News and press releases

ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 14 September 2015 – An OSCE-supported annual seminar under the Central Asian Leadership Programme on sustainable development began today in Almaty, Kazakhstan...

First of the twenty talk shows in series named "Reaching the Trust Together” was aired on 7th September 2015 on the First Channel of Radio Television Montenegro. The series is supported by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro...

The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The SMM recorded 44 explosions in Donetsk region and over 38 explosions in Luhansk region. The SMM revised heavy weapons holding areas of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, “DPR”, and “LPR”...

Kyiv, 12 September 2015 – Completing a three-day visit to south-eastern Ukraine, OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier expressed hope that the current cease-fire, which has been largely respected for almost to weeks, will prove durable and provide the necessary impetus to negotiations on the implementation of the Minsk Agreements. “The people of eastern Ukraine are tired of the conflict and deserve a firm commitment from all the sides to achieve sustainable peace”, said Zannier.

SKOPJE, 11 September 2015- The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s authorities presented today a completed money laundering and terrorist financing national risk assessment (NRA) at a workshop organized by the OSCE and the World Bank in Skopje...

BELGRADE, 11 September 2015 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić, sharply condemned the recent spate of terrorist attacks which caused dozens of casualties among Turkish security personnel, and extended his condolences to the families of the victims...

The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The SMM recorded ceasefire violations at or around Donetsk airport and none in the Luhansk region. In Uman, the SMM found a quiet atmosphere following tensions over the removal of a tent built for an annual pilgrimage of Hasidic Jews...