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Draft amendments to anti-extremism law in Moldova could endanger freedom of expression on Internet, warns OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 2 September 2014
Content type: Press release
VIENNA, 2 September 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that draft amendments to an anti-extremism law in Moldova could pose a threat to freedom of expression on the Internet...
Upcoming Transdniestrian talks would send a positive signal about potential for decreasing tensions, says OSCE Special Representative Bogojević
Publishing date: 29 August 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
CHISINAU, 29 August 2014- The holding of the upcoming 5+2 talks would send a positive signal on the prospects of reducing tensions, the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process Ambassador Radojko Bogojević said today as he concluded his visit to Chisinau and Tiraspol...
New head of OSCE Mission arrives in Moldova
Publishing date: 1 August 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
CHISINAU, 1 August 2014 – The new Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Michael Scanlan, took up his position today in Chisinau...
OSCE Summer School brings together students from both banks of Dniester/Nistru river to learn about local ecosystem
Publishing date: 21 July 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Environmental activities, Conflict prevention and resolution, Youth
An OSCE-supported summer school held from 10 to 20 July 2014 brought together 70 young students from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River in the riverside town of Molovata Noua...
OSCE supports study visit of defence officers from Turkmenistan to ammunition sites in Moldova
Publishing date: 15 July 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Mission to Moldova
ASHGABAT, 15 July 2014 – Five senior officials from the Defence Ministry of Turkmenistan discussed practices of safe storage of small arms and light weapons and conventional ammunition during an OSCE-supported study visit to Moldova that concluded in Chisinau today...
High Commissioner on National Minorities expresses concern over future of Latin-script schools in Transdniestria
Publishing date: 9 July 2014
Content type: News
What we do: National minority issues
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Astrid Thors, on a trip to Chisinau and Tiraspol on 7 and 8 July 2014, expressed her concern that schools teaching in the Latin-script could face closure by the authorities in Tiraspol if an agreement is not reached before the start of the next school year on 1 September...
OSCE Special Representative on Transdniestrian settlement encourages more contacts between sides at all levels
Publishing date: 2 July 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution