News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports anti-corruption slogan contest in Yerevan
Publishing date: 9 September 2011
YEREVAN, 9 September 2011 – The winners of a contest to involve young people in anti-corruption efforts received prizes in Yerevan today...
OSCE roundtable meeting focuses on electoral reform in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 9 September 2011
ASTANA, 9 September 2011 – Electoral reform and OSCE commitments for democratic elections were the topics of a roundtable meeting organized today in Astana by the OSCE Centre in Astana, together with Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry and the Central Election Commission...
Statement of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs
Publishing date: 8 September 2011
VIENNA, 8 September 2011- The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors Bernard Fassier of France, Robert Bradtke of the United States, and Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, released the following statement today...
OSCE holds meeting in Kyiv on misuse of new payment methods for money laundering
Publishing date: 8 September 2011
KYIV, 8 September 2011 – Fighting the laundering of criminal profits through new payment methods was the focus of a roundtable meeting organized by the OSCE in Kyiv today...
OSCE organizes workshop on public-private partnerships to enhance tourism security
Publishing date: 8 September 2011
VIENNA, 8 September 2011 – Participants of a two-day workshop organized by the OSCE that started in Vienna today will discuss tourism security within the framework of public-private partnerships...
OSCE Centre supports training of domestic election observers in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 8 September 2011
BISHKEK, 8 September 2011 – A two-day course for long-term domestic election observers started today in Bishkek. The courses are organized jointly by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan’s Central Election Commission (CEC) and the non-governmental organization Taza Shailoo (Fair Elections)...
ODIHR publishes final report on parliamentary elections in Cyprus
Publishing date: 8 September 2011
The May 22 parliamentary elections in Cyprus were competitive, transparent and conducted in an environment characterized by respect for fundamental human rights and freedoms, the final report released by ODIHR on 7 September concludes...