News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Minister De Gucht supports the vital role of NGOs in the context of Belgium's Chairmanship of the OSCE
Publishing date: 16 May 2006
BRUSSELS, 16 May 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, today opened a two-day international conference organized by the OSCE 2006 Coalition of Belgian NGOs and supported by the Belgian government. The aim of...
OSCE and International Association of Public Transport to host Urban Transport Security workshop
Publishing date: 28 April 2006
VIENNA, 28 April 2006- Recent terrorist attacks on the metros, trains and buses of London, Madrid and Moscow have demonstrated the vulnerability of urban and regional public transport systems. They also highlighted the fact that though terrorism is...
OSCE Chairman condemns today's jailing of Belarusian opposition leader Milinkevich and calls for his immediate release
Publishing date: 27 April 2006
SOFIA, 27 April 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, has expressed deep concern about the imprisonment of Belarus's main opposition leader, Alyaksandr Milinkevich, and other activists in Minsk today...
OSCE Chairman commends authorities in Skopje on their reform efforts and encourages them to continue on this path
Publishing date: 27 April 2006
SKOPJE, 27 April 2006- During his visit to Skopje, OSCE Chairman-in-Office Karel De Gucht, congratulated the country on its progress toward Euro-Atlantic integration. He also encouraged authorities in Skopje to continue on this path of reforms...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office sees 2006 as an important milestone on Bosnia and Herzegovina's path to reform
Publishing date: 26 April 2006
SARAJEVO, 26 April 2006- During a two-day visit to Sarajevo, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, met Bosnian Prime Minister Adnan Terzic, Foreign Minister Mladen Ivanic and the members of the Bosnian Presidency...
OSCE releases Annual Report on 2005 activities
Publishing date: 26 April 2006
VIENNA, 26 April 2006- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the world's largest regional security arrangement, released its Annual Report 2005 today...
OSCE Chairman raises rule of law, democratic institutions and economic development with Albanian authorities; urges resumed work on electoral reform
Publishing date: 26 April 2006
TIRANA, 26 April 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, held talks in Tirana with President Alfred Moisiu, Prime Minister Sali Berisha and Foreign Minister Besnik Mustafaj. The OSCE Chairman called on Albanian...