News and press releases

LONDON, 11 July 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, expressed his concern today regarding resignations at the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) and the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA) in Greece...

VIENNA, 11 July 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, today published a legal review of the draft Law on Media Services in Albania, after several consultations on the drafting process with Government representatives in recent months...

Vienna, 11 July 2019 – “Albania will assume the 2020 OSCE Chairmanship inspired by a sense of responsibility and driven by the determination to contribute to the security and stability of our continent and to the prosperity of our people.” said the country’s Acting Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Gent Cakaj in Vienna today, as he addressed the Permanent Council on the incoming Chair’s priorities.

ZAGREB, 11 July 2019 – The OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized a study visit by the Public Service Broadcaster (RTCG) to the Croatian Radio-Television (HRT) on 10 and 11 July in Zagreb, in order to share experiences about digitalization – an ongoing process in RTCG...

HELSINKI, 11 July 2019 – OSCE PA President Emeritus and Special Representative on Mediation Ilkka Kanerva attended in Moscow the second International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism.” Highlighting the OSCE’s security concept at the forum, he addressed pressing issues in international relations as well as key challenges facing European security., 11 July 2019 – OSCE PA President Emeritus and Special Representative on Mediation Ilkka Kanerva attended in Moscow the second International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism.” Highlighting the OSCE’s security concept at the forum, he addressed pressing issues in international relations as well as key challenges facing European security...

Empowering, motivating and involving women in the homestay tourism business was the focus of a three-day training course for 15 women from remote areas of Tajikistan, which concluded on 10 July 2019 in Dushanbe...

The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan supported a roundtable discussion on the implementation of the Aarhus Convention principles in Kazakhstan on 9 and 10 July 2019 in Nur-Sultan...