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OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Dutch net neutrality law
Publishing date: 14 May 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 14 May 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, welcomed today the Netherlands’ passing of a net neutrality law, making it the first OSCE country to do so...
Belarus president should halt harsh policy towards media, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 10 May 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 10 May 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, today appealed to Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko to stop persecuting media...
OSCE, EU train 14,000 election officials in advance of Armenian parliamentary elections
Publishing date: 2 May 2012
YEREVAN, 2 May 2012 – Training supported by the OSCE and the EU on the procedural and ethical aspects of election administration for precinct election commissioners will conclude tomorrow...
OSCE media freedom representative honours journalists ahead of World Press Freedom Day
Publishing date: 2 May 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
TUNIS, 2 May 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today ahead of World Press Freedom Day on 3 May paid tribute to the courage of media workers and emphasized their essential role in the development of democracy...
OSCE, EU enhance co-operation with Armenia on election administration
Publishing date: 25 April 2012
YEREVAN, 25 April 2012 – The Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, Ambassador Andrey Sorokin, and the Head of the Armenian Central Electoral Commission (CEC), Tigran Mukuchyan, signed a long-term co-operation agreement today on promoting efficient election administration, including through an EU-funded project on supporting democratic elections in Armenia, as well as other international election-related efforts...
OSCE Presence assists Albania in disposing of dangerous chemicals
Publishing date: 19 April 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, and Defence Minister Arben Imami signed an agreement on 16 April 2012 for the disposal of more than 80 tonnes of hazardous chemical products...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports free access to information
Publishing date: 18 April 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 18 April 2012 – Facilitating timely and accurate dissemination of public information and raising awareness among citizens of the work of local authorities is the aim of an OSCE-supported project for civil servants in multiethnic municipalities launched in Skopje today...