News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Over 1.3 million voters registered for Kosovo's municipal elections
Publishing date: 11 September 2002
PRISTINA, 11 September 2002- The Provisional Voters' List (PVL) for this year's municipal elections in Kosovo has surpassed 1.3 million voters. This figure includes many who registered for the first time. In Kosovo the number of eligible...
Candidate lists of Kosovo political entities approved
Publishing date: 10 September 2002
PRISTINA, 10 September 2002- Approximately 5,500 candidates will be running for seats in Kosovo's municipal assemblies on 26 October. The Central Election Commission (CEC) at its latest meeting approved all 360 candidate lists for...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office calls for energetic and peaceful election campaign in Kosovo
Publishing date: 10 September 2002
LISBON, 10 September 2002- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Portuguese Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, welcomed the official start today of the 45-day election campaign period for the forthcoming Municipal Elections in Kosovo and called...
Kosovo media commission fines Bota Sot daily
Publishing date: 4 September 2002
PRISTINA, 3 September 2002- The Temporary Media Commissioner (TMC) of Kosovo imposed a new sanction of EUR 17,500 against the newspaper Bota Sot following numerous violations of UNMIK Regulation 2000/37 and its associated Code of Conduct. The office...
Ten political entities in Kosovo fined for breaking electoral rules
Publishing date: 30 August 2002
PRISTINA, 30 August 2002-- Ten political entities that broke Kosovo's electoral rules have been fined today by the province's Election Complaints and Appeal Sub-Commission. Two parties were sanctioned for non-compliance with electoral rule 8/2000...
Last certification for municipal elections in Kosovo approved
Publishing date: 30 August 2002
PRISTINA, 30 August 2002- The citizens' initiative Coalition Return (KP), has been certified to participate in the 26 October Municipality Elections in Podujeva/Podujevo. The certification was decided in the Central Election Commission's (CEC)...
OSCE's Kosovo Law Centre assists students in studying abroad
Publishing date: 29 August 2002
PRISTINA, 29 August 2002- Eight students from the Law Faculty of the University of Prishtina/Pristina will travel to The Netherlands on 1 September to continue their studies under a special scholarship. The programme, facilitated by the Kosovo...