News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission welcomes announcement of date for Kosovo Assembly Election
Publishing date: 15 March 2004
PRISTINA, 15 March 2004- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo welcomes the announcement by the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Harri Holkeri, of 23 October as the date for the second election of the Assembly of Kosovo...
OSCE/ODIHR urges improvement to voter lists and election law well ahead of next parliamentary elections in Albania
Publishing date: 12 March 2004
TIRANA/WARSAW, 12 March 2004- Albanian political parties should swiftly re-start the electoral reform process to ensure improvement to voter lists and amendment of the Electoral Code in line with ODIHR and Venice Commission recommendations well...
New Georgian leadership welcomes activities of OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
Publishing date: 3 March 2004
TBLISI, 3 March 2004- OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Rolf Ekeus, who is in the middle of a three-day visit to Georgia, has been meeting the country's new leadership as well as representatives of its minority communities...
OSCE and Council of Europe experts encourage Armenia to improve election law by end of the year
Publishing date: 3 March 2004
YEREVAN/WARSAW, 3 March 2004- Armenia has the opportunity to develop an electoral law in line with international standards by the end of 2004. This was the conclusion of experts from...
OSCE/ODIHR issues final reports on elections in Georgia and Serbia
Publishing date: 2 March 2004
WARSAW, 2 March 2004- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has issued its final reports on the observation of recent parliamentary elections in Serbia (Serbia and Montenegro) and the presidential election in Georgia...
OSCE/ODIHR establishes large-scale Election Observation Mission to Georgia
Publishing date: 24 February 2004
WARSAW/TBILISI, 24 February 2004- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has established an Election Observation Mission to monitor the 28 March parliamentary elections in Georgia. The Mission is headed by...
OSCE contributes 1 million euros for holding Georgian parliamentary elections
Publishing date: 17 February 2004
TBILISI, 17 February 2004- The OSCE participating States today made 1 million euros available to cover the administrative expenses of Georgia's parliamentary elections scheduled for 28 March. The amount will fund basic election administration...