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OSCE launches video contest on civil society to mark anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall and Iron Curtain

 

VIENNA, 24 August 2009 - The OSCE launched a video contest today to highlight civil society initiatives in the OSCE area to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Iron Curtain.

 

Initiated and financed by the Permanent Mission of Germany to the OSCE, with the support of the Greek OSCE Chairmanship, the contest aims to raise awareness about the importance of civic participation and highlight positive examples of civil society in action.

 

The winners will get a trip to Vienna to attend high-profile events commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Iron Curtain on 5 and 6 November. The winning short videos will be shown at a special exhibition on 5 November and showcased on the OSCE's YouTube channel and website.

 

The video contest - "Taking part - civil society initiatives in the OSCE area" - is open to all residents of the 56 OSCE participating States between the ages of 18 and 30. Students, journalists and civil society members are particularly encouraged to enter. The deadline for entries is 2 October.

 

Contest details can be found on the OSCE website: http://www.osce.org/item/39260.html.

 

For PDF attachments or links to sources of further information, please visit: http://www.osce.org/item/39261.html

 

Alternate FM to visit Ankara and Istanbul
(31 August-1 September 2010)

 

Alternate Foreign Minister, Mr. Dimitris Droutsas, was in Ankara yesterday in order to attend the basketball game between the Greek and Turkish national teams as part of the 2010 FIBA World Championship, following an invitation by the Turkish Foreign Minister, Mr. Ahmed Davutoglu.
  

Today, Mr. Droutsas will meet with His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I and attend holy mass celebrating the beginning of the ecclesiastical year on 1 September. He will also visit the exhibition “Tracing Istanbul” hosted by the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Halki Seminary and the Sismanoglio Megaro.

Statements of Alternate FM Mr. D. Droutsas and Turkish FM, Mr. A. Davutoglu, at halftime of the Greece-Turkey basketball game

Statements of Alternate FM Droutsas and His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I (Istanbul, 1.9.2010)

 


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(01/09/2010) Statements of Alternate FM Mr. D. Droutsas and Turkish FM, Mr. A. Davutoglu, at halftime of the Greece-Turkey basketball game
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