The Head of the Monitoring Mission of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, Lamberto Zanier, said that widespread pressures on public sector employees, misuse of state resources and the media had a negative impact on the electoral process in Serbia.
Members of the Working Group of the Government of Serbia for cooperation with the OSCE and ODIHR in coordinating and monitoring the implementation of recommendations for the improvement of the electoral process have been invited to a meeting in the Serbian Parliament. The collegium is made up of the heads of all parliamentary groups, the speaker of the parliament, Ana Brnabić, convened
What is happening in Novi Sad and the threats to which numerous journalists are exposed are particularly problematic, said the head of the OSCE mission in Serbia, Jan Bratu.
The Serbian government is in a hurry to "form a parliament" before the announced resolution of the European Parliament and, more importantly, before the final report of the OSCE observation mission on the elections, over which a great battle is being fought behind closed doors these weeks, in which the Serbian government is trying in every way not to be fatal for her
Although the illegal financing of parties is a form of corruption, its prosecution is not carried out by special anti-corruption prosecution departments and the Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime, but by general jurisdiction prosecutors. There is no possibility to apply special techniques in investigations
Serger Lavrov said that in a little more than a year it will be 50 years since the adoption of the executive act from Helsinki and that he can state that the OSCE welcomes that anniversary in a sad state with an unclear perspective
Bulgaria opened its airspace for the departure of the Russian Foreign Minister to the OSCE Council meeting. At the same time, it was confirmed in Washington that Secretary of State Blinken will lead the American delegation
The parliamentary elections in Serbia will be observed by a core team, a short-term team and a long-term team of observers, said the head of the election observation mission of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).
The Assembly Observation Mission (EOM) is the highest and most intensive level of election observation, and it was recommended in the case of Serbia," Aleksandar Ivković, a researcher at the Center for Contemporary Politics, explains to the "Vremena" portal.
The OSCE report included an analysis of the observance of a fair trial and international human rights standards in 70 hearings for the determination of detention measures throughout Kosovo in 2022 and nine decisions of the Court of Appeal in 2023.
Recommendations of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) related to key problems in the electoral process, such as pressure on voters, abuse of public resources and functions and media reporting, were not met, according to Crta
"We are serious and concrete, and they are not serious and are trying to involve a foreign factor in causing chaos in Serbia," said the Prime Minister of Serbia, Ana Brnabić.
The local authorities are not returning the land to the Visoki Dečani monastery, despite such a decision by the Kosovo Constitutional Court since six years ago. On this occasion, the OSCE and the Quinte countries call on Pristina to implement the court decision without delay
An international mission led by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) observed the presidential and extraordinary parliamentary elections in Serbia. International observers noticed what could be seen with the naked eye: the opposition and the government did not have equal conditions in the elections; pressures restricted voters from freely deciding who to vote for; the campaign was on the back burner. The behavior of the RIK during the election night did not remain under the radar either
As Washington continues to accuse Russia of massing troops and preparing to invade Ukraine, the Russians say the US is ignoring Russian concerns about US nuclear weapons in non-nuclear European countries and NATO's eastward expansion, and warn that Ukraine's admission to NATO could lead to conflict. alliance with Russia due to the status of Crimea, which Russia considers closed. Moscow also denies that it planned or plans to invade Ukraine
The head of the OSCE mission in Serbia, Jan Brat, said that "it is not advisable to compare the systems in Norway and Serbia" and that "there are fair conditions" for the April elections. Is that statement a clumsy tribute to "quiet diplomacy, or did he mean that what would be abnormal in a highly developed country is quite normal on the European periphery
