News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission sees positive EU Feasibility Study on Serbia and Montenegro as encouragement for further reforms
Publishing date: 12 April 2005
BELGRADE, 12 April 2005- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro welcomes the latest developments in the country, which have led to the European Commission's positive Feasibility Study. "I expect Serbia and Montenegro to further intensify efforts to...
Number of children trafficked from Moldova to Russia on the rise, says new UN-OSCE report
Publishing date: 8 April 2005
CHISINAU, 8 April 2005- More children are being trafficked from Moldova to Russia, shows an international report presented in Moldova today. It also shows that the number of trafficked persons returning to Moldova, especially from the Western Balkans...
Future of Serbia and Montenegro should be decided by consensus, OSCE Chairman says
Publishing date: 6 April 2005
PODGORICA, 6 April 2005- The future of the state union of Serbia and Montenegro should be decided on the basis of consensus and in a way which ensures stability in south-eastern Europe, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister said...
OSCE Magazine focuses on changes in Ukraine, challenges facing Slovenian Chairmanship
Publishing date: 4 April 2005
VIENNA, 4 April 2005- An insider's account of the dramatic events behind the scenes during the recent political crisis in Ukraine and an overview of the first hectic months of Slovenia's OSCE Chairmanship are the lead items in the latest OSCE Magazine...
Bosnia and Herzegovina election commission fully nationalised
Publishing date: 3 April 2005
SARAJEVO, 3 April 2005- The High Representative Paddy Ashdown today issued a Decision withdrawing the three international members from the BiH Election Commission, effective from the end of June 2005. The international members...
OSCE Chairman calls on all sides to focus on ways to resolve Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Publishing date: 2 April 2005
BAKU, 2 April 2005- In talks today with Azerbaijani officials, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, continued to pursue ways of reaching a lasting solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, following similar meetings...
Root causes of human trafficking not addressed, international organizations warn
Publishing date: 31 March 2005
GENEVA, 31 March 2005- The root causes of human trafficking are not being adequately addressed in south-eastern Europe, says a new report launched in Geneva today. The report examines the efforts of governments, international and local NGOs to prevent...