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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE and Council of Europe hold 7th high-level meeting
Publishing date: 21 November 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
STRASBOURG / VIENNA, 21 November 1999-- The Chairman of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers, Icelandic Foreign Minister, Halldór Ásgrimsson, and OSCE...
Financing conference is priority for Stability Pact
Publishing date: 19 November 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
ISTANBUL, 19 November 1999-- Bodo Hombach, Special Co-ordinator of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe has presented...
OSCE Summit adopts Charter for European Security
Publishing date: 19 November 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Summits / Ministerial Councils
ISTANBUL, 19 November 1999-- At a signing ceremony in Istanbul today, the OSCE Heads of State and Heads of...
Vollebaek defines trafficking as 'modern day slavery'
Publishing date: 19 November 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
ISTANBUL, 19 November 1999-- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Knut Vollebaek led a panel of presidents, prime ministers, ministers, lawmakers and...
OSCE/ODIHR action plan to combat trafficking in human beings
Publishing date: 18 November 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
ISTANBUL, 18 November 1999-- At a special meeting on the margins of the OSCE Summit today prominent political figures and activists from throughout the OSCE region will highlight the OSCE's resolve to combat trafficking in human beings....
Update on events and press briefings at Istanbul Summit
Publishing date: 18 November 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
ISTANBUL, 18 November 1999-- The OSCE announces an update on special events and press briefings: The Press Briefing, scheduled for 19.00 with the Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE,...
Vollebaek says to maintain momentum on the Stability Pact
Publishing date: 18 November 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
ISTANBUL, 18 November 1999-- In the first session of the Istanbul Summit, OSCE Chairman-in-Office Knut Vollebaek called on participating States to keep up the momentum on the...
Leaders join OSCE in combating trafficking
Publishing date: 17 November 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
ISTANBUL, 17 November 99-- The OSCE announces an event featuring presentations on the Role in Combating Trafficking in Human Beings on Thursday, 18 November in the Anadolu Auditorium in...
OSCE Summit in Istanbul- media briefing, news conference
Publishing date: 16 November 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
ISTANBUL, 16 November 1999-- On Wednesday 17 November 1999, OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Minister of Norway Knut Vollebaek, will hold a media briefing at the OSCE Media...
OSCE Summit- Special events in Istanbul
Publishing date: 16 November 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
ISTANBUL, 16 November 1999-- The OSCE announces the following special events at the Istanbul Summit: WEDNESDAY, 17 November 20:30- Media Photo Opportunity for selected pool. OSCE...
Preliminary statement on parliamentary elections in Georgia
Publishing date: 15 November 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Elections
TBILISI, 15 November 1999-- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Election...
Preliminary statement on presidential elections in Ukraine
Publishing date: 15 November 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
KYIV, 15 November 1999-- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Election...
Preliminary statement on presidential elections in former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Publishing date: 15 November 1999
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
SKOPJE, 15 November 1999-- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and...
Eighth anniversary of the fall of Vukovar in Croatia
Publishing date: 14 November 1999
ZAGREB, 14 November, 1999-- Eight years ago, terrible crimes were committed against the people of Vukovar. The tragedy of Vukovar and the sufferings of its people will not be forgotten. This anniversary is an occasion...
Valuable suggestions made at OSCE Review Conference
Publishing date: 12 November 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
ISTANBUL, 12 November 1999-- The fight against corruption, prevention of torture, issues surrounding children in armed conflict areas, and proposals for strengthening the Secretariat...
Chairman-in-Office condemns killing of UNMIK staff in Kosovo
Publishing date: 12 November 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights
OSLO, 12 Oslo 1999-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Norwegian Foreign Minister Knut Vollebæk, condemns the cold-blooded murder of an United Nations staff member in Pristina last night....
The war against independent journalism in Serbia continues
Publishing date: 11 November 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 11 November 1999-- Freimut Duve, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, addressed the Contact Group on 10 November drawing its attention to the continuing...
OSCE delegation to visit North Caucasus, 10-12 November
Publishing date: 10 November 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
OSLO, 10 November 1999-- During the summit meeting on the Middle East in Oslo on 1-2 November, the Russian Federation consented to a visit by the Norwegian OSCE Chairmanship to...
Parliamentary President Degn calls for more transparency in OSCE decision-making
Publishing date: 10 November 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
ISTANBUL, 10 November 1999-- Democratic control and accountability are essential elements of regional institutions, like the OSCE which needs greater...
OSCE Review Conference in Istanbul, 8-10 November
Publishing date: 5 November 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA, 5 November 1999-- On Monday, 8 November, the 1999 OSCE Review Conference in Istanbul will open at the Ciragan Palace. The main purpose of the Conference is to review OSCE...
Chairman-in-Office condemns attack on Kosovo Serb leader
Publishing date: 2 November 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
OSLO, 2 November 1999- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Foreign Minister Knut Vollebæk of Norway, is dismayed to hear of the attack on Momcilo Trajkovic in Pristina and...
Preliminary statement on the 1999 parliamentary elections in Georgia
Publishing date: 1 November 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Elections
TBILISI, 1 November 1999-- The Preliminary Statement regarding the parliamentary elections in Georgia on 31 has been...
Preliminary statement on the 1999 presidential election in Ukraine
Publishing date: 1 November 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
KYIV, 1 November 1999-- A preliminary statement of the observation of the first round of presidential elections, held...
Preliminary statement on the 1999 presidential elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Publishing date: 1 November 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Elections
SKOPJE, 1 November 1999-- The preliminary statement of the International Election Observation Mission for the...
Preliminary conclusions of Election Observation Mission in Macedonia to be released
Publishing date: 28 October 1999
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
SKOPJE, 28 October 1999-- The preliminary conclusions of OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission, covering the observation of the...
Chairman-in-Office issues statement on events in Armenia
Publishing date: 28 October 1999
OSLO, 28 October 1999-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Foreign Minister Knut Vollebæk, is shocked and saddened by the assassination of the Chairman of the Armenian...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office condemns violence in Kosovo
Publishing date: 28 October 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
OSLO, 28 October 1999-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Foreign Minister Knut Vollebæk of Norway strongly condemns yesterday\'s brutal attack on a United Nations High...
OSCE PA President condemns attack on Armenian Parliament
Publishing date: 28 October 1999
COPENHAGEN, 28 October 1999-- The President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Mrs. Helle Degn, is deeply shocked by the terrible acts of violence that took place in...
Election Observation Mission releases preliminary results of Kazakhstan elections
Publishing date: 25 October 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
ALMATY, 25 October 1999-- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...
Journalist Ahmet Taner Kislali killed in Turkey
Publishing date: 22 October 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 22 October 1999-- With great sadness Freimut Duve, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, learned of the murder of Ahmet Taner Kislali, a prominent Turkish journalist and...
Bruce George to lead OSCE election observers in Georgia
Publishing date: 22 October 1999
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
COPENHAGEN, 22 October 1999-- Mr. Bruce George MP (United Kingdom), Vice-President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, and Chair of the Defence Committee of the House of Commons,...
OSCE condemns desecration of graves at Erdut cemetery in Croatia
Publishing date: 21 October 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Democratization
VUKOVAR 21 October 1999-- The OSCE Coordination Centre in Vukovar has noted the incident at Erdut Cemetery on 9 October 1999, which affected the graves of war victims whose bodies were exhumed and buried there, and has been closely...
OSCE Ministerial Troika meeting focuses on upcoming OSCE summit and regional issues
Publishing date: 21 October 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Troika
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections
VIENNA, 21 October 1999-- The OSCE Ministerial Troika, Foreign Ministers Knut Vollebæk of Norway, Wolfgang Schüssel of Austria and Bronislaw...
OSCE Troika meets in Vienna on 21 October
Publishing date: 20 October 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Troika
VIENNA, 20 October 1999-- The Foreign Ministers of the OSCE Troika-- Minister Knut Vollebaek of Norway, Minister Wolfgang Schüssel of Austria and Minister Bronislaw Geremek of Poland--...
Statement on speech by Croatian Deputy Prime Minister
Publishing date: 18 October 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
ZAGREB, 18 October 1999-- On Friday, 15 October 1999, the Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Development, Immigration and Reconstruction, Dr. Jure Radic, made a speech in the...
OSCE has two separate teams working on elections in Georgia
Publishing date: 18 October 1999
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
TBLISI, 18 October 1999-- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) wishes to provide clarification on the training of the District Election...
Special representative appointed to lead OSCE elections observers in Georgia
Publishing date: 15 October 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Elections
OSLO, 15 October 1999-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Foreign Minister of Norway Knut Vollebaek, has designated Mr. Bruce George...
Parliamentary Assembly President to visit Finland, Estonia and Latvia
Publishing date: 14 October 1999
COPENHAGEN, 14 October 1999-- Mrs. Helle Degn, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, will visit Finland, Estonia and Latvia, 18-23 October....
International observers condemn violence in Georgia elections
Publishing date: 13 October 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Elections
TBILISI, 13 October 1999-- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) Election Observation...
Tajikistan Foreign Minister to address OSCE Permanent Council
Publishing date: 13 October 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
VIENNA, 13 October 1999-- The Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan, Mr. Talbak Nazarov, will address the Permanent Council of the Organization for...
OSCE Election Observation Mission issues preliminary statement on Kazakhstan elections
Publishing date: 11 October 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Elections
ALMATY, 11 October 1999-- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Election Observation Mission for the 10 October 1999...
UN Deputy Secretary General reviews co-operation with OSCE
Publishing date: 7 October 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 7 October 1999-- Reviewing joint efforts and enhancing future co-operation in conflict prevention and resolution was the main...
Chairman-in-Office issues statement on Belarus
Publishing date: 7 October 1999
OSLO, 7 October 1999-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Foreign Minister Knut Vollebæk of Norway, follows with great anticipation the first steps towards negotiations...
Chairman-in-Office urges restraint and reconciliation in Kosovo
Publishing date: 7 October 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
PRISTINA, 7 October 1999-- OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Minister Knut Vollebaek of Norway, today urged the people of Kosovo to step up reconciliation efforts...
German Foreign Minister stresses OSCE role in conflict prevention
Publishing date: 6 October 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
VIENNA, 6 October 1999-- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is predestined, like no other European organization, to pioneer the "culture of prevention", German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer told the Permanent Council.
Chairman-in-Office issues statement on "so-called" presidential elections and referendum in Abkhazia, Georgia
Publishing date: 6 October 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Elections
OSLO, 6 October 1999-- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Minister Knut Vollebaek of Norway, states the...
Parliamentary Assembly vice-president to lead election observers in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 6 October 1999
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
COPENHAGEN, 6 October 1999-- Mr. Ihor Ostash MP (Ukraine), Vice-President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, will arrive in Almaty on 7 October 1999, to lead the OSCE...
International observers condemn violence in Ukraine elections
Publishing date: 5 October 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
KIEV, 5 October 1999-- An Election Observation Mission in Ukraine strongly condemns the violent attack on presidential candidate Natalya Vitrenko and her supporters...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office visits Kosovo
Publishing date: 5 October 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization
VIENNA, 5 October 1999-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Foreign Minister Knut Vollebaek of Norway, will visit Kosovo on 6 and 7 October. The Chairman-in-Office will discuss the rebuilding of...
OSCE and Council of Europe meet to discuss co-operation
Publishing date: 4 October 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
VIENNA, 4 October 1999-- Representatives of the OSCE and the Council of Europe met today in Vienna to discuss co-operation between the two organizations. The meeting focused on...