News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Special Envoy to hold talks with leaders in Moldova as part of Transdniestrian settlement
Publishing date: 21 July 2008
HELSINKI, 21 July 2008- The Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Ambassador Heikki Talvitie, is in Moldova today to hold talks with President Vladimir Voronin. A meeting with Transdniestrian leader Igor Smirnov has been requested...
OSCE the forum to discuss future of European security, says French Foreign Minister
Publishing date: 17 July 2008
VIENNA, 17 July 2008- The OSCE is an indispensable and dynamic organization working for security in its region, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner told the OSCE Permanent Council today in Vienna...
OSCE Mission calls on Kosovo institutions to implement law on languages
Publishing date: 9 July 2008
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 9 July 2008- The OSCE Mission called today for municipalities in Kosovo to make more effort to comply with legislation on use of languages...
Intercultural dialogue priority for OSCE, other organizations
Publishing date: 7 July 2008
STRASBOURG, 7 July 2008- Promotion of intercultural dialogue and management of diversity is one of the main priorities of the OSCE, the United Nations, the Council of Europe and several other organizations, senior officials from the groups...
OSCE, Council of Europe: amendments to Kyrgyzstan's assembly law raise serious concerns
Publishing date: 1 July 2008
WARSAW/STRASBOURG, 2 July 2008- The amendments to Kyrgyzstan's assembly law passed by Parliament on 13 June raise a number of serious concerns, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the Council of Europe's...
OSCE Mission to Moldova launches new trial monitoring report
Publishing date: 19 June 2008
CHISINAU, 19 June 2008- The OSCE Mission to Moldova launched the second report of the OSCE Trial Monitoring Programme for the Republic of Moldova today in Chisinau...
Re-runs held free of violence, but overall process falls short of some key commitments, say observers in Skopje
Publishing date: 16 June 2008
SKOPJE, 16 June 2008- Yesterday's re-run elections gave voters in areas affected by serious irregularities on 1 June the opportunity to express their will in a secure and generally calmer environment, which represents considerable improvement...