News and press releases

Recognizing the importance of introducing gender-responsive budgeting through Parliament and government as an important step in achieving equality and removing barriers to public services, the Mission organized a workshop for staff of parliamentary committees and parliamentary units on this approach on 9 October in Podgorica.

Security and justice can only be achieved when institutions co-operate across the entire chain- from investigation to prosecution to adjudication. A forensic result, no matter how advanced, only has meaning when police investigators can use it, prosecutors can validate it, and judges can trust it. This was a key message at the 10th Regional Forensic Conference titled “Advancing Technologies in Facial Recognition, Fingerprint, DNA and Vehicle Forensics to Address Transnational Organized Crime.”

In response to a request from the Police Directorate to contribute to the overall effectiveness of the Regional Security Centre (RSC) “North”, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro provided technical equipment for six security centres and three police stations in Bijelo Polje, Berane, Kolašin, Mojkovac, Rožaje, Plav, Andrijevica, Gusinje, and Petnjica.

Head of OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Ambassador Jan Haukaas, met today with the co-chairs of the Parliamentary Committee on Comprehensive Electoral Reform, Vasilije Čarapić and Nikola Rakočević.

On 24 June, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro partnered with the Union of Young Entrepreneurs of Montenegro to host a local networking event that connected aspiring young entrepreneurs with municipality representatives from Podgorica.

From 16 to 20 June, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro in collaboration with the Ministry of Sports and Youth organized a training session in Bar, aimed at strengthening local capacities to support youth participation.

The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office’s Special Representative on Youth, Peace and Security, Santeri Leinonen, concluded a visit to North Macedonia on 10 and 11 June, and to Montenegro from 11 to 13 June. Throughout the visit, Leinonen met with government officials, civil society and youth representatives.