News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR establishes large-scale Election Observation Mission to Georgia
Publishing date: 24 February 2004
WARSAW/TBILISI, 24 February 2004- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has established an Election Observation Mission to monitor the 28 March parliamentary elections in Georgia. The Mission is headed by...
OSCE Chairman urges EU support for infrastructure projects in Balkans
Publishing date: 24 February 2004
BRUSSELS, 24 February 2004- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, urged the European Union to take account of political and not just business considerations in deciding whether or not to support...
Co-operation with private sector tops agenda of OSCE seminar
Publishing date: 17 February 2004
DUBLIN, 17 February 2004- The impact of foreign and domestic investment on political and socio-economic stability was the focus of an OSCE seminar that ended today in the Irish capital. It brought together more than 180 representatives of...
OSCE Chairman discusses regional issues, Chechnya with Russian Federation
Publishing date: 17 February 2004
MOSCOW, 17 February 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, discussed the future of the OSCE and regional issues including Georgia and Moldova at a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov in Moscow on...
International organizations review threats to security and stability
Publishing date: 13 February 2004
VIENNA, 13 February 2004- High-level representatives of the United Nations (UN), the Council of Europe (CoE) and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) met today, in Vienna, to discuss how to respond to threats to...
OSCE CiO proposes closer co-operation with EU and NATO on Mediterranean issues
Publishing date: 10 February 2004
MUNICH, 11 February 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, urged the OSCE, the European Union and NATO to co-operate more closely on issues related to their Mediterranean partner states...
Criminal justice reform moves up the political agenda in Kyrgyzstan with OSCE conference
Publishing date: 25 January 2004
BISHKEK, 25 January 2004- The reform of Kyrgyzstan's criminal justice system topped the agenda of an international conference, organized by the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...