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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Head of Mission condemns physical assault on candidate for Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North mayor
Publishing date: 2 November 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 2 November 2013 – The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger, has condemned last night's assault on one of the candidates for Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North, Krstimir Pantić...
OSCE helps set up police neighbourhood office in southern Kyrgyzstan to tackle car thefts
Publishing date: 1 November 2013
A neighborhood inspector’s office opened with the OSCE support in Kok-Art micro district of Kyrgyzstan’s southern city of Jalal-Abad on 1 November 2013. The project was proposed and supported by the local community to counteract a recent surge in the number of car thefts in the area with some 30,000 residents...
OSCE Secretary General, in Montenegro, calls for more funds for ammunition destruction project, meets country’s leadership
Publishing date: 1 November 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
PODGORICA, 1 November 2013- OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier today launched a bid for more international funding for an on-going project to clear Montenegro of surplus ammunition and toxic rocket fuel...
OSCE supports opening of training centre for Kyrgyz and Afghan customs officers
Publishing date: 1 November 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Border management
LENINSKOE, Kyrgyzstan, 1 November 2013- An opening ceremony of a training centre for customs officers from Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan took place today in Leninskoe village near Bishkek. In 2013 and 2014, some 360 officers will be trained in the new centre established with the OSCE support...
Changes to criminal legislation in Kazakhstan focus of OSCE-supported discussion
Publishing date: 1 November 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
BOROVOYE, Kazakhstan, 1 November 2013 – An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion of the drafts of the Criminal, Criminal Procedural and Penal Codes was held in Borovoye in northern Kazakhstan today...
OSCE holds workshop for customs officials on effective risk assessment methods
Publishing date: 1 November 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Economic activities, Border management
DUSHANBE, 1 November 2013- A five-day regional workshop on effective customs controls through risk management and non-intrusive inspection technologies concluded at the OSCE Border Management Staff College today...
Positives and shortcomings in electoral legislation and practice in OSCE area highlighted in OSCE/ODIHR review
Publishing date: 31 October 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Election laws and their application in the OSCE participating States demonstrate many positive elements, but there is a number of areas where improvements are needed to meet commitments those countries have undertaken, and international standards, says a review presented at an OSCE event in Vienna on 31 October 2013...