News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Elections and institution-building on top of agenda during Chairman-in-Office visit to Kosovo
Publishing date: 20 February 2002
PRISTINA, 20 February 2002- The announcement of municipal elections this year and OSCE's institution-building work are on top of the agenda during today's visit of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Portuguese Foreign Minister Jaime Gama...
Head of OSCE Mission to Skopje welcomes progress in Matejce
Publishing date: 18 February 2002
SKOPJE, 18 February 2002- The conflict-torn village of Matejce, located some 40 km north of Skopje, took a major step towards reconciliation last Thursday, when the ethnically mixed local community council reconvened for the first time...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office to address Parliamentary Assembly Winter Session in Vienna
Publishing date: 15 February 2002
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...
International agreements important to maintain stability between countries that share river resources
Publishing date: 12 February 2002
ZAMORA, 12 February 2002- International water agreements can positively contribute to peace and co-operation by addressing the future water needs of countries that share a river basin, according to...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office discussed fight against terrorism with UN and US representatives
Publishing date: 7 February 2002
WASHINGTON, 7 February 2002- The fight against terrorism and the role of the Organization for Security and Co-operation topped the agenda of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office's visit to New York and Washington D.C...
Former Chairman of Permanent Council receives OSCE Medal
Publishing date: 6 February 2002
VIENNA, 6 February 2002- Ambassador Liviu Bota, Head of the Permanent Mission of Romania to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and Chairman of the OSCE Permanent Council in 2001, has been awarded...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Working Group on Belarus visits Minsk
Publishing date: 5 February 2002
MINSK, 5 February 2002- Three members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly ad hoc Working Group on Belarus, Uta Zapf (MP, Germany), the Chair of the Group, Urban Ahlin (MP, Sweden), and Helena Demakova (MP, Latvia) visited Minsk from 3 to 5 February...