News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office concerned by recent outburst of violence in former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Publishing date: 25 July 2001
BUCHAREST, 25 July 2001 (OSCE)-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana, has expressed his deep concern about the recent outburst of violence in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia...
OSCE/ODIHR and Russian Central Election Commission to co-operate in observing Belarus elections
Publishing date: 24 July 2001
WARSAW, 24 July 2001 (OSCE)- Ambassador Gerard Stoudmann, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), met today in Warsaw with Mr. Alexander Veshnyakov, Chairman of the Russian Federation Central Election...
Albanian elections: In remaining zones, third round highlights problems
Publishing date: 23 July 2001
TIRANA, 23 July 2001 (OSCE)-- The two weeks leading up to yesterday's third round of Albanian parliamentary elections served to highlight remaining electoral deficiencies, concluded the International Election Observation Mission...
Deadline reached for party certification in Kosovo
Publishing date: 23 July 2001
PRISTINA, 23 July 2001 (OSCE)-- The four week period for political party certification for Kosovo\'s upcoming elections ended at 1700, on Friday, 20 July...
OSCE helicopter evacuates wounded in a car accident in Omalo, Georgia
Publishing date: 22 July 2001
TBLISI, 22 July 2001-- In an emergency flight, an OSCE helicopter brought 14 people- including six children- from the village of Omalo in Georgia to the country\'s capital Tbilisi yesterday, on 21 July...
OSCE Secretary General expresses sorrow over death of EUMM monitors
Publishing date: 20 July 2001
VIENNA, 20 July 2001 (OSCE)- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) deeply regrets the death of three members of the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in the north-western part of the former Yugoslav...
OSCE co-hosts training seminar to prepare for Tajikistan 2005 elections
Publishing date: 20 July 2001
DUSHANBE, 20 July 2001 (OSCE)- A two-day seminar for political parties and movements of Tajikistan on \"Party Leadership Skills and Strengthening Party Long-Term Planning\" ended yesterday in Dushanbe...