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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE and International Association of Public Transport to host Urban Transport Security workshop
Publishing date: 28 April 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Countering terrorism
VIENNA, 28 April 2006- Recent terrorist attacks on the metros, trains and buses of London, Madrid and Moscow have demonstrated the vulnerability of urban and regional public transport systems. They also highlighted the fact that though terrorism is...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine trains consular officials to assist fight against human trafficking
Publishing date: 28 April 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
KYIV, 28 April 2006- More than 30 representatives from foreign consulates in Ukraine gathered today in Kyiv for an anti-trafficking course, co-organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine...
OSCE media watchdog welcomes improved climate and work in Kosovo- 'press freedom in good shape'
Publishing date: 27 April 2006
Content type: Press release
PRISTINA, 27 April 2006- Concluding a two-day visit to Kosovo, Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said he had been impressed by the progress he witnessed in the province and the work done by media professionals...
OSCE Chairman condemns today's jailing of Belarusian opposition leader Milinkevich and calls for his immediate release
Publishing date: 27 April 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Rule of law
SOFIA, 27 April 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, has expressed deep concern about the imprisonment of Belarus's main opposition leader, Alyaksandr Milinkevich, and other activists in Minsk today...
OSCE Chairman commends authorities in Skopje on their reform efforts and encourages them to continue on this path
Publishing date: 27 April 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Democratization
SKOPJE, 27 April 2006- During his visit to Skopje, OSCE Chairman-in-Office Karel De Gucht, congratulated the country on its progress toward Euro-Atlantic integration. He also encouraged authorities in Skopje to continue on this path of reforms...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office sees 2006 as an important milestone on Bosnia and Herzegovina's path to reform
Publishing date: 26 April 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
SARAJEVO, 26 April 2006- During a two-day visit to Sarajevo, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, met Bosnian Prime Minister Adnan Terzic, Foreign Minister Mladen Ivanic and the members of the Bosnian Presidency...
OSCE releases Annual Report on 2005 activities
Publishing date: 26 April 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA, 26 April 2006- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the world's largest regional security arrangement, released its Annual Report 2005 today...