News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission acknowledges adoption of law on free access to information
Publishing date: 15 November 2004
BELGRADE, 15 November 2004- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, the Council of Europe Office in Belgrade and the Delegation of the European Commission to Serbia and Montenegro acknowledge the adoption of the Law on Free Access to Information of...
OSCE Belgrade mission distances itself from discussions on the use of Bosnian in Sandzak schools
Publishing date: 15 November 2004
BELGRADE, 15 November 2004- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro today distanced itself from discussions taking place in the country's Sandzak region on the usage of Bosnian in schools in Sandzak. The OSCE does not participate in discussions on...
OSCE Mission comments on apology to Srebrenica families
Publishing date: 11 November 2004
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 11 November 2004- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina issued a statement today, on the apology to Srebrenica families...
OSCE Office in Baku voices concern over establishment of the Bar Association
Publishing date: 11 November 2004
BAKU, 11 November 2004- The OSCE Office in Baku is concerned about recent developments in the course of legal reforms in Azerbaijan. Attending the inaugural meeting of the Azerbaijan Bar Association last week, the OSCE Office in Baku observed that...
OSCE mission brings British police officers, local government representatives to train police and municipal officials in south Serbia
Publishing date: 11 November 2004
BELGRADE, 11 November, 2004- As part of the Community Policing and Community Safety programmes to assist the Serbian Interior Ministry in its efforts to reform the police, the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro has brought British police officers...
OSCE Mission helps Georgia develop National Action Plan to combat human trafficking
Publishing date: 11 November 2004
TBILISI, 11 November 2004- The OSCE Mission to Georgia is boosting the country's fight against human trafficking by helping the government develop an Action Plan, which is set for completion at a conference starting today. "The fight against human...
OSCE Trieste seminar spotlights effects of demographic imbalance on security
Publishing date: 9 November 2004
TRIESTE, 9 November 2004- The impact of unbalanced population growth on economic development and security was the focus of a two-day international seminar ending today in the Italian city of Trieste. Ageing, health hazards, family dynamics, population...