News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Covic praises OSCE work in his country
Publishing date: 7 February 2002
VIENNA, 7 February 2002- Addressing the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna, the Serbian Deputy Prime Minister, Nebojsa Covic, has praised the Organization's work in his country. "Quite certainly, we would not have achieved the results we have...
OSCE Yugoslavia Mission welcomes announcement of early municipal elections in southern Serbia
Publishing date: 7 February 2002
BELGRADE, 7 February 2002- The OSCE Mission to the Federal Republic Yugoslavia (FRY) is very pleased with the formal announcement about the organizing of early municipal elections in southern Serbia, made in the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna today...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Working Group on Belarus visits Minsk
Publishing date: 5 February 2002
MINSK, 5 February 2002- Three members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly ad hoc Working Group on Belarus, Uta Zapf (MP, Germany), the Chair of the Group, Urban Ahlin (MP, Sweden), and Helena Demakova (MP, Latvia) visited Minsk from 3 to 5 February...
Kosovo Judicial Institute to hold information meeting on corruption issues
Publishing date: 4 February 2002
PRISTINA, 4 February 2002- The Kosovo Judicial Institute is holding a one-day information session on issues related to corruption. The meeting, to which Kosovo criminal law judges and prosecutors have been invited, will focus on how the judiciary...
Rebuilding confidence between ethnic groups may be only a bus-ride away
Publishing date: 29 January 2002
VIENNA, 29 January 2002- After a ten-month break, the direct bus link between the town of Kumanovo and the capital, Skopje, reopened last week and its restoration was marked by offering a free ride for villagers, local administration officials...
Final protocol adopted at Freedom of Information workshop in Armenia
Publishing date: 28 January 2002
YEREVAN, 28 January 2002- The need for Freedom of Information legislation in Armenia was the main focus of discussion during a workshop co-organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan on 24 and 25 January. The workshop reviewed the situation...
OSCE urges cuts in defence spending by Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 28 January 2002
SARAJEVO, 28 January 2002- Representatives of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have urged the Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to cut military expenditures in a meeting today...