News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE promotes democratic policing in Central Asia
Publishing date: 13 November 2008
ALMATY, 13 November 2008- Assisting OSCE participating States in Central Asia to put the Organization's guidelines on democratic policing into practice is the focus of a roundtable discussion that opened in Almaty today...
OSCE representative commends media situation in Montenegro, outlines areas for improvement
Publishing date: 13 November 2008
VIENNA, 13 November 2008- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today that the media situation in Montenegro was free and pluralistic...
OSCE trains Ukrainian officials on protection of human rights in countering terrorism
Publishing date: 13 November 2008
KYIV 13 November 2008- Helping Ukrainian officials ensure that human rights are protected in the fight against terrorism is the purpose of an OSCE-organized course for representatives of national law enforcement agencies that started in Kyiv today...
OSCE Mission to Skopje holds conference on future of broadcasting
Publishing date: 12 November 2008
SKOPJE, 13 November 2008- Moving from analogue to digital broadcasting, the new technological platforms for distribution of audio-visual content and the business challenges in the digital environment are the focus of a conference in Skopje today...
OSCE Secretary General in Athens for talks ahead of Greek Chairmanship
Publishing date: 12 November 2008
ATHENS, 12 November- The OSCE Secretary General, Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, began a two-day visit to Athens today for talks with Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis and other officials as Greece prepares to chair the Organization in 2009...
OSCE Minsk Office helps discuss international standards for dealing with cybercrime
Publishing date: 11 November 2008
MINSK, 12 November 2008- Dealing with cases of cybercrime in Belarus and international standards in the field are the focus of a conference, organized by the OSCE Office in Minsk today...
OSCE Chairman supports discussions on the future of security in Europe
Publishing date: 11 November 2008
MOSCOW, 11 November 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, said today that he supports discussions on the future of security in Europe within the OSCE framework...