News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Ambassador Wieck completes term in office
Publishing date: 20 December 2001
MINSK, 20 December 2001-- After four years as Head of the OSCE Advisory and Monitoring Group in Belarus (AMG), Ambassador Hans-Georg Wieck will complete his assignment on 31 December 2001...
Round table on state registration of legal entities held in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 19 December 2001
DUSHANBE, 19 December 2001- A one-day round table to discuss the state registration of legal entities was co-organized by the OSCE in Tajikistan...
First minority police officers graduate from police training school
Publishing date: 19 December 2001
SKOPJE, 19 December 2001- The first class of police officers recruited from the non-majority parts of the population has graduated from the Police Training School in Idrizovo, near Skopje, in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia...
First meeting of the Economic and Environmental Sub-Committee of the Permanent Council
Publishing date: 19 December 2001
Vienna, 19 December 2001-- The first meeting of the Economic and Environmental Sub-Committee of the Permanent Council, established by the Ministerial Council in Bucharest, was convened today in Vienna...
Ambassador Poncet says farewell to Croatia
Publishing date: 14 December 2001
ZAGREB, 14 December, 2001-- Ambassador Bernard Poncet will leave Croatia this weekend after two and a half years as head of the OSCE Mission to return to the French foreign ministry...
Bishkek Conference on prevention and countering of terrorism concludes with adoption of Action Programme
Publishing date: 14 December 2001
BISHKEK, 14 December 2001- The Bishkek International Conference, organized by the OSCE and the UN ODCCP concluded today with the adoption of a Declaration and a Programme of Action
Permanent Council agrees to expand OSCE border monitoring operation in Georgia
Publishing date: 14 December 2001
VIENNA, 14 December 2001- The OSCE's Permanent Council agreed yesterday to an expansion of the two-year-old border monitoring operation run by the Organization's Mission to Georgia...
Second NGO Forum to be held in Kosovo
Publishing date: 13 December 2001
PRISTINA, 13 December 2001-- Civil society plays an important and influential role in voicing citizens' interests and concerns before government. This is the primary focus of the second forum of Kosovo NGOs, to begin in Pristina tomorrow
OSCE Kosovo Mission hosts conference on protection of journalists
Publishing date: 13 December 2001
PRISTINA, 13 December 2001- The ability of journalists in Kosovo to report accurately and professionally is often hindered by violations of their right to freedom of expression. Journalists will be discussing their experiences in pursuing
New municipalities selected for OSCE assistance programme in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 13 December 2001
SARAJEVO, 13 December 2001- Twelve municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina have been selected to join the OSCE Municipal Infrastructure Finance and Implementation Project in 2002...