News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Kosovo Serbs take seat on Central Election Commission
Publishing date: 18 November 2001
PRISTINA, 18 November 2001 (OSCE)-- Two new members joined Kosovo's Central Election Commission at its post election meeting on Sunday...
Chairman-in-Office hails peaceful Kosovo-wide election
Publishing date: 18 November 2001
BUCHAREST, 18 November 2001 (OSCE)-- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geona, has welcomed the peaceful conduct of Kosovo's first assembly election...
Kosovo's election hailed a huge success
Publishing date: 17 November 2001
PRISTINA, 17 November 2001-- After more than 12 hours of voting, Kosovo's Assembly election wrapped up Saturday night with words of praise for Kosovo's people...
Polls open in Kosovo's assembly election
Publishing date: 17 November 2001
PRISTINA, 17 November 2001- Voting has started in Kosovo's assembly election. The province's citizens will be able to cast their ballots within the next 12 hours, until 19:00. Kosovo's electorate is 1.25 million strong. Voting will be taking place...
OSCE issues statement on tenth anniversary of the fall of Vukovar
Publishing date: 16 November 2001
ZAGREB, 18 November 2001 (OSCE)-- On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the fall of Vukovar, the OSCE Mission to Croatia issues the following statement...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Adrian Severin to pay official visits to Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 16 November 2001
COPENHAGEN, 16 November 2001 (OSCE)-- On 19-22 November 2001, Mr. Adrian Severin, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, will pay an official visit to Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan
Chair of human trafficking task force ends trip to Albania
Publishing date: 16 November 2001
TIRANA, 16 November 2001- During her three-day visit to Albania, the Chair of the Stability Pact Task Force on Trafficking in Human Beings, Minister Helga Konrad, met with the Albanian Ministers of Public Order, European Integration, Justice...
Kosovo newspaper sanctioned for breaking electoral rules
Publishing date: 16 November 2001
PRISTINA, 16 November 2001 (OSCE)-- Kosovo's Election Complaints and Appeals sub-Commission has sanctioned the Albanian-language newspaper Bota Sot, for a second time during the current election campaign, two days ahead of the province's general...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office welcomes adoption of new constitution by Macedonian Parliament
Publishing date: 16 November 2001
BUCHAREST, 16 November 2001- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana, has welcomed the decision taken last night by the Macedonian Parliament to adopt a new constitution, which gives greater rights to the Albanian...
Kosovo election to be heavily monitored
Publishing date: 15 November 2001
PRISTINA, 15 November 2001 (OSCE)-- With almost 13,000 domestic monitors accredited, the OSCE believes the combination of international observers, domestic observers and media will make this one of the most heavily monitored elections