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On the road to Basel Ministerial Council, Swiss Chair launches discussion on ways to overcome the crisis of European security
Publishing date: 26 September 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
New York, September 26, 2014- On the margins of the UN-General Assembly in New York, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter launched a discussion on how to overcome the crisis of European security that has deepened in the face of the crisis in and around Ukraine. At today’s informal meeting attended by more than 25 foreign ministers and representatives of around 35 OSCE participating States as well as representatives of partner States and security organizations, Burkhalter sketched out three avenues towards reconsolidating European security as a common project and invited participants to outline their views on how best to proceed.
Press Statement by the Trilateral Contact Group
Publishing date: 26 September 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Main Website
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
KYIV, 26 September 2014- The Trilateral Contact Group of senior representatives of Ukraine, the Russian Federation and of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office held a video conference on 25 September with representatives of self-proclaimed entities in Donetsk.
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 25 September 2014
Publishing date: 26 September 2014
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
The SMM continued to monitor the situation in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions focusing on the implementation of the provisions of the Minsk Protocol/Memorandum, noting, in particular, intense shelling around the airport in Donetsk city...
Statement by Spokesperson for OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
Publishing date: 26 September 2014
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
KYIV, 26 September 2014- We can confirm that we accepted an invitation by the Ukrainian side for SMM monitors to observe Ukrainian and Russian military officers in Soledar today in their preliminary talks...
OSCE media freedom representative calls for re-launch investigation 13 years after killing of Martin O’Hagan
Publishing date: 26 September 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 26 September 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today urged authorities of the United Kingdom to re-launch a criminal investigation into the murder, 13 years ago of investigative journalist Martin O’Hagan...
OSCE Mission to Skopje promotes publication on independent and effective judiciary
Publishing date: 26 September 2014
An OSCE-supported publication “International standards for independent and effective judiciary” was presented in Skopje to a group of judges, prosecutors, and attorneys, on 26 September 2014...
Reflection, ideas for reform feature in OSCE PA’s first Helsinki +40 seminar
Publishing date: 26 September 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
COPENHAGEN, 26 September 2014 – The first in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Helsinki +40 seminar series has concluded in Moscow, with participants assessing the present role of the OSCE, including how the Organization is addressing the crisis in Ukraine...