News and press releases

BAKU, 10 December 2004- A new computer system which allows district police departments to build a common database of violations, accidents and crimes, started working today in Baku. Created with the help of the OSCE Office...

SOFIA, 4 December 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court of Ukraine to declare the second round of the presidential elections invalid and pledged the full support of the Organization when the vote is re-run...

BISHKEK, 30 November 2004- The OSCE Chairman's Personal Envoy for Central Asia, Martti Ahtisaari, visited Kyrgyzstan on 29 and 30 November. During meetings with...

SOFIA, 19 November 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Solomon Passy said he hoped the second round of Ukraine's presidential election on Sunday would be free and fair. "I encourage the people of Ukraine to make full use of their democratic right to...

TIRANA, 17 November 2004- The Delegation of the European Commission and the OSCE Presence in Albania signed today an agreement launching a project to assist the Albanian government in improving the country's voter register, worth 800,000 euro...

BELGRADE, 16 November 2004- The OSCE Mission and UNICEF Office to Serbia and Montenegro issued the following statement on Tuesday: "The respect of human dignity, especially that of children, in print and electronic media is among the most important...

BELGRADE, 15 November 2004- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, the Council of Europe Office in Belgrade and the Delegation of the European Commission to Serbia and Montenegro acknowledge the adoption of the Law on Free Access to Information of...