News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Kosovo needs greater protection for vulnerable persons in society, says OSCE report
Publishing date: 20 February 2003
PRISTINA, 20 February 2003- The state of social welfare and the protection of vulnerable persons does not come easily and cheap to Kosovo, but standards are improving, states a new report from the OSCE Mission in Kosovo. The observations...
Judges and public prosecutors in Kosovo receive training on code of ethics
Publishing date: 17 February 2003
PRISTINA, 17 February 2003- The OSCE-established Kosovo Judicial Institute (KJI) today started two training sessions for judges and prosecutors on the Code of Ethics for Judges and Public Prosecutors and the work of the Kosovo...
Government proposal positive step towards solution for lost tenancy rights in Croatia
Publishing date: 5 February 2003
ZAGREB, 5 February 2003- The Croatian Government's announcement on tenancy rights is a positive step towards the resolution of the problems in this field, Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Ambassador Peter Semneby said today...
OSCE CiO meets Russian Foreign Minister
Publishing date: 5 February 2003
THE HAGUE, 5 February 2003- On 4 February 2003, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, met the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Igor S. Ivanov. "We discussed...
OSCE roundtable in Albania agrees to draft national strategy for Roma
Publishing date: 4 February 2003
TIRANA, 4 February 2003- Plans to draft a national strategy aimed at improved living conditions for the Roma minority community in Albania were agreed yesterday at an OSCE-financed roundtable. According to the memorandum of understanding between...
OSCE Office assists the election process in Armenia
Publishing date: 3 February 2003
YEREVAN, 3 February 2003- The OSCE Office in Yerevan is arranging for transparent ballot boxes to be provided to Armenia for use during the coming presidential and parliamentary polls, on 19 February and 25 May respectively...
OSCE to evaluate women's rights and anti-trafficking project in Albania
Publishing date: 22 January 2003
TIRANA, 22 January 2003- Achievements and future activities of an OSCE project on Women's Rights and Anti-Trafficking Education (WRATE) will be discussed in a three-day meeting to start in Tirana tomorrow. Ambassador Osmo Lipponen, the Head of...