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Kazakhstan takes over OSCE Chair, seeks to strengthen Organization and advance dialogue on future European security architecture
Publishing date: 1 January 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
ASTANA, 1 January 2010- Kazakhstan took over the Chairmanship of the OSCE today and reaffirmed its commitment to uphold the fundamental principles and values of the Organization, to proceed according to the interests of all participating States...
OSCE supports Moldovan policy on freedom of movement
Publishing date: 23 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
CHISINAU, 23 December 2009- The OSCE supports all actions by all parties to overcome obstacles to freedom of movement, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office's Special Representative and the Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova said in a joint statement today...
Greek Chairmanship welcomes 2010 OSCE budget approval
Publishing date: 23 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
VIENNA, 23 December 2009- The Greek OSCE Chairmanship and the Kazakh Chairmanship of the Advisory Committee on Management and Finance welcomed today the decision by the 56 OSCE participating States to approve the Unified Budget for 2010...
Italian expert appointed OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
Publishing date: 22 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
VIENNA, 22 December 2009- Judge and European Commission expert Maria Grazia Giammarinaro of Italy has been appointed OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings.
Declaration adopted at OSCE Ministerial Council in Athens charts way ahead for dialogue on European security
Publishing date: 2 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
ATHENS, 2 December 2009- Foreign ministers from the 56 OSCE participating States charted the way ahead for the OSCE-anchored debate on the future of European security known as the Corfu Process in a decision and a Ministerial Declaration adopted today...
Athens Ministerial Council begins with call for unity on European security dialogue
Publishing date: 2 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
ATHENS, 1 December 2009- The dialogue on European security can be meaningful only if it is tied to concrete progress, the foreign ministers of the 56 OSCE participating States heard at the start of the 17th OSCE Ministerial Council in Athens today...
OSCE foreign ministers take forward European security dialogue in Athens
Publishing date: 30 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
ATHENS, 30 November 2009- Foreign ministers and high level representatives of the OSCE 56 participating States will meet to discuss the future of European security at the OSCE Ministerial Council which starts in Athens tomorrow...
OSCE Chairman expresses condolences, profound concern over Russian train crash
Publishing date: 29 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
ATHENS, 29 November 2009- The OSCE Chairman, Greek Prime Minister and Foreign Minister George Papandreou, conveyed his sympathies today for those killed and injured in the Nevsky Express train crash in Russia, and deplored the tragic loss of life...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office welcomes appointment of European Council President and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Publishing date: 20 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
ATHENS, 20 November 2009- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Greek Prime Minister and Foreign Minister George Papandreou, welcomed today the political agreement by to appoint the President of the European Council and a High Representative for Foreign Affairs.
OSCE-EU Troika discusses Athens Ministerial, protracted conflicts
Publishing date: 16 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
BRUSSELS, 16 November 2009- The participants of the OSCE-EU Troika held in Brussels today noted the two bodies' excellent level of co-operation in rebuilding trust between the participating States and shaping the future of European security...