News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission helps Serbian Parliament open up to the public
Publishing date: 21 April 2004
BELGRADE, 21 April 2004- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Ambassador Maurizio Massari, has today met the Speaker of the Serbian Parliament, Predrag Markovic, to give the OSCE support to the outreach activities of the Parliament...
OSCE Centre to hold workshop on Kazakhstan's new land code
Publishing date: 21 April 2004
ALMATY, 21 April 2004- The OSCE Centre in Almaty will hold on Friday a workshop on Kazakhstan's new land code. The event, organized together with the Agency on the Management of Land Resources and the German Technical Co-operation (GTZ), is intended...
OSCE/ODIHR concerned about attack on polling station during Ukrainian mayoral election
Publishing date: 20 April 2004
WARSAW, 20 April 2004- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human rights has expressed concern today about polling station disruptions that occurred during Sunday's mayoral election in the town of Mukachevo, south-western Ukraine. Although...
Nearly $100 million will be lost if BiH does not accelerate reforms, international organizations warn
Publishing date: 20 April 2004
SARAJEVO, 20 April 2004- The members of the Board of Principals and the Council of Europe said that nearly $100 million in international assistance would be lost unless Bosnia and Herzegovina accelerated key economic and social reforms in coming...
OSCE Mission supports strong parliamentary institutions in Serbia and Montenegro
Publishing date: 20 April 2004
BELGRADE, 20 April 2004- "A strong and functioning State Union Assembly is an important part of Serbia and Montenegro's reform process", said Amb. Maurizio Massari, Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, following today's...
Presidential election largely consistent with international standards, says OSCE/ODIHR in Skopje
Publishing date: 15 April 2004
SKOPJE, 15 April 2004- The 14 April presidential election in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was largely consistent with OSCE commitments and other international standards for democratic elections. However, a limited number of irregularities...
OSCE Centre holds training on prevention of human trafficking
Publishing date: 15 April 2004
TASHKENT, 15 April 2004- Different ways of preventing human trafficking will be the focus of a work-shop, organized by the OSCE Centre in Tashkent, which opened in the Uzbek capital today...
OSCE Baku Office conference boosts eco-tourism as alternative income source for Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 15 April 2004
BAKU, 15 April 2004- Specialists from Azerbaijan and abroad will discuss best management practices in eco-tourism, its impact on the country s economy and strategies for promoting it, during an OSCE co-organized conference that opened today in Baku...
OSCE Office concerned about violence in Armenia
Publishing date: 14 April 2004
YEREVAN, 14 April 2004- The OSCE Office in Yerevan is alarmed at recent developments in Armenia and calls on all the parties involved to resolve their differences through a political dialogue to ease tensions in the country. "The police action in...
Bucharest to host conference on promoting participation of Roma women in politics
Publishing date: 14 April 2004
WARSAW, 14 April 2004- An international conference on promoting the political participation of women from Roma communities and other national minorities will be held in Bucharest from 16 to 18 April. It will focus on Romania's experience in...