News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Detention of journalist in Uzbekistan unacceptable, OSCE media freedom representative says
Publishing date: 10 October 2016
VIENNA, 10 October 2016 – The recent detention and physical attack against photojournalist Timur Karpov in Uzbekistan is unacceptable, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today...
Second OSCE Dialogue Academy for young women from Prishtinë/Pristina and Belgrade, concludes in Austria
Publishing date: 10 October 2016
The second edition of the OSCE Dialogue Academy for young women leaders from Prishtinë/Priština and Belgrade, organized under the auspices of the “Follow Us” Initiative, was held from 30 September to 9 October at Stadtschlaining, Austria...
OSCE-supported e-service for land plots registration is launched in Ukraine
Publishing date: 10 October 2016
An online service for state registration of land ownership developed with the support of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine was launched in a pilot version on Monday, 10 October 2016. The digital tool, e.land.gov.ua, was developed at the request of and in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, the State Geological Registry Service and the State Agency on E-Governance. The new service is currently being offered in Kyiv city and the Chernihiv region. It will be accessible for all Ukrainians as of 1 January 2017...
Georgia elections competitive and well-administered, although allegations and incidents of violence impacted campaign, international observers say
Publishing date: 9 October 2016
TBILISI, 9 October 2016 – The 8 October parliamentary elections in Georgia were competitive, well-administered and fundamental freedoms were generally respected. The otherwise calm and open campaign atmosphere was, however, impacted by allegations of unlawful campaigning and some incidents of violence, the international observers concluded in a preliminary statement released today...
OSCE supports constituent session of co-ordination team of Municipal Project Managers Network in Montenegro
Publishing date: 7 October 2016
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro in co-operation with the Union of Municipalities supported the first constituent session of the co-ordination team for the management of the Municipal Project Managers Network on 5 October 2016 in Podgorica...
OSCE supports presentation of information and accounting system of Montenegrin Berane municipality
Publishing date: 7 October 2016
An OSCE-supported presentation on information and accounting system of Montenegro’s Berane municipality for 40 officials from the local secretariats of finance, chiefs of accounting in local governments and representatives of the Finance Ministry took place on 5 October 2016 in Podgorica...
At high-level OSCE Security Days event in Vienna diplomats and experts discuss ways to increase military predictability and new conventional arms control initiative
Publishing date: 7 October 2016
Reviving military confidence-building, risk reduction and arms control in the OSCE region was the topic of strategic discussions among high-level diplomats and experts including key representatives of NATO and the Russian Federation at an OSCE Security Days event hosted by OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier in Vienna on 3 October 2016...