News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairperson concerned about trials of protestors in Belarus and calls for monitors to observe
Publishing date: 17 February 2011
VILNIUS, 17 February 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, expressed strong concern today that the courts in Belarus have started trials and the sentencing of people who participated in demonstrations last December. He fully supports the intention of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) to send observers to monitor future trials and urges the authorities to ensure that the observers can conduct their work...
ODIHR to send assessment mission for Finland's parliamentary elections
Publishing date: 16 February 2011
ODIHR will send an assessment mission for the 17 April parliamentary elections in Finland. An advance team of experts visited the country from 25 to 27 January to assess the pre-election environment and preparations for the elections.
Head of OSCE Presence in Albania calls on political parties to support preparations for 8 May local elections
Publishing date: 14 February 2011
TIRANA, 14 February 2011- The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, today joined the Albanian President in calling all political parties to support the necessary preparations of local government elections on 8 May 2011...
ODIHR to observe local elections in Albania
Publishing date: 8 February 2011
ODIHR conducted a needs assessment mission to Albania on 17-21 January in order to assess the pre-election environment and preparations for the local elections scheduled for 8 May...
Head of OSCE Presence in Albania calls on political parties to respect Electoral Code and to nominate election commissioners
Publishing date: 8 February 2011
TIRANA, 8 February 2011- The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, urged Albanian political parties today to urgently deliver the required nominations for members of the Electoral Administration Zone Commissions to the Central Elections Commission (CEC) in order to properly prepare for local government elections...
Head of OSCE Presence in Albania calls on political parties to send in nominations for election commissioners
Publishing date: 2 February 2011
TIRANA, 2 February 2011 – Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, today urged all political parties to comply fully with the Electoral Code by sending in their respective nominations for commission members to the Central Election Commission (CEC) without delay...
ODIHR recommends deployment of election assessment mission to Estonia
Publishing date: 31 January 2011
In advance of the parliamentary elections in Estonia planned for 6 March, ODIHR conducted a needs assessment mission to the country on 10-13 January...