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Kosovo media competes for best transparency and anti-corruption award
Publishing date: 4 December 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Media freedom and development
PRISTINA, 4 December 2006- Six journalism awards will be given out for the best reporting which has contributed to promoting transparent governmental practices in Kosovo...
OSCE Moldova Mission: elections for Gagauz governor improved, but unequal conditions mar campaign
Publishing date: 4 December 2006
CHISINAU, 4 December 2006- Ambassador Louis O'Neill, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova said today that the 3 December elections for the Bashkan (Governor) of Gagauzia were held in a generally calm manner and that voting procedures improved...
OSCE foreign ministers start meeting with focus on unresolved conflicts and boosting Organization's efficiency
Publishing date: 4 December 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
BRUSSELS, 4 December 2006- Foreign ministers from the 56 OSCE participating States began their annual Ministerial Council today, and the focus was on tackling protracted "frozen" conflicts and further improving OSCE efficiency...
Chairmanship transition from Belgium to Spain highlight of OSCE Magazine
Publishing date: 3 December 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA, 3 December 2006- An overview of the achievements of the outgoing Belgian Chairmanship and a preview of the priorities of the incoming Spanish Chairmanship are the lead items in the end-of-the-year issue of the OSCE Magazine...
Kazakhstan set to host OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's top meeting in 2008
Publishing date: 3 December 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
BRUSSELS, 3 December 2006- The elected leadership of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly today unanimously recommended that the Assembly's top meeting in 2008, the Annual Session, be held in Kazakhstan...
OSCE media freedom representative marks 240th anniversary of first access to information law
Publishing date: 1 December 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 1 December 2006- Marking the 240th anniversary of the world's first freedom of information act, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media encouraged those OSCE participating States which have not yet developed and enforced...
Border security and management focus of OSCE Vienna meeting
Publishing date: 1 December 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Border management, Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 1 December 2006- Ways to assist OSCE participating States in addressing the threats and challenges facing their borders were discussed at a meeting in Vienna on 29 and 30 November. Hosted by the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre's Borders Team...