News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office encourages Kazakhstan to move ahead on further political reforms
Publishing date: 27 March 2006
ASTANA, 27 March 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, has described Kazakhstan's bid for the Chairmanship of the Organization in 2009 as a challenge and an opportunity for the OSCE and for Kazakhstan. Without...
OSCE Chairman Karel De Gucht concerned over continuous detentions amid post-election developments in Belarus
Publishing date: 23 March 2006
BRUSSELS, 23 March 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, has expressed his deep concern at the continuing arrests, detentions and arbitrary court trials of political and civil society activists after the 19 March...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President briefs participating States on Belarus election
Publishing date: 22 March 2006
VIENNA, 22 March 2006- OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Alcee Hastings told the Organization's participating States that the Parliamentary Assembly was willing to "continue dialogue with the Belarusian parliament and other authorities in Belarus"...
OSCE Mission increases human rights support to Kosovo's provisional ministries
Publishing date: 20 March 2006
PRISTINA, 20 March 2006- Kosovo Prime Minister Agim Çeku and Ambassador Werner Wnendt, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, today signed an agreement increasing the OSCE support in the field of human rights to the ministries of...
Croatian seminar focuses on including national minorities in decision-making process
Publishing date: 17 March 2006
ZAGREB, 17 March 2006- Participants at a seminar on national minorities organized by the Croatian Government in Zagreb today stressed the importance of including Croatia's minority groups at all levels of decision-making and improving the co-operation...
OSCE Baku conference focuses on enhancing transport security and co-operation
Publishing date: 16 March 2006
BAKU, 16 March 2006- The role of transport in promoting regional co-operation and security is the focus of an OSCE conference that opened today in Baku. It brought together over 180 participants, representing governments, international...
OSCE remains major actor in Bosnia and Herzegovina, says new High Representative Schwarz-Schilling
Publishing date: 16 March 2006
VIENNA, 16 March 2006- Christian Schwarz-Schilling, the new High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, stressed today the continued close co-operation between the OSCE and his Office to move the country toward full partnership with Europe...