News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Transdniestrians step up "linguistic cleansing" with orders to empty Moldovan-language school
Publishing date: 20 July 2004
CHISINAU, 20 July 2004- The crisis continues to deepen in the campaign against Moldovan schools teaching the state language in Latin script in the breakaway region of Transdniestria. Local authorities there continue what is termed "linguistic...
OSCE/ODIHR publishes handbook on women's participation in elections
Publishing date: 16 July 2004
WARSAW/VIENNA, 16 July 2004- Europe's leading election observation agency, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, has just published a handbook for monitoring women's participation in elections. The handbook is a part of the...
Reform and co-operation key to OSCE success, EU Council President says
Publishing date: 14 July 2004
VIENNA, 14 July 2004- Enhanced co-operation between the EU and the OSCE in fighting terrorism and trafficking and promoting tolerance, as well as over regional issues and reform of the Organization, were raised today in an address to the OSCE...
OSCE Mission concludes project to strengthen Serbian Police accountability
Publishing date: 14 July 2004
BELGRADE, 14 July 2004- An eight-month OSCE project to train and equip the staff of the Inspector General's Office of the Serbian police was concluded in Belgrade today with the hand-over of technical equipment to the Interior Ministry. The role of...
OSCE Mission Head inaugurates Kosovo's new multi-ethnic TV station
Publishing date: 12 July 2004
PRISTINA, 12 July 2004- Pascal Fieschi, the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, today opened the first multi-ethnic private TV station in Kosovo, in the municipality of Strpce/Shterpce. TV Herc, brings together Kosovo Serbs and Kosovo Albanians in a...
OSCE Skopje Mission sponsors police reform workshop
Publishing date: 7 July 2004
SKOPJE, 7 July 2004- An OSCE-sponsored workshop on the involvement of civil society in police reform began in Skopje today. The event aims at identifying areas in which NGOs can provide input and work together with the police in the reform...
OSCE Mission welcomes Croatia's refugee return policy, calls for further action
Publishing date: 6 July 2004
ZAGREB, 6 June 2004- A report issued by the OSCE Mission to Croatia today welcomed the Croatian Government's commitment on refugee return and reconciliation and calls for further action to put this policy into practice. The Head of the OSCE Mission to...