News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Georgian parliamentary elections demonstrate continued progress
Publishing date: 29 March 2004
TBILISI, 29 March 2004- The 28 March parliamentary elections in Georgia demonstrated commendable progress in relation to previous elections, concludes the International Election Observation Mission in a statement issued today...
OSCE Mission and Council of Europe Representative set standards for public broadcasters in Moldova
Publishing date: 29 March 2004
CHISINAU, 29 March 2004- Common international standards to assist public broadcasters in Moldova- jointly prepared by the OSCE Mission and the SRSG/CoE- were presented today in Chisinau...
OSCE Chairman encourages Bosnian officials to go ahead with education and defence reform
Publishing date: 29 March 2004
SARAJEVO, 29 March 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, highly appreciated the political stability in the country and the progress achieved in the implementation of the Peace Agreements...
OSCE Permanent Council Chairman meets Albanian opposition leaders
Publishing date: 26 March 2004
VIENNA, 26 March 2004- The Chairman of the OSCE Permanent Council, Ambassador Ivo Petrov of Bulgaria, and several OSCE ambassadors met Albanian opposition leaders in Vienna on 24 March. The ambassadors exchanged views on a number of current...
OSCE/ODIHR to increase efforts to bring human rights education to vulnerable groups
Publishing date: 26 March 2004
VIENNA/WARSAW, 26 March 2004- The OSCE's human rights body will increase its efforts to ensure that human rights education reaches vulnerable groups, such as Roma and Sinti, and will continue to include a gender perspective in all such education...
OSCE to hold seminar on professional skills and the market economy
Publishing date: 25 March 2004
VIENNA, 25 March 2004- An international seminar focusing on the role of the OSCE in promoting and supporting the development of human capacity- in order to further economic reforms and enhance stability- will be held in Bishkek, next week...
OSCE Mission-sponsored documentary on refugees to be aired on Croatian TV
Publishing date: 24 March 2004
ZAGREB, 24 March 2004- Croatian Television (HTV) will air this week an independent documentary series on the return of refugees to the country. "Somebody's Land" was filmed and produced by...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office, visiting Belgrade, condemns killings of police in Kosovo
Publishing date: 24 March 2004
BELGRADE, 24 March 2004- The OSCE Chairman Solomon Passy met senior government officials of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, as well as of Serbia, today and reiterated his strong condemnation of the violence in Kosovo. "Violence and
OSCE Centre to hold workshop for women entrepreneurs in rural Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 24 March 2004
BISHKEK, 24 March 2004- A workshop that is aimed at encouraging women to start small businesses in rural areas will open tomorrow in Kyrgyzstan. The two-day event, organised by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, will take place in the town of Tokmok...
OSCE launches new anti-trafficking training programme for Moldovan judges and prosecutors
Publishing date: 24 March 2004
CHISINAU, 24 March 2004- The OSCE Mission to Moldova has inaugurated a new project aimed at training Moldovan judges and prosecutors in successful prosecution methods to combat human trafficking...