News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman calls for Transdniestria settlement talks to restart, welcomes positive signs from both sides
Publishing date: 17 January 2008
CHISINAU, 17 January 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, called today for resuming Transdniestria talks and welcomed signs that both sides were willing to discuss the free movement of goods, services and people...
Chairman-in-Office meets Ukrainian President for talks on OSCE and regional matters
Publishing date: 16 January 2008
KYIV, 16 January 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, met Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko today and congratulated Ukraine on its progress pursuing political reforms and consolidating its democratic system...
Finland takes over OSCE Chairmanship, will focus on strengthening Organization
Publishing date: 1 January 2008
HELSINKI, 1 January 2008- Finland took over the Chairmanship of the OSCE today and described the Organization as a unique forum of dialogue between 56 participating States whose strength lies in the unanimity required for decision-making.
Best practices in fighting money-laundering, international co-operation focus of OSCE workshop in Belarus
Publishing date: 14 November 2007
MINSK, 14 November 2007- International standards in combating money-laundering and the financing of terrorism, as well as the role of international organizations are being discussed at an OSCE workshop that opened in Minsk today...
OSCE Mission to Moldova organizes seminar on confidence- and security-building measures
Publishing date: 22 October 2007
CHISINAU, 22 October 2007- A high-level seminar on confidence- and security-building measures (CSBMs), organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova, began today in the Ukrainian city of Odessa...
OSCE Ukraine office holds training sessions for judges on fighting human trafficking
Publishing date: 2 October 2007
KYIV, 2 October 2007- More than 200 Ukrainian judges are learning about how to best combat human trafficking in a series of eight OSCE-organized regional training sessions, the first of which ended today...
Ukraine's elections open and competitive but amendments to law of some concern, international observers say
Publishing date: 1 October 2007
KYIV, 1 October 2007- The 30 September parliamentary elections in Ukraine were conducted mostly in line with international commitments and standards for democratic elections, the OSCE-led International Election Observation Mission concluded today...