News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE concludes canine training course on explosives detection in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 28 August 2015
ALMATY, 28 August 2015- A three-week advanced training course on effective use of dogs in countering transnational threats to the country’s security concluded today in Almaty...
Follow Us initiative promoted at Western Balkans Summit in Vienna
Publishing date: 28 August 2015
A “Follow us” initiative on dialogue of prominent women from Belgrade and Pristina was promoted at the Western Balkans Summit on 27 August 2015 in Vienna...
Spot Report by OSCE Observer Mission: A thirty-sixth Russian convoy of 39 vehicles crossed into Ukraine and returned back through the Donetsk Border Crossing Point
Publishing date: 27 August 2015
On 27 August 2015 at 07:10hrs (Moscow time), a Russian convoy arrived at the Donetsk Border Crossing Point (BCP). A total of 39 vehicles were checked by the Russian border guard and customs services. All the vehicles had crossed back into the Russian Federation by 15:04hrs on 27 August...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 26 August 2015
Publishing date: 27 August 2015
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 facilitated a local ceasefire that allowed for gas pipeline repairs in the Luhansk region...
OSCE Secretary General stresses importance of co-operation with Kyrgyzstan during Bishkek visit
Publishing date: 27 August 2015
BISHKEK, 27 August 2015 – Strengthening the current OSCE engagement with Kyrgyzstan and discussing future co-operation was the focus of a two-day visit to Bishkek by OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier which concluded today...
ODIHR Director expresses concern about continued detention and sentencing of foreign nationals in the Russian Federation
Publishing date: 27 August 2015
WARSAW, 27 August 2015 – Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Michael Georg Link today expressed his concern about the conviction and sentencing of three foreign nationals and continued detention of a number of Ukrainian nationals in the Russian Federation...
Secretaries General of OSCE PA, NATO PA, PACE meet for consultations
Publishing date: 27 August 2015
COPENHAGEN, 27 August 2015 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Secretary General Spencer Oliver hosted his counterpart from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA), David Hobbs, and his counterpart from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Wojciech Sawicki, on 26 August for the latest in regular consultations between the three Secretaries General...