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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman welcomes agreement on status of Yugoslavia
Publishing date: 15 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
LISBON, 15 March 2002- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Portugal's Foreign Minister, Jaime Gama, has welcomed the agreement on the restructuring of relations between Serbia and Montenegro, mediated by the European Union (EU) High Representative...
OSCE Mission welcomes setting up of Tajik human rights Commission
Publishing date: 14 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Human rights
DUSHANBE, 14 March 2002- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Tajikistan, Ambassador Marc Gilbert, has welcomed the establishment of a Commission by the Tajik authorities to pursue the fulfilment of the country's international human rights obligations...
OSCE PA President Severin concludes visit to Ukraine
Publishing date: 14 March 2002
Content type: Press statement
What we do: Elections
KIEV, 13 March 2002- The President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA), Adrian Severin, paid an official visit to Ukraine from 11 to 13 March. During the course of the visit, Mr. Severin met with the President of Ukraine...
OSCE/ODIHR sends Election Observation Mission to Hungary
Publishing date: 13 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
BUDAPEST, 13 March 2002- Following an invitation from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Janos Martonyi, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has established an Election Observation Mission in Hungary to monitor...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office stresses need for full BiH integration into Europe
Publishing date: 13 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
SARAJEVO, 13 March 2002- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Jaime Gama, Foreign Minister of Portugal, stressed the need for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to focus its efforts as a state to become a successful part of Europe, politically, economically...
OSCE releases Summary Report on Bishkek Conference on Security and Stability in Central Asia
Publishing date: 12 March 2002
Content type: Press release
VIENNA, 12 March 2002- The OSCE released today a Summary Report on the Bishkek International Conference on Security and Stability in Central Asia, held on 13 and 14 December 2001 in Kyrgyzstan. This conference was co-sponsored by...
Italy's Media Ownership- A Challenge to the European Constitutional Architecture
Publishing date: 12 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 12 March 2002- Special attention should be paid to media freedom and the independence of the media in the discussion on a European Constitution, stressed Freimut Duve, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media...