News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
More steps needed to uphold fair trial standards in Kazakhstan, new OSCE report finds
Publishing date: 23 February 2007
ASTANA, 23 February 2007- An OSCE trial monitoring report released today in Kazakhstan identifies the need for further steps to be taken to uphold fair trial standards in the country, including the right of the public to attend court...
OSCE-organized debates encourage participation in Kosovo's local decision-making
Publishing date: 22 February 2007
PRISTINA, 22 February 2007- Good governance, transparency and accountability at the local level were the topics at a debate today in the village of Besni/Besinje held at a meeting organized by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo...
OSCE Skopje Mission supports opening of first police office in Roma-majority municipality Shuto Orizari
Publishing date: 21 February 2007
SKOPJE, 21 February 2007- With the financial help of the United Kingdom Embassy and support of the OSCE Mission, the first police office in the mainly Roma-populated municipality of Shuto Orizari opened its doors today...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports drug awareness campaign
Publishing date: 21 February 2007
SKOPJE, 21 February 2007- The first of a series of workshops that aim to raise awareness among municipal and local law enforcement officials of drug abuse started in Kumanovo today...
OSCE Minsk Office helps organize seminar on Kyoto Protocol implementation
Publishing date: 21 February 2007
MINSK, 21 February 2007- Implementing joint projects within the framework of the Kyoto Protocol is the focus of a two-day seminar organized by the OSCE Office in Minsk and the Ministry of Environment that began in Minsk today...
OSCE to have robust role in future Kosovo, UN Special Envoy says
Publishing date: 20 February 2007
VIENNA, 20 February 2007- The OSCE should continue to play a major role in a future Kosovo, Martti Ahtisaari, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the future status process for Kosovo, said today...
Albania: OSCE Chairman encourages further electoral reform
Publishing date: 20 February 2007
MADRID, 20 February 2007- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, welcomed today the holding of local elections in Albania last Sunday 18 February, following an agreement...
OSCE/ODIHR sends team of experts for Estonian parliamentary elections
Publishing date: 20 February 2007
WARSAW/TALLIN, 20 February 2007- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) deployed an Election Assessment Mission to Estonia today for the 4 March election to the Riigikogu (parliament)...
Albanian elections represent a missed opportunity
Publishing date: 19 February 2007
TIRANA, 19 February 2007- The 18 February local elections in Albania represented a missed opportunity to conduct elections fully in line with international commitments and standards for democratic elections. Election Day was calm overall, but...
Moldova's broadcasting reforms cause for concern, OSCE Mission Head says
Publishing date: 19 February 2007
CHISINAU, 19 February 2007- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Louis O'Neill, said today he was very concerned about recent negative developments in Moldova's broadcasting landscape...