News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE and partners support orientation seminar for Kyrgyz parliamentarians
Publishing date: 20 November 2015
BISHKEK, 20 November 2015- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek is organizing a three-day seminar, starting today, with a focus on parliamentary ethics and law as well as the structure and functions of the 120-sit Kyrgyzstan’s parliament (Jogorku Kenesh)...
Ukraine crisis, migrants, terrorism in focus as OSCE PA President addresses ambassadors
Publishing date: 19 November 2015
VIENNA, 19 November 2015 – Resolution of the conflict in and around Ukraine and what the OSCE can do to better mitigate the migrant crisis and counter terrorism were the topics in focus as OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) addressed the Organization’s Permanent Council in Vienna today...
OSCE/ODIHR presents an assessment of migrant integration in Moldova
Publishing date: 18 November 2015
Challenges faced in promoting the integration of migrants in Moldova were the focus of a roundtable meeting organized in Chisinau by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 18 November 2015...
OSCE/ODIHR supports young policy advisors efforts to improve their policy-making skills at a training event in Budapest
Publishing date: 13 November 2015
The Policy Advisers Course for Eastern Partners, co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the School of Public Policy (SPP) at Central European University, and the Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA) in Budapest, Hungary, from 11 to 13 November 2015, provided 20 participants an opportunity to discuss promoting youth political participation in the OSCE region...
OSCE Mission in Moldova raises awareness of national legislation and international best practices on public financing of political parties
Publishing date: 11 November 2015
A roundtable discussion organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova on 10 November 2015 brought together 26 local-level representatives of the country’s political parties to Taraclia to further enhance their understanding of national legislation and international best practices governing the public financing of political parties...
OSCE/ODIHR workshop in Armenia focuses on regular monitoring of the implementation of laws as an important element of the law-making process
Publishing date: 5 November 2015
Monitoring the implementation and evaluation of legislation were the focus of a workshop organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in co-operation with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia and the OSCE Office in Yerevan, on 4 and 5 November 2015 in Tsaghkadzor, Armenia.
Fundraising skills and effectiveness in focus of OSCE Mission to Skopje-supported seminar for Local Youth Councils
Publishing date: 27 October 2015
The Local Youth Councils of Kichevo, Bitola and Centar municipalities participated in the second OSCE Mission to Skopje-supported capacity building seminar that took place from 25- 27 October 2015 in Ohrid...