News and press releases

Kyrgyz Diplomatic Academy under the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Kyrgyzstan, supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, is hosting the regional summer school for junior diplomats entitled “Diplomacy of the 21st Century: Central Asia in the Context of Globalization” in Issyk-Kul, northern Kyrgyzstan, from 7-17 June 2015...

The 18th annual Cetinje Parliamentary Forum on Women in Business was held on 8 and 9 June 2015 bringing together parliamentarians from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia. The Forum was organized by the Parliament of Montenegro and supported by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, the Gender Task Force of Montenegro and the Regional Co-operation Council...

The OSCE Presence in Albania Presence, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Albanian Radio and Television (RTSH) signed a memorandum of understanding on 9 June 2015 on future joint activities aimed at supporting the transformation of Albania’s public broadcaster into an independent, professional and sustainable public broadcaster...

On 5 and 6 June 2015, the OSCE Mission to Moldova held a seminar for civil society representatives from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River. The event took place in Vadul lui Vodă, a town by the river, and provided participants with the opportunity to develop their advocacy and awareness-raising skills in order to tackle local-level problems and promote social change in their communities...

The OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the OSCE Mission to Serbia will organize a Summer Dialogue Academy 2015 as part of the “Follow Us” initiative, which gathers prominent women from Belgrade and Prishtinë/Pristina...

The lawmaking process in Georgia should be more flexible, transparent and inclusive, said an assessment report prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), and presented at a meeting organized jointly with the Parliament of Georgia in Tbilisi, on 9 June 2015.

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors visited Turkmenistan from 3 to 5 June 2015, where she discussed a wide range of issues, including the ongoing constitutional and education reforms, the situation of national minorities, and regional security threats and challenges. In her