News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Head of Mission welcomes formation of government in Kosovo
Publishing date: 4 March 2002
PRISTINA, 4 March 2002- The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Pascal Fieschi, has welcomed the formation of a Government in Kosovo. Political deadlock had been preventing this important development since the elections for...
OSCE welcomes agreement on establishment of Provisional Institutions of Self-government in Kosovo
Publishing date: 1 March 2002
VIENNA, 1 March 2002- The Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Portuguese Foreign Minister Jaime Gama, has welcomed the agreement reached in Kosovo between its political leaders on the election...
OSCE/ODIHR to send expanded observation mission to monitor Macedonian elections
Publishing date: 28 February 2002
SKOPJE, 28 February 2002- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will send an expanded observation mission to monitor the upcoming parliamentary elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia...
OSCE Presence in Albania and ODIHR urge implementation of election recommendations
Publishing date: 27 February 2002
TIRANA, 27 February 2002- Two election experts from the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited Tirana from 18 to 26 February to support the OSCE Presence there in its efforts to follow-up on recommendations...
OSCE/ODIHR opens election observation mission in Ukraine
Publishing date: 26 February 2002
KYIV, 26 February 2002- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has established an Election Observation Mission in Ukraine to monitor the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for 31 March...
Elections and institution-building on top of agenda during Chairman-in-Office visit to Kosovo
Publishing date: 20 February 2002
PRISTINA, 20 February 2002- The announcement of municipal elections this year and OSCE's institution-building work are on top of the agenda during today's visit of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Portuguese Foreign Minister Jaime Gama...
Election Commission fines electoral rule violations in Kosovo
Publishing date: 18 February 2002
PRISTINA, 18 February 2002- Five political entities that contested in the general elections in Kosovo last November have been fined by the Election Complains and Appeals sub-Commission (ECAC) for violating...