News and press releases

KYIV, 1 November 2004- The first round of voting in the 31 October presidential election in Ukraine did not meet a considerable number of OSCE, Council of Europe and other European standards for democratic elections, concluded...

ASTANA, 20 September 2004- The 19 September parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan fell short of OSCE and Council of Europe standards in many respects. Of particular concern were the failure to fully implement improved election legislation and the...

COPENHAGEN, 6 September 2004- OSCE's Chairman-in-Office Solomon Passy has appointed OSCE PA Vice-President Ihor Ostash as his Special Co-ordinator to lead the Short-Term OSCE Observation Mission for Kazahkstan's parliamentary elections on 19 September...

EDINBURGH, 6 July 2004- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Solomon Passy called on Monday for substantial reform of the 55-nation security organization, saying it needed to reassess its political priorities, and expressed hope that OSCE heads of state...

YEREVAN, 2 June 2004- A three-week training programme for parliamentary staff in Armenia, organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan in co-operation with the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, began in Yerevan yesterday...

VIENNA, 25 May 2004- Over 150 participants, drawn from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, together with experts from the OSCE delegations, are meeting for two days in Vienna to focus on the question: Parliamentary Oversight of Armed Forces, and Police...

VIENNA, 19 February 2004- "By honouring the work of the Committee to Protect Journalists, one of the best-recognized media freedom watchdogs in the world, we are simultaneously drawing attention to the thousands of cases of media freedom abuses...