News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Kazakh election flawed despite some administrative improvements
Publishing date: 5 December 2005
ASTANA, 5 December 2005- Despite some improvements in the election administration prior to election day, the 4 December presidential election in Kazakhstan did not meet a number of OSCE commitments and other international standards for democratic...
Chairman-in-Office says Kazakhstan election points to need to open up political life
Publishing date: 5 December 2005
LJUBLJANA, 5 December 2005- Responding to the preliminary statement of the OSCE observation mission on the Kazakh presidential election, OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel said the findings pointed to a continued need to open up political life...
OSCE Office in Yerevan promotes Aarhus Convention principles and values
Publishing date: 5 December 2005
YEREVAN, 5 December 2005- A two-day training course for advocates and judges on public access to justice on environmental matters was organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Public Environmental Information Centre (Aarhus Centre) in...
Chairman-in-Office urges Foreign Ministers' meeting to sharpen OSCE's focus and expand capabilities
Publishing date: 5 December 2005
LJUBLJANA, 5 December 2005- Opening the 13th Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel called on the 55 participating States to take decisions that would chart a course...
OSCE Centre organizes study trip on pollution control for Kazakhstani specialists
Publishing date: 2 December 2005
ALMATY, 2 December 2005- The OSCE Centre in Almaty has organized a study visit to Prague for members of the newly established Kazakhstani working group on pollutant release and transfer register...
OSCE Mission report examines response of Kosovo's justice system to the March 2004 riots
Publishing date: 2 December 2005
PRISTINA, 2 December 2005- A survey published today by the OSCE Mission focuses on how Kosovo's justice system has dealt with the criminal cases arising from the March 2004 riots, and it offers recommendations to help the justice system improve...
OSCE Mission concerned about developments in Serbian Parliament
Publishing date: 2 December 2005
BELGRADE, 2 December 2005- "The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro is concerned by a number of recent developments in and surrounding the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia...