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OSCE, European Union provide Ukraine's Central Election Commission with IT equipment to establish state voter register
Publishing date: 7 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Elections
KYIV, 7 April 2009- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and representatives of the European Commission handed over IT equipment to the country's Central Election Commission (CEC) today to help create a state voter register...
Moldova's elections met many international standards, but further improvements are needed, observers say
Publishing date: 6 April 2009
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization, Elections
CHISINAU, 6 April 2009- Yesterday's parliamentary elections in Moldova met many international standards and commitments, but further improvements are required to ensure an electoral process free from undue administrative interference and to increase...
Progress on election day, but some problems remain, observers in Skopje say
Publishing date: 6 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections
SKOPJE, 6 April 2009- The second round of the presidential and municipal elections on Sunday met most OSCE and Council of Europe commitments and standards for democratic elections, although some of the issues identified in the first round, including...
OSCE deplores blocking of Corjova polling station during Moldova parliamentary elections
Publishing date: 6 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Elections
CHISINAU, 6 April 2009- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office's Special Co-ordinator Petros Efthymiou and the Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Philip Remler, deplored today the closure of the Corjova voting station during yesterday's elections...
Kosovo courts face difficulties in handling ownership of property, OSCE Mission report finds
Publishing date: 6 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Economic activities, Human rights, Rule of law
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 6 April 2009- Kosovo courts still face difficulties in addressing disputes over immovable property rights, in particular disputes over ownership of immovable property, according to an OSCE report released today...
OSCE Centre supports work to bring Kyrgyz human trafficking legislation in line with international standards
Publishing date: 3 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
BISHKEK, 3 April, 2009- An OSCE-supported working group that aims to align the Kyrgyz legislation on combating trafficking in human beings with international standards, supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, held its inaugural meeting...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports event that aims to create awareness about problem of landmines
Publishing date: 3 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
DUSHANBE, 3 April 2009- Landmines pose a threat to security in Tajikistan and elsewhere, Klaus Rasmussen, the Deputy Head of the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, said today at a ceremony held to mark tomorrow's International Day for Mine Awareness...