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Georgia’s Deputy Foreign Minister addresses OSCE Permanent Council

Publishing date: 20 September 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: Permanent Council
The Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia, Sergi Kapanadze, addressed representatives of the 56 OSCE participating States at a Permanent Council meeting in Vienna on 20 September 2012. Kapanadze outlined his country’s perspectives on security in the region and on the role of the OSCE.

OSCE holds workshop for customs agencies on trusted trader programmes

Publishing date: 20 September 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Economic activities, Border management
DUSHANBE, 20 September 2012- A three-day regional training workshop on the implementation of an Authorized Economic Operator programme and the use of ICT and non-intrusive inspection methods by customs agencies started at the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe today...

OSCE media freedom representative visits Serbia, urges government to speed up media reforms

Publishing date: 20 September 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media self-regulation, Safety of journalists
BELGRADE, 20 September 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today urged the Serbian government to accelerate reforms to safeguard media freedom...

Cybercrime focus of annual OSCE police experts meeting

Publishing date: 19 September 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
VIENNA, 20 September 2012- Experts from academia, the private sector and criminal justice bodies will discuss ways to fight cybercrime at the OSCE’s annual police experts meeting which started in Vienna today...

OSCE media freedom representative calls on police in U.S. to respect journalists’ rights when covering Occupy Wall Street

Publishing date: 19 September 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 19 September 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, today expressed concern once again about police treatment of the media covering demonstrations marking the one-year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York City...

Ukraine plans to re-criminalize defamation a ‘setback’, warns OSCE media freedom representative

Publishing date: 19 September 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 19 September 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, expressed concern today over legislative steps towards re-criminalizing defamation in Ukraine...

Afghan and Tajik customs officers learn about risk analysis and customs controls at OSCE Border Management Staff College

Publishing date: 19 September 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Border management
DUSHANBE, 19 September 2012 – A five-day course for Afghan and Tajik customs officers co-organized with the Austrian Finance Ministry opened the new academic year at the OSCE Border Management Staff College. Today 14 trainees were awarded with certificates for successful completion of the training programme...