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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE PA to observe parliamentary elections in Moldova
Publishing date: 13 February 2019
COPENHAGEN, 13 February 2019 – Some 45 observers from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will deploy to Moldova for the 24 February parliamentary elections...
Statement by Special Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in Trilateral Contact Group, Ambassador Martin Sajdik, on occasion of fourth anniversary of signing of “Package of Measures for Implementation of Minsk Agreements”
Publishing date: 12 February 2019
KYIV, 12 February 2019 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in Trilateral Contact Group, Ambassador Martin Sajdik, issued today the following statement...
Need to make full use of dialogue platforms main message of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Lajčák during official visit to Georgia
Publishing date: 11 February 2019
TBILISI, 11 February 2019 – Concluding his two-day visit to Georgia today, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Slovak Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Miroslav Lajčák, stressed that stronger co-operation with Georgia, and a continued full commitment to the Geneva International Discussions and the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism are high on Slovakia’s agenda as 2019 OSCE Chair...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Lajčak and Ukraine Foreign Minister Klimkin discuss upcoming Ukrainian presidential election during phone call
Publishing date: 8 February 2019
Bratislava, 8 February 2019 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Slovak Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Miroslav Lajčák, today called the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin to discuss the upcoming 31 March 2019 presidential election in Ukraine. Among various issues addressed by the ministers was the support of OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in observing the upcoming election, provided in response to an official invitation from Ukraine.
The 91st Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 8 February 2019
Ergneti, 8 February 2019- The 91st Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) meeting was held today in Ergneti. Mr. Erik Høeg, Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM), and Ambassador Rudolf Michalka, Special Representative for the South Caucasus of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, co-facilitated the meeting, held in a constructive manner.
Dismissal of chairperson of board of public broadcaster in Ukraine is worrying, says OSCE Media Freedom Representative
Publishing date: 8 February 2019
VIENNA, 8 February 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, today expressed his concern regarding the recent decision of the Supervisory Board of the public service company UA:PBC in Ukraine to dismiss Zurab Alasania from the chairmanship post at the organization...
New approaches in fight against anti-Semitism focus of conference organized by OSCE Chair Slovakia
Publishing date: 7 February 2019
Exploring new opportunities and sharing best practices in the fight against anti-Semitism was the focus of the first conference organized by Slovakia as 2019 OSCE Chair, which concluded on 7 February 2019 in Bratislava.