News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission commends success in fighting workplace discrimination in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 17 April 2003
SARAJEVO, 17 April 2003- Twenty-four employers from all over Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), who have successfully participated in OSCE's Fair Employment Project, are shortly to receive commendation certificates in Mostar, Travnik, Banja...
OSCE-funded study shows Croatian TV free from outside control, weak on minority issues
Publishing date: 16 April 2003
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...
OSCE, CoE welcome new draft law on education in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 16 April 2003
SARAJEVO, 16 April 2003- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the Council of Europe today welcomed the adoption of the draft State Framework Law on Primary and General Secondary Education by the Council of Ministers. "This...
Bussing children to mono-ethnic schools in BiH must stop, OSCE Mission says
Publishing date: 13 March 2003
SARAJEVO, 13 March 2003- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has called for an end to the practice of bussing children to mono-ethnic schools, on the grounds that it hampers sustainable return and creates a financial...
New roads and streetlights in BiH through OSCE project
Publishing date: 11 March 2003
SARAJEVO, 11 March 2003- Ten municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) have completed the OSCE's Municipal Infrastructure Finance and Implementation Project (MIFI). Through participation in the project, these municipalities have...
OSCE Mission condemns bomb attack on Croatian publisher
Publishing date: 3 March 2003
ZAGREB, 3 March 2003- The OSCE Mission to Croatia has condemned Saturday's bombing of the car belonging to the prominent Croatian publisher, Ninoslav Pavic, owner of the media house, Europapress Holding. While the act of terror...
OSCE CiO calls for release of people detained during Armenian elections
Publishing date: 28 February 2003
THE HAGUE, 28 February 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, expressed his concern about the tensions surrounding the campaign leading up to the second round of presidential elections in Armenia...