News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR presents recommendations from final report on parliamentary elections in Belarus
Publishing date: 22 December 2016
A team from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA) visited Minsk from 20 to 22 December 2016 to present the final report of the OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission for the 11 September 2016 parliamentary elections in
Regional conference for Aarhus Centres representatives and environmental NGOs organized by OSCE Mission to Montenegro
Publishing date: 21 December 2016
A regional conference on the Aarhus Centres’ co-operation with public administration on national and local levels, organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Montenegro’s Sustainable Development and Tourism Ministry and the NGO Ozon/Aarhus Centre Nikšić was held on 21 December 2016 in Podgorica...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine to hold news briefing in Kyiv on Thursday
Publishing date: 21 December 2016
KYIV, 21 December 2016 – The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) will hold its regular news briefing on Thursday, 22 December in Kyiv.
OSCE field operations in Tajikistan and Serbia jointly support women’s participation in political life
Publishing date: 21 December 2016
A group of 17 Tajik women politicians, national gender experts and civil society activists visited Serbia to network and exchange experiences with their counterparts during a visit from 12 to 16 December 2016. The study visit was jointly organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan and the OSCE Mission to Serbia...
OSCE PA President Muttonen condemns attack in Berlin
Publishing date: 20 December 2016
COPENHAGEN, 20 December 2016 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Christine Muttonen (MP, Austria) condemned in the strongest terms the attack Monday at a Christmas market in Berlin, offering condolences to the families of the victims and wishing the survivors speedy recoveries. In a statement issued today, she stressed that indiscriminate acts of violence can never be justified or tolerated, and called for increased international co-operation to counter all forms of violent extremism.
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Steinmeier and Secretary General Zannier condemn deadly attack against Russian Ambassador in Turkey
Publishing date: 19 December 2016
BERLIN / VIENNA, 19 December 2016- OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Secretary General Lamberto Zannier strongly condemned the fatal attack on the Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Ankara today.
Second Edition of Moot Court Competition organized by OSCE Presence in Albania
Publishing date: 19 December 2016
The OSCE Presence in Albania, in close co-operation with the National Chamber of Advocacy and the National School of Advocates, completed on 19 December 2016 the Second Edition of the Moot Court Competition, with an event held in one of the High Court’s trial rooms. Eight four-member teams, made of young lawyers who are students of the National School of Advocacy, participated in the event...