News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Mandate of OSCE Mission to Croatia extended to 31 December 2004
Publishing date: 18 December 2003
ZAGREB, 18 December 2003- The OSCE Permanent Council has extended today the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Croatia until 31 December 2004. It also gave full support to the Mission's report on Croatia and its principal findings. The OSCE Chair...
New Croatian government faces key test on human rights implementation, says OSCE Mission report
Publishing date: 16 December 2003
ZAGREB, 16 December 2003- A new report issued by the OSCE Mission to Croatia urges the new Croatian government to ensure that key human rights issues are dealt with as priorities. "The new Government inherits a mixed legacy, on the one hand, the...
OSCE Albania Presence notes continued problems with political conduct in 7 December elections
Publishing date: 10 December 2003
TIRANA, 10 December 2003- Sunday's local government elections in the municipality of Vergo were conducted in an orderly manner, however the repeat voting in the commune of Gruemire was marred by serious violations of the law, said the OSCE...
Human rights should be priority for new government, OSCE Croatia mission head says
Publishing date: 9 December 2003
ZAGREB, 9 December 2003- "The respect and promotion of international and European human rights standards is a goal the new Croatian Government will be expected to embrace," said the Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Peter Semneby, today. In a...
Outgoing OSCE Media Representative to criticize participating States over press freedom in final report
Publishing date: 9 December 2003
VIENNA, 9 December 2003- After six years in office, Freimut Duve, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, will on Thursday, 11 December, give his last official report to the Organization's 55-nation Permanent Council...
OSCE Mission facilitates information sharing between broadcasting agencies of Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 9 December 2003
BELGRADE/PODGORICA, 9 December 2003- The improvement of regional co-operation and information exchange between broadcasting agencies in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) was the goal of a series of intensive OSCE-organized workshops...
Afghan Foreign Minister seeks OSCE support
Publishing date: 4 December 2003
VIENNA, 4 December 2003- Afghan Foreign Minister Dr Abdullah Abdullah thanked the OSCE on Thursday for granting his country the status of Partner for Co-operation and asked for the Organization's support as Afghanistan seeks to build security and...