News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Czech Republic’s 2021 parliamentary elections: OSCE/ODIHR election expert team final report
Publishing date: 23 March 2022
The 2021 parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic were well organized and an overall competitive campaign offered voters a wide choice of contestants. Campaign coverage was extensive in both public and private media, and contestants enjoyed generous free airtime. The tone of the campaign was
OSCE Border Management Staff College concludes its 31st Staff Course
Publishing date: 22 March 2022
The OSCE Border Management Staff College (BMSC) concluded its 31st Staff Course on 18 March 2022 in a face-to-face format in Dushanbe.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports capacity-building of youth services at local level
Publishing date: 19 March 2022
Young people must be actively engaged in democratic processes and their voices better heard and reflected in policy development and its implementation, said Dominique Waag, Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro during the three-day training programme on capacity-building of youth services at local
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media concludes visit to Finland
Publishing date: 18 March 2022
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, visited Finland on 15 and 16 March 2022. She met with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Mr. Pekka Haavisto, as well as with the Speaker of Parliament, Mr. Matti Vanhanen together with the Secretary General and a member of
Germany, parliamentary elections 2021: ODIHR election expert team final report
Publishing date: 17 March 2022
The 26 September 2021 elections to the German Parliament (Bundestag) were generally well organized, and the election administration enjoyed stakeholder confidence notwithstanding some procedural issues reported and observed in Berlin. Overall, the postal voting system contains sufficient safeguards
OSCE Mission to Montenegro provides support to Montenegro’s public broadcaster
Publishing date: 17 March 2022
Supporting journalists of the national public service broadcaster – Radio Television Montenegro (RTCG) to report reliable, balanced news where facts are checked is the core to the OSCE Mission to Montenegro’s programme to support freedom of the media. Complementary to this is the provision of
Trainers from Bosnia and Herzegovina learn new techniques on investigating terrorist financing
Publishing date: 17 March 2022
A three-day train-the-trainer course on undertaking effective investigations in the course of an unfolding terrorist attack for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) concluded on 24 February 2022 in Vienna. The course was the third of its kind for BiH as part of sustained efforts by the OSCE and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to better counter terrorist financing and build training capability for the country.