News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office offers condolences over death of Kosovo's President Rugova
Publishing date: 21 January 2006
BRUSSELS, 21 January 2006- The Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, has offered his sincere condolences to the people of Kosovo and the family of President...
OSCE relaunches e-mail subscription system
Publishing date: 20 January 2006
VIENNA, 20 January 2006- The OSCE is re-launching its e-mail subscription system today. The user-friendly system, which is open to the general public as well as media professionals, has been substantially upgraded...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative asks Swiss to add a public right to know to secrecy laws
Publishing date: 19 January 2006
VIENNA, 19 January 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has voiced his concern over possible consequences for the media stemming from investigations into the disclosure of confidential military information by a Swiss...
OSCE Chairman De Gucht speaks to the United Nations Security Council
Publishing date: 17 January 2006
BRUSSELS, 17 January 2006- The OSCE Chairman in Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, has addressed the United Nations Security Council, presenting the main themes of the Belgian OSCE Chairmanship during 2006...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office expresses concern at escalation of tension in Georgia
Publishing date: 6 December 2005
LJUBLJANA, 6 December 2005- Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel, announced his concern at news of the arrest by Georgian military police of two South Ossetian police officers and the detention of three Georgian police and nine civilians by South Ossetia...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office says participating States have "no free ride" on adhering to their commitments
Publishing date: 6 December 2005
LJUBLJANA, 6 December 2005- Closing the 13th Ministerial Council of the OSCE on Tuesday, the Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, reminded States that they could not expect "a free ride" when it came to living up to the...
Chairman-in-Office urges Uzbekistan to allow OSCE monitors into closed trials of alleged terrorists
Publishing date: 2 December 2005
LJUBLJANA, 2 December 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, has written to the Uzbek Government, recalling its promise to give international observers the opportunity to monitor trials arising from the violent...