News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Changes to criminal legislation in Kazakhstan focus of OSCE-supported discussion
Publishing date: 1 November 2013
BOROVOYE, Kazakhstan, 1 November 2013 – An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion of the drafts of the Criminal, Criminal Procedural and Penal Codes was held in Borovoye in northern Kazakhstan today...
OSCE holds workshop for customs officials on effective risk assessment methods
Publishing date: 1 November 2013
DUSHANBE, 1 November 2013- A five-day regional workshop on effective customs controls through risk management and non-intrusive inspection technologies concluded at the OSCE Border Management Staff College today...
Positives and shortcomings in electoral legislation and practice in OSCE area highlighted in OSCE/ODIHR review
Publishing date: 31 October 2013
Election laws and their application in the OSCE participating States demonstrate many positive elements, but there is a number of areas where improvements are needed to meet commitments those countries have undertaken, and international standards, says a review presented at an OSCE event in Vienna on 31 October 2013...
Advanced OSCE security sector reform course in Bosnia and Herzegovina focuses on fighting terrorism, corruption
Publishing date: 31 October 2013
An advanced course on security sector reform, co-organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the BiH Joint Staff and the Centre for Security Studies, concluded in Sarajevo on 31 October 2013...
OSCE Centre helps improve journalism education in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 31 October 2013
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 31 October 2013 – Improving the quality of journalism education was the topic of a two-day roundtable discussion and training seminar, organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana in co-operation with the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Minber Public Foundation, and the UNESCO Almaty Cluster Office, which began today...
OSCE Secretary General calls on Belgrade and Pristina to ensure smooth running of municipal elections in northern Kosovo
Publishing date: 31 October 2013
VIENNA, 31 October 2013- OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier has called on Belgrade and Pristina to live up to commitments regarding Sunday’s municipal elections in Kosovo and to use their influence to ensure proper and safe conduct of the process in the north...
PA President Krivokapic urges Permanent Council to focus on OSCE’s strengths
Publishing date: 31 October 2013
VIENNA, 31 October 2013 – A stronger Parliamentary Assembly would greatly enhance the transparency and legitimacy of the OSCE, said OSCE PA President Ranko Krivokapic in an address to the OSCE Permanent Council today in Vienna.