News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Kyrgyzstan hosts the third international trade exhibition “South-Expo 2019”
Publishing date: 12 September 2019
Promoting regional trade and co-operation in the Central Asian region is an important part of the OSCE’s confidence building in the area of economic and environmental activities. Over 1,500 entrepreneurs arrived in Osh to participate at the third international trade exhibition “South-Expo”, a two-day event that concluded on 12 September 2019...
How we co-operate on energy, deal with new technologies, increase connectivity in the digital era – focus of OSCE Forum in Prague
Publishing date: 11 September 2019
PRAGUE, 11 September 2019 – New and emerging technologies in relation to energy security, good governance and connectivity in the digital era, are the focus of 27th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum which opened today in Prague...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 215/2019 issued on 11 September 2019
Publishing date: 11 September 2019
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. The SMM saw damage to civilian houses due to shelling in Roza and damage to a school and a kindergarten in Kozatske. Inside the Stanytsia Luhanska
OSCE Mission to Montenegro donates forensic equipment to national Forensic Centre
Publishing date: 11 September 2019
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro donated forensic equipment valued at €33,700 to the Forensic Centre in Danilovgrad on 11 September 2019...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 214/2019 issued on 10 September 2019
Publishing date: 10 September 2019
Summary Compared with the previous 24 hours, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region. One woman was reportedly killed and another injured by an explosive device in Spartak. A house was damaged by small-arms fire in Novoluhanske. Inside the Stanytsia
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 10 September 2019
Publishing date: 10 September 2019
The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall number of border crossings by persons decreased at both BCPs compared to the previous week...
Shortcomings abound following changes to the nomination and appointment of Supreme Court Judges in Georgia, ODIHR report finds
Publishing date: 10 September 2019
WARSAW, 10 September 2019 – The nomination and appointment of Supreme Court Judges in Georgia is lacking transparency and accountability despite some positive measures to build public trust in the judiciary, according to a new report from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).