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Stiff penalties for violations of 2001 electoral rules in Kosovo adopted

Publishing date: 31 May 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Elections
PRISTINA, 31 May 2001 (OSCE)-- Stiff penalties will be imposed on Kosovo's political entities again this year if they break the rules governing the 2001 electoral process. These could range from fines to a candidate or a party being barred...

Kosovo Mission chief to brief Permanent Council on elections preparations

Publishing date: 30 May 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Elections
PRISTINA, 30 May 2001 (OSCE)-- Daan Everts, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, will brief tomorrow the Permanent Council on the on-going preparations for the general elections scheduled for 17 November, and on the operation to update the voters\'...

OSCE/ODIHR urges redoubled efforts for democratic elections

Publishing date: 29 May 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW, 29 May 2001-- The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the OSCE's election watchdog, today called on OSCE countries to redouble their efforts for democratic elections...

New OSCE photo gallery online

Publishing date: 28 May 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Arms control, Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Economic activities, Border management, Environmental activities, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Roma and Sinti
VIENNA, 28 May 2001 (OSCE)-- An online archive of images depicting the work of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in its 21 field operations throughout south-eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Eastern Europe is now...

Kosovo's Election Commission sets rules for political party certification

Publishing date: 25 May 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Elections
PRISTINA, 25 May 2001 (OSCE)-- Political entities wishing to contest this year's central elections will have to meet a list of requirements before their applications will be approved by the Central Election Commission...

Mission to Croatia refutes statement of Croatian Christian Democratic Union

Publishing date: 24 May 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Elections, National minority issues
ZAGREB, 24 May 2001 (OSCE)-- The OSCE Mission to Croatia refutes the statement of the Croatian Christian Democratic Union (HKDU) on alleged bias during the monitoring of the local elections in Udbina. Croatian state television (HRT) had reported...

OSCE welcomes statement by Yugoslav President on voter registration for Kosovo elections

Publishing date: 24 May 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Elections
PRISTINA, 24 May 2001 (OSCE)-- The OSCE has welcomed the statement made by the Yugoslav President, in which he urged Kosovo\'s Serb community to take part in the upcoming registration campaign...