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Political leaders and OSCE experts begin talks in Prague on security and transport networks
Publishing date: 22 May 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities, Good governance
PRAGUE, 22 May 2006- Key speakers at the second part of the OSCE Economic Forum, which began today in Prague, emphasized the importance of secure transport networks for economic development and regional stability...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports training for municipal financial officers
Publishing date: 19 May 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Democratization, Economic activities
SKOPJE, 19 May 2006- A workshop teaching 50 municipal financial officers about newly designed software that will make budget execution and financial reporting in local government units more efficient and transparent started today in Bitola...
OSCE Secretary General visits rocket fuel disposal site in Armenia
Publishing date: 12 May 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Arms control, Economic activities, Environmental activities
YEREVAN, 12 May 2006- OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, who is on a two-day visit to Armenia, today applauded the imminent start of the recycling of 872 tons of mélange rocket fuel...
Co-operation crucial to keep public transport safe from terrorists, OSCE and International Association of Public Transport workshop concludes
Publishing date: 5 May 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA, 5 May 2006- International co-operation is essential to keep public transport networks and the passengers they carry safe from terrorist attacks, participants in a workshop on Urban Transport Security concluded today. Some 200 experts...
OSCE Centre supports conference on tourism in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 3 May 2006
ASHGABAD, 3 May 2006- Current and future challenges facing the tourism industry in Turkmenistan are the focus of a two-day conference that began today in Ashgabad. Organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabad and...
OSCE and International Association of Public Transport to host Urban Transport Security workshop
Publishing date: 28 April 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Countering terrorism
VIENNA, 28 April 2006- Recent terrorist attacks on the metros, trains and buses of London, Madrid and Moscow have demonstrated the vulnerability of urban and regional public transport systems. They also highlighted the fact that though terrorism is...
OSCE committed to economic and environmental issues, says Secretary General at Chernobyl anniversary conference
Publishing date: 19 April 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
MINSK, 19 April 2006- OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut called for intensified efforts to allow for sustainable development of the regions affected by the Chernobyl nuclear tragedy. Speaking at a conference on the 20th anniversary of...