News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Joint statement by the Heads of Missions in Tirana on local government elections
Publishing date: 4 January 2007
TIRANA, 4 January 2007- The OSCE Presence in Albania issued the following joint statement today: "We are deeply concerned by the lack of progress in preparations of the Albanian local government elections decreed by the President for 20 January 2007...
OSCE Chairman pledges to focus on boosting democratic values in 2007
Publishing date: 2 January 2007
MADRID, 2 January 2007- The new OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, has pledged to focus on consolidating and deepening democratic principles and values during Spain's chairmanship of the world's largest...
OSCE Kosovo Mission Head hopes for positive developments in 2007
Publishing date: 29 December 2006
PRISTINA, 29 December 2006- The OSCE Head of Mission, Ambassador Werner Wnendt, said today he wishes all Kosovo's people a happy and healthy 2007 and congratulated Kosovo's Muslims on the occasion of Kurban Bajram...
Spain to take over OSCE Chairmanship on 1 January
Publishing date: 29 December 2006
VIENNA, 29 December 2006- Spain will take over the OSCE Chairmanship from Belgium on 1 January, with the Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Co-operation, Miguel Angel Moratinos, succeeding his Belgian counterpart, Karel De Gucht...
OSCE Office in Baku deeply concerned at continuing acts of violence against journalists
Publishing date: 27 December 2006
BAKU, 27 December 2006- In a statement issued today, the Acting Head of the OSCE Office in Baku, Robin Seaword, said that his office was deeply concerned at reports of two further instances of violence against members of the opposition press...
OSCE/ODIHR opens observation mission for Serbian parliamentary elections
Publishing date: 22 December 2006
BELGRADE/WARSAW, 22 December 2006- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights today opened an election observation mission that will monitor the 21 January parliamentary elections in Serbia...
ODIHR Director discusses co-operation on democratization and human rights at visit to Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 22 December 2006
BAKU, 22 December 2006- The strengthening of co-operation between Azerbaijan and the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on democratization and human rights related issues were the focus of a two-day visit to Baku...