News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Local government reform important for democracy and economic development in Kosovo, conference hears
Publishing date: 8 June 2005
PRISTINA, 8 June 2005- Local government reform is a necessity for the democratic processes in Kosovo and can contribute to economic development, regardless of Kosovo's future status, was the conclusion of a two-day conference which ended in Pristina...
OSCE media watchdog says new Italian legislation insufficient to curb media concentration
Publishing date: 7 June 2005
VIENNA, 7 June 2005- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media said on Tuesday that new Italian media legislation introduced in 2004 had not significantly altered the unusually high concentration of ownership in the country's television industry...
OSCE police assistance programme helps organize Police Day in Bishkek
Publishing date: 6 June 2005
BISHKEK, 6 June 2005- Raising awareness of police activities and developing a closer relationship with the public were the aims of a Police Open Day in Bishkek, organized on Saturday by the OSCE Police Assistance Programme...
OSCE Mission helps organize international conference on local government reform in Kosovo
Publishing date: 5 June 2005
PRISTINA, 5 June 2005- A two-day conference focusing on local government reform will begin in Prishtine/Pristina tomorrow, organized by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, the PISG Ministry of Local Government Administration, the Association of Kosovo...
OSCE Mission provides bar exam training for lawyers in Sandzak
Publishing date: 4 June 2005
NOVI PAZAR, 4 June 2004- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, in co-operation with the Belgrade NGO Projuris Organization for Legal Education, concluded a bar exam training programme for 60 lawyers from throughout the Serbian region of Sandzak...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned over new regulation on newspaper titles in Belarus
Publishing date: 3 June 2005
VIENNA, 3 June 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media has voiced his concern over a new presidential decree in Belarus, which bans the use of the words "national" and "Belarusian" by NGOs and media in their official titles and names...
OSCE and Council of Europe encourage consultation on freedom of assembly law in Armenia
Publishing date: 3 June 2005
YEREVAN, 3 June, 2005- The right to freedom of assembly was the focus of a meeting held by the OSCE and the Council of Europe in Yerevan today. It brought together government officials, parliamentarians, members of political parties, civil society...