News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE and Tajik authorities sign memorandum of understanding to foster economic dialogue in the Rasht valley
Publishing date: 11 February 2013
On 7 February 2013, the Deputy Head of OSCE Office in Tajikistan, Hans Peter Larsen and the Chairperson of the Tajik State Committee on Investments and State Property Management, Davlatali Saidov signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a consultative council on improvement of investment climate in the five districts of the Rasht Valley in central Tajikistan...
OSCE/ODIHR presents electoral recommendations in Montenegro
Publishing date: 8 February 2013
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) presented the final report of the Limited Election Observation Mission for Montenegro’s early parliamentary elections last year during a visit to Podgorica which concluded on 8 February 2013...
OSCE/ODIHR prepares to monitor trials in Georgia
Publishing date: 7 February 2013
A team from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) began a two-day familiarization visit to Georgia on 7 February 2013 in preparation for planned monitoring of trials involving senior political figures...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities notes progress, remaining challenges in Serbia
Publishing date: 6 February 2013
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek visited Serbia from 28 to 31 January 2013 to meet key Serbian officials, including President Tomislav Nikolić and Prime Minister Ivica Dačić, and to follow up on several issues of his concern in eastern and southern Serbia...
Head of OSCE Presence in Albania discusses rule of law, combatting organized crime with General Prosecutor
Publishing date: 6 February 2013
On 6 February 2013, the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, met with General Prosecutor Adriatik Llalla to discuss the fight against organized crime and corruption, and the pivotal role of the Prosecutor’s office in strengthening the rule of law...
OSCE helps to improve transparency of Armenian Central Electoral Commission
Publishing date: 5 February 2013
An OSCE-supported project to allow web-streaming of sessions of the Armenian Central Electoral Commission (CEC) was publicly presented to the media and the international community in Yerevan on 5 February 2013...
OSCE supports resource centre on border demarcation in southern Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 1 February 2013