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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office: no premature discussion about final status of Kosovo
Publishing date: 24 April 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Mission to Serbia
THE HAGUE, 24 April 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office (CiO), Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, does not support the idea of starting a discussion now about the final status of Kosovo. "I believe such a discussion is premature at...
Draft Tajik advertising law discussed at OSCE roundtable
Publishing date: 23 April 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development
DUSHANBE, 23 April 2003- Provisions of a draft Tajik law on advertising have been reviewed in an OSCE roundtable in the country's capital, Dushanbe. Hosted by the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe, the meeting discussed the draft law from the point of...
OSCE Kosovo Mission hosts training seminar on economics reporting
Publishing date: 23 April 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Media freedom and development
PRISTINA, 23 April 2003- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo has begun a four-day training course for local journalists concerned with covering economic issues. The course aims to help media look at the basic concept of how to report on economic...
OSCE Mission welcomes adoption of Serbian Public Information Act
Publishing date: 23 April 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development
BELGRADE, 23 April 2003- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Ambassador Maurizio Massari, today warmly congratulated both the Serbian Assembly and Government for the adoption of the Public Information Act. The new act is a...
OSCE Baku Office holds workshop on business incubators and industrial parks
Publishing date: 22 April 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
BAKU, 22 April 2003- The OSCE has organized the first national workshop on business incubators and industrial parks in Azerbaijan, which will be held on 23 and 24 April in Baku. The concept of business incubators comprises a wide range of institutions...
OSCE invests in Bosnia and Herzegovina's future
Publishing date: 18 April 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization
SARAJEVO, 18 April 2003- A group of 45 young people have today concluded a one-year OSCE programme geared at training them for future leadership in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The training programme, entitled "Successor Generation Initiative" (SGI)...
OSCE-funded study shows Croatian TV free from outside control, weak on minority issues
Publishing date: 16 April 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
ZAGREB, 16 April 2003- An OSCE-funded study on the Croatian State broadcaster HRT published in Zagreb today indicates that the station has managed to free itself from outside control, but still does not pay enough attention to issues such as...