News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre supports transparency of public works in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 16 November 2012
Three workshops on the establishment and work of local and regional transparency and sustainable development expert councils (TSDECs) along the Western Europe – Western China international road construction corridor were held the week of 12 November 2012 in Taraz, Shymkent and Kyzylorda, southern Kazakhstan...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports development of public relations in police
Publishing date: 16 November 2012
The OSCE Mission to Skopje organised on 16 November 2012 a regional conference in Mavrovo in the western part of the country, to advance the capacities of the Interior Ministry staff in the use of new technologies in public relations...
OSCE/ODIHR report says Netherlands early parliamentary elections open and pluralistic, recommends improvements to legal framework
Publishing date: 16 November 2012
The early parliamentary elections in the Netherlands on 12 September 2012 were conducted in an open and pluralistic manner, but the legal framework could be brought more fully in line with OSCE commitments, concludes the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) released on 16 November 2012...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine supports e-governance forum
Publishing date: 16 November 2012
LVIV, Ukraine, 16 November 2012 – An international e-governance forum organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) together with local authorities concluded today in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv...
Head of OSCE Mission to Moldova visits Gagauzia
Publishing date: 16 November 2012
The Head of OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Jennifer Brush, visited the autonomous territorial unit of Gagauzia, located in the south of the country, on 16 November 2012...
Despite national efforts, hate crimes remain serious problem in OSCE region, ODIHR report says
Publishing date: 16 November 2012
VIENNA, 16 November 2012 – Hate crimes continue to be a serious problem across the OSCE region despite efforts to address them in many participating States, concludes an annual report released by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Vienna today, on the International Day for Tolerance...
OSCE promotes interstate co-operation in maritime security at event in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 16 November 2012
ASHGABAT, 16 November 2012 – National experts from four Caspian littoral OSCE participating states discussed effective mechanisms of incident and conflict prevention and security management on the maritime borders at an OSCE-organized roundtable meeting that concluded in Ashgabat today...