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OSCE Presence calls for swift action after Assembly approves law on electoral zones
Publishing date: 4 March 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization, Elections
TIRANA, 4 March 2005- The OSCE Presence in Albania today welcomed the adoption by the Albanian Assembly of the law on electoral zones and called for swift implementation of the Electoral Code, in time for the 2005 general elections...
Go-ahead agreement for southern Serbia Co-ordination Groups signed at OSCE Mission in Belgrade
Publishing date: 4 March 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
BELGRADE, 4 March 2005- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Ambassador Maurizio Massari, today welcomed an agreement for the municipalities of Bujanovac, Presevo and Medvedja to appoint representatives to eight Co-ordination Groups...
OSCE Presence and German agency support new employment project in northern Albania
Publishing date: 4 March 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
TIRANA, 4 March 2005- A project on fostering employment through competition, supported by the OSCE Presence in Albania and the German Association for Technical Co-operation's (GTZ) Economic Development Programme, will tomorrow be launched in the city...
OSCE Centre organizes Uzbek delegation visit to Skopje and Rome to study anti-trafficking experience
Publishing date: 4 March 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
TASHKENT, 4 March 2005- Members of the Uzbek inter-agency working group on anti-trafficking in human beings and representatives of the country's civil society, working in the field, will take part in a study trip to Skopje and Rome from 5 to 14 March...
OSCE Centre helps publish handbook for entrepreneurs in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 4 March 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
TASHKENT, 4 March 2005- A new publication, which aims to help both beginning and experienced entrepreneurs identify the current business climate and assess the dynamics of private sector development in Uzbekistan, was today presented in Tashkent...
OSCE media freedom representative shocked by murder of journalist in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 3 March 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 3 March 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today he was appalled by the murder of journalist Elmar Huseynov and has asked the Azerbaijani authorities for a swift investigation into the case. "I am...
OSCE/ODIHR and CoE Venice Commission visit Armenia to discuss progress of electoral legislation reform
Publishing date: 3 March 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW/STRASBOURG, 3 March 2005- Representatives of the Council of Europe's Venice Commission and the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights will pay a joint visit to Yerevan on 3 and 4 March in order to discuss progress...