News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Council of Europe Secretary General to address OSCE Permanent Council on Thursday
Publishing date: 13 July 2005
VIENNA, 13 July 2005- Terry Davis, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, will address the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna on Thursday, 14 July. Media representatives are invited to hear Mr Davis deliver his speech at 10.00...
OSCE Croatia report: further efforts needed in refugee returns, rule of law and minority rights
Publishing date: 12 July 2005
ZAGREB, 12 July 2005- The OSCE Mission to Croatia said on Tuesday the country needed to make further efforts in three main areas- refugee return, rule of law and minority rights- to fulfil its international commitments. "Significant progress...
First group of Georgian border guards graduate from OSCE Mission's intensive training programme
Publishing date: 12 July 2005
TBILISI, 12 July 2005- A group of 77 Georgian border guards, newly equipped with specialist skills, are the first people to graduate from a four-week OSCE Mission to Georgia Training Assistance Programme course. "By the end of this summer, nearly 400...
OSCE Centre holds environmental summer camp for young people in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 11 July 2005
ALMATY, 11 July 2005- Young people from several villages near the former nuclear test site of Semipalatinsk are participating in a ten-day summer camp organized by the OSCE Centre in Almaty to learn about radiation safety and environmental issues...
Competitive Albanian elections weakened by insufficient political will and system open to abuse
Publishing date: 4 July 2005
TIRANA, 4 July 2005- The parliamentary elections in Albania on 3 July complied only partially with international commitments and standards for democratic elections. The elections were competitive and voters were provided with a diversity of info...
OSCE Tashkent Centre to host meeting of Central Asian Youth Network
Publishing date: 29 June 2005
TASHKENT, 29 June 2005- Thirty-five university students from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan will meet on Friday in Charvak, near Tashkent, to improve their skills in teamwork, political engagement, research writing...
OSCE Chairman says more action needed on curbing small arms and light weapons, securing ammunition stockpiles
Publishing date: 21 June 2005
VIENNA, 21 June 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, said on Tuesday that the Organization should devote more attention to curbing the spread of small arms and light weapons and securing stockpiles of...