News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission in Kosovo invites civil society to submit project propoals
Publishing date: 3 January 2012
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo invites civil society organizations in Gjilan/Gnjilane and Prizren regions to submit project proposals on the empowerment of vulnerable groups, public participation in municipal decision making or improving access to municipal services...
Democratic law making in focus at OSCE workshop in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 12 December 2011
Justice Ministry officials and civil society representatives discussed the main principles of democratic law-making at a workshop organized on 10 December 2011 by ODIHR and the OSCE Centre in Bishkek in co-operation with the Justice Ministry of Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE Mission congratulates Assembly of Kosovo on its tenth anniversary
Publishing date: 10 December 2011
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 10 December 2011 – The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Werner Almhofer, congratulated today the public and their elected representatives on the tenth anniversary of the Assembly of Kosovo...
OSCE Mission to Skopje presents results of a survey on police work
Publishing date: 9 December 2011
The OSCE Mission to Skopje presented the final results of its Mayors Perception Survey on the work of the police, conducted in co-operation with the Association of Municipalities (ZELS) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, on 8 December 2011...
Civil society recommends OSCE’s greater engagement with Mediterranean Partner States
Publishing date: 5 December 2011
Civil society in the OSCE Mediterranean Partner States could benefit from greater OSCE engagement in strengthening capacity at a time of rapid change and transition in the Middle East and North Africa, participants said at the end of a two-day conference in Vilnius on 5 December 2011...
OSCE civil society conference on challenges facing Mediterranean democracies in transition
Publishing date: 4 December 2011
VILNIUS, 4 December 2011 – Encouraging international co-operation between civil society groups from OSCE participating States and Mediterranean Partners at a time of rapid change and transition in the Middle East and North Africa was highlighted at the start of a two-day conference in Vilnius today...
ODIHR promotes increasing accuracy of voter lists in Georgia
Publishing date: 23 November 2011
Measures to further increase the accuracy of voter lists was the focus of a roundtable discussion organized by the Central Election Commission of Georgia, in co-operation with ODIHR and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) on 22 November in Tbilisi...