News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Conference on local government reform in Kosovo
Publishing date: 17 February 2003
PRISTINA, 17 February 2003- The second of three conferences on decentralisation and reform of local government in Kosovo started in Pristina today. The event, organized by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the Kosovar Institute for...
OSCE meeting supports parliamentary initiatives in SE Europe
Publishing date: 28 January 2003
TIRANA, 28 January 2003- A two-day meeting of parliamentary experts from OSCE institutions and south-east European missions has just ended in agreement to boost support for projects aimed at tackling regional issues such as organized crime...
OSCE Kosovo Mission Head presents 2003 working plan
Publishing date: 14 January 2003
VIENNA, 14 January 2003- The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Pascal Fieschi, today presented his working plans for 2003 to the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. A key focus in...
Head of OSCE Kosovo Mission calls for progress in democracy-building in 2003
Publishing date: 30 December 2002
PRISTINA, 30 December 2002- Ambassador Pascal Fieschi, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, today called on the province's political leaders to show courage and participate fully in the democratization and reconciliation process...
Kosovo political entities fined for violating financial disclosure rule
Publishing date: 18 December 2002
PRISTINA, 18 December 2002- Elections in Kosovo have reached a new level of transparency this year with strict financial reporting requirements for political entities. However, thirteen entities that contested in the 26 October...
Kosovo police need popular support, says OSCE
Publishing date: 16 December 2002
PRISTINA, 16 December 2002- OSCE's Senior Police Adviser, Richard Monk, has told Kosovo's new team of police officers that they can do a proper job only with the support of the people of Kosovo and that this will require the...
Decentralization brings Kosovo government closer to people
Publishing date: 16 December 2002
PRISTINA, 16 December 2002- Ambassador Pascal Fieschi, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, today opened a forum in Pristina with the aim of bringing local government closer to the people of the province. The OSCE is responsible for...