News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Challenges persist in Kosovo's criminal justice system, OSCE Mission says
Publishing date: 14 December 2006
PRISTINA, 14 December 2006- Kosovo's court system must continue to work toward effective fulfillment of the rule of law, which is the best way to ensure public confidence in the criminal justice system, according to an OSCE Mission report...
Irregular expropriations lead to property rights violations in Kosovo, says OSCE Mission
Publishing date: 13 December 2006
PRISTINA, 13 December 2006- Despite improvements, public authorities in Kosovo continue to either inappropriately apply or avoid expropriation procedures, which leads to human rights violations, concluded a report issued by the OSCE Mission today...
OSCE, UN and Kosovo institutions launch campaign to improve land governance and address informal settlements
Publishing date: 12 December 2006
PRISTINA, 12 December 2006- A joint campaign on urban upgrading and informal settlements was launched today by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme and Kosovo's Provisional Institutions of Self-Government...
OSCE Mission co-sponsors anti-corruption campaign in Kosovo
Publishing date: 11 December 2006
PRISTINA, 11 December 2006- A public information campaign calling on people to help increase transparency and fight corruption was launched today in Kosovo by the OSCE Mission, the UN Development Programme and the Kosovo Anti-Corruption Agency...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo promotes the use of minority languages
Publishing date: 7 December 2006
PRIZREN, 7 December 2006- The use of both official languages, Albanian and Serbian, is not properly respected in Kosovo municipalities, according to an OSCE Mission report published today. Based on...
Kosovo media competes for best transparency and anti-corruption award
Publishing date: 4 December 2006
PRISTINA, 4 December 2006- Six journalism awards will be given out for the best reporting which has contributed to promoting transparent governmental practices in Kosovo...
OSCE Chairman expresses condolences after staff member dies in Kosovo car accident
Publishing date: 30 November 2006
BRUSSELS, 30 November 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, expressed his condolences today to the family of an OSCE Mission in Kosovo staff member who died in a car accident on Wednesday evening...