News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Statement by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs
Publishing date: 6 July 2006
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON/PARIS, 3 July 2006- Taking into account recent speculation about the basic principles for a peaceful settlement of the NK conflict proposed to both parties by the Minsk Group Co-Chairs, it is necessary to make the following...
OSCE Chairman welcomes large compliance of Skopje vote with international standards but regrets isolated irregularities
Publishing date: 6 July 2006
BRUSSELS, 6 July 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office today welcomed the fact that the parliamentary elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia largely met international election norms but regretted reported isolated irregularities...
OSCE car damaged in Dubrovnik incident
Publishing date: 5 July 2006
ZAGREB, 5 July 2006- Three vehicles, including a car belonging to an OSCE field Mission, were yesterday damaged in Dubrovnik. The incident occurred in the parking lot of...
OSCE media watchdog gives good marks to Kosovo media, but says more improvements needed
Publishing date: 3 July 2006
VIENNA, 3 July 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said in a report issued today that the media freedom situation in Kosovo has changed for the better, but singled out areas where more work needed to be done...
Missing OSCE Mission member thought to have been detained in Italy
Publishing date: 2 July 2006
VIENNA, 2 July 2006- The Italian authorities have confirmed that police in Italy have detained a Georgian national on suspicion of drug smuggling. Italian authorities said the man's documents identified him as Mr Zurab Lomashvili, a Georgian national...
OSCE/ODIHR Director commends Croatia's efforts to fight hate crime
Publishing date: 30 June 2006
ZAGREB, 30 June 2006- The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights today commended the Croatian authorities for their efforts to fight hate-motivated crime...
OSCE Office in Yerevan opens first local office outside capital
Publishing date: 30 June 2006
YEREVAN, 30 June 2006- The OSCE Office in Yerevan yesterday opened a local office in Kapan, the main city of Syunik province, with a ceremony attended by the Deputy Foreign Minister, Armen Baibourtian and Syunik Governor, Suren Khachatryan...
OSCE Yerevan Office presents its views on human rights to secondary school teachers
Publishing date: 30 June 2006
YEREVAN, 30 June 2006- An OSCE human rights expert shared her knowledge today with 55 secondary school teachers who are taking a year-long class on human rights...
OSCE media watchdog praises Croatia's abolition of prison sentences for defamation
Publishing date: 29 June 2006
VIENNA, 29 June 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today commended the Croatian Parliament for adopting amendments to the Criminal Code that abolish imprisonment as a sanction for defamation...
OSCE Kosovo Mission Head welcomes election of University Rector
Publishing date: 29 June 2006
PRISTINA, 29 June 2006- Ambassador Werner Wnendt, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, today welcomed the election of Enver Hasani as the new Rector of University of Pristina. "I congratulate Prof. Hasani for...