News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Conference co-organized by OSCE Presence highlights need for parliamentary ethics in Albania
Publishing date: 16 July 2012
TIRANA, 16 July 2012- Standards and regulations to ensure parliamentary ethics, as well as their implications for the wider legislative, anti-corruption and integrity framework, are the focus of a two-day conference that started today in Tirana...
OSCE Mission calls for closer co-operation between oversight institutions and Assembly of Kosovo
Publishing date: 11 July 2012
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 11 July 2012- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo calls for increased co-operation between independent oversight institutions and the Assembly of Kosovo in a report launched today on the status of their relations...
OSCE report highlights inadequate and unequal social assistance for vulnerable groups in BiH
Publishing date: 29 June 2012
SARAJEVO, 29 June 2012 – Bosnia and Herzegovina’s most vulnerable individuals are not receiving adequate and proportional social protection benefits, according to an OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina report launched today...
OSCE/ODIHR highlights importance of women’s leadership in political parties in Albania
Publishing date: 18 June 2012
Enhancing gender equality within political parties was the focus of a roundtable discussion held in Tirana by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Presence in Albania on 18 June 2012...
OSCE Mission to BiH, British Embassy launch joint project on modernizing entity parliaments and Brcko District assembly for Europe
Publishing date: 12 June 2012
SARAJEVO, 12 June 2012 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the British Embassy launched a joint project on "Modernizing entity parliaments and Brcko District Assembly for Europe" today...
OSCE/ODIHR promotes women’s political participation in Ukraine
Publishing date: 31 May 2012
Promoting women’s political participation in Ukraine ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for later this year was the focus of a roundtable discussion organized in Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, on 31 May 2012, by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and partners...
OSCE/ODIHR expert group discusses challenges in political party regulation
Publishing date: 17 May 2012
New challenges in the regulation of political parties were the focus of the annual meeting of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Core Group of Experts on Political Parties, held in Warsaw on 17 May 2012...