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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE PA President George Tsereteli steps down, Vice-President Bowness to serve as President
Publishing date: 14 December 2020
COPENHAGEN, 14 December 2020 – Following the 31 October parliamentary elections and the new convocation of the Parliament of Georgia on 11 December, George Tsereteli stepped down as President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. As the most senior Vice-President of the Assembly, Peter Lord Bowness (United Kingdom) took over as President...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 296/2020 issued on 12 December 2020
Publishing date: 12 December 2020
Summary The SMM recorded 13 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 284 ceasefire violations in the region. The Mission recorded no ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded six ceasefire violations in the
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 295/2020 issued on 11 December 2020
Publishing date: 11 December 2020
Summary The SMM recorded 284 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded two ceasefire violations in the region. The Mission recorded six ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded five ceasefire violations in the
On International Anti-Corruption Day OSCE hosts event on beneficial ownership and public procurement processes, key to preventing corrupt practices
Publishing date: 11 December 2020
The importance of political support as a key step in introducing effective legal and policy frameworks to strengthen open data initiatives that lead to societies that are more transparent was discussed at an OSCE-organized webinar on International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December 2020...
OSCE Presence in Albania holds event on application of Decriminalization Law and its implementation on the 2021 parliamentary elections
Publishing date: 11 December 2020
The OSCE Presence in Albania and the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands jointly organized a workshop on 11 December 2020 in Tirana. The event focused on the current application of the Law on Decriminalization in view of the upcoming parliamentary elections on 25 April 2021...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 294/2020 issued on 10 December 2020
Publishing date: 10 December 2020
Summary The SMM recorded two ceasefire violations in Donetsk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 16 ceasefire violations in the region. The Mission recorded five ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 45 ceasefire violations in the
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 293/2020 issued on 9 December 2020
Publishing date: 9 December 2020
Summary The SMM recorded 16 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region. In the previous reporting period, the Mission recorded 28 ceasefire violations in the region. The SMM recorded 45 ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, the Mission recorded no ceasefire