News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission welcomes agreement in southern Serbia municipality on composition of managing boards
Publishing date: 13 May 2003
BELGRADE, 13 May 2003- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro today welcomed a hard-won agreement which outlines the allocation of directorships and the composition of managing boards in the multi-ethnic southern Serbia municipality of...
OSCE mission to organize peace and stability marathon between Skopje and Tetovo
Publishing date: 13 May 2003
SKOPJE, 13 May 2003- The annual "Blossom Run", a team relay race covering 42.2 kilometres from Tetovo to Skopje, will be held for the seventh time on Sunday, 18 May. Organized by the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, the competition...
OSCE Mission to seek improvement of minorities situation in Kosovo
Publishing date: 13 May 2003
PRISTINA, 13 May 2003- Ambassador Pascal Fieschi, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, is next week starting a series of meetings with Kosovo's Provisional Institutions of Self-Government to seek action on improving the situation of minorities in...
Roundtable spotlights forthcoming electoral processes in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 13 May 2003
ALMATY, 13 May 2003- Political actors in Kazakhstan, meeting at a roundtable co-organized by the OSCE, view the current electoral calendar as a key part of the ongoing process for strengthening democratic institutions in the country. Members of...
OSCE Office to host roundtable in Ukraine on converting former military bases for civilian use
Publishing date: 13 May 2003
KYIV, 13 May 2003- Converting former military bases for civilian uses in Ukraine will be the focus of an international roundtable starting in the capital, Kyiv, tomorrow. Some 70 experts will discuss economic, social and environmental aspects of...
OSCE BiH Mission welcomes measures to legalise Roma settlement in Brcko
Publishing date: 13 May 2003
SARAJEVO, 13 May 2003- The OSCE Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has welcomed the decision by Brcko district authorities to allocate apartments to 15 Roma families who have been living in an informal settlement in Prutace for many years...
After successful presidential election in Montenegro, time is right to address remaining challenges
Publishing date: 12 May 2003
PODGORICA, 12 May 2003- Yesterday's presidential election in Montenegro was conducted generally in line with international standards, concluded the observation mission deployed by the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights...
OSCE PA seminar on federalism starts in Moldova
Publishing date: 12 May 2003
CHISINAU, 12 May 2003- Bruce George, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA) joined fellow parliamentarians from the Moldovan Parliament and the Transdniestrian Supreme Soviet today in Chisinau to open a key seminar on federalism in...
Strong will for peace is driving force in Tajikistan, say visiting OSCE Ambassadors
Publishing date: 9 May 2003
DUSHANBE, 9 May 2003- A group of Ambassadors representing five OSCE delegations- Bulgaria, France, Ireland, Norway and Sweden- ended a tour of several Central Asian republics in Tajikistan today...
OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje supports anti-trafficking workshop for legal experts
Publishing date: 9 May 2003
SKOPJE, 9 May 2003- About 70 prosecutors and investigative judges will participate in a two-day workshop financially supported by the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje in Struga on 9 and 10 May...