News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Secretary General met President of the European Council in Brussels
Publishing date: 10 April 2013
The current challenging political and economic environment calls for focused international response, said OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier and President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy during their meeting on 10 April 2013...
OSCE media freedom representative urges broader media access in high-profile German trial
Publishing date: 10 April 2013
VIENNA, 10 April 2013 – Access for Turkish and other interested media at the upcoming trial in Germany of the alleged terrorist group National Socialist Underground would be in the public interest, said OSCE media freedom representative Dunja Mijatović today...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns sending of parcel bomb to Italian newspaper
Publishing date: 10 April 2013
VIENNA, 10 April 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, condemned today the sending of a parcel bomb to the Turin-based headquarters of the daily newspaper La Stampa.
Ways to improve education in defence and security Sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina focus of OSCE seminar
Publishing date: 10 April 2013
SARAJEVO, 10 April 2013 – The sixth annual Strategic Politico-Military Seminar, focused on education and training in the defence and security sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina and co-organized by the OSCE Mission to BiH and the Armed Forces of BiH Joint Staff, opened in Sarajevo today...
Statement of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs
Publishing date: 9 April 2013
VIENNA, 9 April 2013- The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Jacques Faure of France, and Ian Kelly of the United States of America) and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, traveled to the region March 18 to 22 and April 1 to 6 to continue working to help the sides find a peaceful solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict...
Inspections of Russian media NGOs could affect media freedom, says OSCE representative
Publishing date: 9 April 2013
VIENNA, 9 April 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today voiced her concern about unannounced inspections of media NGOs in Russia...
OSCE human rights office calls for greater efforts to ensure security for Roma and Sinti communities
Publishing date: 8 April 2013
CAMBRIDGE, United States, 8 April 2013 – Greater efforts have to be made by states to combat discrimination and violence against Roma and Sinti, as well as to promote the integration of their communities, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights said today, on the occasion of International Roma Day...