News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission and Council of Europe call on Montenegro to adopt new laws on police and national security agency
Publishing date: 21 March 2005
PODGORICA, 21 March 2005- The Podgorica Office of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro and the Council of Europe-Office in Podgorica urge the political actors in Montenegro to move faster towards consensus on the appointment of Heads of Police...
OSCE Centre calls for calm and dialogue in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 20 March 2005
BISHKEK, 20 March 2005- The Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, Ambassador Markus Muller, today expressed concern about the latest developments in the post-election situation in Kyrgyzstan. Recent events in Jalal Abad and Osh could lead to an...
OSCE Mission welcomes new Press Code for Kosovo
Publishing date: 18 March 2005
PRISTINA, 18 March 2005- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo welcomed today's signing of a Press Code for Kosovo by leading print media representatives as an important step in regulating the print media and the future establishment of a Press Council...
Almaty roundtable focuses on introduction of jury trials in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 17 March 2005
ALMATY, 17 March 2005- Over 80 Kazakh and foreign experts today discussed the practical and theoretical issues regarding the introduction of jury trials in Kazakhstan at a roundtable in Almaty, co-organized by the OSCE. The participants considered two...
Human rights are non-negotiable, OSCE Chairman tells UN human rights body
Publishing date: 15 March 2005
GENEVA, 15 March 2005- Addressing the UN Commission on Human Rights today, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, outlined the role of the human dimension within the OSCE and Slovenia's priorities for the OSCE in this...
OSCE Croatia mission fears proposed election changes could penalize minority voters
Publishing date: 11 March 2005
ZAGREB, 11 March 2005- The OSCE Mission to Croatia is concerned that proposed electoral legislation changes, forwarded to Parliament under a "fast-track" procedure, could seriously restrict the exercise of voting rights of many citizens. The Mission...
OSCE's Kosovo Mission Head issues statement on Prime Minister's resignation
Publishing date: 8 March 2005
PRISTINA, 8 March 2005- The OSCE Head of Mission, Ambassador Pascal Fieschi, issued the following statement following the resignation of Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj, who has decided to step down in light of his indictment by the International...