News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Panel of Eminent Persons to brief media on future of Organization on Thursday
Publishing date: 28 June 2005
VIENNA, 28 June 2005- The OSCE Panel of Eminent Persons will present its report on the future of the world's largest regional security organization to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna on Thursday, 30 June. Concrete recommendations on strengthening...
OSCE Office helps train staff of Armenian Parliament
Publishing date: 28 June 2005
YEREVAN, 28 June 2005- Twenty-five members of the Standing Committees of the Armenian Parliament were yesterday awarded certificates after finishing a four-week training programme organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan...
OSCE Presence welcomes posting of Albanian final voter lists on Internet
Publishing date: 27 June 2005
TIRANA, 27 June 2005- The OSCE Presence in Albania today welcomed the Ministry of Local Government's decision to post the final voter lists for the 3 July 2005 parliamentary elections on the Internet, to enable all citizens to verify their name on the...
OSCE Panel of Eminent Persons hands over report on future of Organization
Publishing date: 27 June 2005
LJUBLJANA, 27 June 2005- The OSCE Panel of Eminent Persons presented its report on strengthening the effectiveness of the 55-nation security Organization to Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel on Monday. After receiving the report...
OSCE Centre in Tashkent announces winners of journalism contest
Publishing date: 27 June 2005
TASHKENT, 27 June 2005- Stimulating the development of journalism in Uzbekistan, as well as recognizing high-quality work and assembling a collection of best examples was the aim of a contest that ended today in Tashkent...
Bulgarian election confirms credible process but voter turnout efforts introduce a degree of uncertainty
Publishing date: 26 June 2005
SOFIA, 26 June 2005- The Bulgarian parliamentary election on 25 June demonstrated the credibility of the election process but some administrative and political issues have created a measure of uncertainty and decreased confidence, and in some instances...
OSCE Centre assists Kazakhstan in combating money-laundering and financing of terrorism
Publishing date: 24 June 2005
ALMATY, 24 June 2005- Building a legal framework and institutional structure to combat money-laundering and the financing of terrorism was the aim of a study visit to Italy by a group of experts from Kazakhstan from 20 to 24 June...
OSCE Chairman renews appeal to Kyrgyzstan to protect Uzbek asylum-seekers
Publishing date: 24 June 2005
VIENNA, 24 June 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office renewed his appeal to the Government of Kyrgyzstan not to force refugees from Uzbekistan to return to their country against their will and said reports that further repatriations might be planned were...
OSCE Mission, Serb Parliament announce winners of high school essay contest
Publishing date: 24 June 2005
BELGRADE, 24 June 2005- Three high school students today received their prizes in the Serbian Parliament for their entries in the "If I were the Prime Minister of Serbia" essay competition. More than 1,000 students...
OSCE media watchdog concerned about prison sentence for journalist in Russia
Publishing date: 23 June 2005
VIENNA, 23 June 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today expressed his concern regarding the combined five year prison sentence handed down to a Russian journalist by a Smolensk court...