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Countdown to election day in Kosovo
Publishing date: 26 October 2000
PRISTINA, 26 October 2000-- With just two days to go to election day, boxes of ballot papers have begun making their way from the Central Counting and Results Centre in Pristina to destinations throughout Kosovo...
Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens consider corruption unacceptable but rampant
Publishing date: 26 October 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Elections
SARAJEVO, 26 October 2000-- Voters in Bosnia and Herzegovina believe that corruption is widespread, but should not be tolerated as a normal part of political life.These were the sentiments expressed by 3,500 citizens polled by the OSCE...
Voters in Bosnia and Herzegovina urged to check their polling station assignments
Publishing date: 26 October 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Elections
SARAJEVO, 26 October 2000-- Voters are reminded to check which polling station they are assigned to...
Head of Mission visits Out-of-Country Voter Centre in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 25 October 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Elections
SARAJEVO, 25 October 2000-- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina today invited the press to tour the OSCE Out-of-Country-Voter (OCV) Co-ordination Centre...
Decisions by Kosovo Election Complaints and Appeals Sub-Commission
Publishing date: 25 October 2000
PRISTINA, 25 October 2000-- At its 10th session on 24 October 2000, the Kosovo Election Complaints and Appeals sub-Commission issued several decisions and handed out judgements to political entities for breaches of the Electoral Code of Conduct...
Election campaign silence comes into effect on Friday in Kosovo
Publishing date: 25 October 2000
PRISTINA, 25 October 2000-- The period of silence on election campaigning by political entities and media coverage of political campaigning in Kosovo will come into effect 24 hours before polling stations open on election day...
Looting of property in Bosnia and Herzegovina has to end
Publishing date: 25 October 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
SARAJEVO, 25 October 2000-- While the international community is pleased with recent im-provements in the implementation of the property laws in Doboj, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina must also note the continued disturbing...
Increased reports to FreeMedia Help Line in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 24 October 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development
SARAJEVO, 24 October 2000-Twenty-seven new cases of perceived violations of media freedom have been reported to the OSCE FreeMedia Help Line during the past two months. This brings the total number of reported cases in the preceding year to 128.
Experts and officials review draft legislation on registration of individuals
Publishing date: 24 October 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Democratization
KYIV, 24 October 2000-- From 23 to 24 October 2000 the OSCE/ODIHR, the Council of Europe and the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine held a joint seminar in Kyiv on \"Protection of personal data in the state registers in Ukraine\"...
Key Roma organizations reach breakthrough agreement at Warsaw meeting
Publishing date: 24 October 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Roma and Sinti
WARSAW, 24 October 2000-- Europe\'s leading Roma organizations achieved a breakthrough agreement on a common approach towards the highly controversial issue of Roma migration from Central and Eastern Europe...