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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...
OSCE media freedom representative urges Czech Parliament to use penal code reform to decriminalize speech offences
Publishing date: 22 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 22 April 2008- Miklos Haraszti, OSCE's media freedom representative, urged members of the Czech Parliament to use the ongoing Criminal Code reform to decriminalize speech offences so that they would be handled exclusively in civil courts...
OSCE Presence welcomes progress made on Albanian electoral system
Publishing date: 22 April 2008
TIRANA, 22 April 2008- The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Robert Bosch, welcomed today the adoption of constitutional changes to the electoral system in Albania...
OSCE, Tajik Ministry of Energy and Industry hold conference on hydro energy in Central Asia
Publishing date: 22 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
DUSHANBE, 22 April 2008- Hydroelectricity issues in Central Asia and projects in the field are being discussed at a regional workshop that opened in Dushanbe today...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo emphasizes need for transparency in election campaigns
Publishing date: 21 April 2008
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 21 April 2008- The OSCE Mission called today on political entities to be more transparent with their funds...
OSCE, Council of Europe welcome agreement to change recently amended assembly law
Publishing date: 21 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
WARSAW/STRASBOURG, 21 April 2008- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and Council of Europe's Venice Commission today welcomed the agreement reached with Armenian state representatives on changes to the amended assembly law...