: 28 March 2018
Skopje, 28 March 2018 –The first in a series of OSCE workshops on the development of guidelines and a training module for better co-ordinated, harmonized and victim-centred identification of human trafficking cases among mixed migration flows concluded in Skopje today. The one-day event was organized jointly by the OSCE Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (OSR/CTHB) and the OSCE’s field operations in South-Eastern Europe.
ODIHR experts visit Skopje for consultations as part of Western Balkans election support project
Publishing date: 23 March 2018
A team of experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights were in Skopje from 19 to 23 March for a consultation and planning visit as part of the ODIHR project Support to Elections in the Western Balkans. In-depth consultations were held with key stakeholders regarding
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports authorities in developing platform to better handle migration challenges
Publishing date: 13 March 2018
SKOPJE, 13 March 2018 – The development of a platform for direct co-ordination and communication among law enforcement bodies and all engaged government agencies is key to better handling potential migration crisis situations, stated participants of an OSCE Mission to Skopje-supported roundtable discussion held today in Skopje...
ODIHR experts visit Skopje to present final report on municipal elections
Publishing date: 23 February 2018
A team from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited Skopje from 21 to 23 February 2018 to present the final report of its election observation mission for the 15 October municipal elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The report’s findings and
OSCE-supported Building Bridges Fund presents 2018 grants on promoting interethnic understanding in schools
Publishing date: 6 February 2018
The OSCE-supported Building Bridges Fund has announced its annual grants to municipalities, schools, students, teachers and parents. The grants are used to organize activities that bring together students from all communities, who attend schools with different languages of instruction.
OSCE organizes workshop on Advance Passenger Information System in Skopje
Publishing date: 14 December 2017
A workshop on how to establish an Advance Passenger Information (API) System in Skopje, aimed at preventing the movement of foreign terrorist fighters and combating terrorism and transnational crime, was organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department’s Border Security and Management Unit (TNTD/BSMU) in Skopje from 12 to 14 December 2017.