News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine supports anti-trafficking festival
Publishing date: 2 October 2006
KYIV, 2 October 2006- The second annual anti-trafficking festival took place this weekend in several regions of Ukraine, with the support of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine. "This is a very important event aimed at...
OSCE Centre in Dushanbe organizes international ecological forum
Publishing date: 2 October 2006
VARZOB, Tajikistan, 2 October 2006- Environmental protection is the theme of an OSCE-organized international ecological forum of young people that opened today in the city of Varzob near Dushanbe. During the four-day event, some 80 environmental...
OSCE Chairman in touch with Russia and Georgia to try to ease rising tensions over "spy" case
Publishing date: 1 October 2006
BRUSSELS, 1 October 2006- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Karel De Gucht said today he was in close contact with Georgian President Saakashvili, Georgian Foreign Minister Bezhuashvili and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov to try to decrease tensions...
Irish draft bill on defamation major improvement, but job unfinished, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 29 September 2006
VIENNA, 29 September 2006- A legal review presented today to the Irish government by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media says draft bills on defamation and privacy contain major improvements, but need to completely decriminalize defamation...
OSCE Mission regrets new changes to Serbian broadcasting law
Publishing date: 29 September 2006
BELGRADE, 29 September 2006- The OSCE Mission to Serbia said today it regrets that the Serbian Assembly passed amendments to the Broadcasting Law that were tabled for a repeated vote after the President of the Republic refused to sign...
OSCE Mission welcomes agreement on new Serbian Constitution, encourages public debate before Assembly vote
Publishing date: 29 September 2006
BELGRADE, 29 September 2006- The OSCE Mission to Serbia welcomes the announcements by Serbian political leaders that they have reached an agreement on a new Serbian Constitution....
OSCE Centre holds meeting on Tajikistan's progress in the conduct of elections
Publishing date: 29 September 2006
DUSHANBE, 29 September 2006- The progress made by Tajikistan in the conduct of elections since independence and ways to improve the election process were the focus of a meeting, organized today by the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe. It brought together...
OSCE Mission organizes training course for police chiefs from South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 29 September 2006
BELGRADE, 29 September 2006- Building the management and leadership capacity of senior police managers and enhancing regional law enforcement co-operation were the aims of a regional training course that concluded in Palic today. The five-day event...
OSCE Centre publishes handbook on Tajikistan's political parties
Publishing date: 29 September 2006
DUSHANBE, 29 September 2006- A new handbook, published this week with the support of the OSCE, offers comprehensive and up-to-date information on Tajikistan's political parties and their programmes. The publication...
Progress noted, further efforts needed in domestic prosecution of war crimes, says OSCE Mission to Croatia report
Publishing date: 28 September 2006
ZAGREB, 28 September 2006- Progress has been noted but further efforts are needed to ensure the quality, integrity and impartiality of domestic war crimes prosecutions, says a report by the OSCE Mission to Croatia issued today. The Report...