News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities discusses issues of citizenship, language, and education in Latvia
Publishing date: 21 October 2014
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors discussed the situation of national minorities and the integration of society with the Latvian authorities, parliamentarians, civil society and minority representatives during her first visit to Latvia as High Commissioner on 15-17 October 2014...
Model OSCE engages youth from both banks of Dniester/Nistru River in conflict resolution
Publishing date: 21 October 2014
The second edition of the Model OSCE Conference in Vadul lui Voda, a small town located by the Dniester/Nistru River, was held by the OSCE Mission to Moldova on 16-19 October. The Model OSCE aims at engaging youth from both banks in conflict resolution...
Round table on autonomy in Gagauzia organized by OSCE Mission to Moldova
Publishing date: 20 October 2014
The OSCE Mission to Moldova organized on 15 October 2014 a round table discussion on Optimization and Implementation of Gagauz Autonomy, a report presented by Piligrim-Demo, a Comrat-based NGO which aims to establish a mechanism for civil society to raise issues related to Gagauzia with central authorities...
OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security discussed in Yerevan
Publishing date: 17 October 2014
The OSCE Office in Yerevan and Armenia’s Ministry of Defence, in partnership with the NATO Building Integrity Programme, organized an international workshop on the OSCE Code of Conduct from 16 to 17 October in Yerevan. The Code of Conduct, which marked its 20th anniversary this year, is a key document dealing with the politico-military commitments of OSCE participating States...
OSCE trains fire management authorities and brigades on preparedness, prevention and response to wildfire disasters
Publishing date: 17 October 2014
A regional training course designed to build the capacity of national authorities, fire brigades and unit leaders on fire management was organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities in Antalya, Turkey on 15-17 October 2014...
OSCE Centre supports seminar on transition to new model of criminal justice in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 15 October 2014
An effective functioning of the legal system, law enforcement practice and legislative development in light of ongoing criminal justice reform in Kazakhstan were among the topics of a three-day training seminar co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana that took place from 13 to 15 October 2014...
Media representatives in Montenegro agree on steps to co-operate in order to strengthen media self-regulation
Publishing date: 14 October 2014
VIENNA, 14 October 2014 – At a roundtable discussion yesterday organized by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, representatives for media outlets in Montenegro agreed to review the professional code of ethics as a first step to improve media self-regulation in the country...