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OSCE Mission Head welcomes adoption of Kosovo civil service board’s code of ethics

Publishing date: 4 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Rule of law
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 4 May 2011- Ambassador Werner Almhofer, the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, welcomed today the adoption of a code of ethics by the Independent Oversight Board for the Civil Service...

OSCE supports seminars to promote transparency in Uzbekistan's democratic reforms

Publishing date: 4 May 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
A series of seminars that started in Tashkent on 3 May with the support of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan aims to strengthen the skills of staff at Uzbekistan’s state administration agencies and civil society organizations’ information services. Around 60 representatives of ministries and state agencies, as well as major non-governmental institutions are expected to take part in the training events...

OSCE Centre in Bishkek holds joint training for Afghan and Kyrgyz customs officers

Publishing date: 27 April 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Border management, Countering terrorism, Policing, Rule of law
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek held training sessions on vehicle and container searches and border operations for Kyrgyz and Afghan customs officers at the customs point Ak-Jol on the Kyrgyz-Kazakh border. Twenty participants from Afghanistan, including three trainers, together with customs instructors from the Training Centre of the State Customs Service of Kyrgyzstan as well as customs officers working at Ak-Jol border point, attended the course...

OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports debate on preventing corruption

Publishing date: 26 April 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Good governance, Rule of law
BISHKEK, 26 April 2011 – The OSCE Centre in Bishkek in cooperation with non-governmental organization the International Business Council held an open meeting today to discuss best practices in preventing corruption...

OSCE Mission to Skopje publishes handbooks about new criminal procedure law

Publishing date: 21 April 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Rule of law
SKOPJE, 21 April 2011 – The OSCE Mission to Skopje today launched five handbooks that look at new aspects of the revised Law on Criminal Procedure...

OSCE Centre supports rehabilitation for drug and alcohol-addicted inmates in Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 21 April 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
Fifty representatives of rehabilitation centres, prisons’ administrations, international organizations and civil society took part in an OSCE-supported event to celebrate the seventh anniversary of "Atlantis" rehabilitation centres for drug and alcohol-addicted inmates on 21 April, 2011 at the Training Centre of the State Service of Execution of Punishment in Bishkek...

OSCE Mission to Moldova supports prosecution service reform

Publishing date: 20 April 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Rule of law
CHISINAU, 20 April 2011 – The role of prosecutors and reform of prosecution services were discussed today at a roundtable event held by the OSCE Mission to Moldova in co-operation with the General Prosecutor’s Office...