News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE PA issues Helsinki +40 Report to commemorate Helsinki Final Act anniversary
Publishing date: 6 July 2015
HELSINKI, 6 July 2015 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s International Secretariat has released the Final Report of its Helsinki +40 Project, presenting concrete proposals for reforming the OSCE to ensure its relevance and efficiency in the years ahead...
Sweden appoints new members to the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration
Publishing date: 6 July 2015
The government of Sweden on 6 July 2015 has appointed its conciliators, the arbitrator and its alternate for a new mandate of six years, in accordance with articles 3 and 4 of the Convention on Conciliation and Arbitration within the OSCE...
Finnish President Niinisto, Foreign Minister Soini look to OSCE’s past, present, future at Parliamentary Assembly Annual Session
Publishing date: 6 July 2015
HELSINKI, 6 July 2015 – Finnish President Sauli Niinisto, Finnish Foreign Minister Timo Soini and OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) recalled the OSCE’s past, assessed the OSCE’s present, and looked to the OSCE’s future in keynote addresses at the opening plenary of the OSCE PA’s 2015 Annual Session in Helsinki today...
Draft amendments to Freedom of Information Act in Hungary should be discussed with all stakeholders, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 6 July 2015
PODGORICA, 6 July 2015 – Draft amendments to the Freedom of Information Act of Hungary raise concerns about access to public information and should be consulted with all stakeholders before adoption, Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media said today...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports training for law enforcement agencies on combatting customs offences and money laundering
Publishing date: 6 July 2015
A five-day anti-money laundering training course for law enforcement officers was organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the State Financial Intelligence Service under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic from 29 June to 3 July 2015. The training course was supported by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports joint Iftar (fast-breaking) dinner for different communities in Kumanovo
Publishing date: 6 July 2015
An outdoor Iftar (fast-breaking) dinner was organized in Kumanovo with the support of the OSCE Mission to Skopje on 4 July 2015, bringing together Muslim and non-Muslim believers to learn more about each other’s cultures and beliefs...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Delegation Heads discuss Russian sanctions issue
Publishing date: 5 July 2015
HELSINKI, 5 July 2015 – The Heads of National Delegations to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly today discussed the decision of the government of Finland to enforce European Union visa bans against several Russian parliamentarians who had registered to participate in the PA’s Annual Session this week in Helsinki...