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Head of OSCE Skopje Mission stresses importance of second round of presidential elections
Publishing date: 23 April 2004
SKOPJE, 23 April 2004- The Head of the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, Ambassador Carlos Pais, stressed the importance of a successful and democratic second round of presidential elections in meetings with representatives of the four...
OSCE free media representative finds Kosovo press coverage of March violence "reckless and sensationalist"
Publishing date: 22 April 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 22 April 2004- The recent violence in Kosovo might have been avoided without the "reckless and sensationalist reporting" by local media, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today...
OSCE High Commissioner visits Serbia and Montenegro, discusses national minority rights
Publishing date: 22 April 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
BELGRADE, 22 April 2004- Following meetings in Belgrade today, the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Rolf Ekeus, commended Serbia and Montenegro's authorities for the progress achieved in protecting national minorities...
OSCE Office in Baku marks Earth Day
Publishing date: 22 April 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
BAKU, 22 April 2004- A series of events and outdoor activities for Azerbaijani children, aimed at teaching them to understand the global environmental challenges and to be more responsible towards nature, were held today to mark Earth Day...
OSCE Mission welcomes approval of Croatia's bid for EU membership
Publishing date: 21 April 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
ZAGREB, 21 April 2004- The OSCE Mission to Croatia today welcomed the European Commission's positive opinion on Croatia's application for membership of the European Union. "We are pleased that Croatia...
European experts issue report on Croatian draft law on media and criminal defamation
Publishing date: 21 April 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development
ZAGREB, 21 April 2004- An expert report on the draft Croatian Law on Media and on defamation provision of the Criminal Code has been made public today by the European Commission, the Council of Europe and the OSCE Mission to Croatia. The report was...
OSCE Mission helps Serbian Parliament open up to the public
Publishing date: 21 April 2004
BELGRADE, 21 April 2004- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Ambassador Maurizio Massari, has today met the Speaker of the Serbian Parliament, Predrag Markovic, to give the OSCE support to the outreach activities of the Parliament...