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OSCE Chairman-in-Office speaks to Helsinki Committee of United States Congress
Publishing date: 8 May 2002
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
WASHINGTON, 8 May 2002- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Portuguese Minister for Foreign Affairs Martins da Cruz, reiterated during a visit to the United States capital, Washington D.C., the will of the Chairmanship to consolidate the role of...
OSCE at important moment in its evolution, says new Chairman-in-Office
Publishing date: 2 May 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
VIENNA, 2 May 2002- The new Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Portuguese Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, said on Thursday that the Organization was at an important moment in its evolution but stressed that it should remain an effective forum...
OSCE Prize for Journalism and Democracy in 2002 goes to Friedrich Orter and Pavel Sheremet
Publishing date: 22 April 2002
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development
COPENHAGEN, 22 April 2002- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) has decided to share this year's OSCE Prize for Journalism and Democracy between the Austrian TV-journalist Friedrich Orter and...
OSCE approves budget for Kosovo municipal elections in 2002
Publishing date: 19 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Elections
VIENNA, 19 April 2002- The OSCE Permanent Council today adopted a decision on the supplementary budget for the 2002 municipal elections in Kosovo. Ambassador João de Lima Pimentel, Chairman of the Permanent Council, described the decision as a...
Judicial reform and combating organized crime top agenda of Friends of Albania meeting in Vienna
Publishing date: 17 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania
VIENNA, 17 April 2002- Judicial reform and combating organized crime as well as economic development in Albania were the main focus of today's meeting of the Friends of Albania group
Chairman-in-Office urges Belarus to extend visa of OSCE official
Publishing date: 12 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
LISBON, 12 April 2002- The Chairman-in-Office (CiO), Portuguese Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, is deeply concerned about information indicating that the Belarusian authorities see no grounds to extend the visa and diplomatic accreditation...
OSCE adopts new scale of contributions
Publishing date: 12 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council
VIENNA, 12 April 2002- The OSCE Permanent Council has adopted a revised standard scale of contributions, which defines for the coming three years how much each of the 55 participating States annually pays for the Organization...