News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission welcomes agreement on co-operation between prosecutors of Serbia and Croatia
Publishing date: 5 February 2005
BELGRADE, 5 February 2005- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Ambassador Maurizio Massari, welcomed the signing of a co-operation agreement between the Public Prosecutor and War Crimes Prosecutor of Serbia and the State...
OSCE and Azerbaijani authorities agree on co-operation following report on trial monitoring
Publishing date: 4 February 2005
WARSAW/BAKU, 4 February 2005- The OSCE and Azerbaijani authorities have agreed to increase their co-operation on judicial and legal reform during a visit by Ambassador Christian Strohal, Director...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office to visit Belgrade
Publishing date: 4 February 2005
LJUBLJANA, 4 February 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel will visit Belgrade on 7 February. He will meet...
Redrawing Albanian electoral zones: a need for further work seen by OSCE Presence and Council of Europe
Publishing date: 4 February 2005
TIRANA, 4 February 2005- The OSCE Presence and the Office of the Council of Europe in Albania express their regret that the Expert Working Group on redrawing Albanian electoral zones, which both organizations have supported, has not so far been able...
OSCE Centre and French agency launch water management project in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 4 February 2005
DUSHANBE, 4 February 2005- A new project worth 900,000 USD will help villagers in rural areas of Tajikistan get more clean water, improve water infrastructures, and obtain basic knowledge about ecological agriculture. The OSCE Centre in Dushanbe and...
OSCE/ODIHR starts election observation in Moldova
Publishing date: 3 February 2005
CHISINAU, 3 February 2005- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has deployed an Election Observation Mission for the 6 March parliamentary elections in the Republic of Moldova. This is in response to an invitation by...
OSCE Chair appoints panel of eminent persons to advise on future of Organization
Publishing date: 3 February 2005
LJUBLJANA, 3 February 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel has appointed seven prominent personalities to advise on ways of strengthening the effectiveness of the Organization. The panel, representing countries from throughout the OSCE...