News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
NATO's General Jones briefs OSCE Permanent Council on Afghanistan mission
Publishing date: 14 September 2006
VIENNA, 14 September 2006- NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, U.S. Marine Corps General James L. Jones, said today the Alliance was grateful to OSCE participating States that have contributed their troops to the mission in Afghanistan...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports regional cross border co-operation between national and Albanian border police
Publishing date: 14 September 2006
SKOPJE, 14 September 2006- Strengthening co-operation between national border police and senior border police officers from northern Albania was the focus of an OSCE-supported workshop that ended today in Struga...
OSCE media freedom representative calls for transparency in handling of imprisoned Turkmenistan journalist's death
Publishing date: 14 September 2006
VIENNA, 14 September 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today urged the Turkmenistan authorities to handle the death of Radio Free Europe reporter Ogulsapar Muradova in a transparent way...
OSCE helps develop regional co-operation to better manage Sava River basin
Publishing date: 11 September 2006
SISAK, Croatia, 11 September 2006- Developing a regional action plan for the Sava River basin was on the agenda of an OSCE workshop that began today in the Croatian town of Donja Stubica...
OSCE Mission, Croatian officials discuss draft law on financing of political parties
Publishing date: 11 September 2006
ZAGREB, 11 September 2006- A draft law on the financing of political parties was discussed at a conference held in the Croatian Parliament today. The event was organized by the OSCE Mission to Croatia and...
OSCE Mission to Croatia and Education Ministry organize children's art contest to promote co-existence and friendship
Publishing date: 6 September 2006
VUKOVAR, 6 September 2006- A children's literary and art competition aiming to promote co-existence and friendship in the Danube Region opened today in Vukovar. The contest for children from multicultural schools is organized by the OSCE Mission...
OSCE media freedom representative asks Azerbaijan's president to help stop new wave of prosecution of journalists, urges legal reform
Publishing date: 4 September 2006
VIENNA, 4 September 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has expressed concern over recent cases of prosecution of journalists in Azerbaijan and proposed a legal reform as a way out of the situation. In a letter...