News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Kosovo media to provide fair access to political entities
Publishing date: 26 August 2002
PRISTINA, 26 August 2002- Kosovo's media outlets are to provide fair access to all political entities running in the municipal elections to ensure that voters can make an informed choice on October 26. The Central Election Commission (CEC) has...
OSCE/ODIHR opens observation mission to monitor Slovak elections
Publishing date: 22 August 2002
BRATISLAVA, 23 August 2002- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has established an election observation mission to monitor the elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic scheduled for 20 and 21 September...
OSCE Mission to assess second election re-run in southern Serbia
Publishing date: 20 August 2002
BELGRADE, 20 August 2002- The Serbian government conducted proportional municipal elections in Presevo, Medvedja and Bujanovac on 28 July, supported by the OSCE, its Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), and other...
Training programme prepares over 3,500 police officers for Macedonian parliamentary elections
Publishing date: 16 August 2002
SKOPJE, 16 August, 2002- More than 3,500 police officers have completed a training course on how to ensure security in line with international policing practices during the forthcoming parliamentary elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office supports election assistance in Montenegro
Publishing date: 14 August 2002
LISBON, 14 August 2002- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office today expressed his full support for the efforts of the OSCE Mission to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, through its Office in Montenegro, as well as the technical experts...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo extends voter services period by one week
Publishing date: 14 August 2002
PRISTINA, 14 August 2002- People in Kosovo have now one more week to go an OSCE Voter Service Centre in order to verify and, if necessary, amend their voter registration details for the forthcoming municipal elections this fall...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo announces results of political party ballot lottery
Publishing date: 13 August 2002
PRISTINA, 13 August 2002- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo has held a lottery to determine the order in which political parties will appear on ballot papers in the province's second municipal elections, scheduled for 26 October...