News and press releases

VIENNA, 6 June 2014 – The holding of the Transdniestrian settlement negotiations is sending a positive signal, said the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process Ambassador Radojko Bogojević today...

The overall security situation in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions remained tense. Donetsk city remained quiet. Fighting around Sloviansk and the south-western neighborhood of Luhansk is reported. Other parts of Ukraine remained calm. The SMM has not reestablished communication with the 4 monitors from the Donetsk team and 4 monitors from the Luhansk team, with whom it lost contact on 26 May and 29 May respectively.

The overall security situation in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions remained tense. Donetsk city's security situation has remained calm over the last 24 hours. The potential for further armed conflict has created anxiety and fear among the city's population. Other parts of Ukraine remained calm. The SMM has not reestablished contact with the 4 monitors from the Donetsk team and 4 monitors from the Luhansk team with whom it lost contact on 26 May and 29 May respectively.

The overall security situation in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions remained volatile. Other parts of Ukraine remained calm. The SMM has not re-established contact with the 4 monitors from the Donetsk team and 4 monitors from the Luhansk team with whom it lost contact on 26 May and 29 May respectively...

VIENNA, 3 June 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the continued attacks on and mistreatment of members of the media in eastern and southern Ukraine...

The overall security situation in Donetsk region is tense. The situation in Luhansk region is volatile. SMM has not re-established contact with its monitors from Donetsk and Luhansk with whom contact has been lost...

As discussions on the need to improve effectiveness of the judiciary are gaining pace in Ukraine, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator supported a roundtable meeting on 2 June 2014 with the aim of facilitating dialogue on reforms to the justice system...