News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE concludes series of seminars on new Provisional Criminal Codes in Kosovo
Publishing date: 5 April 2004
PRISTINA, 5 April 2004- One day before a new set of criminal codes takes effect in Kosovo, an independent institute established by the OSCE Mission has concluded a series of training seminars for legal personnel...
Basic police training course begins at Police Academy in Idrizovo
Publishing date: 5 April 2004
SKOPJE, 5 April 2004- The sixth Basic Police Training course at the Police Academy in Idrizovo, organized by the Ministry of Interior in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Skopje, began today...
Central Asian states discuss future of education
Publishing date: 5 April 2004
TASHKENT, 5 April 2004- Today the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, is organizing an international one-day conference in Tashkent entitled "Education as an investment in the Future" jointly...
OSCE organizes for Bosnia and Herzegovina's 'next generation' to visit Strasbourg
Publishing date: 2 April 2004
SARAJEVO, 2 April 2004- A group of 24 young people from Bosnia and Herzegovina, participating in the OSCE's Successor Generation Initiative (SGI) Programme, will pay a study visit to Strasbourg from 3 to 10 April to learn more about the European...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office to visit Central Asia
Publishing date: 2 April 2004
VIENNA, 2 April, 2004- On Monday, the Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Bulgaria's Foreign Minister, Solomon Passy, will begin a week-long tour of Central Asia. His visit will start in Uzbekistan, where...
OSCE Office releases report on role of tourism in the development of Azerbaijani economy
Publishing date: 2 April 2004
BAKU, 2 April 2004- A report reviewing Azerbaijan's tourism industry- the developments experienced in the sector throughout the '90s and the challenges facing it today- has been released today by the OSCE Office in Baku, with the aim of...
OSCE Centre/ODIHR hold conference on prison sentences in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 1 April 2004
DUSHANBE, 1 April 2004- Alternatives to prison sentences in Tajikistan were the focus of discussion at an international conference held in Dushanbe on 30 and 31 March. The two-day event...