News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports co-operation among Eastern European law enforcement agencies in countering spread of new psychoactive substances facilitated by ‘Darknet’ and cryptocurrencies
Publishing date: 16 May 2017
More than 20 representatives of law enforcement agencies from Belarus, Moldova and the Russian Federation began a five-day training course co-organized by the OSCE in Minsk on 15 May 2017 on developing co-operation among law enforcement agencies in combating the spread of new psychoactive substances (NPS) facilitated by the so-called ‘Darknet’...
Lawyers from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River discuss ways to better resolve clients’ documentation problems
Publishing date: 16 May 2017
The OSCE Mission to Moldova organized the first of this year’s Human Rights Clubs discussions for lawyers from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River on 12 May 2017. The event, held in Varnita, brought together some 30 lawyers and NGO representatives to discuss how to better aid clients who encounter issues with their documentation...
OSCE supports regional debate in South-Eastern Europe on the continued relevance of the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Publishing date: 16 May 2017
A four-day conference, organized by the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre, on the role of armed and security forces in democratic societies started on 15 May 2017 in the coastal town of Budva, Montenegro...
OSCE promotes best practices in trans-boundary water management in western Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 16 May 2017
An OSCE-supported workshop for the Kazakhstan-Russia experts’ commission meeting on the joint use and protection of trans-boundary water resources in the Ural River basin concluded on 16 May 2017 in Atyrau, Kazakhstan...
Press Statement of Special Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Sajdik after Meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group on 15 May 2017
Publishing date: 16 May 2017
MINSK, 15 May 2017 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), Ambassador Martin Sajdik, made the following statement to the press after the meeting of the TCG and its working groups in Minsk:..
OSCE PA Special Representative on South East Europe begins week-long visit to region with high-level talks in Albania
Publishing date: 15 May 2017
TIRANA, 15 May 2017 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Vice-President and Special Representative on South East Europe Roberto Battelli (MP, Slovenia) today kicked off a week-long visit to Albania, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina...
High-level academic conference on connectivity in the economic and environmental fields opens in Linz
Publishing date: 15 May 2017
LINZ, Austria, 15 May 2017 – A two-day academic conference on the topic of „connectivity“, a main priority of the OSCE 2017 Austrian Chairmanship in the economic and environmental area, opened today in Linz...