News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 18 February 2020
Publishing date: 18 February 2020
Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall number of border crossings by persons increased at both BCPs compared to the previous week.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 39/2020 issued on 17 February 2020
Publishing date: 17 February 2020
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 14-15 February the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region. Between the evenings of 15-16 February, the Mission recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in
Effective legislation and greater political will needed to prevent corruption in OSCE area, says PA’s Charalambides
Publishing date: 17 February 2020
VIENNA, 17 February 2020 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Special Representative on Combating Corruption, Cypriot parliamentarian Irene Charalambides , addressed today the first preparatory meeting of the OSCE’s 2020 Economic and Environmental Forum, noting that political will is key to bringing about change in fighting corruption, and therefore a change in mentality at all levels is urgently needed...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 38/2020 issued on 15 February 2020
Publishing date: 15 February 2020
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The Mission continued monitoring the security situation at the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske. The SMM continued to observe
OSCE Secretary General Greminger discusses OSCE co-operation with Armenia in meeting with Foreign Minister Mnatsakanyan in Munich
Publishing date: 15 February 2020
MUNICH, Germany, 15 February 2020 – Co-operation between the OSCE and Armenia was a focus of a meeting yesterday between OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger and Foreign Minister of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakanyan on the margins of the Munich Security Conference...
Poland parliamentary elections 2019: ODIHR observation mission final report
Publishing date: 14 February 2020
Following the parliamentary elections in Poland on 13 October 2019, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has published its final report. The elections were prepared well, and contestants were able to campaign freely, but media bias and intolerant campaign rhetoric
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 37/2020 issued on 14 February 2020
Publishing date: 14 February 2020
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The Mission continued monitoring the security situation at the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske. The Mission saw weapons in