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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Albania and international organizations promote personal data protection
Publishing date: 27 June 2007
TIRANA, 27 June 2007- The Council of Europe (CoE) in co-operation with the OSCE Presence in Albania and the Albanian Justice Ministry organized today a conference on privacy and personal data protection...
OSCE Office in Baku supports project on unified water standards
Publishing date: 27 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities
BAKU, 26 June 2007- The establishment of common standardized sampling and data management procedures are the main goals of a project supported by the OSCE Office in Baku, which is now entering its fifth year.
OSCE Centre organizes study visit for Turkmenistan's customs officials
Publishing date: 27 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Democratization, Border management, Education, Rule of law
ASHGABAD, 27 June 2007- Three members of Turkmenistan's customs service have just completed a one-week study tour to customs training facilities in Muenster and Plessow in Germany...
OSCE media freedom watchdog condemns attack against Hungarian journalist
Publishing date: 26 June 2007
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, 26 June 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, denounced today an attack against Hungarian investigative journalist Iren Karman, and urged the Hungarian authorities to take prompt measures to prevent...
Fighting discrimination is central to democratic developments in Kosovo, say OSCE Mission and Kosovo Government
Publishing date: 26 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
PRISTINA, 26 June 2007- Fully enforcing the Anti-Discrimination Law would help integrate all members of society and aid reconciliation in Kosovo, according to a joint booklet compiled by the OSCE Mission and Kosovo's Provisional Institutions...
OSCE Mission to Skopje continues support for capacity-building of the Ombudsman institution
Publishing date: 26 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 26 June 2007- Ambassador Giorgio Radicati, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje, and Swedish Ambassador, Ulrika Cronenberg Mossberg, announced the beginning of the second phase of the Macedonian Ombudsman Support Project...
OSCE Mission to Serbia supports economic education programme for Roma women
Publishing date: 26 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Economic activities, Education, Roma and Sinti
BELGRADE/NIS, 26 June 2007- A three-month education programme for the economic empowerment of Roma women ended today in the southern Serbian city of Nis with a discussion on how to improve municipal support to their business activities...