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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...
OSCE Centre to hold workshop on Kazakhstan's new land code
Publishing date: 21 April 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
ALMATY, 21 April 2004- The OSCE Centre in Almaty will hold on Friday a workshop on Kazakhstan's new land code. The event, organized together with the Agency on the Management of Land Resources and the German Technical Co-operation (GTZ), is intended...
OSCE/ODIHR concerned about attack on polling station during Ukrainian mayoral election
Publishing date: 20 April 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Elections
WARSAW, 20 April 2004- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human rights has expressed concern today about polling station disruptions that occurred during Sunday's mayoral election in the town of Mukachevo, south-western Ukraine. Although...
Nearly $100 million will be lost if BiH does not accelerate reforms, international organizations warn
Publishing date: 20 April 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization
SARAJEVO, 20 April 2004- The members of the Board of Principals and the Council of Europe said that nearly $100 million in international assistance would be lost unless Bosnia and Herzegovina accelerated key economic and social reforms in coming...
OSCE Mission supports strong parliamentary institutions in Serbia and Montenegro
Publishing date: 20 April 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
BELGRADE, 20 April 2004- "A strong and functioning State Union Assembly is an important part of Serbia and Montenegro's reform process", said Amb. Maurizio Massari, Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, following today's...