News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Secretary General meets with OSCE Central Asian Youth Network alumni
Publishing date: 5 September 2018
Five alumni of the Central Asian Youth Network (CAYN) met with OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger in Vienna on 5 September 2018. They discussed security issues in Central Asia, the OSCE’s work and its comprehensive and co-operative approach to security...
Promoting environment of transparency and openness important in addressing security challenges in OSCE area, says State Secretary Salestrand
Publishing date: 5 September 2018
VIENNA, 5 September 2018 – Transparency and openness will be the main theme of Sweden’s Chairmanship of the OSCE Forum for Security C-operation (FSC), said the State Secretary to the Swedish Minister of Defence, Jan Salestrand.
OSCE Mission to Moldova welcomes start of “licence plate” agreement implementation by the Sides
Publishing date: 1 September 2018
CHISINAU/TIRASPOL, 1 September 2018 – Two Vehicle Registration Offices were opened in the left-bank cities of Tiraspol and Ribnita today by the Chief Negotiators in the Transdniestrian Settlement Process, from Moldova and Transdniestria, respectively. This event marks the beginning of the implementation of the so-called “licence plate” agreement signed by the Sides on 24 April 2018 to establish a mechanism for allowing for access of vehicles from Transdniestria to international road traffic...
OSCE remains an essential forum for dialogue, building trust and co-operation, says Italy’s Foreign Minister Moavero Milanesi to Permanent Council
Publishing date: 30 August 2018
VIENNA, 30 August 2018 – In his first address to the OSCE Permanent Council since his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation on 1 June 2018, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Enzo Moavero Milanesi reaffirmed the strong commitment of his Government to enhance the organization’s role as a forum for political dialogue.
Press Statement of Special Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Sajdik after Meeting of Trilateral Contact Group on 22 August 2018
Publishing date: 23 August 2018
MINSK, 22 August 2018 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), Ambassador Martin Sajdik, made the following statement to the press after the meeting of the TCG and its Working Groups in Minsk on 22 August 2018:
Chair of OSCE PA Ad Hoc Committee on Countering Terrorism Makis Voridis remembers and pays tribute to victims of terrorism
Publishing date: 21 August 2018
COPENHAGEN, 21 August 2018 – In observance of International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, Makis Voridis (Greece), Chair of the OSCE PA’s Ad Hoc Committee on Countering Terrorism, issued the following statement...
OSCE supports efforts of Tajikistan’s Committee of Emergency Situation and Civil Defence in effective media communication during disasters
Publishing date: 17 August 2018
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe donated technical equipment to the press centre of Tajikistan’s Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defence at a handover ceremony on 17 August 2018 in Dushanbe. The equipment will be used for broadcasting from locations where disasters occur, thus contributing to capacity building of journalists reporting on disasters, increasing the quality of coverage and preventing the spreading of inaccurate information.