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OSCE Project Co-ordinator completes series of training sessions to support establishment of the State Voter Register in Ukraine
Publishing date: 29 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Elections
KYIV, 29 May 2009- The last of a series of training sessions organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine for some 2,400 officials involved in maintaining the voter registry ended today...
OSCE helps regional experts discuss ways to improve human rights education at Vilnius meeting
Publishing date: 27 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
VILNIUS, 27 April 2009- Government and civil society experts from Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Russia and Ukraine began a three-day meeting in Vilnius today to discuss improving human rights education for young people...
OSCE, European Union provide Ukraine's Central Election Commission with IT equipment to establish state voter register
Publishing date: 7 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Elections
KYIV, 7 April 2009- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and representatives of the European Commission handed over IT equipment to the country's Central Election Commission (CEC) today to help create a state voter register...
OSCE Special Representative welcomes Moscow meeting on Transdniestria
Publishing date: 18 March 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
ATHENS, 18 March 2009- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office's Special Representative, Ambassador Charalampos Christopoulos, said he welcomed today's agreement in Moscow to accelerate the negotiations within the 5+2 format.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator assists reform of Ukraine's State Border Guard Service
Publishing date: 19 February 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Border management
KYIV, 19 February 2009- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) today handed over computers, software and furniture to equip 23 recently upgraded risk and criminal analysis units of the Ukraine's State Border Guard Service...
OSCE-organized conference focuses on Ukraine's handling of election-related recommendations
Publishing date: 16 February 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
KYIV, 16 February 2009- An international conference held by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine today discussed how to improve the election process ahead of the next presidential elections...
Greek OSCE Chairmanship calls for swift end to Ukraine-Russia gas dispute
Publishing date: 6 January 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
ATHENS, 6 January 2009- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, expressed concern today about increasingly disrupted gas supplies to parts of Europe and urged Ukraine and Russia to settle their energy dispute...