News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman expresses strong support for active OSCE role in Ukraine, Secretary General returns to Kyiv
Publishing date: 6 December 2004
SOFIA, 6 December 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, called for an active OSCE role in helping Ukraine with the re-run of its presidential elections and asked OSCE Secretary General Jan Kubis to return to Kyiv...
OSCE/ODIHR: Election administration in Romania effective but suspending use of voter cards raises questions
Publishing date: 29 November 2004
BUCHAREST, 29 November 2004- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) conducted an Election Assessment Mission in Romania for the presidential and parliamentary elections on 28 November. The mission consisted of...
OSCE supports Georgia's fight against money-laundering
Publishing date: 25 November 2004
TBILISI, 25 November 2004- International crime-fighting experts will work with Georgian officials to develop tougher measures to combat money-laundering at a two-day OSCE workshop in Tbilisi starting on Thursday. "The illegal flow of money...
OSCE/ODIHR conference discusses alternatives to criminal prosecution in Central Asia
Publishing date: 24 November 2004
ALMATY, 24 November 2004- A conference on alternatives to criminal prosecution and the protection of human rights on 25 and 26 November in Almaty will bring together over 130 criminal justice professionals from Central Asia. The event is organized by...
OSCE Croatia mission calls for more profound debate on measures to prevent hate speech and assess past ideologies
Publishing date: 21 November 2004
ZAGREB, 22 November 2004- Important steps made toward the reconciliation and normalisation of relations within south-east Europe, such as the Croatian Prime Minister's recent visit to Belgrade, should not be set back by isolated incidents, said OSCE's...
OSCE Mission signs agreement with Serbian Interior Ministry on police reform
Publishing date: 17 November 2004
BELGRADE, 17 November 2004- A strategic partnership for democratic reform of the Serbian police service was concluded today with the signing of an agreement between Serbia's Interior Ministry and the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro. The Ministry...
OSCE mission brings British police officers, local government representatives to train police and municipal officials in south Serbia
Publishing date: 11 November 2004
BELGRADE, 11 November, 2004- As part of the Community Policing and Community Safety programmes to assist the Serbian Interior Ministry in its efforts to reform the police, the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro has brought British police officers...