News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Successor named to Geert-Hinrich Ahrens as Head of OSCE Presence in Albania
Publishing date: 7 August 2002
VIENNA, 7 August 2002- A Finnish diplomat has been named to succeed the current Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Geert-Hinrich Ahrens, who will relinquish his post after more than three years of distinguished service on 31 August...
Taking steps against discrimination of women in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 7 August 2002
DUSHANBE, 7 August 2002- Participants in a roundtable on equality between men and women in Tajikistan have stressed the need for accessible and fast mechanisms for enforcing legal provisions. The roundtable, organized on 5 August by the OSCE...
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...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office expresses serious concern at increased tension between Georgia and Russian Federation
Publishing date: 2 August 2002
VIENNA, 2 August 2002- The Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Portuguese Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, has expressed his serious concern over the current escalation of tension...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office welcomes broad participation in Kosovo municipal elections
Publishing date: 2 August 2002
LISBON, 2 August 2002- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Portuguese Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, has welcomed the certification of political entities running in the forthcoming Municipal Elections in Kosovo. Those entities certified...
Clock starts running on 1 August for Croatian Government's action on property repossession
Publishing date: 1 August 2002
ZAGREB, 1 August 2002- Legal provisions coming into effect today set a series of deadlines for the Croatian Government to promptly return occupied private properties to their owners...
Statement by the OSCE Mission to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Publishing date: 1 August 2002
BELGRADE, 1 August 2002- The OSCE Mission to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has taken note of the decision of the Municipal Election Commission in Bujanovac to accept a number of complaints filed by representatives...