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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Secretary General welcomes agreement with European Commission on policing operation
Publishing date: 28 February 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Policing
VIENNA, 28 February 2002- The OSCE Secretary General, Jan Kubis, today informed the Organization's 55-nation Permanent Council that the first Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the OSCE and the European Commission...
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina launches cantonal administration project in Tuzla
Publishing date: 20 February 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization
TUZLA, 20 February 2002- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina will formally sign a memorandum of understanding with the Tuzla Canton to commence implementation of the OSCE's Canton Administration Project (CAP)...
OSCE Conference on freedom of belief calls for tolerance
Publishing date: 18 February 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues
BISHKEK, 18 February 2002-- An OSCE conference on freedom of belief and expression in Central Asia has stressed the need for greater tolerance, and called for respect for human rights in the campaign against terrorism...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office to address Parliamentary Assembly Winter Session in Vienna
Publishing date: 15 February 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
VIENNA, 15 February 2002- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) will hold its Winter Session in Vienna, on Thursday 21 and 22 February 2002, in the OSCE premises in the Hofburg...
Property rights in Kosovo crucial to rule of law
Publishing date: 13 February 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
PRISTINA, 13 February 2002- A comprehensive review of property rights, issued today by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, noted the progress made by the main institutions responsible for settling property claims...
Round table submits proposals to amend Kazakh election law
Publishing date: 29 January 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Elections
ASTANA, 29 January 2002- The fourth round table on elections submitted today to the Parliament of Kazakhstan a comprehensive package of proposals to amend the country's election law...
Rebuilding confidence between ethnic groups may be only a bus-ride away
Publishing date: 29 January 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
VIENNA, 29 January 2002- After a ten-month break, the direct bus link between the town of Kumanovo and the capital, Skopje, reopened last week and its restoration was marked by offering a free ride for villagers, local administration officials...