News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE condemns attack on vehicle belonging to independent newspaper in Montenegro
Publishing date: 24 July 2011
PODGORICA, 24 July 2011 – The Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro Waldemar Figaj today condemned the attack on a delivery vehicle belonging to the independent newspaper “Vijesti”, early on Saturday morning, 23 July. The vehicle was set on fire while parked in the settlement of Masline in Podgorica...
OSCE has contributed to progress in Croatia, Secretary General says in Zagreb
Publishing date: 22 July 2011
ZAGREB, 22 July 2011 – Croatia is contributing to stability in its region, the OSCE Secretary General, Lamberto Zannier, said today, adding that the OSCE’s field presence in the country for the last 15 years had played a key role in its progress by supporting reforms and work to protect human rights...
Finnish parliamentary elections professionally administered, conducted in full respect for fundamental freedom, ODIHR report says
Publishing date: 22 July 2011
Finland’s 17 April parliamentary elections were professionally administered and commanded high levels of confidence, ODIHR concluded in the final report on the electoral process published on 21 July 2011...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo supports protection of cultural heritage
Publishing date: 20 July 2011
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo, the Kosovo Council for Cultural Heritage and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports are jointly organizing a series of public debates to raise awareness of the need to protect cultural and religious heritage...
OSCE Troika, EU High Representative Ashton discuss co-operation
Publishing date: 20 July 2011
The foreign ministers of Lithuania, Kazakhstan and Ireland – representing the 2011, the 2010 and the 2012 OSCE Chairmanships respectively – and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, discussed OSCE-EU co-operation during a meeting on 18 July 2011 in Brussels...
OSCE Office in Baku organizes UK study trip for government spokespersons
Publishing date: 19 July 2011
Eleven senior government spokespersons from Azerbaijan are visiting London from 18-21 July 2011 on an OSCE-supported study visit to discuss best practices in government-media relations and freedom of information practices with their British peers...
Need for greater political pluralism highlighted in OSCE report
Publishing date: 18 July 2011
Better compliance with the OSCE’s political pluralism commitments is one of the recommendations of a report from the May 2011 OSCE Human Dimension Seminar on the role of political parties in the political process, published by ODIHR on 15 July...