News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE adopts new scale of contributions
Publishing date: 12 April 2002
VIENNA, 12 April 2002- The OSCE Permanent Council has adopted a revised standard scale of contributions, which defines for the coming three years how much each of the 55 participating States annually pays for the Organization...
OSCE/ODIHR welcomes the agreement between Albanian parties on implementation of election recommendations
Publishing date: 11 April 2002
WARSAW, 11 April 2002- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) welcomes the protocol signed on 5 April by the Chairmen of the Socialist Party and the Democratic Party, Mr. Fatos Nano and Dr. Sali Berisha, concerning...
OSCE minorities commissioner supports amendments to election laws in Latvia
Publishing date: 11 April 2002
THE HAGUE, 11 April 2002- The following statement was issued by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Rolf Ekeus, today:
Observation of election process vital for transparency in Kosovo
Publishing date: 11 April 2002
PRISTINA, 11 April 2002- Effective and impartial observation helps to instil confidence in an electoral process, while ensuring that it is conducted in an open and transparent manner. Electoral Rule 3/2002 governing observation of the electoral...
High Commissioner on National Minorities on Moldova: "Resolving Ethnic Issues not a Zero Sum Game"
Publishing date: 10 April 2002
CHISINAU, 10 April 2002- During his three day visit to the Republic of Moldova, the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Rolf Ekeus, stressed to interlocutors from across the political and ethnic spectrum that "resolving ethnic issues...
Environmental workshop for youth held in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 9 April 2002
DUSHANBE, 9 April 2002- Tajikistan's best civic education students were gathered in Dushanbe by the OSCE Mission to Tajikistan for a five-day environmental training workshop, marking the beginning of a one-year OSCE project devoted to...
Hungarian parliamentary elections in line with international standards, although specific issues should be addressed
Publishing date: 8 April 2002
BUDAPEST, 8 April 2002- The first round of the 7 April parliamentary elections in Hungary was in line with international standards and commitments for democratic elections, although specific issues should be addressed, concluded the Election...
New OSCE Chairman-in-Office takes up office
Publishing date: 8 April 2002
LISBON, 8 April 2002- The new OSCE Chairman-in-Office (CiO), Portuguese Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz took up his office on Saturday, 6 April. Having served in the Portuguese Foreign Ministry for 30 years...
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina congratulates Roma on their International Day
Publishing date: 8 April 2002
SARAJEVO, 8 April 2002- On the occasion of 8 April, the international day of Roma, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina extends congratulations and good wishes to the Roma community in Bosnia and Herzegovina...
Human rights monitoring and reporting training in Armenia reaches its second year
Publishing date: 8 April 2002
YEREVAN, 8 April 2002- A first training session for human rights non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and governmental institutions has been launched in Armenia. This is the second year that this ODIHR project on human rights monitoring...