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OSCE's Skopje Mission co-hosts international workshop on travel documentation

Publishing date: 1 April 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Countering terrorism, Policing
SKOPJE, 1 April 2003- A three-day workshop in Ohrid will look at ways to control and identify fraudulent and counterfeit travel documentation, as well as the use of legal travel documents for illegal purposes, such as trafficking in human...

Freimut Duve organizes conference on media in multi-lingual societies

Publishing date: 1 April 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 1 April 2003- A conference on media in multi-lingual societies was held in Berne, Switzerland, on 28-29 March. It was organized by Freimut Duve, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, and hosted by the Swiss...

OSCE seminar identifies drugs trafficking as major threat to economic security

Publishing date: 17 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
TASHKENT, 17 March 2003- The impact of drugs trafficking on national and international economies and global security tops the agenda of an international seminar organized by the OSCE in Uzbekistan today and tomorrow. More than 150 experts

OSCE-UN call for action to combat small arms trafficking

Publishing date: 12 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Partnerships
What we do: Arms control, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
BRDO, SLOVENIA, 12 March 2003- Measures taken to combat small arms trafficking in south-eastern Europe were subjected to the scrutiny of government and NGO experts at a two-day meeting held in Brdo. The meeting wrapped up today with...

OSCE Mission supports Croatian President's initiative on refugee return

Publishing date: 10 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues
ZAGREB, 10 March 2003- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Peter Semneby, pledged on Monday to support a proposal by the Croatian President, Stjepan Mesic, to initiate a high-level meeting on the return of refugees...

OSCE Mission condemns bomb attack on Croatian publisher

Publishing date: 3 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development
ZAGREB, 3 March 2003- The OSCE Mission to Croatia has condemned Saturday's bombing of the car belonging to the prominent Croatian publisher, Ninoslav Pavic, owner of the media house, Europapress Holding. While the act of terror...

OSCE Media Representative responds to criticism from Italian parliamentarian

Publishing date: 25 February 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 25 February 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has responded to criticism from an Italian member of Parliament regarding his position on the concentration of media ownership in Italy. During the...