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Chairman-in-Office urges Belarus to extend visa of OSCE official

Publishing date: 12 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
LISBON, 12 April 2002- The Chairman-in-Office (CiO), Portuguese Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, is deeply concerned about information indicating that the Belarusian authorities see no grounds to extend the visa and diplomatic accreditation...

OSCE adopts new scale of contributions

Publishing date: 12 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council
VIENNA, 12 April 2002- The OSCE Permanent Council has adopted a revised standard scale of contributions, which defines for the coming three years how much each of the 55 participating States annually pays for the Organization...

OSCE ready to begin ammunition disposal at Colbasna

Publishing date: 15 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Arms control, Conflict prevention and resolution, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
CHISINAU, 15 April 2002- The OSCE Mission to Moldova has announced the arrival of a device for destroying old ammunition in the region. The so-called "Donovan" detonation chamber, which arrived on April 13, will be used at Colbasna to commence...

Kosovo political party registration transferred to OSCE

Publishing date: 16 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Elections
PRISTINA, 16 April 2002- The United Nations Special Representative, Michael Steiner, has signed UNMIK Regulation 2002/8, "On the Registration and Operation of Political Parties in Kosovo", giving the OSCE the authority to register political parties

Judicial reform and combating organized crime top agenda of Friends of Albania meeting in Vienna

Publishing date: 17 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 17 April 2002- Judicial reform and combating organized crime as well as economic development in Albania were the main focus of today's meeting of the Friends of Albania group

Election reforms subject of round table discussion in Belgrade

Publishing date: 17 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Elections
BELGRADE, 17 April 2002- A round table on election reforms was organized today by the OSCE Mission to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Center for Free Elections and Democracy with the participation of the OSCE Office for Democratic

Weapons into Water: OSCE rehabilitates water canal in exchange for weapons in Georgia

Publishing date: 17 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Arms control, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
TBILISI, 17 April 2002- Under the supervision of the OSCE Mission to Georgia, repair works will start immediately on a 30 km irrigation canal running through both Georgian and Ossetian villages in the zone of conflict. "The Irrigation Project...

OSCE approves budget for Kosovo municipal elections in 2002

Publishing date: 19 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Elections
VIENNA, 19 April 2002- The OSCE Permanent Council today adopted a decision on the supplementary budget for the 2002 municipal elections in Kosovo. Ambassador João de Lima Pimentel, Chairman of the Permanent Council, described the decision as a...

OSCE/ODIHR opens observation mission in Montenegro to monitor upcoming municipal elections

Publishing date: 22 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Elections
PODGORICA, 22 April 2002- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has deployed an Election Observation Mission to monitor the 15 May municipal elections in the Republic of Montenegro/Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...

OSCE welcomes announcement of date for general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Publishing date: 22 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Elections
SARAJEVO, 22 April 2002- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Robert Beecroft, has welcomed the announcement by the Head of the Election Commission that general elections will be held this autumn. The announcement...