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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission calls for an end to local political gridlock in Kosovo
Publishing date: 19 May 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, National minority issues
PRISTINA, 19 May 2003- In a report on the boycott within the municipal level of government in Kosovo, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo (OMiK) has told the people of the province they have a right to expect many of their local leaders to do a far better job...
Serbian Deputy PM welcomes support from OSCE Permanent Council
Publishing date: 15 May 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
VIENNA, 15 May 2003- Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister, Dr Nebojsa Covic, made an impassioned plea at the Permanent Council on Thursday for recognition by the international community that his country had undergone a thorough transformation since the days...
OSCE holds workshops in Central Asian Region on civil-military relations
Publishing date: 13 May 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA, 13 May- A team of OSCE experts are in Central Asia this week to promote OSCE standards on civil-military relations, including democratic oversight of the armed forces. The experts are meeting government officials and senior military...
OSCE Mission welcomes agreement in southern Serbia municipality on composition of managing boards
Publishing date: 13 May 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
BELGRADE, 13 May 2003- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro today welcomed a hard-won agreement which outlines the allocation of directorships and the composition of managing boards in the multi-ethnic southern Serbia municipality of...
OSCE mission to organize peace and stability marathon between Skopje and Tetovo
Publishing date: 13 May 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues
SKOPJE, 13 May 2003- The annual "Blossom Run", a team relay race covering 42.2 kilometres from Tetovo to Skopje, will be held for the seventh time on Sunday, 18 May. Organized by the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, the competition...
Roundtable spotlights forthcoming electoral processes in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 13 May 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Democratization, Elections
ALMATY, 13 May 2003- Political actors in Kazakhstan, meeting at a roundtable co-organized by the OSCE, view the current electoral calendar as a key part of the ongoing process for strengthening democratic institutions in the country. Members of...
OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje supports anti-trafficking workshop for legal experts
Publishing date: 9 May 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights
SKOPJE, 9 May 2003- About 70 prosecutors and investigative judges will participate in a two-day workshop financially supported by the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje in Struga on 9 and 10 May...