News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Internet freedom and freedom of expression focus of OSCE-organized discussion in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 27 November 2013
ASHGABAT, 27 November 2013 – International standards and national practices in the area of online media freedom and access to information were discussed at an OSCE-organized roundtable meeting that ended today.
Transdniestrian settlement talks in Kyiv conclude with decisions on freedom of movement, pensions and social assistance, waste facilities reconstruction
Publishing date: 26 November 2013
KYIV, 26 November 2013- The fifth and final 2013 round of official negotiations on the Transdniestrian settlement in the 5+2 format under the Ukrainian Chairmanship concluded in Kyiv today with protocol decisions on freedom of movement, pensions and social assistance for people who changed their place of residence, and on reconstruction of waste processing facilities...
OSCE Office in Baku holds international seminar on protection of human trafficking victims
Publishing date: 26 November 2013
BAKU, 26 November 2013 –An international seminar organized by the OSCE Office on protection mechanisms for victims of human trafficking started in Baku today...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office welcomes continued dynamics in 5+2 negotiations, calls for more trust
Publishing date: 25 November 2013
KYIV, 25 November 2013- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara addressed the official round of negotiations on the Transdniestrian settlement process in the 5+2 format, that started today in the Ukrainian capital...
OSCE and EU support use of social media to promote civic activism and political debate in Armenia
Publishing date: 20 November 2013
The role of new media and social networks in the social and political life in Armenia was the topic of a conference which was held today in Yerevan.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities agrees co-operation with Chisinau on integration of society, urges Transdniestrian authorities to exercise restraint on Latin-script schools
Publishing date: 19 November 2013
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Astrid Thors carried out her first trip to Moldova, including Gagauzia and Transdniestria, from 11 to 14 November 2013...
OSCE Mission to Skopje raises awareness about right of free access to information
Publishing date: 14 November 2013
The OSCE Mission to Skopje and the National Commission for Protection of the Right of Free Access to Public Information organized a roundtable discussion about “Exercising the Right of Free Access to Public Information” on 14 November 2013 in Gostivar. The event brought together mayors, presidents of municipal councils, administrators and media representatives from 20 different municipalities...