News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office defends Centre in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 27 June 2006
BRUSSELS, 27 June 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, defended the Organization's Centre in Ashgabad today and rejected persistent allegations that Turkmenistan is making against an OSCE staff member there...
OSCE to hold workshop on media reporting techniques for journalists from Kosovo and Serbia proper
Publishing date: 22 June 2006
VIENNA, 22 June 2006- The Chairman of the OSCE Permanent Council, Ambassador Bertrand de Crombrugghe, will tomorrow open a one-day media workshop for journalist from Kosovo and Serbia proper. The event is an initiative of...
OSCE Centre in Ashgabad reiterates confidence in staff
Publishing date: 21 June 2006
ASHGABAD, 21 June 2006- Following recent press reports mentioning the name of a staff member of the OSCE Centre in Ashgabad, the Head of the Centre wishes to reiterate his full confidence in the staff of the Centre...
First assessment shows challenges for Kosovo's civil courts, OSCE Mission says
Publishing date: 9 June 2006
PRISTINA, 9 June 2006- A backlog of nearly 44,000 cases, fraudulent property transactions and government interference are some of the problems affecting Kosovo's civil justice system, according to an OSCE Mission in Kosovo report published today...
ODIHR issues recommendations to improve Belarusian election process in its final report
Publishing date: 7 June 2006
WARSAW, 7 June 2006- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, ODIHR, has issued more than 50 recommendations needed in order for Belarus to bring its elections into line with its OSCE commitments...
OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs say peaceful resolution to conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh is 'imperative and achievable'
Publishing date: 6 June 2006
BUCHAREST, 6 June 2006- The three Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, which deals with the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, have issued a statement following their June 4 meeting in Bucharest with the presidents and foreign ministers...
Transdniestrian settlement, border issues top agenda of OSCE Chairman's visit to Moldova
Publishing date: 31 May 2006
CHISINAU, 31 May 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, today urged all parties involved in the Transdniestrian question to return to the negotiating table. "We need to get the process going...