News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE conducts multi-stakeholder dialogue on anti-corruption efforts in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 11 July 2017
ASTANA, 11 July 2017 – A two-day anti-corruption needs assessment mission conducted by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities with the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Astana concludes today. The mission was held in the framework of a regional OSCE extra-budgetary project aimed at strengthening anti-corruption efforts in Central Asia...
In address to Foreign Ministers in Mauerbach, PA President Muttonen highlights OSCE’s potential for bridge-building and dialogue
Publishing date: 11 July 2017
MAUERBACH, Austria, 11 July 2017 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Christine Muttonen (MP, Austria) addressed today the OSCE Informal Ministerial Meeting being held in Mauerbach, Austria, under the theme “Building Trust through Dialogue and Co-operation.”...
Dialogue crucial for addressing Europe’s security challenges, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Sebastian Kurz emphasizes at Informal Ministerial Meeting
Publishing date: 11 July 2017
MAUERBACH, Austria, 11 July 2017 – Dialogue, co-operation and compromise are crucial to addressing the security challenges facing Europe, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said today at an informal meeting of the foreign ministers of the OSCE’s participating States in Mauerbach, on the outskirts of Vienna...
OSCE/ODIHR experts discuss electoral recommendations with election officials in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 11 July 2017
Election experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) met with the election administration in Dushanbe on 11 July 2017 to present findings and recommendations from the ODIHR final report on the 1 March 2015 parliamentary elections in Tajikistan. Selected
OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek and Kyrgyz State Committee for National Security enhance counter-terrorism co-operation
Publishing date: 11 July 2017
On July 6, 2017 the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek handed over specialized explosive ordnance disposal equipment to staff of the Kyrgyz Republic State Committee for National Security. This special equipment consisting of bomb suits, helmets and specialized tools will enhance the technical capacities, operational flexibility and security of the State Committee explosive ordnance disposal experts...
79th IPRM meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 11 July 2017
Ergneti, 11 July 2017- The 79th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) was held in Ergneti. The meeting took place in a productive and forthcoming atmosphere.
OSCE-supported photo exhibition promoting building of bridges between youth in the Western Balkans opened in Podgorica
Publishing date: 10 July 2017
Six young photographers from participating members of the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO), presented their work at the exhibition “View on My Neighbour” which was launched on 28 June 2017 in Podgorica...