News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR report says Netherlands early parliamentary elections open and pluralistic, recommends improvements to legal framework
Publishing date: 16 November 2012
The early parliamentary elections in the Netherlands on 12 September 2012 were conducted in an open and pluralistic manner, but the legal framework could be brought more fully in line with OSCE commitments, concludes the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) released on 16 November 2012...
Head of OSCE Mission to Moldova visits Gagauzia
Publishing date: 16 November 2012
The Head of OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Jennifer Brush, visited the autonomous territorial unit of Gagauzia, located in the south of the country, on 16 November 2012...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine supports conference on national preventive mechanisms against torture
Publishing date: 15 November 2012
The Forth East European Conference on National Preventive Mechanisms started on 15 November 2012 in Odessa with support from the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU)...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports equitable representation in public administration
Publishing date: 15 November 2012
The OSCE Mission to Skopje, along with the Ministry of Information Society and Administration and a joint initiative of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and the European Union SIGMA (Support for Improvement in Governance and Management) organized an international seminar on merit recruitment and equitable representation of ethnic groups in public administration on 14 and 15 November 2012 in Ohrid...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities calls on Skopje authorities to work on integration of society
Publishing date: 14 November 2012
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek visited Skopje on 8 and 9 November 2012, to discuss with the authorities the integration process in the country...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo supports independent institutions in presenting their work to the public
Publishing date: 14 November 2012
A series of four debates on the role of independent institutions in holding government accountable organized by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo for Prishtinë/Priština University students and representatives of independent institutions concluded on 13 November 2012...
OSCE Presence in Albania promotes co-operation between probation service and local government
Publishing date: 13 November 2012