News and press releases

Tajikistan presidential election 2020 The 2020 presidential election in Tajikistan was conducted in a peaceful manner but it took place in a tightly controlled environment, with long-standing restrictions on fundamental rights and freedoms. Moreover, there was no space for pluralistic political

CHISINAU, 29 January — The Special Representative of the Swedish OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process, Ambassador Thomas Mayr-Harting, has concluded a four-day official visit to Moldova today.

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, met on 26 January 2021 with Ambassador Sander Soone to discuss the current state of media freedom in Estonia and the broader OSCE region...

KYIV, 21 January 2021 — The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), Ambassador Heidi Grau, made the following statement to the press after the regular meetings of the TCG and its Working Groups held through video conferencing:

KYIV, 21 January 2021 — OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ann Linde, concluded a two-day official visit to Ukraine yesterday. She called on the sides to step up their efforts to find a sustainable peaceful resolution to the crisis in and around Ukraine.

VIENNA, 15 January 2021- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden Ann Linde, announced today the appointments of her Special Representatives for 2021...

KYIV, 16 December 2020 — The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), Ambassador Heidi Grau, made the following statement to the press after the regular meetings of the TCG and its Working Groups held through video conferencing: