News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE 18-nation delegation arrives in Georgia
Publishing date: 12 October 2001
TBILISI, 12 October 2001 (OSCE)- An 18-nation delegation from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) arrived today in Tbilisi, Georgia, for a 4-day visit. The delegation is accompanied by representatives of the OSCE...
US Congressman Steny Hoyer leads Parliamentary Committee on Oversight and Accountability in the OSCE
Publishing date: 11 October 2001
COPENHAGEN, 11 October 2001 (OSCE)-- The President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Adrian Severin, has appointed U.S. Congressman Steny Hoyer as Chair of the Assembly`s Ad Hoc Committee on furthering oversight and accountability in the OSCE...
Ukrainian judges study model administrative courts in Germany
Publishing date: 10 October 2001
KYIV, 10 October 2001 (OSCE)-- In the framework of the project on "Model Administrative Courts", the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine together with the German Foundation for Legal Cooperation organized a training course for Ukrainian judges...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Standing Committee issues declaration on the fight against terrorism
Publishing date: 10 October 2001
COPENHAGEN, 10 October 2001 (OSCE)-- During a meeting in Sintra, Portugal on 9 October, OSCE parliamentary leaders adopted a declaration entitled "Security through Solidarity", expressing outrage over the criminal and unjustifiable terrorist attacks...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office fully supports military strikes on Afghanistan
Publishing date: 8 October 2001
VIENNA, 8 October 2001 (OSCE)- The Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana, fully supports the targeted strikes launched yesterday...
OSCE holds conflict prevention conference in Kyiv
Publishing date: 8 October 2001
KYIV, 8 October 2001 (OSCE)- Conflict prevention functions of the OSCE and its partner organizations are on top of the agenda of an OSCE seminar, which takes place on 8 and 9 October in Kyiv, Ukraine...
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia- conditions not in place for deployment of international monitors
Publishing date: 4 October 2001
VIENNA, 4 October 2001- \"I urge President Trajkovski to undertake steps to get back into the sequence of measures agreed, both political and security-related, and would like to strongly encourage all parties to stick to the agreement reached in Ohrid...