News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission welcomes "victory for Macedonian democratic process"
Publishing date: 17 September 2002
SKOPJE, 17 September, 2002- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje has joined the leaders of the International Election Observation Mission, led by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, in congratulating the Macedonian authorities...
OSCE and Spanish Ministry of Interior organizes study visit for Serbian prison officials
Publishing date: 17 September 2002
BELGRADE, 17 September 2002-- A delegation of three Serbian prison officials- two from penitentiary institutions and one from the Ministry of Justice- are participating from 14 to 21 September in a study visit to penitentiary institutions in Spain...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office applauds peaceful Macedonian elections
Publishing date: 17 September 2002
LISBON, 17 September 2002- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Portuguese Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, has welcomed the generally peaceful environment in which the parliamentary elections were held in the former Yugoslav Republic of...
OSCE Media Representative urges Ukrainian authorities to step up efforts to find murderers of independent journalist
Publishing date: 16 September 2002
VIENNA, 16 September 2002- Two years to the day after the disappearance and subsequent murder of the Ukrainian journalist Georgiy Gongadze, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has urged the Ukrainian authorities...
Macedonian parliamentary elections largely in line with international standards
Publishing date: 16 September 2002
SKOPJE, 16 September 2002- Yesterday's parliamentary elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia were largely in line with international standards, concluded the International Election Observation Mission in a statement issued today...
First Albanian-language news bulletin in South Serbia
Publishing date: 16 September 2002
BELGRADE, 16 September 2002- The OSCE Mission to the FRY launched a long-term programme aimed at introducing multi-ethnic programming in municipality radios in South Serbia to bridge the gap between the ethnic Albanian, Serb and Roma communities.
OSCE welcomes constitution of municipal assembly of Bujanovac
Publishing date: 16 September 2002
BELGRADE, 16 September 2002- The OSCE Mission to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) welcomes the constitution today of the municipal assembly of Bujanovac. "This event is a further step on the road towards full...
International monitors prepare for final phase of Macedonian elections
Publishing date: 13 September 2002
SKOPJE, 13 September, 2002- All this week, hundreds of international election observers have been arriving in the Macedonian capital, Skopje, in preparation for the largest election observation mission ever organized by the OSCE. The team...
Open letter of OSCE Chairman-in-Office to leaders of political parties represented in Macedonian National Assembly
Publishing date: 13 September 2002
LISBON, 13 September 2002- On Sunday, 15 September, the Macedonian citizens will go to the polls in one of the most important elections in the recent history of this country. These elections will be a test of confidence for the further...
Albanian Parliament Speaker praises OSCE work in his country
Publishing date: 13 September 2002
TIRANA, 13 September 2002- The Speaker of the Albanian Parliament, Servet Pellumbi, praised the OSCE's role in consolidating democratic institutions in Albania. "We are at a new phase of understanding and co-operation among...