News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE's new Chairman-in-Office to visit Ukraine
Publishing date: 4 January 2005
VIENNA, 4 January 2005- The OSCE's new Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, is to make his first foreign visit in this capacity to Ukraine on 4 and 5 January. The Chairman-in-Office is scheduled to arrive in Kyiv late on...
OSCE Presence and ODIHR welcome breakthrough on electoral law amendments in Albania
Publishing date: 30 December 2004
TIRANA, 30 December 2004- The OSCE Presence in Albania and the OSCE/ODIHR today welcomed the commitment by the ruling Socialist Party and the opposition Democratic Party to ensure the passage of amendments to the Electoral Code...
Slovenia to take over Chairmanship of OSCE on January 1
Publishing date: 30 December 2004
VIENNA, 30 December 2004- Slovenia will officially take over the Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) from Bulgaria on 1 January 2005.
OSCE Office in Yerevan completes programme in support of National Assembly
Publishing date: 30 December 2004
YEREVAN, 30 December 2004- The OSCE Office in Yerevan has completed its programme in support of the National Assembly and provided it with some 60 books as well as reference training materials. During the year...
OSCE Permanent Council honours victims of Indian Ocean disaster with minute's silence
Publishing date: 30 December 2004
VIENNA, 30 December 2004- The OSCE Permanent Council held a minute's silence on Thursday in honour of the victims of the devastating tidal wave which killed tens of thousands of people in countries around the Indian Ocean.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office congratulates Ukrainian people on conduct of presidential election
Publishing date: 29 December 2004
SOFIA, 29 December 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, has congratulated the Ukrainian people on the conduct of the repeat second round of the presidential election held on 26 December, in anticipation of the...
OSCE Presence and ODIHR concerned at Albanian political parties' failure to pass electoral law amendments
Publishing date: 28 December 2004
TIRANA, 24 December 2004- The OSCE Presence in Albania and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today expressed their concern over a failure by the Albanian Assembly and political parties to adopt amendments to the...
Repeat second round of election brings Ukraine substantially closer to meeting international standards
Publishing date: 27 December 2004
KYIV, 27 December 2004- The repeat second round of the presidential election in Ukraine on 26 December brought Ukraine substantially closer to meeting international standards. Throughout the election an engaged civil society demonstrated an active...
OSCE/ODIHR: Electoral process in Uzbekistan requires major improvements
Publishing date: 27 December 2004
TASHKENT/WARSAW, 27 December 2004- The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights conducted a Limited Election Observation Mission in Uzbekistan for the parliamentary elections on 26 December. Although minor improvements since the...
Law on return, allocation and sale of apartments should respect the right to alternative accommodation
Publishing date: 23 December 2004
SARAJEVO, 23 December 2004- The representatives of the OSCE, OHR and UNHCR would like to draw the attention of the Federation BiH Parliament and of the public to the fact that new legislation on the return of unclaimed apartments, which Parliament will..