News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE urged to support further European integration efforts of former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Publishing date: 5 February 2004
VIENNA, 5 February 2004- In her speech to the OSCE's Permanent Council, the Foreign Affairs Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ilinka Mitreva, praised the work of the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission in helping to transform...
OSCE Academy starts post graduate programme in Central Asia
Publishing date: 2 February 2004
BISHKEK, 2 February 2004- Twenty five students from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Italy and Britain began today their post graduate studies at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek. "The Academy has an opportunity to introduce...
OSCE to hold workshop for women entrepreneurs in rural Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 28 January 2004
BISHKEK, 28 January 2004- A workshop to encourage women to start small businesses in rural areas will open tomorrow in Kyrgyzstan. The two-day event, organised by the OSCE...
Criminal justice reform moves up the political agenda in Kyrgyzstan with OSCE conference
Publishing date: 25 January 2004
BISHKEK, 25 January 2004- The reform of Kyrgyzstan's criminal justice system topped the agenda of an international conference, organized by the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...
OSCE committed to democratic development in Georgia, says Chairman-in-Office
Publishing date: 25 January 2004
TBILISI, 25 January 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, congratulated Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on his inauguration on Sunday and pledged continued OSCE support...
OSCE missions reconfirm support for combating trafficking in south-eastern Europe
Publishing date: 22 January 2004
TIRANA, 22 January 2004- OSCE missions in south-eastern Europe reconfirmed their support to the governments of the region in combating trafficking in human beings, at a meeting...
Enlarged EU sees OSCE as support for democratic development, says Irish EU Presidency
Publishing date: 22 January 2004
VIENNA, 22 January 2004- As the European Union expands, it will look to the OSCE for continued promotion of democracy, human rights, the rule of law and institution-building, Ireland's Minister for European Affairs Dick Roche said...