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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Migration, counter-terrorism, corruption and more debated at OSCE PA’s Winter Meeting in Vienna
Publishing date: 22 February 2019
VIENNA, 22 February 2019 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 18th Winter Meeting concluded today in Vienna with lively debates on migration, counter-terrorism, gender issues, and combating corruption. With nearly 300 OSCE parliamentarians in attendance, Chairs of OSCE PA ad hoc committees, Special Representatives, and leaders of recent election observation missions presented reports at today’s closing plenary session...
Strengthening capacities of law enforcement in fight against corruption focus of OSCE conference in Skopje
Publishing date: 22 February 2019
SKOPJE, 22 February 2019 – The Prime Minister, the Ministers of the Interior and Justice and the New President of the State Commission for Prevention of Corruption addressed a conference on the role of law enforcement agencies in the struggle against corruption, which was organized by the OSCE Mission in Skopje and the Italian Embassy today...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Lajčák stresses crucial role of parliamentarians at Winter Meeting of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 21 February 2019
VIENNA, 21 February 2019 – At today’s opening of the 18th Winter Meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Chairperson-in-Office and Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, Miroslav Lajčák acknowledged the crucial role of parliamentarians in ensuring that the OSCE’s work stays focused on people...
Parliamentarians’ role in promoting OSCE work highlighted at Winter Meeting in Vienna
Publishing date: 21 February 2019
VIENNA, 21 February 2019 – Speakers at the opening plenary session of the 18th Winter Meeting in Vienna stressed today the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s unique ability to promote a multilateral approach to addressing challenges, including by conveying OSCE values to constituencies across the OSCE area...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Media Freedom Representative mark one year since Ján Kuciak’s murder in Slovakia, call for justice and end to impunity
Publishing date: 20 February 2019
VIENNA, 20 February 2019 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák and the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today marked the shocking murder of Slovak investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová one year ago...
Former Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern reflects on lessons learned from conflict resolution at OSCE meeting in Vienna
Publishing date: 20 February 2019
VIENNA, 20 February 2019- Bertie Ahern, former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, reflected on his experience in achieving peace in Northern Ireland through “inclusive dialogue” and highlight the conditions that made progress in the peace process possible during a joint meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation and the Permanent Council in Vienna today on “Lessons learned from conflict resolution”...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Lajčák discusses OSCE agenda with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Moscow
Publishing date: 19 February 2019
MOSCOW, 19 February 2019 – On an official visit as OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia, Miroslav Lajčák today met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to discuss various issues on the OSCE agenda...