News and press releases

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Centre in Astana shared experience from other OSCE participating States at a roundtable discussion in Astana on 15 May 2014 on devising effective mechanisms to strengthen the independence of the national judicial system.

DUSHANBE, 15 May 2014 – Representative of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Alexander Bobrov today visited the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe and addressed participants of the 11th Staff Course...

SARAJEVO, 15 May 2014 – The second stage of the Security Sector Reform training pro-gramme, co-organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Armed Forces of BiH Joint Staff and the Centre for Security Studies, concluded in Sarajevo today...

The OSCE Centre in Bishkek, and the State Finance Intelligence Service under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (SFIS) on 15 May 2014 in Bishkek signed an agreement on the launch of a joint project on combatting money laundering and terrorism financing...

BERN, 14 May 2014- Referring to today’s first roundtable on national unity, held in Kyiv, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Swiss Foreign Minister, Didier Burkhalter, welcomed the successful launch of a nationwide dialogue, led and owned by Ukraine...

TIRANA, 14 May 2014- Representatives of government institutions, parliament, political parties, civil society and international organizations met today in Tirana to discuss issues concerning the financing of political parties and electoral campaigns. The event was organized by the Central Election Commission (CEC) with the support of the OSCE Presence in Albania...

In Donetsk and Luhansk the situation remained volatile. The self-declared 'People's Governor' of Luhansk survived a reported assassination attempt. Other parts of Ukraine remained calm...