News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Chairman-in-Office hails peaceful Kosovo-wide election
Publishing date: 18 November 2001
BUCHAREST, 18 November 2001 (OSCE)-- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geona, has welcomed the peaceful conduct of Kosovo's first assembly election...
Kosovo's election hailed a huge success
Publishing date: 17 November 2001
PRISTINA, 17 November 2001-- After more than 12 hours of voting, Kosovo's Assembly election wrapped up Saturday night with words of praise for Kosovo's people...
Polls open in Kosovo's assembly election
Publishing date: 17 November 2001
PRISTINA, 17 November 2001- Voting has started in Kosovo's assembly election. The province's citizens will be able to cast their ballots within the next 12 hours, until 19:00. Kosovo's electorate is 1.25 million strong. Voting will be taking place...
Kosovo newspaper sanctioned for breaking electoral rules
Publishing date: 16 November 2001
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...
Kosovo election to be heavily monitored
Publishing date: 15 November 2001
PRISTINA, 15 November 2001 (OSCE)-- With almost 13,000 domestic monitors accredited, the OSCE believes the combination of international observers, domestic observers and media will make this one of the most heavily monitored elections
OSCE organizes election quiz show in Kosovo
Publishing date: 14 November 2001
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
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...