News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission launches essay contest on Assembly of Kosovo
Publishing date: 15 November 2011
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo launched on 15 November 2011 an essay contest for primary and secondary school students “Assembly as a Symbol of Democracy”...
OSCE Secretary General highlights EU-OSCE synergies at European Parliament committee
Publishing date: 15 November 2011
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier spoke about OSCE-EU co-operation during an addresss to the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs in Strasburg on 14 November 2011, ahead of the upcoming OSCE Ministerial Council in Vilnius on 6 and 7 December...
OSCE Office helps Afghan and Tajik border guard learn from Lithuanian counterparts
Publishing date: 15 November 2011
Training for six Tajik and five Afghan border guard officials started on 14 November at the Border Guard School Medininkai in Lithuania...
OSCE Mission helps professionalize Kosovo police
Publishing date: 11 November 2011
An OSCE Mission-organized training on operational management for 21 mid-ranking Kosovo police officers concluded on 11 November 2011 in Vushtrri/Vučitrn...
Law enforcement must respect the rights of media covering Occupy Wall Street protests, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 11 November 2011
VIENNA, 11 November 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed concern about the increasing number of journalists harassed by police while covering “Occupy Wall Street” protests across the United States...
OSCE, government partners review preliminary results of newly-established civilian mediation network in southern Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 11 November 2011
A one-day conference reviewing 2011 activities and plans for next year’s work of the OSCE-supported civilian mediation corps teams in Osh City and Osh Province in southern Kyrgyzstan took place on 11 November 2011...
OSCE Secretary General meets incoming Chairperson-in-Office in Dublin
Publishing date: 11 November 2011
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier met the Irish Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Eamon Gilmore in Dublin on 10 November 2011. They discussed Ireland’s 2012 Chairmanship of the OSCE as well as the upcoming OSCE Ministerial Council in Vilnius on 6 and 7 December.