News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission supports campaign that asks Kosovo residents to demand the best from civil servants
Publishing date: 15 December 2006
PRISTINA, 15 December 2006- A public information campaign calling on the public to keep civil servants under scrutiny and request services to be provided efficiently and without discrimination was launched today in Kosovo...
OSCE Mission to Skopje donates training equipment to support development of Border Police
Publishing date: 15 December 2006
SKOPJE, 15 December 2006- The OSCE Mission to Skopje today donated modern special training equipment to the Border Police to help it improve its training and operations...
OSCE Office presents publication on main aspects of cyber security in Armenia
Publishing date: 14 December 2006
YEREVAN, 14 December 2006- Cyber security and cyber crime, including the global threats in this respect and their relevance for Armenia, international standards and Armenian efforts to combat it are the focus of a publication, presented...
Challenges persist in Kosovo's criminal justice system, OSCE Mission says
Publishing date: 14 December 2006
PRISTINA, 14 December 2006- Kosovo's court system must continue to work toward effective fulfillment of the rule of law, which is the best way to ensure public confidence in the criminal justice system, according to an OSCE Mission report...
OSCE democratization body begins election observation mission to Albania
Publishing date: 13 December 2006
TIRANA/WARSAW, 13 December 2006- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened its election observation mission for the 20 January 2007 local elections in Albania.
OSCE Mission awards five individuals in Serbia for upholding Organization's values
Publishing date: 13 December 2006
BELGRADE, 13 December 2006- A police educator, an ombudsman, a political adviser, a journalist and a museum director received "Person of the Year" awards from the OSCE Mission to Serbia today...
OSCE Presence supports opening of center for environmental information in Albania
Publishing date: 13 December 2006
TIRANA, 13 December 2006- An environmental information centre featuring a specalized library and an Internet facility opened today in Tirana with the support of the OSCE Presence in Albania...
Irregular expropriations lead to property rights violations in Kosovo, says OSCE Mission
Publishing date: 13 December 2006
PRISTINA, 13 December 2006- Despite improvements, public authorities in Kosovo continue to either inappropriately apply or avoid expropriation procedures, which leads to human rights violations, concluded a report issued by the OSCE Mission today...
OSCE Mission to Croatia and Education Ministry award winners of art contest in multicultural schools
Publishing date: 12 December 2006
VUKOVAR/OSIJEK, 12 December 2006- The winners of an art contest for children, organized by the OSCE Mission to Croatia and the country's Education Ministry for multicultural schools, received their awards today...
Transportation challenges facing landlocked countries focus of OSCE meeting
Publishing date: 12 December 2006
VIENNA, 12 December 2006- Finding ways to help landlocked developing countries overcome transport challenges so that they can prosper is the focus of a two-day OSCE meeting that began today in Vienna...