News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Head of Mission welcomes formation of government in Kosovo
Publishing date: 4 March 2002
PRISTINA, 4 March 2002- The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Pascal Fieschi, has welcomed the formation of a Government in Kosovo. Political deadlock had been preventing this important development since the elections for...
OSCE organizes study visits to Spain and UK for Serbian and Montenegrin MPs
Publishing date: 4 March 2002
BELGRADE, 4 March 2002- The OSCE Mission to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is organizing this week visits of Parliamentary delegations to Spain and the UK as part of its programme aimed at improving the parliamentary dimension and...
OSCE expresses concern on "parliamentary elections" in Abkhazia, Georgia
Publishing date: 1 March 2002
LISBON, 1 March 2002- The Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Portugal's Foreign Minister Jaime Gama, expressed his deep concern at the intention of the Abkhaz leadership to conduct...
OSCE welcomes agreement on establishment of Provisional Institutions of Self-government in Kosovo
Publishing date: 1 March 2002
VIENNA, 1 March 2002- The Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Portuguese Foreign Minister Jaime Gama, has welcomed the agreement reached in Kosovo between its political leaders on the election...
Seminars improve observance of international human rights standards in Ukrainian courts
Publishing date: 1 March 2002
KYIV, 1 March 2002- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, in co-operation with the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice and the Khakiv National Law Academy, hosted a seminar for a select group of 50 post-graduate lawyers in Kharkiv on 20 and 21 February...
OSCE Secretary General welcomes agreement with European Commission on policing operation
Publishing date: 28 February 2002
VIENNA, 28 February 2002- The OSCE Secretary General, Jan Kubis, today informed the Organization's 55-nation Permanent Council that the first Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the OSCE and the European Commission...
OSCE/ODIHR to send expanded observation mission to monitor Macedonian elections
Publishing date: 28 February 2002
SKOPJE, 28 February 2002- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will send an expanded observation mission to monitor the upcoming parliamentary elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia...
OSCE High Commissioner praises adoption of "minority law" in Yugoslavia
Publishing date: 28 February 2002
THE HAGUE, 28 February- OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Rolf Ekeus today praised the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for adopting the Law on the Protection of National Minorities. In a letter to the Minister of...
OSCE brings together partners in fight against human trafficking in Ukraine
Publishing date: 28 February 2002
KYIV, 28 February 2002- Two training seminars organized by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and international partners will focus on fighting trafficking in human beings in the Ukraine...
OSCE Presence in Albania and ODIHR urge implementation of election recommendations
Publishing date: 27 February 2002
TIRANA, 27 February 2002- Two election experts from the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited Tirana from 18 to 26 February to support the OSCE Presence there in its efforts to follow-up on recommendations...