News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Presence welcomes conclusion of Albanian local government election process
Publishing date: 8 June 2007
TIRANA, 8 June 2007- The OSCE Presence in Albania welcomes the declaration today of final results of the country's local government elections by the Albanian Central Election Commission (CEC).
Press conference with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Fried
Publishing date: 8 June 2007
VIENNA, 8 June 2007- On the occasion of the Extraordinary Conference of the States Parties on the CFE Treaty, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Daniel Fried will answer questions from journalists.
Education, data collection and monitoring key tools in OSCE countries' fight against discrimination
Publishing date: 8 June 2007
BUCHAREST, 8 June 2007- Legislation, law enforcement, research and monitoring as well as education and a constructive public discourse are important tools all OSCE countries should use to combat discrimination...
Kosovo needs functioning legal aid system, says OSCE Mission report
Publishing date: 8 June 2007
PRISTINA, 8 June 2007- Kosovo does not have a functioning legal aid system for civil cases, posing challenges to free and effective legal representation, concludes a new report from the OSCE Mission in Kosovo.
States Parties to CFE Treaty to hold Extraordinary Conference
Publishing date: 8 June 2007
VIENNA, 8 June 2007- The 30 States Parties to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE Treaty), will begin a meeting on 11 June in Vienna following a request by the Russian Federation that an Extraordinary Conference be held.
OSCE Mission Head commends excellent work of Serbian Commissioner for Information
Publishing date: 8 June 2007
BELGRADE, 8 June 2007- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Hans Ola Urstad, expressed his support today for the excellent work of the Serbian Commissioner for Information of Public Importance, Rodoljub Sabic.
OSCE Mission to Georgia supports reform of Tbilisi penitentiary and probation system
Publishing date: 8 June 2007
TBILISI, 8 June 2007- Enhancing the professional expertise of probation officers and general staff of the Rustavi prison in Tbilisi was the aim of an OSCE-organized training course which ended today...
OSCE Centre supports public monitoring of pre-trial detention centres in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 8 June 2007
ALMATY, 8 June 2007- Public oversight and preventing torture in pre-trial detention centers and prisons in Kazakhstan were discussed at a meeting in Almaty today...
OSCE States must do more to promote tolerance, Chairman tells high-level meeting
Publishing date: 7 June 2007
BUCHAREST, 7 June 2007- Intolerance and discrimination could threaten global security, and the OSCE's participating States need to strengthen efforts to avert this threat, the OSCE's Chairman-in-Office Miguel Angel Moratinos said today.
OSCE Mission, UNHCR call for full integration of refugees who want to stay in Serbia
Publishing date: 6 June 2007
BELGRADE, 6 June 2007- A discussion held in the southern Serbian city of Nis today concluded that refugees who want to stay in Serbia need to be allowed to fully integrate into Serbian society...