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OSCE Secretary General expresses condolences over death of former OSCE official Didier Fau
Publishing date: 15 January 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA, 15 January 2008- The OSCE Secretary General, Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, offered his condolences today to the family of Didier Fau, former Director of the Office of the Secretary General, who passed away yesterday...
OSCE Minorities Commissioner urges Kosovo's authorities to reach out to all communities
Publishing date: 15 January 2008
Content type: Press release
What we do: National minority issues
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 15 January 2008- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Knut Vollebaek today urged Kosovo's communities to work towards reconciliation and called upon the government to ensure that minority rights are protected...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes President Sarkozy's plan to de-commercialize public television in France
Publishing date: 14 January 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 14 January 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, welcomed two proposals on media legislation made by French President Nicolas Sarkozy: public broadcasting reform and a measure to protect confidential sources...
OSCE Presence report calls for improving Albanian criminal appellate courts
Publishing date: 11 January 2008
TIRANA, 11 January 2008- Albanian criminal appellate courts need further improvement to better comply with fair trial standards and the rule of law, says a report published this week by the OSCE Presence...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports municipalities' outreach efforts
Publishing date: 11 January 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 11 January 2008- Ten municipalities began distributing brochures this week with financial reports from the previous year and explanation of municipal income sources and expenses. The brochures were produced with support from the OSCE Skopje...
ODIHR deploys election observation mission to Armenia
Publishing date: 10 January 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
YEREVAN, 10 January 2008- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) opened an election observation mission today for the presidential election in Armenia on 19 February...
OSCE Chairman calls for continuation of Mission in Kosovo
Publishing date: 10 January 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 10 January 2007- The OSCE should remain active in Kosovo, the new OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, said Thursday while addressing the Organization's Permanent Council in Vienna...