News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Foreign Minister says refugee return top priority for Croatia
Publishing date: 16 February 2004
VIENNA, 16 February 2004- Croatian Foreign Minister Miomir Zuzul today said that the new government in Zagreb was sincerely committed to implementing the highest international standards in the field of minority rights...
Croatian police officers to train with British "Bobbies"
Publishing date: 16 February 2004
ZAGREB, 16 February 2004- Two Croatian police officers have yesterday travelled to the UK for a one-week visit to learn about community policing techniques. Organised by the OSCE Mission to Croatia, the British Embassy Zagreb and the Sussex...
Kazakhstan's young journalists take part in OSCE-sponsored master classes
Publishing date: 16 February 2004
ATYRAU, 16 February 2004- The OSCE Centre in Almaty's first master class training for young journalists kicked off today in Kazakhstan's Caspian port city of Atyrau. The programme is aimed at giving students and young professionals the...
International organizations review threats to security and stability
Publishing date: 13 February 2004
VIENNA, 13 February 2004- High-level representatives of the United Nations (UN), the Council of Europe (CoE) and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) met today, in Vienna, to discuss how to respond to threats to...
Serb, Montenegrin police officers complete internal investigation course in the UK
Publishing date: 13 February 2004
BELGRADE, 13 February 2004- The first specialised training course on internal affairs investigation for members of both the Serbian and the Montenegrin interior ministries finished last week in the UK. Supported by the OSCE Mission, six officers...
OSCE seminar brings Tajik authorities and NGOs together for prison reform talks
Publishing date: 12 February 2004
DUSHANBE, 12 February 2004- Representatives of more than 30 NGOs, international organizations and the Tajik Government discussed prison reform for this Central Asian state at a three-day seminar that ended today. Initiated by the Tajik...
OSCE/ODIHR deploys 50 long-term observers to monitor Russian presidential election
Publishing date: 12 February 2004
WARSAW/MOSCOW, 12 February 2004- An Election Observation Mission to monitor the presidential election in the Russian Federation on 14 March has been deployed by the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...