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OSCE Mission to Skopje supports co-operation between central and local government in decentralization process
Publishing date: 15 May 2007
SKOPJE, 15 May 2007- Around 100 municipal and central level officials discussed how to improve the efficiency of public administration in implementing the administrative procedure to better satisfy citizens' needs at a conference in Skopje today...
OSCE Centre helps Kazakhstan improve road safety
Publishing date: 11 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Policing, Rule of law
ALMATY, 11 May 2007- Raising awareness on road safety in Kazakhstan and promoting best practices in this field was the aim of a meeting held today in Astana. The event was organized jointly by the OSCE Centre in Almaty and the Interior Ministry...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative welcomes plans for press freedom improvements in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 21 April 2007
Content type: Press release
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Rule of law
ALMATY, 21 April 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today welcomed Kazakhstan's Parliament's recent decision to add to its agenda a new draft media law written by four journalists' organizations...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator supports Ukraine's efforts to enhance anti-trafficking legislation
Publishing date: 20 April 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Rule of law
KYIV, 20 April 2007- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, in co-operation with the Ministry for Family, Youth and Sports, will hold a meeting in Kyiv on 23 April in order to review Ukraine's existing anti-trafficking legislation...
Head of OSCE Mission encourages inclusion of anti-discrimination measures in Montenegro's new Constitution
Publishing date: 20 April 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
BECICI, 20 April 2007- Montenegro's new Constitution would benefit from including anti-discrimination measures that would in turn form a basis for legislation in this area, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Ambassador Paraschiva Badescu...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan promotes sharing of experiences on political parties development
Publishing date: 20 April 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
BUKHARA, 20 April 2007- The role of political parties in state governance is the focus of a two-day international meeting that starts today in Bukhara. The event is jointly organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan and...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine to train lawyers on protecting victims of trafficking
Publishing date: 19 April 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Rule of law
KYIV, 19 April 2007- A two-day training session for lawyers in protecting human trafficking victims starts in Kyiv today.