News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Georgia election a chance for new authorities to show commitment to democracy
Publishing date: 28 November 2003
TBILISI/WARSAW, 28 November 2003- The presidential election scheduled for 4 January in Georgia will provide an early opportunity to demonstrate whether the authorities now have a willingness to hold genuinely democratic elections, concludes a...
OSCE holds third roundtable on civil procedural code in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 28 November 2003
ASHGABAD, 28 November 2003- As part of its efforts to assist Turkmenistan in bringing its civil legislation into line with international standards and best practices, the OSCE Centre in Ashgabad held a third roundtable on the draft...
OSCE, Council of Europe publish report on Montenegrin trafficking case
Publishing date: 27 November 2003
VIENNA, 27 November 2003- A report of independent experts appointed by the OSCE and the Council of Europe to examine a recent human trafficking case in Montenegro involving a Moldovan citizen is now available on the OSCE public website, along with a...
ODIHR Director satisfied with Belarus talks on improved civil registration
Publishing date: 26 November 2003
MINSK/WARSAW, 26 November 2003- The Director of the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Christian Strohal, today expressed satisfaction at the constructive dialogue held with the Belarusian authorities...
OSCE Mission supports job creation in Serbia's Sumadija district
Publishing date: 26 November 2003
BELGRADE, 26 November 2003- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro today launched a programme to train 60 entrepreneurs and managers from the Sumadija district in order to assist the process of economic revitalization and job creation in...
OSCE and RSF urge decriminalization of libel
Publishing date: 25 November 2003
PARIS, 25 November 2003- Criminal libel and insult laws have become a major impediment to press freedom in many OSCE states, warned the Organization's Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, and Reporters sans frontieres. "Such...
OSCE seminar trains young Armenian officers on democratic control of armed forces
Publishing date: 25 November 2003
YEREVAN, 25 November 2003- Democratic control of military forces and effective action against terrorism are on the agenda of a three-day seminar co-organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan. The training seminar provides an opportunity for...
Croatia elections generally in line with international standards, but some issues remain outstanding
Publishing date: 24 November 2003
ZAGREB, 24 November 2003- The 23 November elections to the Croatian Parliament were conducted generally in line with OSCE commitments and international standards for democratic elections. However, some issues remain to be addressed, concluded...
OSCE Chairman praises peaceful transition in Georgia, offers help
Publishing date: 24 November 2003
THE HAGUE, 24 November 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Netherlands Foreign Minister de Hoop Scheffer, praised the people of Georgia on Monday for ensuring that the weekend change in the country's leadership was accomplished without violence...
OSCE PA President Bruce George meets acting President Burjanadze of Georgia
Publishing date: 24 November 2003
TBILISI, 24 November 2003- The President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Bruce George, met today in Tbilisi with the acting President of Georgia, Nino Burjanadze. Mr. George expressed his satisfaction that the constitutional and political...