News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Chairman-in-Office urges Foreign Ministers' meeting to sharpen OSCE's focus and expand capabilities
Publishing date: 5 December 2005
LJUBLJANA, 5 December 2005- Opening the 13th Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel called on the 55 participating States to take decisions that would chart a course...
OSCE Mission report examines response of Kosovo's justice system to the March 2004 riots
Publishing date: 2 December 2005
PRISTINA, 2 December 2005- A survey published today by the OSCE Mission focuses on how Kosovo's justice system has dealt with the criminal cases arising from the March 2004 riots, and it offers recommendations to help the justice system improve...
Croatian Ministers and OSCE Mission launch media campaign on return and reintegration of refugees
Publishing date: 1 December 2005
ZAGREB, 1 December 2005- Foreign Minister Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Maritime Affairs, Tourism, Transport and Development Minister Bozidar Kalmeta, and the Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Jorge Fuentes, presented yesterday a media campaign on...
OSCE Mission and Kosovo Ministry launch campaign to tackle illegal occupation
Publishing date: 11 November 2005
PRISTINA, 11 November 2005- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo, together with Kosovo's Environment and Spatial Planning Ministry, today launched a multi-media public awareness campaign to tackle the issue of illegal occupation of property...
OSCE Dushanbe conference focuses on role of transport in regional economic co-operation
Publishing date: 8 November 2005
DUSHANBE, 8 November 2005- An international conference on the role of transport in boosting regional economic co-operation and security among the OSCE's 55 participating States ends today in Dushanbe.
OSCE media freedom representative reviews Kyrgyzstan's media legislation
Publishing date: 7 November 2005
VIENNA, 7 November 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has written to the Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan, welcoming positive signs in the legal situation of the media but outlining a number of areas of concern...
OSCE Centre organizes training on advanced drug recognition and testing in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 4 November 2005
ASHGABAD, 4 November 2005- Experts from the German Customs Service, specializing in drug recognition and testing, conducted the first of two one-week practical training courses in Ashgabad, organized by the OSCE Centre in co-operation with the United...