News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Belgian Chairman-in-Office Karel De Gucht calls for "predictable, reliable and economically acceptable energy supply"
Publishing date: 2 January 2006
BRUSSELS, 2 January 2006- The Belgian Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, is concerned about the lack of agreement between the Russian Federation and Ukraine regarding the conditions under which gas will be supplied in the future...
Belgium to take over Chairmanship of OSCE on 1 January
Publishing date: 1 January 2006
VIENNA, 30 December 2005- Belgium will officially take over the Chairmanship of the OSCE from Slovenia on 1 January 2006, with Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht succeeding his Slovenian counterpart, Dimitrij Rupel, as Chairman-in-Office...
Kazakhstani journalists win OSCE awards for reporting on criminal justice reform
Publishing date: 29 December 2005
ALMATY, 29 December 2005- Three journalists today received awards for their reporting on lay participation in administration of justice in Kazakhstan as part of a competition organized by the OSCE Centre in Almaty and...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports strengthening of independent judiciary in the country
Publishing date: 28 December 2005
SKOPJE, 28 December 2005- Increasing the transparency and independence of the judicial system was the goal of an OSCE-sponsored workshop that ended in Skopje. Thirty-five participants, including...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports improvement of police oversight mechanism
Publishing date: 22 December 2005
SKOPJE, 22 December, 2005- Improvements to the national police oversight mechanism and the need for an independent external oversight body, fully consistent with European standards, were among the recommendations in a recent report by the OSCE...
OSCE Mission review of Kosovo lawmaking offers scope for improvements in efficiency
Publishing date: 15 December 2005
PRISTINA, 15 December 2005- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo today published a new report reviewing the implementation of Kosovo Assembly Laws by the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government (PISG)...
OSCE Skopje Mission supports Ombudsman staff training
Publishing date: 15 December 2005
SKOPJE, 15 December, 2005- A training course for Ombudsman deputies and investigators on professional and standardised case handling procedures, and good governance ended today in Skopje. The event, aimed at improving...