December 2004

Ministerial council
Sofia Ministerial Council
Although Ministers did not adopt a ministerial declaration in Sofia, they adopted 19 decisions on a range of issues, including fighting terrorism and corruption, tolerance and non-discrimination, and small arms and light weapons.
November 2004
Conference
Visit of the Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairmain-in-Office
Visit of the Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Vice-President of the National Assembly of Bulgaria, H.E. Younal Loutfi
Seminar
Seminar "Women in business"
Two-day seminar "Women in business: possiblities and prospects"
Seminar
2004 Mediterranean seminar on addressing threats to security in the twenty-first century
The event will focus on co-operative security, tolerance, non-discrimination and migration. Participants include high-level government representatives and OSCE experts, Mediterranean Partners and international organizations and institutions…
Conference
Master Classes for young journalists
The goal of this project is to offer young regional journalists the possibility of improving their journalism skills through a series of 'master-classes'. Approximately 250 journalists will be trained.
Seminar
First preparatory seminar for the 13th Economic Forum
The seminar will focus on the demographic trends, migration and integrating persons belonging to national minorities.
Conference
Observation of the referendum in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
The OSCE/ODIHR is deploying up to 200 observers for the referendum in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on 7 November 2004
Conference
Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on Internally Displaced Persons
The third Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting of 2004 will focus on Internally Displaced Persons.
Conference
Observation of the presidential election in the United States
The OSCE/ODIHR and OSCE Parliamentary Assembly are deploying observers for the 2 November presidential election in the United States
October 2004
Roundtable
Discussion roundtable on Draft Rules of Procedure for the Albanian Assembly
The half-day roundtable will bring together legal experts from civil society and the heads of parliamentary groups to discuss substantive revisions to the rules of procedure for the Assembly of the Republic of Albania.
Training
Training course for staff of MP Constituent Offices
The course includes an orientation to the work of the Assembly administration, a tour of the plenary hall with an explanation of the voting and transcription processes, computer skills training and a briefing on the structure of government…
Conference
Visit of Miklos Haraszti, OSCE Representative for the Freedom of the Media
The visit of Miklos Haraszti, OSCE Representative for the Freedom of the Media had as its aim to help finding a lasting solution of the ongoing dispute at Teleradio Moldova, recently transformed into a public institution
Conference
Observation of the Belarus parliamentary elections
The ODIHR deploys an Election Observation Mission for the Parliamentary Elections in the Republic of Belarus on 17 October 2004

Conference
Presidential election in Afghanistan
The OSCE election support team aimed to assess and analyze the electoral process of the 9 October presidential election in Afghanistan.

Conference
Human Dimension Implementation Meeting 2004
Human Dimension Implementation Meeting 2004
Conference
Debar Police Open Day
Police Open Day is an event designed to bring citizens and the police closer together. It provides event participants with an opportunity to learn about police work, while police officers can reach out to citizens in an informal setting.