News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
74th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 3 February 2017
On 3rd February 2017, the 74th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) took place in Ergneti, co-facilitated by Kęstutis Jankauskas, the Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM) and Mr. Armin Rieser, OSCE Chairmanship representative.
Active youth from the Black Sea region convened in Moldova to formulate policy recommendations on preventing violent extremism
Publishing date: 3 February 2017
CHISINAU, 3 February 2017 – A group of 14 young men and women from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Moldova, Romania, Turkey and the Russian Federation came together in Chisinau, Moldova, for a two-day workshop to discuss the threat of violent extremism in the Black Sea region. The workshop was convened at the initiative of the Austrian Chairmanship which has identified the prevention of terrorist radicalization as one of its priorities.
Press Statement of Special Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Martin Sajdik, after meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group on 1 February 2017
Publishing date: 2 February 2017
MINSK, 2 February 2017 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), Ambassador Martin Sajdik, made the following statement to the press after the meeting of the TCG and its working groups in Minsk on 1 February 2017:...
Statement by the Trilateral Contact Group and the Representatives from certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions calling for ceasefire
Publishing date: 1 February 2017
MINSK, 1 February 2017- In the area bound by, and including all parts of Donetsk Airport, Avdiivka and Yasynuvata, and also along the whole line of contact, the Trilateral Contact Group, together with the representatives from certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, today calls for:...
Austrian OSCE Chairmanship on the escalation of violence in Ukraine
Publishing date: 31 January 2017
VIENNA, 31 January 2017- With regard to the latest developments in eastern Ukraine, a spokesperson of the OSCE Chairmanship declared today:
OSCE Permanent Council renews mandates of field operations at the Russian Border Checkpoints, in Bishkek, and in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 27 January 2017
VIENNA, 27 January 2017 – The mandates of the OSCE Observer Mission at the Russian Checkpoints of Gukovo and Donetsk, the Centre in Bishkek and the Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan were renewed today following decisions by the OSCE Permanent Council...
Press Statement of Special Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Sajdik on recent civilian deaths in eastern Ukraine
Publishing date: 27 January 2017
KYIV, 27 January 2017 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) Martin Sajdik today made the following statement to the press following recent civilian deaths in eastern Ukraine...