News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Polling in second round of Moldova's local elections slightly improved, but serious shortcomings remain
Publishing date: 18 June 2007
CHISINAU, 18 June 2007- Election Day procedures during yesterday's second round of local elections in Moldova showed marginal procedural improvements over the first round on 3 June, concluded an international election observation mission deployed by...
OSCE Chairman welcomes arrest of Vlastimir Djordjevic, war crimes indictee
Publishing date: 18 June 2007
MADRID, 18 June 2007- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, welcomed today the arrest of war crimes indictee Vlastimir Djordjevic in Montenegro...
OSCE Mission calls for speedy end to water supply difficulties in zone of Georgian-Ossetian conflict
Publishing date: 18 June 2007
TBILISI, 18 June 2007- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Georgia, Ambassador Roy Reeve, called today for the sides in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict to meet to resolve the outstanding issues which are still interrupting water supply...
Moldova OSCE Mission Head condemns forced closure of Corjova polling station
Publishing date: 18 June 2007
CHISINAU, 18 June 2007- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Louis O'Neill, said today the closure of a polling station during the Moldovan local elections by Transdniestrian law enforcement bodies was unacceptable...
OSCE Mission to Skopje workshop promotes co-operation between civil society and local authorities
Publishing date: 18 June 2007
SKOPJE, 18 June 2007- Co-operation between non-governmental organizations and local authorities in Skopje was the focus of an OSCE-supported workshop held today...
Extraordinary Conference of States Parties to CFE Treaty ends in Vienna
Publishing date: 15 June 2007
VIENNA, 15 June 2007- An Extraordinary Conference of the 30 States Parties to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe ended in Vienna today with participants not finding common ground for a joint statement...
OSCE Mission helps integration of people with special needs
Publishing date: 15 June 2007
PRISTINA, 15 June 2007- Forty-two members of the Association of Disabled People of Kosovo today received certificates after completing six months of OSCE-supported vocation training for people with special needs...
OSCE Chairman issues statement after CFE Treaty Conference ends in Vienna
Publishing date: 15 June 2007
MADRID, 15 June 2007- Following the conclusion of the Extraordinary CFE Conference in Vienna today, the OSCE Chairman, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, called on the States Parties to the Treaty to overcome existing differences...
OSCE supports further reform of criminal legislation in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 15 June 2007
SHUCHINSK, Kazakhstan, 15 June 2007- The state of the Kazakh criminal legislation and ways to improve it was the focus of a conference that ends here today...
OSCE, Russian Diplomatic Academy to train personnel for Mission work, election monitoring
Publishing date: 14 June 2007
MOSCOW, 14 June 2007- The OSCE and the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry agreed today to work closer in preparing qualified candidates for future assignments in the Organization's Secretariat, Institutions and field operations...