News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Maurice Canavan appointed Deputy Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje
Publishing date: 31 July 2002
SKOPJE, 30 July 2002- The Head of the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, Ambassador Craig Jenness, is pleased to announce the appointment of Maurice Canavan as Deputy Head of the Mission...
Clock starts running on 1 August for Croatian Government's action on property repossession
Publishing date: 1 August 2002
ZAGREB, 1 August 2002- Legal provisions coming into effect today set a series of deadlines for the Croatian Government to promptly return occupied private properties to their owners...
OSCE holds first forum on education development in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 1 August 2002
SARAJEVO, 1 August 2002- The first in a series of co-ordination meetings open to all those involved in education in Bosnia and Herzegovina was held today in Sarajevo. As the name implies, the purpose of these Education Forums is to serve...
OSCE Mission to Tajikistan extends human rights training for law enforcement bodies to Khatlon Region
Publishing date: 1 August 2002
DUSHANBE, 1 August 2002- The OSCE Mission and the Tajik Government has extended their joint human training courses for law enforcement bodies to the Khatlon Region in the south of the country. A series of training sessions on "Human Rights and...
OSCE opens new political resource center in Brcko
Publishing date: 1 August 2002
SARAJEVO, 1 August 2002- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina continues its support for political parties and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) by opening a new Political Resource Center (PRC) in Brcko, funded by...
OSCE works with Ukraine to train judges in Crimea
Publishing date: 2 August 2002
KYIV, 2 August 2002- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine co-organized a two-day seminar last month for judges from the Crimean Appeals Court in Simferopol. The aim was to provide the bench with a better understanding of property law...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office expresses serious concern at increased tension between Georgia and Russian Federation
Publishing date: 2 August 2002
VIENNA, 2 August 2002- The Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Portuguese Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, has expressed his serious concern over the current escalation of tension...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office welcomes broad participation in Kosovo municipal elections
Publishing date: 2 August 2002
LISBON, 2 August 2002- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Portuguese Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, has welcomed the certification of political entities running in the forthcoming Municipal Elections in Kosovo. Those entities certified...
Successor named to Geert-Hinrich Ahrens as Head of OSCE Presence in Albania
Publishing date: 7 August 2002
VIENNA, 7 August 2002- A Finnish diplomat has been named to succeed the current Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Geert-Hinrich Ahrens, who will relinquish his post after more than three years of distinguished service on 31 August...
Taking steps against discrimination of women in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 7 August 2002
DUSHANBE, 7 August 2002- Participants in a roundtable on equality between men and women in Tajikistan have stressed the need for accessible and fast mechanisms for enforcing legal provisions. The roundtable, organized on 5 August by the OSCE...