News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Important that Serbia continue with reforms, says OSCE Secretary General Greminger during visit
Publishing date: 10 October 2019
BELGRADE, 10 October 2019 – OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger concluded today a two-day visit to Serbia where he met with high-level state officials and representatives of the opposition, civil society and the media...
Strong parliamentary oversight essential for democracy and good governance, says OSCE PA President Tsereteli in Bishkek
Publishing date: 27 September 2019
BISHKEK, 27 September 2019 – Effective oversight may be the most important long-term contribution that parliamentarians can make to democracy and good governance in their country, stated President Tsereteli in a keynote speech to the participants of the international seminar on strengthening parliamentary oversight in the Kyrgyz Republic today...
OSCE-supported conference discusses the future of open government data in Tashkent
Publishing date: 27 September 2019
The international conference Open Data Tashkent 2019 took place at Inha University in Tashkent on 27 September 2019. The event is part of the project Support of Uzbekistan in improvement of Open Data Management-2019. The project is implemented by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan together with the State Committee on Statistics, and the Ministry for the Development of Information Technologies and Communications.
OSCE continues supporting digital transformation processes in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 20 September 2019
On 17 September 2019 a civic forum entitled “Digital Citizenship: I am digital, be digital!” took place in Bishkek. The event was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek and is part of its continuous support to the Kyrgyz Government’s digital transformation efforts aimed at fostering good governance and respect for human rights...
OSCE supports workshop on open budget data for achieving sustainable development goals
Publishing date: 17 September 2019
An OSCE-supported workshop on open budget data for the Sustainable Development Goals concluded on 13 September 2019 in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan conducts study visit and media tour on sustainable mobility and urban planning to Scandinavian cities
Publishing date: 5 September 2019
A four-day study visit to Copenhagen and Malmo organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan in co-operation with the Nordic Council of Ministers concluded on 5 September. Representatives of the municipality of Tashkent responsible for urban and mobility planning and members of the Cycling Federation of Uzbekistan had a chance to learn best practices of sustainable city mobility planning.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator and Ukraine’s National Agency of Civil Service sign memorandum to integrate dialogue into government officials’ organizational culture
Publishing date: 29 August 2019
Henrik Villadsen, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) and Kostiantyn Vashchenko, the Head of the National Agency of Civil Service of Ukraine, signed a memorandum of understanding to promote wider use of conflict management approaches in public service. The signing ceremony took place on 29 August 2019 at a ceremony in Kyiv