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OSCE Presence, EU finalize project on modernizing Albania’s civil registry and address system
Publishing date: 17 February 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Rule of law
TIRANA, 17 February 2011 – The concrete results of a four-year project to modernize administrative addresses and civil registration systems in Albania were presented today at an event organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania, the Delegation of the European Union and the Interior Ministry...
OSCE provides equipment to improve national passport system in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 10 February 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Countering terrorism, Policing, Rule of law
TASHKENT, 10 February 2011 – In a ceremony held in Tashkent today the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan handed over to the representatives of Uzbekistan’s Interior and Foreign Ministries equipment to support the government's efforts to improve the national passport system and introduce biometric identity and travel documents...
OSCE active in case of sentenced Transdniestrian, Chairperson says
Publishing date: 10 February 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Rule of law
CHISINAU, 10 February 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, said today that the Chairmanship is working and will continue to work actively in close co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Moldova through diplomatic channels on the case of Ilya Kazak, sentenced yesterday in Transdniestria on treason charges– and the related case of Ernest Vardanyan...
Press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 9 February 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
VIENNA, 9 February 2011- The following is a press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly today. The views expressed in this press release do not necessarily reflect those of the OSCE Chairmanship, nor of all OSCE participating States...
OSCE Mission publishes Kosovo communities’ profiles
Publishing date: 8 February 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: National minority issues, Rule of law
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 8 February 2011- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo published today a comprehensive overview of demographic, socio-economic, and cultural data in local communities...
Head of OSCE Presence in Albania calls on political parties to respect Electoral Code and to nominate election commissioners
Publishing date: 8 February 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Elections, Rule of law
TIRANA, 8 February 2011- The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, urged Albanian political parties today to urgently deliver the required nominations for members of the Electoral Administration Zone Commissions to the Central Elections Commission (CEC) in order to properly prepare for local government elections...
OSCE Office promotes effective state regulatory system in Armenia
Publishing date: 4 February 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Good governance, Rule of law