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Austrian energy-autonomous city to host OSCE delegation on International Environment Day
Publishing date: 4 June 2007
VIENNA, 4 June 2007- On the occasion of the International Environment Day, marked on 5 June, more than 40 OSCE delegates will visit the Austrian city of Gussing which relies exclusively on renewable energy...
International standards unevenly implemented during local elections in Moldova
Publishing date: 4 June 2007
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
CHISINAU, 4 June 2007- An international election observation mission in Moldova noted that the elections were generally well administered, but that some aspects of the electoral process fell short of international commitments on democratic elections.
Spanish Chairmanship says OSCE ready to help Azerbaijan with further reforms
Publishing date: 4 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
BAKU, 4 June 2007- Azerbaijan's further democratic development is crucial for the South Caucasus and the entire OSCE, and the Organization stands ready to help, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, said today...
OSCE-led team suggests measures to end water supply crisis in zone of Georgian-Ossetian conflict
Publishing date: 4 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
TBILISI, 4 June 2007- A joint Georgian-Ossetian team led by the OSCE examined the water pipeline running through the zone of conflict and proposed recommendations for emergency structural repairs.
OSCE Chairman welcomes arrest of war crimes indictee Zdravko Tolimir
Publishing date: 2 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Rule of law
MADRID, 2 June 2007- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, said today he welcomed the arrest of war crimes indictee Zdravko Tolimir yesterday on the Bosnian-Serbian border.
OSCE Mission to Georgia organizes regional anti-trafficking conference
Publishing date: 1 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
TBILISI, 1 June 2007- Authorities and civil society must co-operate tightly to be able to identify and assist victims of human trafficking, participants concluded at an OSCE-supported conference that ended today in the Adjara region, western Georgia...
OSCE promotes public private partnership in combating terrorism
Publishing date: 1 June 2007
VIENNA, 1 June 2007- The fight against terrorism is as multidimensional as the threat itself was an important conclusion of an OSCE two-day conference on "Partnership of State Authorities, Civil Society and the Business Community in Combating Terrorism."