News and press releases

VIENNA, 4 November 2016 – Some 100 representatives from governments as well as from academia and the business sector, including security software developers, from across the OSCE region gathered in Vienna today for the Cyber Showcase Event of the German OSCE Chairmanship – this year focusing on the issue of attribution...

In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations compared with the previous reporting period, with most of the violations recorded in areas east and north-east of Mariupol. In Luhansk region the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations compared with the previous day. The SMM followed up on reports of civilian casualties in Dokuchaievsk and shelling north of Sakhanka. The Mission continued to monitor the disengagement process in Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske and was restricted in its freedom of movement in all three areas.* It monitored two border areas currently not under government control. It monitored repair works to essential infrastructure. The SMM continued to monitor the situation of civilians at entry-exit checkpoints along the contact line. In Kyiv the Mission monitored two protests in front of the Russian Federation Embassy...

OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 4 November 2016 – The OSCE Centre in Bishkek supported Kyrgyzstan’s Aarhus Centre Network and the Training Centre of the country’s Supreme Court to conduct training for judges on facilitating citizens’ access to justice on environmental matters, thereby fostering the implementation of the third pillar of the Aarhus Convention...

ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 4 November 2016 – The OSCE-supported second National Forum of Defence Lawyers took place today in Almaty...

VIENNA, 3 November 2016- Addressing the OSCE Permanent Council today, the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions (GID)- Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus Guenther Baechler, UN Representative Antti Turunen and EU Special Representative Herbert Salber- highlighted some progress in the GID...

KYIV, 3 November 2016- As part of a three-day visit to Ukraine, the Special Representative of the German OSCE Chairmanship Gernot Erler visited the Patrol Hub of the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) in the city of Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday. In both Sievierodonetsk and in Kyiv, he also took part in dialogue events of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, Vaidotas Verba, and met with representatives of Ukrainian ministries and local authorities of the Luhansk region...

VIENNA, 3 November 2016 – Deeper economic integration, increased political association and dialogue are key to strengthening regional security and implementation of a common agenda, said Albanian Foreign Minister Ditmir Bushati as he addressed the OSCE Permanent Council today in Vienna...