Newsroom
News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission welcomes adoption of Ombudsman Law in Montenegro
Publishing date: 10 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
BELGRADE/PODGORICA, 10 July 2003- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Ambassador Maurizio Massari, has welcomed the recent adoption of the Law on the protector of human rights and freedoms (Ombudsman-type law) in...
Italian EU Presidency stresses key role of OSCE
Publishing date: 10 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
VIENNA, 10 July 2003- Italy's Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Roberto Antonione, today stressed the importance the European Union attaches to the OSCE, saying the two organizations shared the same fundamental principles and commitment to...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly adopts Rotterdam Declaration
Publishing date: 9 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
ROTTERDAM, 9 July 2003- At the close of their meetings in Rotterdam from 5 to 9 July 2003, nearly 300 Parliamentarians of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly adopted the Rotterdam Declaration focusing on the political, economic and human...
OSCE sees progress on Croatia key laws, urges faster implementation
Publishing date: 8 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
ZAGREB, 8 July 2003- A report on Croatia's fulfillment of its international commitments was outlined to the media today by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Ambassador Peter Semneby. The 29-page report details progress in areas under...
OSCE Head of Mission meets head of the Serbian Orthodox Church
Publishing date: 8 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
BELGRADE, 8 July 2003- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro Ambassador Maurizio Massari today met the Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church Pavle to discuss issues relating to human rights, regional co-operation and peaceful...
OSCE CiO condemns bomb attacks in Moscow
Publishing date: 7 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism
ALMATY, 7 July 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, today condemned weekend suicide bomb attacks at a rock concert in Moscow. "I utterly deplore the attacks in Moscow on Saturday which cost...
OSCE/ODIHR assists Belarus with reforming Soviet-era population registration
Publishing date: 7 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
MINSK, 7 July 2003- International and Belarusian experts meet in Minsk today to discuss ways to reform Belarus' population registration system. With this meeting the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), together...