News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE conference for South Caucasus journalists focuses on public service broadcasting and the Internet
Publishing date: 21 November 2005
VIENNA, 21 November 2005- The editorial independence of public service broadcasting and press freedom on the Internet were the focus of the Second South Caucasus Media Conference that ended on Friday in Tbilisi...
OSCE Mission welcomes adoption of new law on police, calls for effective implementation and oversight
Publishing date: 16 November 2005
BELGRADE, 16 November 2005- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro welcomed the adoption of the new Law on Police by the Serbian legislature, but noted that effective implementation is essential and that the legislative framework...
OSCE Centre supports festival of environmental journalism in Central Asia
Publishing date: 15 November 2005
ALMATY, 15 November 2005- The 5th Festival of Environmental Journalism ended yesterday in Almaty with an award ceremony for the best TV, radio programmes and printed materials focusing on environmental problems in Central Asia...
OSCE Mission to Skopje organizes study trip for Georgian police
Publishing date: 15 November 2005
SKOPJE, 15 November 2005- A group of high-ranking Georgian police officers arrived yesterday in Skopje to study police reform, particularly in the field of community policing. The visit is supported by the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje and...
OSCE Centre supports development of "business incubators" in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 15 November 2005
BISHKEK, 15 November 2005- Developing business incubators that nurture young firms, helping them to survive and grow during the start-up period when they are most vulnerable, and their role in reducing poverty in Kyrgyzstan, will be the focus...
OSCE Centre supports election lessons for first-time voters in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 15 November 2005
ALMATY, 15 November 2005- Over 7,000 secondary school students from 10 regions of Kazakhstan who can cast their vote for the first time in the forthcoming presidential election on 4 December are today beginning a special course on elections, supported...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator awards top Ukrainian journalism students
Publishing date: 14 November 2005
KYIV, 14 November 2005- An awards ceremony today marked the end of a pilot project by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine providing internships for outstanding journalism students from different regions of Ukraine...