News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Chairman-in-Office urges Foreign Ministers' meeting to sharpen OSCE's focus and expand capabilities
Publishing date: 5 December 2005
LJUBLJANA, 5 December 2005- Opening the 13th Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel called on the 55 participating States to take decisions that would chart a course...
OSCE experts visit Kaliningrad, work out plan to destroy surplus munitions
Publishing date: 22 November 2005
VIENNA, 22 November 2005- A team of OSCE experts visited the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation from 15 to 22 November to work out a plan for the destruction of some 20,000 metric tons of surplus conventional ammunition...
Almaty roundtable to discuss Kazakhstani legal concept on combating money laundering and financing of terrorism
Publishing date: 7 November 2005
ALMATY, 7 November 2005- The creation of a legal framework to combat money laundering and financing of terrorism in Kazakhstan will be the focus of an OSCE roundtable on 10 November in Almaty...
Chairman-in-Office stresses need for OSCE reform during visit to Moscow
Publishing date: 17 October 2005
MOSCOW, 17 October 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, and Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, today underlined in their meeting in Moscow the need for strengthening the effectiveness of the OSCE...
OSCE media watchdog worried by protection of sources case in the US
Publishing date: 29 June 2005
VIENNA, 29 June 2005- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, has expressed concern over the cases of reporters Judith Miller of The New York Times and Matthew Cooper of Time Magazine who have been sentenced to imprisonment...
OSCE Mission to BiH reaches out to citizens through the "Access to Justice" campaign
Publishing date: 22 June 2005
SARAJEVO, 22 June 2005- A country-wide public awareness campaign to enable citizens, particularly returnees, in Bosnia and Herzegovina to understand how to access social services was launched today in Sarajevo...
OSCE Chairman welcomes Russian-Georgian declaration on base closure
Publishing date: 31 May 2005
LJUBLJANA, 31 May 2005- OSCE Chairman-in-Office on Tuesday welcomed a joint declaration of the foreign ministers of the Russian Federation and Georgia on the closure of Russian bases and other military facilities in Georgia, which was adopted...