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Community policing conference in Skopje identifies new solutions to old problems
Publishing date: 15 May 2002
SKOPJE, 15 May 2002- Implementation of community policing requires increased confidence between Macedonian citizens and police, concluded participants in a Community Policing Conference organized last week by the OSCE Spillover Monitor...
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina calls for compliance with laws on conscientious objection
Publishing date: 15 May 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
SARAJEVO, 15 May 2002- On the occasion of the international day of conscientious objectors on 15 May, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina has called on the country's authorities to take steps to ensure early compliance with the laws on...
Violations of 2002 Electoral Rules of Kosovo will result in penalties
Publishing date: 15 May 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Elections, National minority issues
PRISTINA, 15 May 2002- Stiff penalties will be imposed on Kosovo's political entities again this year if they break the rules governing the 2002 electoral process. These could range from fines to a candidate or party being barred from...
Personal representatives of Armenian and Azeri Presidents hold Nagorno-Karabakh talks in Prague
Publishing date: 14 May 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Minsk Group
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
PRAGUE, 14 May 2002- Personal Representatives of the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan are meeting at Stirin, outside Prague, under the Chairmanship of the OSCE Minsk Group. The meeting...
Multi-ethnic media agency to open in former Macedonian crisis area
Publishing date: 14 May 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Media freedom and development, National minority issues
SKOPJE, 14 May 2002- The OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje welcomes the official opening this week of a multi-ethnic media project in Tetovo, a city of 70,000 people located in a former crisis area in the...
Recent parliamentary elections bring Ukraine closer to international standards
Publishing date: 13 May 2002
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
KYIV, 13 May 2002- The 31 March parliamentary elections brought Ukraine closer to meeting international commitments and standards for democratic elections, concluded the International Election Observation Mission (IEOM)...
OSCE welcomes agreement on new laws under Ohrid Agreement
Publishing date: 13 May 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 13 May 2002- The OSCE Mission notes with great satisfaction the agreement reached on Saturday on the texts of 16 very important laws mentioned in the Ohrid Agreement. As agreed by the parties, the laws...