News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
EBRD President urges OSCE participating States to support small business
Publishing date: 6 March 2003
VIENNA, 6 March 2003- The President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Jean Lemierre, urged OSCE participating States on Thursday to support small business, improve energy efficiency and encourage regional trade to...
Scheme assists former soldiers to gain new civilian jobs
Publishing date: 6 March 2003
SARAJEVO, 6 March, 2003- Nearly 6,000 former members of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) armed forces will receive assistance from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to make a transition to civilian life and find sustainable employment...
OSCE Skopje Mission co-organizes business training for young entrepreneurs
Publishing date: 6 March 2003
SKOPJE, 6 March 2003- Twenty-five young future entrepreneurs from six municipalities in the Macedonian Kicevo valley will participate on Saturday, 8 March, in a teaching workshop to develop creative business concepts and the basic...
CiO appeals to Turkmen President to work with OSCE on human rights
Publishing date: 4 March 2003
THE HAGUE, 4 March 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, met Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov on Monday in Ashgabad to...
OSCE Mission urges Bosnia and Herzegovina entity to implement law on conscientious objection
Publishing date: 4 March 2003
SARAJEVO, 4 March 2003- Ambassador Robert Beecroft, Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), today called on the authorities of the BiH Federation-- one of the country's two entities-- to fully implement the law that grants...
OSCE Mission condemns bomb attack on Croatian publisher
Publishing date: 3 March 2003
ZAGREB, 3 March 2003- The OSCE Mission to Croatia has condemned Saturday's bombing of the car belonging to the prominent Croatian publisher, Ninoslav Pavic, owner of the media house, Europapress Holding. While the act of terror...
International expert mission visits Chechnya to examine preparations for upcoming referendum
Publishing date: 3 March 2003
MOSCOW, 3 March 2003- A joint expert mission from Europe's leading election observation bodies, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Council of Europe, today concluded a five-day visit to Moscow and...
Barristers establish regional association in Khatlon province of Tajikistan
Publishing date: 3 March 2003
DUSHANBE, 3 March 2003- A key step towards the creation of a national barristers' association was taken in Tajikistan last Saturday with the establishment of a regional association in the country's Khatlon province. Thirty-five of the 43...
OSCE Centre in Dushanbe opens field office in Kulyab
Publishing date: 3 March 2003
DUSHANBE, 3 March 2003- The OSCE Centre in Dushanbe has opened a new Field Office in Kulyab, some 200 km. to the southeast of Tajikistan's capital. "There is no doubt that in Kulyab the OSCE will bring a very useful contribution, and that...
OSCE CiO calls for release of people detained during Armenian elections
Publishing date: 28 February 2003
THE HAGUE, 28 February 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, expressed his concern about the tensions surrounding the campaign leading up to the second round of presidential elections in Armenia...