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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Head of Mission calls on the Sides to the Transdniestrian settlement to keep to the course of constructive interaction and confidence building
Publishing date: 31 January 2019
CHISINAU, 31 January 2019 – The Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Claus Neukirch, today expressed his concern that recent developments with regard to the village of Varnita and the opening of a Transdniestrian socio-cultural centre in Moscow could undermine the trust and confidence built over the past years in the Transdniestrian settlement process...
Corruption Perceptions Index for Albania concerning and indicates that ongoing reforms have to continue, says OSCE Head of Presence Bernd Borchardt
Publishing date: 31 January 2019
TIRANA, 31 January 2019- Transparency International published the results of its Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2018 ranking Albania at place 99 among the 180 countries and territories included in the index.
OSCE donates forensic equipment to Tajikistan Interior Ministry’s Forensics Department and Academy
Publishing date: 31 January 2019
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe donated forensic training equipment to the Forensics Department and Academy of Tajikistan’s Interior Ministry on 30 January 2019 in Dushanbe. The donated equipment includes six compact bullet catchers, four metal hardness testers, four laboratory scales, one microscope, thirty handbooks on forensic topics, five desktops, one projector with screen, and two digital video cameras.
Press Statement of Special Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Sajdik after Meeting of Trilateral Contact Group on 30 January 2019
Publishing date: 31 January 2019
MINSK, 31 January 2019 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), Ambassador Martin Sajdik, made the following statement to the press after the meeting of the TCG and its Working Groups in Minsk on 30 January 2019:..
Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 29 January 2019
Publishing date: 30 January 2019
Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM observed more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The SMM recorded ceasefire violations inside the disengagement area near Zolote. The Mission saw weapons in violation of the withdrawal lines in government-controlled areas of Luhansk region. The SMM facilitated and monitored adherence to the ceasefire to facilitate repairs to and operations of essential infrastructure in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Restrictions of the Mission’s access continued in all three disengagement areas.* In Lviv and Chernivtsi, the SMM observed gatherings marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day...
OSCE and Kosovo authorities discuss next steps for setting up an Advance Passenger Information system
Publishing date: 30 January 2019
A three-day consultation between the OSCE and Kosovo authorities on how to set up an Advance Passenger Information (API) system to detect and thwart the movement of foreign terrorist fighters was organized from 28 to 30 January 2019...
OSCE Special Representative on Youth and Security highlights role of youth mainstreaming during his visit to Serbia
Publishing date: 29 January 2019
BELGRADE, 29 January 2019 – Concluding a three-day visit to Serbia, Samuel Goda, the Special Representative of the Slovak OSCE Chairmanship on Youth and Security, highlighted the crucial role of youth in strengthening comprehensive security and co-operation. Goda reiterated that for Slovakia young people are key for a safer future in Europe...