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OSCE brings together experts from Central, Eastern Europe to discuss border crossings

Publishing date: 9 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Economic activities, Border management
MINSK, 9 October 2008- Evaluating the performance of border crossings in Central and Eastern Europe and best practices in the field were the focus of an OSCE-organized meeting that ended in Minsk today...

OSCE Chairman welcomes Russian withdrawal as an important step

Publishing date: 9 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
HELSINKI, 9 October 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, welcomed reports from the OSCE's military monitors in Georgia that Russian troops had withdrawn posts that they had set up near South Ossetia...

OSCE Office supports guide for SMEs on recent tax changes in Armenia

Publishing date: 7 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Economic activities
YEREVAN, 7 October 2008- A simplified tax guidebook explaining recent legislation affecting small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), supported by the OSCE Office in Yerevan, was presented in Yerevan today...

Finland and OSCE train Central Asian senior officials in border security and management

Publishing date: 6 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Border management, Conflict prevention and resolution
HELSINKI, 6 October 2008- Enhancing the capacities of border and law enforcement agencies in Central Asia is the aim of a training course that began in Helsinki today.

OSCE Mission to Skopje supports active citizenry in rural areas

Publishing date: 3 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 3 October 2008- Helping develop civil society in rural municipalities, including in former crisis regions, is the aim of a project launched in Skopje today...

Major gaps still divide Roma from mainstream populations across Europe, says OSCE report

Publishing date: 2 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Roma and Sinti
WARSAW, 2 October 2008- Roma and Sinti populations continue to face discrimination and remain divided from mainstream society across Europe, says an OSCE report launched on the margins of the Organization's annual human rights conference in Warsaw...

Minority communities can serve as bridges between states, says OSCE High Commissioner

Publishing date: 2 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
BOLZANO/BOZEN, Italy, 2 October 2008- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek, launched a set of recommendations on national minorities in inter-State relations today in the capital of Italy's bilingual Bolzano/Bozen province...