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Greek Chairmanship welcomes 2010 OSCE budget approval

Publishing date: 23 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
VIENNA, 23 December 2009- The Greek OSCE Chairmanship and the Kazakh Chairmanship of the Advisory Committee on Management and Finance welcomed today the decision by the 56 OSCE participating States to approve the Unified Budget for 2010...

OSCE Office launches guide for SMEs on simplified tax policies in Armenia

Publishing date: 23 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Economic activities, Rule of law
YEREVAN, 23 December 2009- An updated version of a guide on Armenian tax policies for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), supported by the OSCE Office in Yerevan, was launched in Yerevan today...

Italian expert appointed OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings

Publishing date: 22 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
VIENNA, 22 December 2009- Judge and European Commission expert Maria Grazia Giammarinaro of Italy has been appointed OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings.

OSCE media freedom watchdog condemns killing of Turkish journalist

Publishing date: 22 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 22 December 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, condemned today the fatal shooting of a journalist in western Turkey and called on the authorities to provide safe working conditions for the media...

ODIHR, European Parliament pledge to co-operate closely during observation of Ukraine's presidential vote

Publishing date: 22 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
KYIV, 22 December 2009- Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini, the head of the OSCE ODIHR election observation mission, and European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek today stressed their commitment to closely co-operate...

OSCE Yerevan Office honors environmental activists with certificates

Publishing date: 22 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Environmental activities
YEREVAN, 22 December 2009- Representatives of non-governmental organizations, Aarhus Centres and municipal governments were awarded certificates for their work to protect the environment at a conference organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan today...

OSCE Office in Yerevan supports educational and recreational activities for juveniles at Abovyan pre-trial detention centre

Publishing date: 22 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Education, Rule of law
ABOVYAN, Armenia 22 December 2009- The OSCE Office in Yerevan donated educational and recreational resources for the juvenile pre-trial detention centre in Abovyan today...