News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE provides equipment for training environmental inspectors in Ukraine
Publishing date: 1 July 2013
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) has donated equipment to the newly established Training Center of the country’s State Environmental Inspectorate...
On visit to Moldova, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities welcomes dialogue on Latin script schools in Transdniestria
Publishing date: 28 June 2013
During a visit to Moldova from 26 to 28 June 2013, Knut Vollebaek, the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, welcomed efforts to find solutions for the Latin script schools in Transdniestria.
OSCE Mission to Moldova welcomes release of Alexandru Coliban from Transdniestrian prison
Publishing date: 28 June 2013
CHISINAU, 28 June 2013 – The Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Jennifer Brush, welcomed today’s news that Alexandru Coliban has been released from a Transdniestrian prison...
Annual session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly session to open in Istanbul
Publishing date: 28 June 2013
More than 260 parliamentarians from across the OSCE's 57 countries will participate in the 22nd Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Istanbul, Turkey from 29 June to 3 July 2013...
ODIHR expert panel assesses restrictions on peaceful assembly in OSCE States
Publishing date: 28 June 2013
The authorities of many OSCE participating States still tend to regard assemblies as a threat to public order and safety, rather than the exercise of a fundamental right, an expert panel concluded at the end of a two-day meeting in Warsaw on 27 June 2013...
Effective measures to prevent corruption in OSCE region, including Central Asia, discussed at OSCE events in Latvia
Publishing date: 27 June 2013
Over the past years, the awareness among political leaders, policy-makers and society at large of the damaging impact of corruption on social cohesion, economic growth, political stability, and security has increased. While many OSCE countries have introduced legal, institutional and policy measures to prevent corruption, the practical implementation and enforcement of these measures still remain a challenge...
More political will needed to create genuinely free media in Central Asia, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 27 June 2013
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, told journalists and government authorities that it was time to take stock of the challenging media environment in the region as she opened the 15th Central Asia Media Conference in Bishkek on 27 June 2013...