News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE welcomes Croatia's refugee project, recalls compensation deadline for non-returned properties
Publishing date: 31 October 2002
ZAGREB, 31 October 2002- The OSCE Mission to Croatia welcomed on Thursday the Government's adoption of a refugee project that will facilitate the return of occupied properties to their owners. The Mission also recalls that as of...
OSCE Mission Head welcomes start of Community Policing in Croatia
Publishing date: 31 October 2002
ZAGREB, 31 October 2002- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Ambassador Peter Semneby, welcomed today the start of Community Policing pilot projects set to be launched on 1 November. "We welcome this first step towards...
Mission Head saddened by Croatian Serb official's death, urges condemnation of ethnic discrimination
Publishing date: 28 October 2002
ZAGREB, 28 October 2002- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Ambassador Peter Semneby, said on Monday that he was shocked and saddened to hear of the sudden death of Milos Vojnovic last Friday. In a letter of condolence...
OSCE Mission to Croatia deplores attack on Vukovar Mayor's house
Publishing date: 9 September 2002
ZAGREB, 9 September 2002- The OSCE Mission to Croatia deplores an attack on the property of Vukovar's Mayor, Vladimir Stengl, last Friday when unknown perpetrators threw an explosive device at his house. Fortunately the incident did not...
Clock starts running on 1 August for Croatian Government's action on property repossession
Publishing date: 1 August 2002
ZAGREB, 1 August 2002- Legal provisions coming into effect today set a series of deadlines for the Croatian Government to promptly return occupied private properties to their owners...
OSCE Croatia Mission supports refugee return pledge at Sarajevo Summit
Publishing date: 17 July 2002
ZAGREB, 17 July 2002- The OSCE Mission to Croatia is encouraged by the joint statement made in Sarajevo Monday by the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Presidents of the Republic of Croatia and of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
OSCE Mission discusses international community's concern with Croatian President
Publishing date: 8 July 2002
ZAGREB, 08 July, 2002- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Ambassador Peter Semneby, was received today by Croatian President Stjepan Mesic, to discuss issues of concern to the OSCE and to the international community...