October 2007

Conference
South Caucasus Media Conference
The theme of the annual regional event will be "Media Self-Regulation in South Caucasus".
Conference
Sixth Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference
The OSCE Mission to Serbia is supporting the participation of local NGOs in this conference.
Conference
OSCE Minorities Commissioner to visit Kyrgyzstan
High Commissioner Knut Vollebaek will visit Bishkek and Osh for meetings with the country's leadership and national minority communities. His aim is to discuss the situation of minorities and ways in which he can help promote integration in…

Conference
OSCE Secretary General to visit Serbia
Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut will pay a visit to Belgrade, during which he will attend the Sixth Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference.
Conference
Madrid Youth Forum, 5 and 6 November 2007
The forum will bring together representatives of young people from OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation. It aims to provide a platform for young people to discuss the OSCE's principles and values.

Conference
OSCE Chairmanship Conference on Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims, Cordoba, 9-10 October 2007
The conference will be held in the Cordoba Conference Centre/Palacio de Congresos de Cordoba in southern Spain.
Training
Training workshop on policing in diverse communities
The workshop is part of the Mission's activities aimed at enhancing communication and establishing a stronger partnership between police and the public.
Roundtable
Roundtable on the professional evaluation of judges and prosecutors in Serbia
This meeting will focus on the importance of establishing transparent and measurable criteria for selection, promotion, disciplinary and dismissal procedures of judges and prosecutors in the Republic of Serbia.

Workshop
Workshop on policing diverse communities
The workshop aims to enhance communication and strengthen the partnership between police and the public.
Conference
Presentation of the publication "Know and Act"
The book provides practical information on administrative procedures, functions and responsibilities of local self-government bodies, notary offices, civil registration agency and passport desks. It is aimed at citizens and NGOs, especially…
Conference
High Commissioner Vollebaek to pay visit to Kazakhstan
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek will discuss the situation of national minorities in Kazakhstan with the President, State Secretary, Foreign Minister and other high officials, as well as with Kazakhstan's ethnic…
Seminar
Seminars for Moldovan judges on defamation
The seminars aim to offer Moldovan judges an intensive training on libel and defamation cases with a view towards European principles and values. The Moldovan Parliament amended the Moldovan Civil Code on defamation in 2006.
Conference
NGO Preparatory Meeting to the Cordoba Conference
An NGO preparatory meeting prior to the Cordoba Conference on Intolerance and Discrimination towards Muslims will be held in Jaen, Spain, on 8 October 2007.
Conference
Chairman-in-Office to visit Moldova
Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, OSCE Chairman-in-Office, will travel to Moldova to meet President Vladimir Voronin, other high-ranking Moldovan officials and the leadership of the breakaway Transnistrian region.
Training
Regional training workshop on education and decentralization for local stakeholders
This is the final workshop in the series of events that form this project. Nine training sessions for local stakeholders have now been completed throughout the country and over 300 people have been trained on education and decentralisation.
Training
Training on identification of stolen vehicles and false documents
This training course is part of the Mission's activities to build the capacity of border police officers to identify stolen vehicles and forged documents.