News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Presence in Albania regrets lack of consensus on property law
Publishing date: 30 July 2004
TIRANA, 30 July 2004- The OSCE Presence in Albania acknowledges Thursday's vote in the Albanian Assembly, which amended the Law on the Restitution and Compensation of Property, but regrets that the Democratic Party and other opposition parties walked...
OSCE Permanent Council condemns action against schools in Moldova's Transdniestria region
Publishing date: 22 July 2004
VIENNA, 22 July 2004- The OSCE Permanent Council today condemned as "irresponsible and provocative" actions by the authorities in Moldova's Transdniestria region to prevent schools which use Latin script from functioning properly. Ambassadors from 55...
OSCE/ODIHR publishes handbook on women's participation in elections
Publishing date: 16 July 2004
WARSAW/VIENNA, 16 July 2004- Europe's leading election observation agency, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, has just published a handbook for monitoring women's participation in elections. The handbook is a part of the...
EU External Relations Commissioner Patten praises level of co-operation with OSCE
Publishing date: 15 July 2004
VIENNA, 15 July 2004- Addressing the OSCE Permanent Council today, the EU's Commissioner for External Relations, Christopher Patten, painted a picture of successful EU/OSCE co-operation across a broad range of issues which brought into focus...
OSCE Media Representative asks Hungary and Poland to remove prison sentences from libel law
Publishing date: 9 July 2004
VIENNA, 9 July 2004- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has raised with the Justice Ministers in both Hungary and Poland several recent cases of journalists being sentenced to prison for libel...
OSCE Mission welcomes signing of agreement on inter-ethnic tolerance and co-operation in Belgrade
Publishing date: 6 July 2004
BELGRADE, 6 July 2004- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro welcomed today's signing in Belgrade of an agreement on inter-ethnic tolerance and co-operation by more than 40 cities and non-governmental organizations from south-eastern Europe...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office calls for transformation of Organization
Publishing date: 6 July 2004
EDINBURGH, 6 July 2004- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Solomon Passy called on Monday for substantial reform of the 55-nation security organization, saying it needed to reassess its political priorities, and expressed hope that OSCE heads of state...