News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Head of OSCE presence welcomes approval of new electoral code by Albanian parliament, calls for addressing immunities issue
Publishing date: 19 July 2012
TIRANA, 19 July 2012 – The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, welcomed today the approval of amendments to the Electoral Code by the Albanian Parliament...
Challenges remain in promoting community rights in Kosovo, says new report of OSCE Mission
Publishing date: 19 July 2012
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 19 July 2012 – Despite an advanced legislative framework in place to protect and promote the rights of communities in Kosovo, only limited progress has been made in its implementation since 2010, says a report published today by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities highlights new and ongoing challenges at anniversary conference
Publishing date: 17 July 2012
Marking the first event in the lead-up to the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), current High Commissioner Knut Vollebaek spoke at a conference organized by the European Centre for Minority Issues on “HCNM 20 Years On” in Flensburg, Germany, on 6 July 2012...
OSCE promotes greater involvement of women in election processes
Publishing date: 13 July 2012
Enhancing women’s participation in democratic elections was the subject of a discussion held by the OSCE on 13 July 2012 in Vienna, on the margins of a major OSCE conference on elections...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities delivers statement to OSCE Permanent Council
Publishing date: 12 July 2012
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Knut Vollebaek delivered a statement to the 920th Plenary Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council on 12 July 2012...
OSCE Mission calls for closer co-operation between oversight institutions and Assembly of Kosovo
Publishing date: 11 July 2012
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 11 July 2012- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo calls for increased co-operation between independent oversight institutions and the Assembly of Kosovo in a report launched today on the status of their relations...
OSCE Chairmanship representative, in Podgorica, welcomes Montenegro’s reform progress, urges further action
Publishing date: 5 July 2012
PODGORICA, 5 July 2012- The Representative of the Irish Chair-in- Office of the OSCE, Minister for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton, welcomed Montenegro’s progress in democratic reforms during a visit to Podgorica today...