News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
New OSCE Mission report examines Kosovo's municipal court system
Publishing date: 30 March 2004
PRISTINA, 30 March 2004- A survey of Kosovo's justice system published today by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo offers recommendations to further develop the municipal court system, both in terms of fairness and efficiency...
OSCE Mission-sponsored documentary on refugees to be aired on Croatian TV
Publishing date: 24 March 2004
ZAGREB, 24 March 2004- Croatian Television (HTV) will air this week an independent documentary series on the return of refugees to the country. "Somebody's Land" was filmed and produced by...
OSCE Centre to hold workshop for women entrepreneurs in rural Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 24 March 2004
BISHKEK, 24 March 2004- A workshop that is aimed at encouraging women to start small businesses in rural areas will open tomorrow in Kyrgyzstan. The two-day event, organised by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, will take place in the town of Tokmok...
OSCE Chairman meets Armenian leaders, urges continuation of dialogue on Nagorno-Karabakh
Publishing date: 17 March 2004
YEREVAN, 17 March 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, called upon the leaders of Armenia to continue dialogue on Nagorno-Karabakh without any preconditions...
OSCE supports voter information and secure balloting projects for Georgian parliamentary elections
Publishing date: 16 March 2004
TBILISI, 16 March 2004- The OSCE participating States today made a total of 170,000 euros available to improve voter information and meet procurement expenses for Georgia's parliamentary elections, scheduled for 28 March. Under two agreements...
UN, OSCE agree to expand joint counter-terrorism activities
Publishing date: 12 March 2004
VIENNA, 12 March 2004- A two-day counter-terrorism meeting in Vienna ended on Friday with a call for greater co-operation between international, regional and sub-regional organizations in strengthening common defences against terrorism...
New OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media addresses Permanent Council
Publishing date: 11 March 2004
VIENNA, 11 March 2004- The newly appointed OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Miklos Haraszti today delivered his first address to the OSCE Permanent Council. "In my work, I will not differentiate between the West and the East...