News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission workshop to improve negotiation skills of Kosovo's technical experts
Publishing date: 22 September 2005
PRISTINA, 22 September 2005- The Chairpersons and members of the technical dialogue working groups from Kosovo's Provisional Institutions of Self-Government (PISG) will participate in a negotiation skills workshop on September 22 and 23.
OSCE Secretary General visits Kosovo, urges dialogue as way forward
Publishing date: 12 August 2005
PRISTINA, 12 August 2005- OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut discussed the future role of the OSCE in Kosovo with the international administration, Kosovo's leaders and representatives of the Kosovo Serb community.
OSCE Mission welcomes formation of Kosovo Press Council
Publishing date: 10 August 2005
PRISTINA, 10 August 2005- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo welcomes today's signing of the Press Council statute by print media representatives as an important measure in ending regulation of Kosovo's print media by the Temporary Media Commissioner.
Local government reform of utmost importance, says Head of OSCE Kosovo Mission
Publishing date: 22 July 2005
PRISTINA, 22 July 2005- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo today welcomed the signing of Administrative Direction No. 2005/11 on Pilot Projects by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General Soren Jessen-Petersen, calling it a step which will bring...
OSCE Mission Head welcomes decision to create human rights cells in Kosovo ministries
Publishing date: 22 July 2005
PRISTINA, 22 July 2005- The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Werner Wnendt, welcomed today's decision by Prime Minister Bajram Kosumi to create Human Rights Cells in each of the ministries in the executive branch of the Provisional...
Kosovo Judicial Institute important for rule of law, OSCE Head of Mission says
Publishing date: 18 July 2005
PRISTINA, 18 July 2005- The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo today welcomed the initiative of the Assembly of Kosovo Committee on Judicial, Legislative and Constitutional Framework Matters to urge the adoption of a draft law on the Kosovo Judicial...
OSCE Kosovo Mission welcomes signing of Independent Media Commission law
Publishing date: 11 July 2005
PRISTINA, 11 July 2005- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo today welcomed the signing of a law on the Independent Media Commission by the UN Special Representative, Soeren Jessen-Petersen. "Free, independent and professional electronic media are crucial...