News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Presence in Albania shares experiences on probation as alternative to custody, at international conference
Publishing date: 11 October 2013
An expert from the OSCE Presence in Albania took part in the first World Congress on Probation that the European Organization for Probation held from 8 to 10 October 2013 in London...
Close links between OSCE and Council of Europe discussed in Strasbourg visit
Publishing date: 11 October 2013
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier met Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland during an official visit to in Strasbourg on 9 October 2013.
OSCE Secretary General met Slovenian leadership, addressed South-Eastern Europe Defence Ministerial in Brdo
Publishing date: 11 October 2013
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier met with the Slovenian President Borut Pahor, Prime Minister Alenka Bratušek, Defence Minister Roman Jakič and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Bogdan Benko, during an official visit to the country on 3 October 2013. During the meetings, Zannier commended Slovenia's strong commitment to advancing regional integration in South-Eastern Europe and the OSCE region as a whole.
OSCE Mission to Skopje organizes international conference on mediation in schools
Publishing date: 10 October 2013
A regional conference on mediation strategies in schools started on 10 October 2013 in Ohrid. The conference was organized by the OSCE Mission to Skopje in co-operation with the forum Civil Peace Service (forum Ziviler Friedensdienst) and the Ministry of Education and Science...
OSCE Secretary General discussed with Georgian Foreign Minister domestic situation, Organization’s engagement with Georgia
Publishing date: 10 October 2013
The OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier met with the Foreign Minister of Georgia Maja Panjikidze on 10 October 2013 during her visit to Vienna...
Prevention of domestic servitude in diplomatic households imperative, says OSCE Special Representative, in The Hague
Publishing date: 10 October 2013
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, at a workshop held in The Hague from 8 to 9 October 2013 urged the Organization’s participating States to work together to prevent the little-known phenomenon of the exploitation of domestic workers by employers enjoying diplomatic immunities...
OSCE/ODIHR presents recommendations from final report on presidential election in Montenegro
Publishing date: 10 October 2013
A team from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) completed meetings on 10 October 2013 in Podgorica, where it presented the final report of the Limited Election Observation Mission for the 7 April presidential election in Montenegro...