News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Judges and public prosecutors in Kosovo receive training on code of ethics
Publishing date: 17 February 2003
PRISTINA, 17 February 2003- The OSCE-established Kosovo Judicial Institute (KJI) today started two training sessions for judges and prosecutors on the Code of Ethics for Judges and Public Prosecutors and the work of the Kosovo...
Ambassador Heyken: Belarus and OSCE to make fresh start
Publishing date: 17 February 2003
MINSK, 17 February 2003- Belarus and the OSCE are to "open a new page" in their relations, the Head of the OSCE Office in Minsk, Ambassador Eberhard Heyken, said on Monday. "My endeavour will be to establish an atmosphere of trust and mutual...
Head of Belgrade Mission unveils plan of action to assist Serbia and Montenegro
Publishing date: 13 February 2003
BELGRADE, 13 February 2003- Ambassador Maurizio Massari, Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, today made his first address to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna and unveiled the Mission's plan of action to assist the State Union...
Ballot boxes arrive on time for Armenian election with help of OSCE
Publishing date: 12 February 2003
YEREVAN, 12 February 2003- Some 2,000 transparent ballot boxes, ordered with the help of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, have arrived safely in Armenia for use in this year's presidential election. The Head of the Office, Ambassador Roy Reeve, showed...
OSCE urges Albania's parliamentary election committee to agree on reform package by end of March
Publishing date: 7 February 2003
VIENNA, 7 February 2003- The OSCE Presence in Albania and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights commended the work of the Bipartisan Committee of the Albanian Parliament...
OSCE PA Working Group on Belarus visits Minsk
Publishing date: 7 February 2003
MINSK, 7 February 2003- Three members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Working Group on Belarus, Ms. Uta Zapf (Germany), the Chair of the Group, Mr. Urban Ahlin (Sweden), and Lord Ponsonby (UK), visited Minsk from 5 to 7 February...
OSCE Media Representative concerned about continued harassment of media in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 4 February 2003
VIENNA, 4 February 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, expressed his alarm today at the continuing use of defamation suits against independent newspapers in Azerbaijan and the growing frustration of journalists...