News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE-facilitated agreement commits Kyrgyz presidential contenders to fair election campaign
Publishing date: 13 June 2005
BISHKEK, 13 June 2005- Five of the contenders for Kyrgyzstan's 10 July presidential election today signed a politically binding document in Bishkek, committing themselves to a fair and honest election campaign. Under this "Charter of Accord", the...
OSCE Mission presents surveys before launch of community policing in Montenegro
Publishing date: 10 June 2005
PODGORICA, 10 June 2005- Public perception of the crime rate and the role of the police were the focus of three surveys presented today by the OSCE Office in Podgorica and the Montenegrin Interior Ministry. Two surveys examined the public perception...
OSCE Centre helps Kyrgyzstan to promote tourism
Publishing date: 10 June 2005
BISHKEK, 10 June 2005- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek is helping to promote foreign tourism in Kyrgyzstan in the wake of unrest in March by organizing tours of the country for foreign journalists. A first group of European and American journalists began...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine helps re-train discharged military officers
Publishing date: 10 June 2005
KYIV, 10 June 2005- A group of senior Ukrainian military officers graduated today in Kyiv from an OSCE funded re-training course on advanced management skills. Since 2004, more than 210 officers have finished...
Ambassador Marc Perrin de Brichambaut appointed OSCE Secretary General
Publishing date: 10 June 2005
VIENNA, 10 June 2005- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe on Friday appointed Ambassador Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, a senior French diplomat, as OSCE Secretary General for a three-year term. The appointment takes effect from...
International commitments promoting tolerance must be implemented say four international institutions
Publishing date: 9 June 2005
CORDOBA, 9 June 2005- Four international institutions promoting tolerance and non-discrimination today said that implementation of commitments in the fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and intolerance...
OSCE Mission welcomes adoption of pro-European Declaration by Montenegrin Parliament
Publishing date: 9 June 2005
BELGRADE, 9 June 2005-- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Ambassador Maurizio Massari, welcomed the adoption by the Montenegrin Parliament today of a Declaration on Accession to the European Union...
OSCE hosts three-country conference on judicial co-operation in war crimes proceedings
Publishing date: 8 June 2005
VELIKI BRIJUNI, 8 June 2005- The OSCE on Wednesday hosted a conference of justice ministers from Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia and Montenegro on inter-state judicial co-operation in war crimes proceedings. Ministers identified...
OSCE Chairman, Spanish Foreign Minister say States need to act on commitments to fight intolerance and discrimination
Publishing date: 8 June 2005
CORDOBA, 8 June 2005- A two-day OSCE conference on combating anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance opened on Wednesday with appeals by Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos and OSCE Chairman Dimitrij Rupel for concrete action to...
Local government reform important for democracy and economic development in Kosovo, conference hears
Publishing date: 8 June 2005
PRISTINA, 8 June 2005- Local government reform is a necessity for the democratic processes in Kosovo and can contribute to economic development, regardless of Kosovo's future status, was the conclusion of a two-day conference which ended in Pristina...