News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Polish reform of public-service broadcasting should avoid politicized solutions, OSCE representative warns
Publishing date: 3 June 2008
VIENNA, 3 June 2008- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today that a rushed reform of the financing of Polish public-service broadcasting could menace its independence, and called for a de-politicized reform process...
OSCE human rights body launches teaching material on anti-Semitism for German schools
Publishing date: 3 June 2008
BERLIN, 3 June 2008- A German version of new teaching materials on anti-Semitism was launched yesterday in Berlin by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and...
OSCE Chairman and Tajik leaders agree on mandate for OSCE office
Publishing date: 3 June 2008
DUSHANBE, 3 June 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, met top Tajik officials today in Dushanbe, agreeing on the continued work of the OSCE in the country...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports development of external oversight mechanism for law enforcement bodies
Publishing date: 3 June 2008
SKOPJE, 3 June 2008- Ways to implement the new external oversight mechanism for law enforcement bodies is the aim of a series of public debates for judicial representatives from across the country, which started in Skopje today...
Violence in parts of the country tarnishes parliamentary elections, observers in Skopje say
Publishing date: 2 June 2008
SKOPJE, 2 June 2008- Key international standards were not met in yesterday's elections, as organized attempts to violently disrupt the electoral process in parts of the ethnic Albanian areas made it impossible for voters in many places to freely...
International election observers to announce findings at press conference in Skopje on Monday
Publishing date: 2 June 2008
SKOPJE, 1 June 2008- The International Election Observation Mission deployed to monitor the 1 June parliamentary elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia will announce its preliminary findings and conclusions at a news conference Monday...
Chairmanship countries pledge enhanced co-ordination to strengthen OSCE
Publishing date: 2 June 2008
HELSINKI, 2 June 2008- High-level representatives from the five countries holding the 2007-2011 OSCE Chairmanships met today at the invitation of this year's OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, to discuss...