News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE and Council of Europe experts encourage Armenia to improve election law by end of the year
Publishing date: 3 March 2004
YEREVAN/WARSAW, 3 March 2004- Armenia has the opportunity to develop an electoral law in line with international standards by the end of 2004. This was the conclusion of experts from...
OSCE Chairman meets U.S. Vice President Cheney, Secretary of State Powell
Publishing date: 27 February 2004
WASHINGTON, D.C., 27 February 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, discussed the priorities of the Bulgarian Chairmanship and a number of regional issues in talks with U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney...
Head of OSCE: Shocked and saddened at death of Macedonian President Trajkovski
Publishing date: 26 February 2004
WASHINGTON, D.C., 26 February 2004- The news that President Boris Trajkovski, leader of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia since 1999, has died in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina reached the Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE...
OSCE Chairman, addressing U.S. Helsinki Commission, urges clampdown on human trafficking
Publishing date: 26 February 2004
WASHINGTON, 26 February 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, urged western countries on Thursday to launch a vigorous clampdown on human trafficking...
OSCE regional seminar on implementation of the Aarhus Convention calls for network of environment centres
Publishing date: 26 February 2004
DUSHANBE, 26 February 2004- A call was made today for environmental centres to be set up in five Central Asian States. It came at the third regional seminar on the implementation of the Aarhus Convention in Central Asia which was held in Dushanbe...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office congratulates new UN Human Rights Commissioner
Publishing date: 25 February 2004
NEW YORK, 25 February 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, today congratulated the Canadian Judge Louise Arbour on her appointment as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights...
European experts to advise on Croatian media legislation
Publishing date: 24 February 2004
ZAGREB, 24 February 2004- A group of European media experts will meet Croatian Government officials, lawmakers and civil society representatives this week to give advice on media legislation and ways to bring it fully in line with European standards...