News and press releases

Some 20 representatives of Ukrainian government ministries and agencies and the donor community participated in a high-level meeting in Kyiv on 12 March 2019 to review progress in co-operation and joint efforts between the OSCE and relevant Ukrainian authorities in combating illicit trafficking in weapons, ammunition and explosives (WAE) in the country and across its borders...

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger presented to participating States a report that gives a detailed picture of the physical, sexual and psychological violence suffered by women and girls in South-Eastern and Eastern Europe in the past decades. The presentation was held on 8 March 2019 in Vienna.

The Montenegrin Ministry of Culture hosted a roundtable discussion on the Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on National Public Broadcaster Radio-Television of Montenegro, on 8 March 2019 in Podgorica. The meeting was organized with the support of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, the Council of Europe (CoE) and the Delegation of the European Union to Montenegro...

The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) organized a co-ordination meeting on March 6 in Mostar to discuss the process of investigation and court proceedings in cases involving representatives of the migrant population who hold the status of victim or suspect. The event was held together with the Prosecutor’s Office of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton.

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Lamberto Zannier visited Latvia from 5 to 8 March 2019, in his first visit to the country in his current capacity, to assess the state of inter-ethnic relations and the integration of society.  Zannier had a series of meetings in Riga, including with

Two videos designed by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine to support efforts by the Department of Cyberpolice, National Police of Ukraine in raising awareness of cybersecurity issues, were presented at a joint event in Kyiv on Wednesday, 6 March 2019. One video provides instructions on how to avoid fraud and phishing during shopping, the other prompts Ukrainians to abide by basic rules to protect personal and corporate data while they are online...

While noting that Armenia’s 9 December 2018 early parliamentary elections enjoyed broad public trust and were held with respect for fundamental freedoms, the  final report  issued by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) recommends that the authorities, political