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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE and Council of Europe exchange letters of co-operation on FRY
Publishing date: 16 February 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Partnerships, OSCE Mission to Serbia
VIENNA, 16 February 2001- The Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Jan Kubis, and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CoE), Walter Schwimmer, yesterday exchanged letters...
New university project unveiled in Tetovo, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Publishing date: 12 February 2001
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues
THE HAGUE, 12 February 2001-- On 11 February an official ceremony took place in Tetovo to mark the beginning of construction on a new private institution of higher education...
OSCE hopes book of photographs will help families identify victims in Kosovo
Publishing date: 6 February 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti
PRISTINA, 6 February 2001-- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the International Committee of the Red Cross are hoping that a new joint initiative will help identify some of the victims of ethnically-motivated killings...
Chairman-in-Office condemns brutal attack on OSCE personnel in Kosovo
Publishing date: 30 January 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues
BUCHAREST, 30 January 2001--The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana, strongly condemns the attack yesterday on OSCE personnel in Kosovo...
OSCE outraged by attacks on staff in Kosovo
Publishing date: 30 January 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues
PRISTINA, 30 January 2001-- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo strongly condemns the brutal attack on six of its local staff members near Mitrovice/Kosvoska Mitrovica on Monday evening...
Head of OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina meets with Croatian Government officials
Publishing date: 26 January 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, National minority issues
ZAGREB, 26 January 2001-- Ambassador Robert L. Barry, Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, held a series of meetings with officials of the government of the Republic of Croatia today in Zagreb...
Protection of property rights a priority in Kosovo
Publishing date: 19 January 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues
PRISTINA, 19 January 2001-- The system for the protection of property rights in Kosovo is approaching a crisis. Establishing a functioning structure to adequately deal with property rights will be one of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo priorities...