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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE foreign ministers pledge immediate financial assistance for Georgian elections
Publishing date: 2 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Summits / Ministerial Councils, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Elections
MAASTRICHT, 2 December 2003- Foreign ministers from OSCE participating States have pledged to provide more than five million euros in immediate assistance to Georgia to help the country organize presidential and parliamentary elections.
Georgia election a chance for new authorities to show commitment to democracy
Publishing date: 28 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Elections
TBILISI/WARSAW, 28 November 2003- The presidential election scheduled for 4 January in Georgia will provide an early opportunity to demonstrate whether the authorities now have a willingness to hold genuinely democratic elections, concludes a...
OSCE Chairman praises peaceful transition in Georgia, offers help
Publishing date: 24 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections
THE HAGUE, 24 November 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Netherlands Foreign Minister de Hoop Scheffer, praised the people of Georgia on Monday for ensuring that the weekend change in the country's leadership was accomplished without violence...
OSCE PA President Bruce George meets acting President Burjanadze of Georgia
Publishing date: 24 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections
TBILISI, 24 November 2003- The President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Bruce George, met today in Tbilisi with the acting President of Georgia, Nino Burjanadze. Mr. George expressed his satisfaction that the constitutional and political...
Chairman of OSCE and CoE calls for peaceful solution in Georgia
Publishing date: 22 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections
THE HAGUE, 22 November 2003- Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, in his capacity as both Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE and Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, today appealed...
OSCE CiO urges restraint in Georgia in aftermath of elections
Publishing date: 13 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Elections
THE HAGUE, 13 November 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office (CiO), Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, today expressed his concern about developments following the parliamentary elections held in Georgia on 2 November...
Georgian parliamentary elections marred by confusion over voter lists
Publishing date: 3 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Elections
TBILISI, 3 November 2003- The 2 November parliamentary elections in Georgia fell short of a number of international standards. Delays and confusion over voter lists contributed to a lack of public confidence in the governmental and parliamentary...