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OSCE Mission helps plan future of police training in Serbia
Publishing date: 7 December 2004
BELGRADE, 7 December 2004- Some 150 domestic and international experts gathered in Belgrade to assess progress in reforming police training in Serbia and discuss plans for the future, including the new Law on Police Education. The two-day event...
International experts highlight environment and security challenges in Central Asia's Ferghana Valley
Publishing date: 6 December 2004
OSH, KYRGYZSTAN, 6 December 2004- Central Asia's most populated area, the Ferghana valley, faces serious environmental challenges that may aggravate existing tensions between communities, says an international expert team after conducting an in-depth...
OSCE/ODIHR issues its recommendations for the repeat second round presidential election in Ukraine
Publishing date: 6 December 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW, 6 December 2004- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights issued a set of recommendations today that calls on the authorities of Ukraine to address a number of issues of concern prior to the re-run of the second round of...
OSCE Chairman expresses strong support for active OSCE role in Ukraine, Secretary General returns to Kyiv
Publishing date: 6 December 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Summits / Ministerial Councils
What we do: Democratization, Elections
SOFIA, 6 December 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, called for an active OSCE role in helping Ukraine with the re-run of its presidential elections and asked OSCE Secretary General Jan Kubis to return to Kyiv...
OSCE Chairman welcomes Ukraine Supreme Court decision, pledges full support for new elections
Publishing date: 4 December 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections
SOFIA, 4 December 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court of Ukraine to declare the second round of the presidential elections invalid and pledged the full support of the Organization when the vote is re-run...
Media market supported by OSCE Skopje Mission
Publishing date: 3 December 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 3 December 2004- The second annual Macedonian Media Market, a trade fair for electronic media from across the country, opened today at the Skopje fairgrounds. It brings together 50 media-related organizations, including 38 domestic broadcast...
OSCE Secretary General to return to Ukraine on Friday
Publishing date: 3 December 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 3 December 2004- OSCE Secretary General Jan Kubis will return to Ukraine late on Friday at the request of Chairman-in-Office Solomon Passy to resume high-level political consultations in the wake of the second round of the presidential election.