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OSCE admitted as observer to Eurasian Group on combating money-laundering and financing of terrorism
Publishing date: 15 December 2006
VIENNA, 15 December 2006- The OSCE has been admitted as an observer to the seven-member Eurasian Group on Combating Money-Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism at a meeting in Moscow today. It joins other international organizations, including...
OSCE Mission supports campaign that asks Kosovo residents to demand the best from civil servants
Publishing date: 15 December 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Education, Tolerance and non-discrimination
PRISTINA, 15 December 2006- A public information campaign calling on the public to keep civil servants under scrutiny and request services to be provided efficiently and without discrimination was launched today in Kosovo...
OSCE Mission to Skopje donates training equipment to support development of Border Police
Publishing date: 15 December 2006
SKOPJE, 15 December 2006- The OSCE Mission to Skopje today donated modern special training equipment to the Border Police to help it improve its training and operations...
OSCE Office presents publication on main aspects of cyber security in Armenia
Publishing date: 14 December 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Countering terrorism, Rule of law
YEREVAN, 14 December 2006- Cyber security and cyber crime, including the global threats in this respect and their relevance for Armenia, international standards and Armenian efforts to combat it are the focus of a publication, presented...
Challenges persist in Kosovo's criminal justice system, OSCE Mission says
Publishing date: 14 December 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
PRISTINA, 14 December 2006- Kosovo's court system must continue to work toward effective fulfillment of the rule of law, which is the best way to ensure public confidence in the criminal justice system, according to an OSCE Mission report...
OSCE democratization body begins election observation mission to Albania
Publishing date: 13 December 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
TIRANA/WARSAW, 13 December 2006- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened its election observation mission for the 20 January 2007 local elections in Albania.
OSCE Mission awards five individuals in Serbia for upholding Organization's values
Publishing date: 13 December 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
BELGRADE, 13 December 2006- A police educator, an ombudsman, a political adviser, a journalist and a museum director received "Person of the Year" awards from the OSCE Mission to Serbia today...