News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission in Kosovo promotes the use of minority languages
Publishing date: 7 December 2006
PRIZREN, 7 December 2006- The use of both official languages, Albanian and Serbian, is not properly respected in Kosovo municipalities, according to an OSCE Mission report published today. Based on...
OSCE Mission to Skopje facilitates co-operation between Ombudsman and local authorities
Publishing date: 7 December 2006
SKOPJE, 7 December 2006- Enhancing co-operation between the Ombudsman and local authorities was the aim of a roundtable discussion held in Tetovo today...
International workshop in Moscow focuses on labour migration in CIS countries
Publishing date: 6 December 2006
MOSCOW, 6 December 2006- An international workshop focusing on labour migration in the region of the Commonwealth of Independent States began in Moscow today...
Public hearing on environmental safety held in OSCE-supported Aarhus Centre in Vanadzor
Publishing date: 6 December 2006
YEREVAN, 6 December 2006- The environmental impact of a copper mining project was in the focus of a public hearing hosted by the OSCE-supported Aarhus Centre in the city of Vanadzor in Armenia's Lori province...
OSCE Presence in Albania helps create property restitution and compensation claims database
Publishing date: 6 December 2006
TIRANA, 6 December 2006- The OSCE Presence in Albania and the country's Property Restitution and Compensation Agency (PRCA) today signed an agreement that provides technical and financial assistance to design an electronic database...
OSCE's Belgian Chairmanship says helped start new chapter for Organization
Publishing date: 5 December 2006
BRUSSELS, 5 December 2006- OSCE Chairman Karel De Gucht said today Belgium had helped redress the balance between the three aspects of security and championed reforms that could end an introspective episode and start a new chapter for the Organization...
OSCE Mission to Skopje promotes external oversight of law-enforcement bodies
Publishing date: 4 December 2006
SKOPJE, 4 December 2006- Establishing independent external oversight mechanisms for law-enforcement bodies was the focus of a discussion, organized today by the OSCE Mission to Skopje and the Macedonian Centre for International Co-operation...
OSCE Belgian Chairmanship, UNODC launch toolkit to help countries reform criminal justice systems
Publishing date: 4 December 2006
BRUSSELS, 4 December 2006- The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the OSCE launched a new toolkit on Monday to help countries make their criminal justice systems more effective. The Criminal Justice Assessment Toolkit is designed...
OSCE Chairman calls for strong move to tackle illicit arms trafficking by air
Publishing date: 4 December 2006
BRUSSELS, 4 December 2006- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Karel De Gucht called for a wide range of organizations and companies to attend a special meeting next year to work on ways to fight the illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons by air...
Kosovo media competes for best transparency and anti-corruption award
Publishing date: 4 December 2006
PRISTINA, 4 December 2006- Six journalism awards will be given out for the best reporting which has contributed to promoting transparent governmental practices in Kosovo...