News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE and international partners open regional workshop in South-Eastern Europe on protection of critical infrastructure against terrorist attacks
Publishing date: 20 November 2019
How to strengthen critical infrastructure against terrorist attacks is being explored at a three-day regional expert workshop for national representatives from eight OSCE participating States in South-Eastern Europe, which opened on 19 November 2019 in Skopje...
Ukraine’s 2019 presidential and early parliamentary elections: ODIHR observation missions final reports
Publishing date: 20 November 2019
Following elections held in Ukraine in 2019, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has published reports on the two-round presidential election and the early parliamentary elections.
OSCE supports the first penitentiary reform forum of Tajikistan focused on development of prison system
Publishing date: 20 November 2019
The first penitentiary reform forum of Tajikistan, supported by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, was held on 20 November 2019 in Dushanbe and focused on the development of the prison system in Tajikistan...
OSCE and Regional Youth Co-operation Office hold training course on project writing for Montenegrin civil society organizations
Publishing date: 19 November 2019
In preparation for the fourth Regional Youth Co-operation Office (RYCO) Call for Proposals, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, together with the RYCO Local Branch Office, organized a training course for potential applicants from 15 to 18 November 2019 in Podgorica...
OSCE workshop in Baku explores how to improving co-operation between private and public sectors in fighting cybercrime
Publishing date: 19 November 2019
Representatives from Azerbaijan’s Government, the Council of Europe, Facebook, Microsoft, the Austrian Institute of Technology and Ordina Belgium, among others, participated in a workshop on how to enhance co-operation between the private and public sector to fight cybercrime on 19 November 2019 in Baku...
OSCE trains trainers on document security in North Macedonia
Publishing date: 18 November 2019
An OSCE train-the-trainers course on detecting forged travel documents and imposters concluded on 15 November 2019 in Skopje, North Macedonia...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative condemns shooting of journalist in Italy, calls for full investigation
Publishing date: 18 November 2019
VIENNA, 18 November 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, strongly condemned today the shooting of the journalist Mario De Michele, which took place on 14 November, in Italy...