News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
'No more dead, no more wounded'- ceasefire in eastern Ukraine must now last, urges OSCE parliamentary delegation
Publishing date: 23 July 2019
MARIUPOL, 23 July 2019 – Following up on their report of 8 July 2019, the Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, Kyriakos Hadjiyianni (MP, Cyprus) and former chair Margareta Kiener Nellen (MP, Switzerland) held a series of meetings yesterday in Mariupol related to the humanitarian situation in the heavily conflict impacted region of southeast Ukraine...
Slovakia presidential election 2019: ODIHR observation mission final report
Publishing date: 19 July 2019
Following Slovakia’s presidential election on 16 and 30 March 2019, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has published its final report summing up the election observation. The election was competitive, pluralistic and respected fundamental freedoms. It was
Following seven convictions for Hrant Dink murder, OSCE Representative calls on Turkish authorities to identify all involved including masterminds
Publishing date: 19 July 2019
VIENNA, 19 July 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, welcomed today the court decision in Turkey handing down prison sentences to seven people over the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink...
Effective multilateralism key means of addressing today’s challenges, say participants of OSCE meeting
Publishing date: 15 July 2019
VIENNA, 15 July 2019 – Multilateralism and co-operation lie at the core of the OSCE’ comprehensive concept of security, participants said today at the opening of a two-day OSCE meeting in Vienna...
Resignations at public broadcaster ERT and ANA-MPA news agency in Greece worrying, says OSCE Media Freedom Representative
Publishing date: 11 July 2019
LONDON, 11 July 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, expressed his concern today regarding resignations at the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) and the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA) in Greece...
Albania’s OSCE Chairmanship to focus on "Implementing OSCE commitments, together", Acting Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Gent Cakaj tells Permanent Council
Publishing date: 11 July 2019
Vienna, 11 July 2019 – “Albania will assume the 2020 OSCE Chairmanship inspired by a sense of responsibility and driven by the determination to contribute to the security and stability of our continent and to the prosperity of our people.” said the country’s Acting Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Gent Cakaj in Vienna today, as he addressed the Permanent Council on the incoming Chair’s priorities.
OSCE organizes study visit by delegation of Montenegrin National Public Broadcaster to Croatian Radio-Television
Publishing date: 11 July 2019
ZAGREB, 11 July 2019 – The OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized a study visit by the Public Service Broadcaster (RTCG) to the Croatian Radio-Television (HRT) on 10 and 11 July in Zagreb, in order to share experiences about digitalization – an ongoing process in RTCG...