News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Kyrgyzstan’s Prime Minister Maripov meets with Head of OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek von Arx
Publishing date: 1 March 2021
Ulukbek Maripov, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, met with Pierre von Arx, Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, on 26 February 2021 in Bishkek.
OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan co-organizes international conference marking the 10th anniversary of the OSCE Astana Summit
Publishing date: 1 March 2021
An OSCE-supported international online conference “OSCE Astana Summit 2010: Historical Significance and Relevance” was held on 19 February 2021. The event was organized by the Library of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – the Leader of the Nation (Elbasy), together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan and the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan.
OSCE observes plenary session on 2nd Additional Protocol to Budapest Convention on Cybercrime
Publishing date: 26 February 2021
On 26 February 2021, the Council of Europe (CoE) convened the 8th meeting of the Protocol Drafting Plenary of the Cybercrime Convention Committee (T/CY), which represents the State Parties to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime. The aim of the meeting was to prepare a 2nd Additional Protocol to the Convention.
Moldova presidential election 2020: OSCE/ODIHR limited election observation mission final report
Publishing date: 26 February 2021
ODIHR final report on 2020 Moldova presidential election The 2020 presidential election in Moldova was organized professionally despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the negative and divisive campaigning which degraded the quality of information available to voters. There were
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media meets with Chargé d'affaires of Romania Emilia Mazuru
Publishing date: 24 February 2021
On 24 February 2021, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, met with Emilia Mazuru, Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Romania to the International Organizations in Vienna and discussed the current state of media freedom in Romania and the wider OSCE region.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media meets with Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 24 February 2021
On 22 February, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, met with Ambassador Siniša Bencun to discuss media freedom developments and challenges in Bosnia and Herzegovina...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media meets with Ambassador of Serbia
Publishing date: 24 February 2021
On 22 February 2021, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, met with Ambassador Roksanda Ninčić to discuss media freedom developments and challenges in Serbia...