News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission calls for full implementation of civil service reform, equitable representation of women and communities
Publishing date: 22 February 2013
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 22 February 2013 – Institutions in Kosovo should increase their efforts to fully implement civil service legislation and finalize the process of civil service reform, including the equitable representation of women and communities, say two OSCE reports issued today...
The OSCE Chair acknowledges a vital role of the OSCE PA in promoting the Organization’s values, norms and commitments, his Special Envoy says
Publishing date: 22 February 2013
VIENNA, 21 February 2013 – The OSCE Chair’s Special Envoy Vyacheslav Yatsiuk addressed today the participants of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 12th Winter Meeting on behalf of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara...
OSCE in Moldova, Environment Ministry to remove pesticides from Transdniestria
Publishing date: 22 February 2013
CHISINAU, 22 February 2013 – A project to safely dispose of some 150 tonnes of obsolete pesticides stored in Transdniestria will start following the signing of an agreement between the OSCE Mission in Moldova and Environment Ministry today...
Afghan border police complete OSCE-supported winter patrol course
Publishing date: 22 February 2013
DUSHANBE, 22 February 2013 – Afghan border police officers completed a two-week practical course on winter patrolling at the Tajik Border Troops Training Centre in Gissar today. The course was organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan...
Winter Meeting opens with a focus on the OSCE’s roots in addressing challenges
Publishing date: 21 February 2013
VIENNA, 21 February 2013 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 12th Winter Meeting opened today in Vienna with a call for remembering the OSCE’s roots in tackling the challenges of the future...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Winter Meeting opens in Vienna
Publishing date: 21 February 2013
The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 12th Winter Meeting opened in Vienna on 21 February 2013. More than 240 parliamentarians have gathered for the two-day meeting, which will include a special debate on the situation in Syria, Mali, and North Africa. Other key items on the agenda include media freedom, border co-operation and security forces...
‘Fight against drugs: don’t get hooked!’- project by OSCE Mission to Montenegro, law enforcement institutions and civil society
Publishing date: 20 February 2013
Interim results of an OSCE-supported project on “Raising Awareness on the Latest Psychoactive Substances”, aimed at informing police investigators about the development of the illegal drugs market and ways to identify substances that can be alternatives to controlled drugs, were presented on 18 February 2013 in Podgorica...