News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Skopje hosts regional workshop on policing in Roma and Sinti communities
Publishing date: 13 June 2006
SKOPJE, 13 June 2006- Roma and police experts from the Balkans began a workshop in Skopje today to share best practices on policing in Roma and Sinti communities...
OSCE Presence supports preparation of Tirana value map for restitution and compensation of property
Publishing date: 13 June 2006
TIRANA, 13 June 2006- The OSCE Presence in Albania and the Albanian State Committee on Property Restitution and Compensation today signed an agreement that provides for the preparation of a property value map for the region of Tirana in four months...
OSCE Secretary General urges participating States to implement commitments on promoting tolerance
Publishing date: 13 June 2006
ALMATY, 13 June 2006- A two-day OSCE meeting on promoting tolerance, inter-cultural, inter-religious and inter-ethnic understanding ended today in Kazakhstan with calls by Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut and other participants for action...
OSCE Office launches training programme for parliamentary staff in Armenia
Publishing date: 12 June 2006
YEREVAN, 12 June 2006- A three-week parliamentary staff training programme that aims to support a more effective, professional and transparent law-making process began today in Yerevan. The course has been organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan...
Almaty meeting calls for promoting tolerance as a factor of security and stability across OSCE region
Publishing date: 12 June 2006
ALMATY, 12 June 2006- Inaugurating an OSCE implementation meeting on promoting tolerance, inter-cultural, inter-religious and inter-ethnic understanding, Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev said that tolerance was a major factor of stability...
OSCE/ODIHR Director Strohal says NGOs crucial in promoting tolerance
Publishing date: 11 June 2006
ALMATY, 11 June 2006- NGOs play a key role in fostering a dialogue between different cultural, religious and ethnic communities, and offer support for the OSCE's efforts to combat discrimination and promote tolerance, said ODIHR Director...
OSCE/ODIHR report concludes Italian April election consistent with democratic tradition
Publishing date: 9 June 2006
WARSAW, 9 June 2006- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights found that the Italian parliamentary elections held on 9 and 10 April were conducted in a manner consistent with Italy's democratic tradition, according to an...
First assessment shows challenges for Kosovo's civil courts, OSCE Mission says
Publishing date: 9 June 2006
PRISTINA, 9 June 2006- A backlog of nearly 44,000 cases, fraudulent property transactions and government interference are some of the problems affecting Kosovo's civil justice system, according to an OSCE Mission in Kosovo report published today...
OSCE Office to open its first presence in Armenian province
Publishing date: 9 June 2006
YEREVAN, 9 June 2006- The Head of the OSCE Office Amb. Vladimir Pryakhin and Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian today signed an agreement which creates the legal basis for establishing presences to implement OSCE programmes in regions...
OSCE Mission welcomes adoption of Serbian Criminal Procedure Code, voices concern over limited public debate
Publishing date: 9 June 2006
BELGRADE, 9 May 2006- The Head of the OSCE Mission, Amb. Hans Ola Urstad, today welcomed the adoption of the new Criminal Procedure Code, but expressed concern over the fact that it was adopted by Parliament in a manner that limited public debate...