News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Joint statement of OSCE, US and EU ambassadors in Albania
Publishing date: 17 May 2011
TIRANA, 17 May 2011- The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, the Ambassador of the United States of America Alexander Arvizu, and the Head of the European Union Delegation Ambassador Ettore Sequi jointly stated today...
Heads of Mission of EU, NATO, OSCE and United States in Skopje issue joint statement
Publishing date: 16 May 2011
Following their meeting with Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski on 13 May, the Missions of the EU, NATO, OSCE and U.S. issued the following statement...
OSCE/ODIHR opens limited observation mission for Moldova’s local elections
Publishing date: 11 May 2011
CHISINAU, 11 May 2011 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights today opened a limited election observation mission to monitor the 5 June local elections in Moldova...
Albania’s local elections were competitive and transparent, but political parties acted irresponsibly, observers say
Publishing date: 10 May 2011
TIRANA, 10 May 2011 – Albania’s local elections were competitive and transparent, but took place in an environment of high polarization and mistrust between governmental parties and the opposition, international observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities concluded in a statement issued today...
OSCE/ODIHR opens mission to assess parliamentary elections in Cyprus
Publishing date: 9 May 2011
NICOSIA, 9 May 2011- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election assessment mission for the parliamentary elections to be held in Cyprus on 22 May...
OSCE/ODIHR opens election observation mission in Skopje
Publishing date: 6 May 2011
SKOPJE, 6 May 2011- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened an election observation mission in Skopje to monitor the 5 June early parliamentary elections...
On World Press Freedom Day, Head of OSCE Presence in Albania urges greater transparency and openness to media
Publishing date: 3 May 2011
TIRANA, 3 May 2011- On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day marked today, the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth encouraged the Albanian media, state authorities and political parties to work together to improve the quality of information provided to the public through the media...