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Kosovo Serb Entity to be stamped on ballot for 2004 Assembly Election
Publishing date: 16 October 2004
PRISTINA, 16 October 2004- In order to eliminate possible confusion during the voting process on election day, 23 October, the ballot to be used for the 2004 Kosovo Assembly Election will now include the names of all 33 political entities, as the...
OSCE helps promote the Freedom of Access to Information Act in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 15 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
BRATUNAC, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 15 October 2004- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina today issued the following statement: "Following OSCE recommendations...
Open Skies Treaty states discuss usage of unarmed observation flights for environmental purposes
Publishing date: 15 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
VIENNA, 15 October 2004- Experts from 31 states party to the Open Skies Treaty today discussed the possible use of the Treaty's tools for ecological purposes, such as cases of floods, tornadoes, air and soil pollution as well as urbanisation. Some 80...
OSCE Presence expresses sorrow over tragic loss of life in accident in northern Albania
Publishing date: 15 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
TIRANA, 15 October 2004- The OSCE Presence in Albania expresses its deepest sorrow over the tragic loss of 16 lives in a traffic accident in Gjegjan, northern Albania, on 14 October. The OSCE Presence extends...
OSCE Centre to train Uzbekistan's law enforcers on investigating human trafficking crimes
Publishing date: 15 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
TASHKENT, 15 October 2004- The second specialized training course for members of Uzbekistan's law enforcement agencies on investigating human trafficking crimes will be held on Monday in the Samarkand region by trainers trained by the OSCE Centre in...
OSCE Office to hold workshop on managing water resources of the Sava river basin
Publishing date: 15 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
BRCKO, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 15 October 2004- An OSCE workshop aimed at improving water resource management of the Sava river will be held in Brcko from 18 to 20 October. The aim is to create...
OSCE Mission welcomes adoption of pro-EU resolution by Serbian Parliament
Publishing date: 14 October 2004
BELGRADE, 14 October 2004- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Maurizio Massari, welcomed the adoption by the Serbian Parliament today a Resolution on Accession to the EU. "This is an important step forward for Serbia," he said...