News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Elections and institution-building on top of agenda during Chairman-in-Office visit to Kosovo
Publishing date: 20 February 2002
PRISTINA, 20 February 2002- The announcement of municipal elections this year and OSCE's institution-building work are on top of the agenda during today's visit of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Portuguese Foreign Minister Jaime Gama...
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina launches cantonal administration project in Tuzla
Publishing date: 20 February 2002
TUZLA, 20 February 2002- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina will formally sign a memorandum of understanding with the Tuzla Canton to commence implementation of the OSCE's Canton Administration Project (CAP)...
Election Commission fines electoral rule violations in Kosovo
Publishing date: 18 February 2002
PRISTINA, 18 February 2002- Five political entities that contested in the general elections in Kosovo last November have been fined by the Election Complains and Appeals sub-Commission (ECAC) for violating...
OSCE Conference on freedom of belief calls for tolerance
Publishing date: 18 February 2002
BISHKEK, 18 February 2002-- An OSCE conference on freedom of belief and expression in Central Asia has stressed the need for greater tolerance, and called for respect for human rights in the campaign against terrorism...
Head of OSCE Mission to Skopje welcomes progress in Matejce
Publishing date: 18 February 2002
SKOPJE, 18 February 2002- The conflict-torn village of Matejce, located some 40 km north of Skopje, took a major step towards reconciliation last Thursday, when the ethnically mixed local community council reconvened for the first time...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office to address Parliamentary Assembly Winter Session in Vienna
Publishing date: 15 February 2002
VIENNA, 15 February 2002- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) will hold its Winter Session in Vienna, on Thursday 21 and 22 February 2002, in the OSCE premises in the Hofburg...
OSCE starts support initiative for Kosovo Assembly
Publishing date: 15 February 2002
PRISTINA, 15 February 2002- Key leaders of Kosovo's Assembly are gathering today to participate in a training session that aims to provide assistance with the development of democratic structures that represent and work on behalf of society...