News and press releases

VIENNA, 11 May 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has welcomed the adoption by the Parliament in Skopje of amendments to the Criminal Code, which abolish imprisonment as a punishment for defamation...

VIENNA, 11 May 2006- Serbia and Montenegro's Foreign Minister, Vuk Draskovic, called Thursday for a "compromise solution" on Kosovo that would leave the province part of his country...

YEREVAN, 11 May 2006- A two-day training course entitled "Future Professionals for Consolidated Democracy" for entry-level students will start tomorrow in Tsaghkadzor, Armenia. The class is aimed at increasing the degree of integration of future police..

TBILISI, 11 May 2006- Fourteen officials of Georgia's Interior Ministry today completed a training course, organized by the OSCE Mission to Georgia, on effective responses to crisis situations, including negotiating with hostage-takers...

ASTANA, 11 May 2006- Participants at a seminar that opened today in Astana are discussing ways of bringing the current legislation into compliance with the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), as well as...

SKOPJE, 10 May 2006- The OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje and the Norwegian Foreign Ministry today co-organized a roundtable discussion in Kumanovo on developing political dialogue, prior to the 5 July parliamentary elections in the country...

BELGRADE, 10 May 2006- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro and the High Judicial Council of Serbia held a two-day conference on the best practices for such bodies, which seek to guarantee judicial independence and oversee...