News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission and Novi Sad District Court hold roundtable on training of court interns
Publishing date: 9 July 2004
NOVI SAD, 9 July 2004- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro and the Novi Sad District Court held a first joint roundtable today to present and critically assess the training programme of interns developed by the Court...
OSCE Chairman denounces detentions in zone of Georgian-Ossetian conflict
Publishing date: 8 July 2004
SOFIA, 8 July 2004- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Solomon Passy expressed grave concern on Thursday over recent developments in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict and called for the immediate release of Georgian citizens detained by South Ossetian...
OSCE Office: Boosting NGOs' advocacy skills is essential for democratic process in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 8 July 2004
BAKU, 8 July 2004- Campaigning techniques, lobbying and negotiation skills are the key components of a training course launched today by the OSCE Office in Baku. The project, aimed at building the capacity of NGOs to conduct public advocacy campaigns...
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...
OSCE Skopje Mission and Dutch Embassy support community policing activists
Publishing date: 1 July 2004
SKOPJE, 1 July 2004- The OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje today began a training session for some 300 members of Citizens Advisory Groups, which have been created with the OSCE Mission's assistance to support a community policing initiative...
OSCE Mission applauds Croatia's EU candidate status
Publishing date: 18 June 2004
ZAGREB, 18 June 2004- "The granting of EU candidate status to Croatia, as well as a date for the start of accession talks, is recognition of the great progress Croatia has made," said the Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Peter Semneby, today. In a..
OSCE Economic Forum in Prague calls for closer co-operation between governments and private sector
Publishing date: 4 June 2004
PRAGUE, 4 June 2004- OSCE participating States and the business community should develop co-operation to pursue the common goal of peace and prosperity in the region. This was one of the main points made at the last session of the 12th Economic Forum...