News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE committed to democratic development in Georgia, says Chairman-in-Office
Publishing date: 25 January 2004
TBILISI, 25 January 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, congratulated Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on his inauguration on Sunday and pledged continued OSCE support...
OSCE Mission sends 32 community policing officers to gain hands-on experience in Holland
Publishing date: 19 January 2004
SKOPJE, 19 January 2004- Thirty-two police officers have been awarded diplomas for completing an OSCE training course on community policing and will now be sent to the Netherlands to experience how community policing is done in that country...
Implementation of OSCE commitments tops agenda for Bulgarian Chairmanship in 2004
Publishing date: 15 January 2004
VIENNA, 15 January 2004- The OSCE's Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, said on Thursday that implementation of OSCE commitments would top the agenda for Bulgaria's Chairmanship of the 55-nation security...
OSCE approves new mandate for Presence in Albania
Publishing date: 18 December 2003
TIRANA, 18 December 2003- The OSCE Permanent Council, representing the Organization's 55 participating States, today approved a new mandate for the OSCE Presence in Albania. The new mandate had been drafted at the request of Albania, as the host...
OSCE Centre holds Dushanbe conference on preventing use of violence during investigation and pre-trial detention
Publishing date: 5 December 2003
DUSHANBE, 5 December 2003- A two-day national conference in Tajikistan on preventing the use of violence during investigation and pre-trial detention, organized by the OSCE Centre, has just concluded with a set of recommendations and proposals...
OSCE Centre in Ashgabad contributes to improvement of taxation mechanism
Publishing date: 18 November 2003
ASHGABAD, 18 November 2003- The OSCE Centre in Ashgabad in co-operation with the Main Tax Service of Turkmenistan has successfully completed the first phase of the joint project- 'Review and Improvement of the Taxation Mechanism'. The objective...
OSCE Kosovo Mission begins specialized police and public safety training programmes
Publishing date: 11 November 2003
PRISTINA, 11 November 2003- The OSCE-run Kosovo Police Service School this week begins advanced training programmes for the Kosovo Police Service and public safety agencies. Specific curricula for courses in special weapons and tactics (SWAT)...