News and press releases

VIENNA, 14 June 2012- Albanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Edmond Haxhinasto, speaking today in Vienna in his capacity as the Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, outlined his country’s Chairmanship priorities to OSCE participating States and pointed to areas for further strengthening co-operation between the two organizations...

SARAJEVO, 12 June 2012 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the British Embassy launched a joint project on "Modernizing entity parliaments and Brcko District Assembly for Europe" today...

The role played by law-enforcement agencies in protecting freedom of religion or belief was the focus of a seminar organized by ODIHR, the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and partners in Kyrgyzstan’s capital on 4 and 5 June 2012...

DUBLIN, 6 JUNE 2012 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore, will travel to Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan next week to meet government leaders, representatives of political parties for discussions of the OSCE’s work in the region...

YEREVAN, 4 June 2012 – Individuals working to promote human rights, accountable governance and free speech in Armenia were acknowledged today at a ceremony hosted by the US Embassy and co-organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan, the EU Delegation to Armenia, the British Embassy in Armenia and Counterpart International...

DUSHANBE, 4 June 2012 – Twenty-five senior border officials from OSCE participating States and Partner for Co-operation countries started a one-month course on border security and management at the OSCE Border Management Staff College (BMSC) today...

PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 30 May 2011 – Kosovo institutions provide communities and other vulnerable groups with much needed humanitarian transportation services, but a lack of coordination and procedural oversight have left the service unresponsive to the evolving needs of users, concludes an OSCE report published today...