News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
BiH Council of Ministers puts country's future at risk
Publishing date: 22 February 2004
SARAJEVO, 22 February 2004- The failure by the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina to forward the draft Higher Education Framework Law to the BiH Parliamentary Assembly is alarming...
OSCE Presence commends mature conduct of demonstrations in Tirana
Publishing date: 21 February 2004
TIRANA, 21 February 2004- The OSCE Presence in Albania commends the maturity and responsibility displayed by both the opposition and the government during today's demonstrations. "It was evident that the protest rally was well-organised and that...
OSCE meeting focuses on fighting cross-border organized crime in south-east Europe
Publishing date: 20 February 2004
VIENNA, 20 February 2004- Combating organized crime, trafficking and terrorism in south-eastern Europe (SEE) was high on the agenda of a pioneering meeting which ends today in Vienna. The Seminar on Cross-border Co-operation in SEE, the first of a...
OSCE Mission holds roundtable on parliamentary oversight on defence and security in Serbia
Publishing date: 19 February 2004
BELGRADE, 19 February 2004- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro will hold a roundtable on the role of parliament in defence and security oversight in Belgrade tomorrow. The event is the third on this issue...
OSCE Parliamentarians honour media freedom watchdog CPJ
Publishing date: 19 February 2004
VIENNA, 19 February 2004- "By honouring the work of the Committee to Protect Journalists, one of the best-recognized media freedom watchdogs in the world, we are simultaneously drawing attention to the thousands of cases of media freedom abuses...
Co-operation with private sector tops agenda of OSCE seminar
Publishing date: 17 February 2004
DUBLIN, 17 February 2004- The impact of foreign and domestic investment on political and socio-economic stability was the focus of an OSCE seminar that ended today in the Irish capital. It brought together more than 180 representatives of...
OSCE contributes 1 million euros for holding Georgian parliamentary elections
Publishing date: 17 February 2004
TBILISI, 17 February 2004- The OSCE participating States today made 1 million euros available to cover the administrative expenses of Georgia's parliamentary elections scheduled for 28 March. The amount will fund basic election administration...
OSCE Chairman discusses regional issues, Chechnya with Russian Federation
Publishing date: 17 February 2004
MOSCOW, 17 February 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, discussed the future of the OSCE and regional issues including Georgia and Moldova at a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov in Moscow on...
OSCE Centre to train Uzbek journalists on reporting on human trafficking
Publishing date: 17 February 2004
TASHKENT, 17 February 2004- Twenty journalists from different media outlets in Uzbekistan will undergo an OSCE training course on covering the problem of human trafficking. The intensive five-day course, which starts on Thursday is organized as...
Foreign Minister says refugee return top priority for Croatia
Publishing date: 16 February 2004
VIENNA, 16 February 2004- Croatian Foreign Minister Miomir Zuzul today said that the new government in Zagreb was sincerely committed to implementing the highest international standards in the field of minority rights...