News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE welcomes announcement of date for general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 22 April 2002
SARAJEVO, 22 April 2002- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Robert Beecroft, has welcomed the announcement by the Head of the Election Commission that general elections will be held this autumn. The announcement...
OSCE Prize for Journalism and Democracy in 2002 goes to Friedrich Orter and Pavel Sheremet
Publishing date: 22 April 2002
COPENHAGEN, 22 April 2002- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) has decided to share this year's OSCE Prize for Journalism and Democracy between the Austrian TV-journalist Friedrich Orter and...
OSCE approves budget for Kosovo municipal elections in 2002
Publishing date: 19 April 2002
VIENNA, 19 April 2002- The OSCE Permanent Council today adopted a decision on the supplementary budget for the 2002 municipal elections in Kosovo. Ambassador João de Lima Pimentel, Chairman of the Permanent Council, described the decision as a...
Statement by the OSCE Presence in Albania
Publishing date: 19 April 2002
TIRANA, 19 April 2002- With regard to changes in co-operational structures such as the Friends of Albania Group, the OSCE Presence in Albania repeats Ambassador Geert-Hinrich Ahrens's statement at the press conference held in Tirana yesterday...
Judicial reform and combating organized crime top agenda of Friends of Albania meeting in Vienna
Publishing date: 17 April 2002
VIENNA, 17 April 2002- Judicial reform and combating organized crime as well as economic development in Albania were the main focus of today's meeting of the Friends of Albania group
Election reforms subject of round table discussion in Belgrade
Publishing date: 17 April 2002
BELGRADE, 17 April 2002- A round table on election reforms was organized today by the OSCE Mission to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Center for Free Elections and Democracy with the participation of the OSCE Office for Democratic
Weapons into Water: OSCE rehabilitates water canal in exchange for weapons in Georgia
Publishing date: 17 April 2002
TBILISI, 17 April 2002- Under the supervision of the OSCE Mission to Georgia, repair works will start immediately on a 30 km irrigation canal running through both Georgian and Ossetian villages in the zone of conflict. "The Irrigation Project...
Kosovo political party registration transferred to OSCE
Publishing date: 16 April 2002
PRISTINA, 16 April 2002- The United Nations Special Representative, Michael Steiner, has signed UNMIK Regulation 2002/8, "On the Registration and Operation of Political Parties in Kosovo", giving the OSCE the authority to register political parties
OSCE ready to begin ammunition disposal at Colbasna
Publishing date: 15 April 2002
CHISINAU, 15 April 2002- The OSCE Mission to Moldova has announced the arrival of a device for destroying old ammunition in the region. The so-called "Donovan" detonation chamber, which arrived on April 13, will be used at Colbasna to commence...
Chairman-in-Office urges Belarus to extend visa of OSCE official
Publishing date: 12 April 2002
LISBON, 12 April 2002- The Chairman-in-Office (CiO), Portuguese Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, is deeply concerned about information indicating that the Belarusian authorities see no grounds to extend the visa and diplomatic accreditation...