News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Office helps strengthen Armenian state agency for economic competition
Publishing date: 9 April 2009
YEREVAN, 9 April 2009- The OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Armenian State Commission on Protection of Economic Competition presented a project today to improve monitoring and evaluation as well as increase the effectiveness of competition law...
Moldova's elections met many international standards, but further improvements are needed, observers say
Publishing date: 6 April 2009
CHISINAU, 6 April 2009- Yesterday's parliamentary elections in Moldova met many international standards and commitments, but further improvements are required to ensure an electoral process free from undue administrative interference and to increase...
OSCE media freedom representative urges swift and transparent investigation into stabbing attack on Kyrgyz journalist
Publishing date: 6 March 2009
VIENNA, 6 March 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, urged Kyrgyz authorities today to conduct a swift and thorough investigation into the stabbing of political reporter Syrgak Abdyldayev...
Criteria for evaluating public prosecutors presented in Belgrade
Publishing date: 27 February 2009
BELGRADE, 27 February 2008- Legal experts, judges, prosecutors and members of the newly established High Prosecutorial Council discussed an evaluation model that defines the criteria for how best to assess the work of public prosecutors...
OSCE Mission organizes course for TV journalists from south-western Serbia
Publishing date: 2 February 2009
BELGRADE, 2 February 2009- Sixteen journalists, TV cameramen and editors from south-western Serbia will improve their television news production and reporting skills at a workshop that started in Novi Pazar today...
Winners of OSCE-supported media contest highlighting women's role in Armenia receive awards
Publishing date: 27 January 2009
YEREVAN, 27 January 2009- A television report on a female taxi driver and a radio report on a female trolley bus driver were among winners announced today in an OSCE-supported competition awarding media for coverage of women's achievements...
OSCE media freedom representative warns of spiralling violence against journalists in Russia, urges government to act
Publishing date: 23 January 2009
VIENNA, 23 January 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today he had called on the President and the Prime Minister of Russia to undertake a resolute and vocal effort to protect journalists' physical security...