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OSCE human rights chief welcomes Action Plan on Roma and Sinti
Publishing date: 2 December 2003
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti
WARSAW/MAASTRICHT, 2 December 2003- An action plan to eradicate discrimination against Roma and Sinti and to ensure that they play a full and equal part in society has been adopted today at the OSCE Ministerial Council in Maastricht...
OSCE foreign ministers' meeting begins with focus on terrorism and human trafficking
Publishing date: 1 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Summits / Ministerial Councils
MAASTRICHT, 1 December 2003- Foreign ministers from the 55 OSCE participating States gathered in Maastricht on Monday for their annual Ministerial Council, which will focus on threats to security and stability in the 21st century. The two-day...
Transparency of oil revenues holds the key to industrial success, Almaty seminar hears
Publishing date: 24 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Democratization
ALMATY, 24 November 2003- Participants at a roundtable in Kazakhstan, co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Almaty, discussed the importance of transparency of contracts in the taxation of oil operations, the country's biggest revenue service. The...
OSCE seminar in Montenegro discusses professional standards of journalism
Publishing date: 21 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Media freedom and development
PODGORICA, 21 November 2003- The OSCE Office in Podgorica and the Self-Regulatory Body of the Journalists of Montenegro organized a seminar aimed at bringing the Code of Conduct for Montenegrin Journalists to life...
Over 33,000 returnee children enrolled in schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina return area
Publishing date: 20 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization
SARAJEVO, 20 November 2003- A statistical report on the implementation of the Interim Agreement on Returnee Children, presented today at a meeting in Banja Luka, showed that this school year over 400 school-age returnee children enrolled in schools...
OSCE Centre in Ashgabad contributes to improvement of taxation mechanism
Publishing date: 18 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Policing
ASHGABAD, 18 November 2003- The OSCE Centre in Ashgabad in co-operation with the Main Tax Service of Turkmenistan has successfully completed the first phase of the joint project- 'Review and Improvement of the Taxation Mechanism'. The objective...
Sustainable business development is best conflict prevention, say OSCE seminar participants
Publishing date: 17 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
VIENNA, 17 November 2003- The importance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in transition economies and their role in economic development and employment is the topic of an international OSCE seminar that takes place in Armenia today...