News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Georgia elections competitive and well-administered, although allegations and incidents of violence impacted campaign, international observers say
Publishing date: 9 October 2016
TBILISI, 9 October 2016 – The 8 October parliamentary elections in Georgia were competitive, well-administered and fundamental freedoms were generally respected. The otherwise calm and open campaign atmosphere was, however, impacted by allegations of unlawful campaigning and some incidents of violence, the international observers concluded in a preliminary statement released today...
OSCE supports constituent session of co-ordination team of Municipal Project Managers Network in Montenegro
Publishing date: 7 October 2016
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro in co-operation with the Union of Municipalities supported the first constituent session of the co-ordination team for the management of the Municipal Project Managers Network on 5 October 2016 in Podgorica...
OSCE supports presentation of information and accounting system of Montenegrin Berane municipality
Publishing date: 7 October 2016
An OSCE-supported presentation on information and accounting system of Montenegro’s Berane municipality for 40 officials from the local secretariats of finance, chiefs of accounting in local governments and representatives of the Finance Ministry took place on 5 October 2016 in Podgorica...
At high-level OSCE Security Days event in Vienna diplomats and experts discuss ways to increase military predictability and new conventional arms control initiative
Publishing date: 7 October 2016
Reviving military confidence-building, risk reduction and arms control in the OSCE region was the topic of strategic discussions among high-level diplomats and experts including key representatives of NATO and the Russian Federation at an OSCE Security Days event hosted by OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier in Vienna on 3 October 2016...
Cross-border co-operation and joint action are essential in reducing disaster risk, conclude participants of OSCE disaster risk reduction training in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 7 October 2016
KAIRAKKUM, Tajikistan, 7 October 2016 – A three and a half-day training course on disaster risk reduction for central government agencies, local administrations and Aarhus Centres from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan concluded today in Kairakkum, Tajikistan...
International election observers in Georgia to hold press conference on Sunday
Publishing date: 7 October 2016
TBILISI, 7 October 2016 – The international observers monitoring the parliamentary elections in Georgia will present their preliminary post-election statement at a news conference on Sunday, 9 October, in Tbilisi...
OSCE Mission to Moldova promotes discussions on the application of the State Innovative Policy in the regions
Publishing date: 6 October 2016