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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Presence completes training for Albanian border and migration police
Publishing date: 31 March 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Border management, Migration, Policing
TIRANA, 31 March 2006- Over 100 members of the Albanian border and migration police from eleven cities have completed an OSCE-supported training course on the use of border surveillance equipment...
"Positive spirit" needed to solve problems over Transdniestrian section of Moldova-Ukraine border- OSCE Chairman
Publishing date: 8 March 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Border management, Conflict prevention and resolution
BRUSSELS, 8 March 2006- Concerned about current problems along the Transdniestrian section of the Moldovan-Ukrainian state border, OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, has instructed the Organization's Mission in Moldova...
OSCE Centre organizes training on advanced drug recognition and testing in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 4 November 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Border management, Policing
ASHGABAD, 4 November 2005- Experts from the German Customs Service, specializing in drug recognition and testing, conducted the first of two one-week practical training courses in Ashgabad, organized by the OSCE Centre in co-operation with the United...
NATO Secretary General calls for closer links with OSCE
Publishing date: 3 November 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council
What we do: Arms control, Border management, Countering terrorism
VIENNA, 3 November 2005- Addressing representatives of the 55 participating States of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe today, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer called for the two organizations to translate their...
NATO Secretary General to address OSCE Permanent Council on Thursday
Publishing date: 2 November 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
VIENNA, 2 November 2005- NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer will address Representatives of the 55 participating States of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe on Thursday 3 November...
OSCE Mission to hold conference in Montenegro on public procurement best practices and standards
Publishing date: 22 September 2005
BELGRADE, 22 September 2005- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, through its Office in Podgorica, will on 23 and 24 September hold a regional conference on public procurement best practices and standards in Budva, Montenegro.
OSCE Centre to hold roundtable on cross-border co-operation in Ashgabad
Publishing date: 20 September 2005
ASHGABAD, 20 September 2005- Finding a balance between legitimate border security requirements and the principles of free-flow of goods and people is the aim of a roundtable, organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabad in co-operation with the Ministry...