News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE and Serbian Interior Ministry hold donor conference for transformation of police high school into training centre
Publishing date: 16 June 2006
BELGRADE, 16 June 2006- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro and the Serbian Interior Ministry held a donor conference today to garner financial support to transform the police high school in Sremska Kamenica into a police training centre...
Croatian democratic institutions made considerable progress, OSCE Mission report says
Publishing date: 13 June 2006
ZAGREB, 13 June 2006- Croatia's democratic institutions in the field of civil society, police and media have made considerable progress towards becoming self-sustainable, the OSCE Mission to Croatia says in a report that will be presented to OSCE...
OSCE Mission to Skopje hosts regional workshop on policing in Roma and Sinti communities
Publishing date: 13 June 2006
SKOPJE, 13 June 2006- Roma and police experts from the Balkans began a workshop in Skopje today to share best practices on policing in Roma and Sinti communities...
OSCE media watchdog to survey sanctions against press for publishing classified information or not revealing sources
Publishing date: 30 May 2006
VIENNA, 30 May 2006- The Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media will produce a database of rules, sanctions for disseminating unauthorised information, protection of sources and other laws affecting...
Re-opening transport routes could contribute to solving frozen conflicts, say participants at OSCE Economic Forum
Publishing date: 24 May 2006
PRAGUE, 24 May 2006- Re-opening transport routes in regions paralyzed by frozen conflicts could help promote peace, leaders said at the 14th OSCE Economic Forum, which concluded today...
Political leaders and OSCE experts begin talks in Prague on security and transport networks
Publishing date: 22 May 2006
PRAGUE, 22 May 2006- Key speakers at the second part of the OSCE Economic Forum, which began today in Prague, emphasized the importance of secure transport networks for economic development and regional stability...
OSCE conference highlights national mechanisms and regional co-operation to combat human trafficking in Central Asia
Publishing date: 18 May 2006
ALMATY, 18 May 2006- Tools to fight human trafficking, including the establishment of national referral mechanisms to combat the crime and protect the human rights of trafficked persons, co-ordination between law enforcement bodies and...