News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Serbia head marks International Roma Day
Publishing date: 8 April 2011
BELGRADE, 8 April 2010 – The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Dimitrios Kypreos, in recognition of the International Day of Roma, today expressed his hope that the Roma community will be fully included in Serbian society...
Head of OSCE Presence, Dutch Ambassador visit Assembly to mark milestone in parliamentary support project
Publishing date: 8 April 2011
The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, and the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Henk van den Dool, visited the Albanian Assembly on 5 April 2011. They were received by Speaker Jozefina Topalli to mark the conclusion of the Dutch funded phases (2002-2010) of a parliamentary support project implemented by the Presence...
Experts discuss security community, partnerships for change at OSCE Talks Vilnius seminar
Publishing date: 6 April 2011
Leading researchers, students and OSCE representatives met at the Institute of International Relations and Political Science at Vilnius University on 5 April 2011 to discuss Euro-Atlantic security and multi-track diplomacy.
OSCE Ambassadors visit Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan to discuss transnational threats
Publishing date: 5 April 2011
A group of 17 OSCE Ambassadors arrived in Dushanbe on 4 April 2011 for a week-long trip to Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to familiarize themselves with how the Organization addresses transnational threats in the region. They visited the OSCE Office in Tajikistan and met with top government officials, including President Emomali Rakhmon and Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi, and civil society representatives working in areas relevant to comprehensive security...
OSCE Centre supports newsletter to provide information to communities in southern Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 5 April 2011
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 5 April 2011 – A newsletter supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek to provide reliable information to people living in southern Kyrgyzstan was presented at a news conference in Osh today...
OSCE Mission completes monitoring of elections for High Judicial Council and State Prosecutors’ Council
Publishing date: 4 April 2011
The OSCE Mission to Serbia observed the 3 and 23 March elections for six seats on the High Judicial Council and State Prosecutors’ Council, respectively, as part of its support for these bodies, which are important pillars of judicial independence...
Need for integrated and co-ordinated policies for sustainable transport focus of OSCE meeting
Publishing date: 4 April 2011
DRUSKININKAI, Lithuania, 4 April 2011 – The need for co-ordinated policies to ensure transport grows sustainably to benefit the environment as well as the economy is the topic of a two-day preparatory meeting that opened today in the Lithuanian town of Druskininkai...