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OSCE Mission welcomes permanent registration of Moldovan schools in Transdniestria
Publishing date: 4 July 2005
CHISINAU, 4 July 2005- The OSCE Mission to Moldova today welcomed the permanent registration by the Transdniestrian authorities of four Moldovan schools. The schools in...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator's Office in Ukraine presents survey and manual on civil and commercial codes
Publishing date: 4 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
KYIV, 4 July 2005- The Office of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and the country's Supreme Court today published a survey and manual on the country's new civil and commercial codes...
OSCE Chairman proposes democratization strategy for Central Asia
Publishing date: 2 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
WASHINGTON, 2 July 2005- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel has called for a comprehensive strategy to strengthen democracy and stability in the countries of Central Asia. It would build on its active assistance programme to Kyrgyzstan, ahead...
OSCE Mission, UNHCR welcome Croatia's extension of housing care deadline
Publishing date: 1 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
ZAGREB, 1 July 2005- The OSCE Mission and UNHCR Representation in Croatia welcome yesterday's decision by the Government to extend the deadline for applications for the Housing Care Programme for former holders of occupancy/tenancy rights who...
OSCE anti-terrorism unit organizes regional travel document workshop in Sofia
Publishing date: 1 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Main Website, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism
SOFIA, 1 July 2005- International standards in travel document handling and ways to improve existing practices in the region were the focus of an OSCE-organized workshop held in Sofia on 29 and 30 June...
OSCE Presence and CoE Office in Tirana note measures to better verify voters' identity and deter fraudulent use of birth certificates in Albanian Elections
Publishing date: 1 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization, Elections
TIRANA, 1 July 2005- The OSCE Presence and the Office of the Council of Europe in Albania have taken a positive note of the decision by the Albanian Central Election Commission to require additional documentation...
OSCE Chairman discusses Central Asia and Kosovo with U.S. Secretary of State
Publishing date: 1 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
WASHINGTON, 1 July 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, expressed concern about the situation in Uzbekistan and the plight of Uzbek refugees in Kyrgyzstan during talks with the U.S. Secretary of State...