News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairperson welcomes release of Belarusian opposition leader, calls on President to free others
Publishing date: 15 April 2012
DUBLIN, 15 April 2012 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore, today said he was relieved that Belarusian opposition leader Andrei Sannikov has been released from custody under a presidential amnesty and called on President Aleksandr Lukashenko to free all remaining jailed opponents...
OSCE Chairperson extends condolences, calls for swift investigation into tragic murders near Skopje
Publishing date: 13 April 2012
DUBLIN, 13 April 2012 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore, today expressed his condolences to the families of five ethnic Macedonians murdered last night in a village near Skopje...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo welcomes new legislation on public broadcaster
Publishing date: 13 April 2012
Prishtinë/Priština, 13 April 2012 – The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Werner Almhofer, welcomed today the promulgation of the new law on public broadcaster Radio Television of Kosovo (RTK)...
OSCE, EU support discussion on role of police during Armenia’s elections
Publishing date: 13 April 2012
YEREVAN, 13 April 2012 –– The role and responsibilities of the police during the elections, including co-operation with electoral commissions, political parties, observers, as well as interaction with citizens were discussed today at a roundtable meeting in Yerevan...
OSCE meeting on new technologies and media legislation in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 13 April 2012
Legal mechanisms to promote media freedom through modern communication and multimedia technologies were discussed during an OSCE-organized meeting that concluded in Ashgabat on 12 April 2012...
OSCE Mission helps Kosovo NGOs monitor municipal finances
Publishing date: 12 April 2012
A three-day workshop for 40 non-governmental organizations in Kosovo on overseeing financial activities of municipalities concluded in Mavrovo, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, on 7 April 2012...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports regulatory reforms
Publishing date: 12 April 2012
SKOPJE, 12 April 2012 – Today the OSCE Mission to Skopje launched a package of two projects to train civil servants in law-drafting and improve the quality and inclusiveness of legislation...