News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office discusses implementation of OSCE standards and commitments with Belarusian leadership
Publishing date: 9 June 2004
MINSK, 9 June 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, said on Wednesday he was satisfied with his visit to Belarus, which provided him with the opportunity to...
Montenegrin police trainers graduate from OSCE training course
Publishing date: 4 June 2004
DANILOVGRAD, 4 June 2004- Twelve police officers of the Montenegrin Interior Ministry graduated today from the OSCE Trainer Development Course at a ceremony held at the Danilovgrad Police Academy in Montenegro. They are now certified to instruct their...
OSCE Mission supports Serbian Interior Ministry in developing national strategy on community policing
Publishing date: 1 June 2004
POZEGA, 1 June 2004- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, its international partners and representatives of the Serbian Interior Ministry met in the Central Serbian town of Pozega today to agree on standards for evaluating progress on pilot...
OSCE Centre holds seminar on economy and environment in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 26 May 2004
ASHGABAD, 26 May 2004- A seminar on the national economy and the environment is being held in the capital of Turkmenistan on 25 and 26 May. The two-day event, organized by the OSCE Centre...
OSCE parliamentarians and conflict prevention experts discuss parliamentary oversight of security sector
Publishing date: 25 May 2004
VIENNA, 25 May 2004- Over 150 participants, drawn from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, together with experts from the OSCE delegations, are meeting for two days in Vienna to focus on the question: Parliamentary Oversight of Armed Forces, and Police...
Kosovo's institutions face many human rights challenges, says report by OSCE Mission
Publishing date: 25 May 2004
PRISTINA, 25 May 2004- A new human rights report from the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, issued today, shows that the March 17-19 violence further complicated the situation for Kosovo's smaller communities...
OSCE Mission to Croatia concerned about attack on house of Serb returnee
Publishing date: 20 May 2004
ZAGREB, 20 May 2004- The OSCE Mission to Croatia expressed concern on Thursday at reports of an arson attack against the house of an elderly Serb returnee in a village near Okucani, in Croatia's Western Slavonia region. The 81-year old man had just...