News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Organized crime profits from human trafficking a cancer on legal economy, says OSCE Special Representative
Publishing date: 30 June 2011
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, participated in a meeting of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Organized Crime in The Hague on 28 June 2011...
Lamberto Zannier of Italy appointed OSCE Secretary General
Publishing date: 30 June 2011
VILNIUS/VIENNA, 30 June 2011 – Ambassador Lamberto Zannier of Italy has been appointed the new OSCE Secretary General through a unanimous Ministerial Council decision by the 56 participating States, announced the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today...
Press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 30 June 2011
VIENNA, 30 June 2011- The following is a press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on 30 June. The views expressed in this press release do not necessarily reflect those of the OSCE Chairmanship, nor of all OSCE participating States...
Joint responses needed to promote stability in Europe and neighbouring regions, says NATO Secretary General at OSCE security conference
Publishing date: 30 June 2011
VIENNA, 30 June 2011- NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen underscored the need for a comprehensive approach to security threats in Europe as well as in North Africa and the Middle East at the opening session of the OSCE’s Annual Security Review Conference in Vienna today...
Press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 30 June 2011
VIENNA, 30 June 2011- The following is a press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on 30 June. The views expressed in this press release do not necessarily reflect those of the OSCE Chairmanship, nor of all OSCE participating States...
OSCE Chairperson welcomes release of French journalists kidnapped in Afghanistan
Publishing date: 29 June 2011
VIENNA, 29 June 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, welcomed today's release of two French journalists who had been held by kidnappers in Afghanistan for a year and half...
Press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 29 June 2011
VIENNA, 29 June 2011- The following is a press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on 29 June. The views expressed in this press release do not necessarily reflect those of the OSCE Chairmanship, nor of all OSCE participating States...