News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre trains Kazakh state officials to combat corruption
Publishing date: 27 June 2008
ASTANA, 27 June 2008- Kazakhstan's financial police learned about international best practices and methods for investigating corruption cases at a three-day training course that ended today in Astana...
OSCE Chairmanship conference identifies recommendations for Black Sea basin co-operation
Publishing date: 26 June 2008
ODESA, 26 June 2007- An international expert conference on navigation safety and environmental security in the Black Sea basin, organized by the Finnish OSCE Chairmanship and the Government of Ukraine, concluded today in Odesa...
OSCE Mission to Skopje helps strengthen inter-ethnic dialogue between students
Publishing date: 26 June 2008
SKOPJE, 26 June 2008- Strengthening inter-ethnic dialogue and building confidence between students of different ethnic backgrounds from Kumanovo's four segregated secondary schools was the aim of an OSCE-supported project that wrapped up today...
OSCE Mission holds 'Signs of Hope' photo course for journalists in zone of Georgian-Ossetian conflict
Publishing date: 25 June 2008
TBILISI, 25 June 2008- Some 20 journalists in South Ossetia completed today a master-class in photography organized by the OSCE Mission to Georgia...
OSCE states agree Secretary General will serve second three-year term
Publishing date: 25 June 2008
VIENNA, 25 June 2008- The OSCE's Secretary General, Ambassador Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, will serve a second three-year term, the Foreign Ministers of the Organization's 56 participating States agreed today...
OSCE Centre promotes democratic principles in police activities in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 24 June 2008
ASTANA, 24 June 2008- Interaction with civil society and promotion of democratic principles in Kazakhstan's law enforcement were the focus of an OSCE conference today in Astana...
OSCE Mission supports Judges Association of Serbia co-operation with European counterparts
Publishing date: 23 June 2008
BELGRADE, 23 June 2008- The Judges Association of Serbia, with the support of the OSCE Mission, took part in a meeting of the European Association of Magistrates for Democracy and Freedoms (MEDEL) in Bucharest over the weekend...