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Respect for media autonomy vital to any democratic society, says OSCE Representative during visit to Sarajevo
Publishing date: 7 February 2007
Content type: Press release
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism
SARAJEVO, 7 February 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media said today that Bosnia and Herzegovina had an advanced legal regime governing freedom of the media, but a strict governmental adherence to media autonomy was needed to...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media to review media situation in Bosnia
Publishing date: 5 February 2007
Content type: Press release
SARAJEVO, 5 February 2007- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, agreed to provide an independent assessment of the media situation in the country at a meeting with Christian Schwarz-Schilling...
Improved voter register presented in Yerevan with OSCE Office support
Publishing date: 5 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Elections
YEREVAN, 5 February 2007- The first centralized national voter register was presented in Yerevan today with the support of the OSCE Office. The lack of a proper voter database was noted as...
OSCE Kosovo Mission promotes interactive discussion on security issues
Publishing date: 3 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
PRISTINA, 3 February 2007- Kosovo Serbs, just like all of the people of Kosovo, should enjoy the same kind of security and not be harmed in any way, said participants at an OSCE-organized meeting that took place in Gracanica/Gracanice today...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports study tour for Border Police Officers to Slovenia
Publishing date: 2 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Border management, Policing, Rule of law
SKOPJE, 2 February 2007- Border Police are now better equipped to handle illegal border crossings and organized crime, thanks to skills gained during a two-week training tour to Slovenia supported by the OSCE Mission to Skopje...
OSCE Mission to co-host meeting of war crimes prosecutors from Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia in Belgrade
Publishing date: 2 February 2007
BELGRADE, 2 February 2007- War crimes prosecutors from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia will discuss closer regional co-operation at a meeting in Belgrade on Monday, co-hosted by the OSCE Mission to Serbia and...
2007 OSCE budget approval welcomed by Spanish Chairmanship
Publishing date: 2 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
VIENNA, 2 February 2007- The Spanish Chairmanship welcomed today's decision, reached at a special meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council, to approve the Unified Budget for 2007, amounting to 168,200,000 euro. "I am glad to announce today...