News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE and High Representative urge Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities to complete property revalidation
Publishing date: 5 September 2002
SARAJEVO, 5 September 2002-- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Office of the High Representative (OHR) have expressed their concern that the recently created "revalidation commissions" have not yet started to function effectively...
Ten political entities in Kosovo fined for breaking electoral rules
Publishing date: 30 August 2002
PRISTINA, 30 August 2002-- Ten political entities that broke Kosovo's electoral rules have been fined today by the province's Election Complaints and Appeal Sub-Commission. Two parties were sanctioned for non-compliance with electoral rule 8/2000...
OSCE's Kosovo Law Centre assists students in studying abroad
Publishing date: 29 August 2002
PRISTINA, 29 August 2002- Eight students from the Law Faculty of the University of Prishtina/Pristina will travel to The Netherlands on 1 September to continue their studies under a special scholarship. The programme, facilitated by the Kosovo...
Seven political entities in Kosovo fined for violation of electoral rules
Publishing date: 27 August 2002
PRISTINA, 27 August 2002- Kosovo's Election Complaints and Appeals sub-Commission has fined seven political entities for submitting certification applications after the deadline of 1 July 2002. This represents a violation of section 6...
Kosovo media to provide fair access to political entities
Publishing date: 26 August 2002
PRISTINA, 26 August 2002- Kosovo's media outlets are to provide fair access to all political entities running in the municipal elections to ensure that voters can make an informed choice on October 26. The Central Election Commission (CEC) has...
Dutch Government finances OSCE judicial and prison reform activities in Yugoslavia
Publishing date: 23 August 2002
BELGRADE, 23 August 2002- Agreements relating to the funding a number of OSCE activities in the field of judicial and prison reform by the Netherlands Government were signed today by the Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to the FRY...
OSCE works with Ukraine to train judges in Crimea
Publishing date: 2 August 2002
KYIV, 2 August 2002- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine co-organized a two-day seminar last month for judges from the Crimean Appeals Court in Simferopol. The aim was to provide the bench with a better understanding of property law...