News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE High Commissioner visits Serbia and Montenegro, discusses national minority rights
Publishing date: 22 April 2004
BELGRADE, 22 April 2004- Following meetings in Belgrade today, the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Rolf Ekeus, commended Serbia and Montenegro's authorities for the progress achieved in protecting national minorities...
OSCE Office in Baku marks Earth Day
Publishing date: 22 April 2004
BAKU, 22 April 2004- A series of events and outdoor activities for Azerbaijani children, aimed at teaching them to understand the global environmental challenges and to be more responsible towards nature, were held today to mark Earth Day...
OSCE Mission welcomes approval of Croatia's bid for EU membership
Publishing date: 21 April 2004
ZAGREB, 21 April 2004- The OSCE Mission to Croatia today welcomed the European Commission's positive opinion on Croatia's application for membership of the European Union. "We are pleased that Croatia...
European experts issue report on Croatian draft law on media and criminal defamation
Publishing date: 21 April 2004
ZAGREB, 21 April 2004- An expert report on the draft Croatian Law on Media and on defamation provision of the Criminal Code has been made public today by the European Commission, the Council of Europe and the OSCE Mission to Croatia. The report was...
OSCE Mission helps Serbian Parliament open up to the public
Publishing date: 21 April 2004
BELGRADE, 21 April 2004- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Ambassador Maurizio Massari, has today met the Speaker of the Serbian Parliament, Predrag Markovic, to give the OSCE support to the outreach activities of the Parliament...
OSCE Centre to hold workshop on Kazakhstan's new land code
Publishing date: 21 April 2004
ALMATY, 21 April 2004- The OSCE Centre in Almaty will hold on Friday a workshop on Kazakhstan's new land code. The event, organized together with the Agency on the Management of Land Resources and the German Technical Co-operation (GTZ), is intended...
OSCE/ODIHR concerned about attack on polling station during Ukrainian mayoral election
Publishing date: 20 April 2004
WARSAW, 20 April 2004- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human rights has expressed concern today about polling station disruptions that occurred during Sunday's mayoral election in the town of Mukachevo, south-western Ukraine. Although...