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Closer co-ordination between international organizations beneficial, Council of Europe Secretary General tells OSCE
Publishing date: 24 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Partnerships, Permanent Council
VIENNA, 24 April 2008- Co-operation between the Council of Europe and the OSCE is good, but like other international organizations, the two could benefit from more specialization, Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis told the OSCE...
OSCE Centre supports policy dialogue on how Kazakhstan can help fight climate change
Publishing date: 24 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
ASTANA, 25 April 2008- How Kazakhstan can help reduce climate change by participating in the voluntary market for trading in carbon dioxide emissions was the topic of a policy meeting organized today by the OSCE Centre in Astana...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports decentralizing sports and physical education
Publishing date: 24 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 24 April 2008- How to better decentralize responsibility for physical education and sports facilities to the local level and developing a national sports strategy is the aim of a conference that started in Skopje today...
Winners of 2008 OSCE photo contest announced
Publishing date: 23 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
VIENNA, 23 April 2008- The winners of the 2008 OSCE photo contest "Waterways of life" were announced today with the main prize awarded to Andrey Shapran of Russia for...
Kosovo municipalities making headway in establishing new executive structures, says OSCE Mission report
Publishing date: 23 April 2008
PRISHTINË/PRISTINA, 23 April 2008- Municipalities have made valuable progress in establishing new executive structures after the November 2007 elections, says a report issued by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo today...
OSCE High Commissioner discusses naturalization, education reform in Latvia
Publishing date: 23 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
RIGA, 23 April 2008- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek, commended the Latvian authorities and national minority communities today for taking a solution-oriented approach to tackling the country's integration challenges...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports good governance training for municipal councillors
Publishing date: 23 April 2008
SKOPJE, 23 April 2008- Enhancing the capacity of municipal councillors and promoting principles of good governance is the aim of a workshop that started in Veles today...