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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Repeat elections in Azerbaijan mark some improvement, but still do not meet a number of international standards
Publishing date: 8 January 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Elections
BAKU, 8 January 2001-- The 7 January 2001 repeat parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan marked some improvement compared to the 5 November 2000 ballot, but still did not meet a number of international standards for democratic elections...
Romania begins OSCE Chairmanship for 2001
Publishing date: 3 January 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
VIENNA, 3 January 2001-- Romania has taken on its mandate to carry out the roles and responsibilities of the Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe during 2001.
Freimut Duve is concerned about the media conflict in Prague
Publishing date: 29 December 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 29 December 2000-- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Freimut Duve showed his concern about the media conflict in Prague and has asked the Czech Foreign Minister for clarification.
Deadline for submitting post-election reports in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 27 December 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Elections
SARAJEVO, 27 December 2000- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina wants to remind the political parties of Bosnia and Herzegovina to submit their post-election financial report by 27 December 2000, the day of the official deadline...
Statement by OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on the Serbian parliamentary elections
Publishing date: 24 December 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Elections
VIENNA, December 24, 2000-- The Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE, Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner welcomed the peaceful and orderly conduct of the Serbian parliamentary elections of 23 December.
Significant progress observed in Serbia elections
Publishing date: 24 December 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Belgrade, 24 December 2000- The 23 December 2000 parliamentary election in Serbia marked significant progress and was conducted largely in line with accepted international standards...
Regulation amended for Central Election Commission in Kosovo
Publishing date: 20 December 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Elections
PRISTINA, 20 December 2000-- The present Central Election Commission in Kosovo will be dissolved and the terms of office for the current members will expire on 31 December 2000...
Kosovo political entities file second financial disclosure reports
Publishing date: 20 December 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Elections
PRISTINA, 20 December 2000-- The political entities that contested the 28 October 2000 Kosovo municipal elections have filed their post-election financial disclosure reports...
730 Kosovo journalists trained by the OSCE
Publishing date: 19 December 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Media freedom and development
PRISTINA, 19 December 2000-- In partnership with local media, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo has provided training to 730 Kosovo broadcast and print journalists over the past year...
OSCE condemns anonymous threat to politician in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 19 December 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization
SARAJEVO, 19 December 2000-- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina strongly condemns the anonymous threatening letter that was sent to Braco Kulenovic, the SDP candidate for governor of the Una-Sana Canton...