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OSCE Chairman-in-Office meets with OSCE Minsk Group
Publishing date: 8 October 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Minsk Group
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
WARSAW, 8 October 1998-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Polish Foreign Minister Bronislaw Geremek, met on 8 October 1998 in Warsaw with the French, Russian and...
Statement on Romania by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
Publishing date: 8 October 1998
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
THE HAGUE, 8 October 1998- The following statement was released today by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Max van der Stoel....
Statement by the OSCE Chairman-in-Office on Yugoslavia
Publishing date: 7 October 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
WARSAW, 7 October 1998-- Professor Bronislaw Geremek, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, has received a letter from the Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Zivadin Jovanovi, in which he invited the OSCE \"to witness first hand the positive
OSCE concerned with recent statement issued by the Serbian Minister of Information
Publishing date: 6 October 1998
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, 6 October 1998- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, is extremely concerned with the recent statement issued by the Serbian Minister of Information Aleksandar Vucic in which the Minister threatened the independent media
Statement by OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities on referendum in Latvia
Publishing date: 5 October 1998
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
THE HAGUE, 5 October 1998- The following statement was released today by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Max van der Stoel. "I...
Parliamentary elections concluded in Slovakia
Publishing date: 5 October 1998
WARSAW, 5 October 1998-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Polish Foreign Minister Bronislaw Geremek, welcomes the fact that the Parliamentary Election held in the...
Parliamentary election and referendum conducted professionally in Latvia
Publishing date: 5 October 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission in Latvia (closed)
What we do: National minority issues
WARSAW, 5 October 1998-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Polish Foreign Minister Bronislaw Geremek, welcomes the preliminary conclusion from the ODIHR...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly leadership concerned about situation in Kosovo
Publishing date: 4 October 1998
Content type: Press release
TBIBLISI, 4 October 1998- The leadership of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, meeting today in Tbilisi, Georgia, expressed deep concern for the...
OSCE seminar on conflict resolution in the Caucasus
Publishing date: 30 September 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 30 September 1998-- Mrs. Helle Degn, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, will chair the OSCE Parliamentary Seminar on Conflict Resolution and...
OSCE welcomes free and fair elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 25 September 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Elections
VIENNA, 25 September 1998-- The final unofficial results of the 1998 General Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina as issued by the OSCE Mission in Sarajevo today show that the voters have chosen to opt for a more pluralistic political spectrum than was th
OSCE urges Yugoslavia to seek political solution for Kosovo conflict
Publishing date: 25 September 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Vienna, 25 September 1998-- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office strongly urges once again President Milosevic to create conditions for an immediate and meaningful dialogue to seek a political solution to the conflict.
OSCE concerned about political instability in Albania
Publishing date: 25 September 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Democratization
BRATISLAVA, 25 September 1998- I have followed with great concern the recent events in Albania. It is of utmost importance...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office condemns murder of Tajik politician
Publishing date: 24 September 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization
VIENNA, 24 September 1998-- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office is deeply concerned about the assassination of Mr. Otohon Latifi,...
TV-Sender in Bratislava von Übergriffen bedroht
Publishing date: 18 September 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 18 September 1998-- Zu den dramatischen Demonstrationen der letzten Tage gegen auf den TV-Sender Markiza in Bratislava erklärt Freimut Duve, der Beauftragte für die Freiheit der Medien:
Over 200 OSCE observers to monitor Slovak elections
Publishing date: 18 September 1998
COPENHAGEN, 18 September 1998-- Ms. Helle Degn, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, will lead more than 200 international observers deployed by OSCE throughout the country and deliver the preliminary assessment in conjunction with other appropr
Seminar on environmental problem solving to be held in Tashkent
Publishing date: 17 September 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
VIENNA, 17 September 1998-- The environmental problems the Central Asian states face today not only represent a threat to the health and safety of people in the entire region, but also have a negative impact on the development of the Central Asian econom
Council of Europe and OSCE send a high-level mission to Albania
Publishing date: 17 September 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania
VIENNA, 17 September 1998-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE announces that, concerned by developments in Albania, the OSCE and the Council of Europe have decided to undertake a high-level joint mission to Tirana.
New chairman of Independent Media Commission in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 16 September 1998
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/SARAJEVO, 16 September 1998- The following statement was made by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Mr. Freimut Duve:
OSCE Chairman-in-Office calls for political dialogue in Albania
Publishing date: 14 September 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 14 September 1998-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Polish Foreign Minister Bronislaw Geremek, is following with great concern the deteriorating situation in Albania.
Italian parliamentarian to lead OSCE election observers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 11 September 1998
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
SARAJEVO, 11 September 1998-- Italian Senator Tana de Zulueta, Vice-President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, has arrived in Sarajevo to take charge of the OSCE\'s election monitoring activities in Bosnia-Herzegovina this week.
Visit of OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media rejected by Yugoslavia
Publishing date: 10 September 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 10 September 1998- Freimut Duve, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, expressed his desire to visit Belgrade in the context of Yugoslav authorities\' recent restrictions on the ability of journalists to practice their profession freely. H
OSCE prepares for elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 10 September 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Elections
SARAJEVO, 10 September 1998-- The OSCE is finalizing preparations for the parliamentary and presidential elections to be held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 12 and 13 September.
Belgrade authorities refuse visa for OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Publishing date: 7 September 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 7 September 1998-- Authorities in Belgrade refuse visa to OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve. Duve\\\'s proposal to get personally engaged in Belgrade in favor of visas for...
Russian radar station in Latvia shut down on schedule
Publishing date: 4 September 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Main Website
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 4 September 1998-- In line with the "Agreement between the Republic of Latvia and the Russian Federation on the Legal Status of the Skrunda Radar Station during its...
OSCE welcomes agreement between Ukraine and Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 21 August 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
VIENNA, 21 August 1998-- The OSCE High Commissioner for National Minorities, Mr. Max van der Stoel, notes with great satisfaction...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office welcomes invitation to observe Slovak election
Publishing date: 20 August 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Elections
WARSAW, 20 August 1998-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Polish Foreign Minister Bronislaw Geremek, welcomes the decision of the...
OSCE parliamentary leader appointed head of Slovakian election observer mission
Publishing date: 6 August 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Elections
COPENHAGEN, 6 August 1998-- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office has appointed Ms. Helle Degn (MP-Denmark) as his Special Representative to lead the OSCE...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office deplores escalation of violence in Kosovo
Publishing date: 30 July 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
WARSAW, 30 July 1998-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Polish Foreign Minister Bronislaw Geremek, expressed today his profound concern about the further...
Future of Free Inter-Ethnic Radio Network (FERN) discussed
Publishing date: 29 July 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 29 July 1998-- A donors conference for the Free Inter-Ethnic Radio Network (FERN), Bosnia and Herzegovina's largest independent radio network, was held today at the...
OSCE election monitoring programme to be discussed in Warsaw
Publishing date: 27 July 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Elections
COPENHAGEN, 27 July 1998-- Danish Member of Parliament Ms. Helle Degn, who was elected ten days ago as the new President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, will meet in...
OSCE Mission issues assessment of situation in Yugoslavia
Publishing date: 23 July 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 23 July 1998-- An OSCE Technical Assessment Mission to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) presented its findings today to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna. The...
Statement on Latvia by OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
Publishing date: 16 July 1998
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
THE HAGUE, 16 July 1998-- The following statement was issued today by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Max van der Stoel...
Parliamentary Assembly appeals for principles of non-violence in Kosovo
Publishing date: 10 July 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 10 July 1998- After meetings in Copenhagen from 6- 10 July 1998, the Seventh Annual Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE...
Soviet delegation remains official representative of Belarus at Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 7 July 1998
COPENHAGEN, 7 July 1998- On 7 July, the first day of the 7th Annual Session of the OSCE ParliamentaryAssembly,...
OSCE welcomes adoption of amendments to Latvian citizenship law
Publishing date: 23 June 1998
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
HAGUE, 23 June 1998-- The following statement was issued today by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities...
Review of Dayton Accords article on arms control a success
Publishing date: 19 June 1998
Content type: Press release
VIENNA, 19 June 1998-- The first Conference to review the implementation of the Agreement on Sub-Regional Arms Control (Art. IV-...
OSCE deplores use of force by Serb military in Kosovo
Publishing date: 11 June 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
VIENNA, 11 June 1998-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Polish Foreign Minister Bronislaw Geremek is deeply disturbed by the latest reports by OSCE monitors and other...
OSCE Minsk Group reports new obstacles in Nagorno-Karabakh
Publishing date: 10 June 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Minsk Group
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
WARSAW, 10 June 1998-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Polish Foreign Minister Bronislaw Geremek, met today with the French, Russian and United States Co-Chairmen of...
OSCE increases monitors on Albania-Kosovo border
Publishing date: 4 June 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, Permanent Council
What we do: Border management
VIENNA, 4 June 1998-- In response to the worsening situation in Kosovo, the OSCE Permanent Council decided today to increase the number of monitors to 30 on Albania's border to Kosovo...
OSCE concerned about deteriorating security situation in Georgia
Publishing date: 28 May 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
WARSAW, 28 May 1998-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Polish Foreign Minister Bronislaw Geremek, expresses his deep concern about the deterioration of the security situation in the Gali region of Georgia.
Annual OSCE Economic Forum to address energy issues
Publishing date: 26 May 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
VIENNA, 26 May 1998-- The Sixth Economic Forum of the OSCE will take place in Prague on 1-5 June. This year's Forum will consist of two separate but linked events: a meeting on...
OSCE underlines importance of elections in Montenegro
Publishing date: 26 May 1998
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
WARSAW, 26 May 1998-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Polish Foreign Minister Bronislaw Geremek, expresses his hope that the 31 May parliamentary elections in Montenegro be carried out in line with OSCE standards
OSCE condemns assassination attempt on Turkish human rights activist
Publishing date: 14 May 1998
Warsaw, 14 May 1998-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE expresses his great concern about the assassination attempt against Akin Birdal, the Chairman of the Turkish Human Rights Association....
OSCE Chairman-in-Office welcomes Milosevic- Rugova talks
Publishing date: 13 May 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
WARSAW, 13 May 1998-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Polish Foreign Minister Bronislaw Geremek, welcomed the announcement of a meeting between the President of the...
OSCE welcomes naturalization reforms in Latvia
Publishing date: 17 April 1998
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: Democratization
RIGA, 17 April 1998-- The following statement was released today by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Max van der Stoel. on the decision of the Government of Latvia to support my recommendation regarding the complete abolition of the so
OSCE Troika meets in Warsaw on regional issues
Publishing date: 8 April 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Troika
WARSAW, 8 April 1998-- The Ministers of the OSCE Troika, the Foreign Ministers of Poland, Norway and Denmark met in Warsaw today and reviewed a number of regional issues of...
OSCE welcomes education agreement in Kosovo
Publishing date: 24 March 1998
WARSAW, 24 March 1998-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Polish Foreign Minister Bronislaw Geremek, welcomed the agreement reached yesterday in Pristina between...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office concerned with irregularities in Armenian election
Publishing date: 23 March 1998
WARSAW, 23 March 1998-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Polish Foreign Minister Bronislaw Geremek, is concerned with the irregularities in the electoral process during the 16 March extraordinary presidential elections in Armenia,...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office to travel to Tirana and Skopje
Publishing date: 18 March 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Mission to Skopje
WARSAW, 18 March 1998-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Polish Foreign Minister Bronislaw Geremek, will travel to Tirana on 19 March and to Skopje on 20 March. In both capitals,...
Special Co-ordinaters designated for elections in Armenia, Moldova and Ukraine
Publishing date: 13 March 1998
WARSAW, 13 March-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Polish Foreign Minister Bronislaw Geremek, has designated Special Co-ordinators for three upcoming elections...