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Decentralization brings Kosovo government closer to people

Publishing date: 16 December 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Elections
PRISTINA, 16 December 2002- Ambassador Pascal Fieschi, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, today opened a forum in Pristina with the aim of bringing local government closer to the people of the province. The OSCE is responsible for...

Budva roundtable discusses treatment of long-term prisoners

Publishing date: 11 December 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization
BELGRADE, 11 December 2002- High-level officials from justice ministries of six south-eastern Europe countries, legal experts and representatives of international organisations will participate in a roundtable on the "Treatment of...

OSCE continues to foster the Macedonian regional community policing

Publishing date: 10 December 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Democratization, Policing
SKOPJE, 10 December 2002- The Police Development Unit of the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje is organising three regional community policing seminars in Tetovo, Kumanovo, and Gostivar on 11, 12 and 14 December. The...

Ten more municipalities join OSCE project in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Publishing date: 9 December 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization
SARAJEVO, 9 December 2002- Ten municipalities in the two Bosnia and Herzegovina entities have been selected to join the OSCE Mission's Municipal Infrastructure Finance and Implementation Project in 2003...

OSCE to hold series of seminars for judges in Ukraine

Publishing date: 9 December 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
KYIV, 9 December 2002- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and the Comparative Law Center at Ukraine's Ministry of Justice will organize a seminar on the application of the European Court on Human Rights's case law in...

OSCE PA delegation participates in seminar on constitutional reform in Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 6 December 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
BISHKEK, 6 December 2002- The ongoing public discussion on imminent changes of Kyrgyzstan's constitution was the background of a one-day seminar held in the country's capital, Bishkek, on 3 December. A delegation of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly...

OSCE's role will be recast to meet new threats to security

Publishing date: 6 December 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Summits / Ministerial Councils
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Border management, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections, Countering terrorism, National minority issues, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
PORTO, 6 December 2002- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Portugal's Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, called today for the adoption of a Charter on Preventing and Combating Terrorism to reaffirm the Organization's strong commitment in this area...