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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Draft amendments to Freedom of Information Act in Hungary should be discussed with all stakeholders, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 6 July 2015
PODGORICA, 6 July 2015 – Draft amendments to the Freedom of Information Act of Hungary raise concerns about access to public information and should be consulted with all stakeholders before adoption, Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media said today...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Delegation Heads discuss Russian sanctions issue
Publishing date: 5 July 2015
HELSINKI, 5 July 2015 – The Heads of National Delegations to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly today discussed the decision of the government of Finland to enforce European Union visa bans against several Russian parliamentarians who had registered to participate in the PA’s Annual Session this week in Helsinki...
Roberto Montella of Italy elected OSCE PA Secretary General with term beginning in 2016
Publishing date: 5 July 2015
HELSINKI, 5 July 2015 – Roberto Montella of Italy has been elected the next Secretary General of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly with a term starting on 1 January 2016...
OSCE media freedom representative concludes official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina with safety of journalists and digitalization high on the agenda
Publishing date: 3 July 2015
SARAJEVO, 3 July 2015 – OSCE media freedom representative Dunja Mijatović, today concluding her first official visit to the country, commended the initiative taken on 1 July by the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina to support free expression and the rights of journalists and to strengthen and monitor the safety of journalists...
Ensuring the right to freedom of religion or belief vital to ensuring security and stability, say participants at OSCE meeting
Publishing date: 2 July 2015
VIENNA, 2 July 2015 – Work by states, both in national policies and in co-operation with a range of actors at the national and international levels, including religious and belief communities, to ensure the freedom of religion or belief is vital to ensuring security and stability, participants said today at the opening of a two-day OSCE meeting in Vienna.
OSCE supports annual meeting of Kazakhstan’s Aarhus Centres
Publishing date: 1 July 2015
ASTANA, 1 July 2015 – An OSCE-supported annual meeting of the Aarhus Centre representatives took place today in Astana...
OSCE PA Annual Session: Sanctions against MPs, Russia’s actions in Ukraine, foreign terrorist fighters among proposed supplementary resolutions
Publishing date: 30 June 2015
COPENHAGEN, 30 June 2015 – An argument opposing the use of sanctions against parliamentarians, a condemnation of Russia’s actions in Ukraine and a call to action regarding foreign terrorist fighters are among a diverse group of supplementary items proposed for consideration at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Annual Session on 5-9 July in Helsinki...