News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman expresses serious concern about series of recent incidents in Georgian conflict areas
Publishing date: 4 July 2008
HELSINKI, 4 July 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, expressed profound concern today over a recent series of incidents resulting in loss of life and serious injuries in the Georgian conflict areas...
OSCE Mission supports action plan to implement Serbia's national youth strategy
Publishing date: 3 July 2008
BELGRADE, 3 July 2008- Representatives of more than ten Serbian ministries and other experts met today in Palic to discuss finalizing the action plan to implement Serbia's National Youth Strategy...
OSCE could have tremendous impact in Afghanistan by training police, top NATO commander says
Publishing date: 2 July 2008
VIENNA, 2 July 2008- The international community needs to do more to secure Afghanistan and the OSCE could have a tremendous impact in those efforts by helping to train the country's police, the NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe told the OSCE today...
OSCE Chairmanship conference identifies recommendations for Black Sea basin co-operation
Publishing date: 26 June 2008
ODESA, 26 June 2007- An international expert conference on navigation safety and environmental security in the Black Sea basin, organized by the Finnish OSCE Chairmanship and the Government of Ukraine, concluded today in Odesa...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports traffic police with a donation of scooters and bicycles
Publishing date: 18 June 2008
SKOPJE, 18 June 2008- The OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje donated scooters, bicycles and additional equipment today to support the work of the Interior Ministry's traffic police...
Re-runs held free of violence, but overall process falls short of some key commitments, say observers in Skopje
Publishing date: 16 June 2008
SKOPJE, 16 June 2008- Yesterday's re-run elections gave voters in areas affected by serious irregularities on 1 June the opportunity to express their will in a secure and generally calmer environment, which represents considerable improvement...
OSCE Centre helps publish register of lawyers in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 11 June 2008
BISHKEK, 11 June 2008- A register of lawyers in Kyrgyzstan was published today by the Justice Ministry and the Lawyers Union of Kyrgyzstan, with the support of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...