News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Secretary General discusses future co-operation with Croatian foreign minister
Publishing date: 17 January 2012
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier met Croatian Foreign Minister Vesna Pusić in Zagreb on 17 January 2012...
OSCE completes its mandate in Croatia and closes office
Publishing date: 17 January 2012
ZAGREB, 17 January 2012 – Today the OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier and Croatian President Ivo Josipović held an official ceremony to mark the closure of the OSCE’s office in Croatia. The closure follows a decision last month by the 56 OSCE participating States that declared the mandate of the office successfully completed...
OSCE Academy in Bishkek opens second Masters programme
Publishing date: 16 January 2012
BISHKEK, 16 January 2012 – The OSCE Academy in Bishkek welcomed its first students in the new Master of Arts in Economic Governance and Development Programme today...
Kazakhstan’s parliamentary vote, though well administered, did not meet key democratic principles
Publishing date: 16 January 2012
ASTANA, 16 January 2012 – Notwithstanding the government’s stated ambition to strengthen Kazakhstan’s democratic processes and conduct elections in line with international standards, the early parliamentary vote still did not meet fundamental principles of democratic elections, international observers concluded in a statement issued today...
OSCE/ODIHR final report on Russian Duma elections says contest ‘slanted in favour of the ruling party’
Publishing date: 13 January 2012
A report released by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 12 January 2012 said that, although December’s Russian State Duma elections were technically well-administered, the contest was marked by the convergence of the state and the governing party...
New OSCE department for transnational threats established
Publishing date: 12 January 2012
With the beginning of 2012, a new department has been established that will improve the OSCE’s work on combating transnational threats (TNT), OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier announced on 10 January 2012...
OSCE media representative launches Facebook page
Publishing date: 12 January 2012
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović established a presence of her Office on Facebook...