News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Need to move from political declarations to effective action in fighting corruption, says OSCE Chairperson Rama at high-level conference in Vienna
Publishing date: 7 July 2020
VIENNA/TIRANA, 7 July 2020- Corruption is an issue that touches us all. We need to move from political declarations to effective action, said OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Albania’s Prime Minister and Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Edi Rama, when remotely opening a high-level conference “Good governance and the fight against corruption in the digital era” in Vienna...
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 7 July 2020
Publishing date: 7 July 2020
The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall number of border crossings by persons increased at both BCPs compared to the previous week.
Conference of States Parties to the Open Skies Treaty discusses U.S. intent to withdraw from the Treaty
Publishing date: 7 July 2020
VIENNA, 7 July 2020- Canada and Hungary, as the Depositaries of the Treaty on Open Skies, convened a Conference of States Parties to the Treaty on 6 July 2020. This Conference was organized following the receipt of the notification of intent to withdraw from the Treaty by United States of America on 22 May 2020...
In discussions with EU officials, OSCE parliamentarians focus on enhancing migration co-operation during pandemic
Publishing date: 7 July 2020
COPENHAGEN, 6 July 2020 – Meeting virtually with officials of the European Union, members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Ad Hoc Committee on Migration have focused in recent days on the situation of vulnerable migrants, new asylum procedures in Europe, and providing assistance to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 amongst migrant and refugee populations.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 159/2020 issued on 6 July 2020
Publishing date: 6 July 2020
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 3 and 4 July, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Compared with the previous 24 hours, between the evenings of 4 and 5 July, the Mission recorded fewer ceasefire violations in
OSCE Media Freedom Representative Harlem Désir dismayed by court verdict against journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva in Russia
Publishing date: 6 July 2020
VIENNA, 6 July 2020 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, expressed his serious dismay today at the court verdict against journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva in Russia...
Statement of OSCE Head of Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina Kavalec on the occasion of 5 July Bratunac commemoration
Publishing date: 5 July 2020
“On behalf of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), I would like to express our sincere condolences to the Serb families who lost their loved ones in the Birač region during the 1992-1995 armed conflict,” said Head of the OSCE Mission Kathleen Kavalec, on the occasion of the commemoration on 5 July 2020...