News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media meets with Vice-President of the European Commission
Publishing date: 23 March 2021
On 22 March 2021, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, met online with Věra Jourová, Vice-President for Values and Transparency of the European Commission to discuss the media freedom situation across the European Union.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 66/2021 issued on 22 March 2021
Publishing date: 22 March 2021
Summary In Donetsk region, between the evenings of 19 and 21 March, the SMM recorded 46 ceasefire violations. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 29 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, between the evenings of 19 and 21 March, the Mission recorded one ceasefire
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media meets with Ambassador of Ireland
Publishing date: 22 March 2021
On 15 March, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, met with Ambassador Kevin Dowling, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the OSCE, to discuss the current media situation in Ireland and across the OSCE region...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media meets with Ambassador of Luxembourg
Publishing date: 22 March 2021
On 18 March, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, met with Ambassador Marc Ungeheuer to discuss current challenges and threats to media freedom in the OSCE region.
New e-learning course on OSCE cyber/ICT security Confidence-Building Measures now available
Publishing date: 22 March 2021
The OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department launched a new e-learning course on OSCE cyber/ICT security Confidence-Building Measures on 22 March 2021.
British Diplomat Michael Davenport Appointed New Head of OSCE Mission in Kosovo
Publishing date: 22 March 2021
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 22 March 2021 – Ambassador Michael Davenport, a British career diplomat, today assumed his duties as Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo.
Constitutional changes raise serious concerns over respect for democratic standards in Kyrgyzstan, Venice Commission and ODIHR say
Publishing date: 22 March 2021
STRASBOURG/WARSAW, 22 March 2021 – Kyrgyzstan’s draft constitution would result in a complete change of the country’s constitutional order if adopted and raises grave concerns over the lack of respect for the principles of the rule of law, separation of powers, and inherent lack of checks and balances, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe said in a joint legal opinion.