Newsroom
News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE should address root causes of terrorism that are exploited by extremist ideologies
Publishing date: 3 December 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Summits / Ministerial Councils
BUCHAREST, 3 December 2001- In his opening address to the OSCE Ministerial Council, which began in Bucharest today, the current Chairman-in-Office, Romania's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mircea Dan Geoana, issued a strong call...
OSCE Media Representative: more needs to be done to safeguard journalists working in conflict zones
Publishing date: 27 November 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 27 November 2001-- Several journalists have been killed over the past weeks in Afghanistan. Fifty-six journalists have already been killed world-wide this year, up from 53 in 2000, according to the World Association of Newspapers...
OSCE Ministerial Council agenda will examine counter-terrorism measures
Publishing date: 20 November 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Summits / Ministerial Councils
VIENNA, 20 November 2001 (OSCE)- An action plan on counter-terrorism measures will feature on the agenda of the OSCE's Ninth Ministerial Council, which is scheduled to take place on 3 and 4 December in the Palace of Parliament, Bucharest...
OSCE Skopje mission denies media reports
Publishing date: 18 November 2001
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 18 November 2001 (OSCE)-- The following statement was issued today by the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje:
Kosovo newspaper sanctioned for breaking electoral rules
Publishing date: 16 November 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Elections, Media freedom and development
PRISTINA, 16 November 2001 (OSCE)-- Kosovo's Election Complaints and Appeals sub-Commission has sanctioned the Albanian-language newspaper Bota Sot, for a second time during the current election campaign, two days ahead of the province's general...
OSCE organizes election quiz show in Kosovo
Publishing date: 14 November 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Elections, Media freedom and development
PRISTINA, 14 November 2001 (OSCE)-- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo has organized an election quiz show broadcast on Kosovo's public broadcaster, Radio-Television Kosovo (RTK). The show, which runs under the title "E gjeta", or "I've Got It"...
Two Kosovo parties fined for political violence and reporting bias
Publishing date: 12 November 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Elections, Media freedom and development
PRISTINA, 12 November 2001 (OSCE)-- The Kosovo Election Complaints and Appeals sub-Commission has made two significant rulings this week. The Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) was sanctioned after one of its supporters repeatedly...