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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE expands focus on virtual assets taxation in second workshop in Moldova
Publishing date: 27 June 2025
Building on insights from the first workshop held in May, the OSCE organized a follow-up event on the taxation of virtual assets on 26 and 27 June in Chisinau, Moldova. The workshop brought together eighteen representatives from Moldova’s State Tax Service and the Ministry of Finance to enhance
OSCE holds Summit on emerging challenges and practical solutions in virtual assets regulation
Publishing date: 26 June 2025
How to stay ahead of the rapid evolution of virtual assets, such as cryptocurrencies, and ensure their effective regulation was in sharp focus at the OSCE Summit on Virtual Assets held in Warsaw from 24 to 25 June.
OSCE Presence presents feasibility study for Research Centre on Local Development at Gjirokastra University
Publishing date: 24 June 2025
On 24 June, the OSCE Presence in Albania, in partnership with the University of Gjirokastra, presented the findings of a feasibility assessment for a Research Centre for Local Development. The event convened academic staff, government representatives, civil society, students, and local stakeholders
Financial intelligence and law enforcement professionals in Armenia sharpen skills for tackling criminal use of virtual assets at OSCE workshop
Publishing date: 24 June 2025
Financial intelligence and law enforcement professionals from Armenia completed an intensive training on investigating the misuse of virtual assets at a three-day, expert-level workshop organized by the OSCE, in co-operation with the Financial Monitoring Center (FMC) of Armenia, from 18 to 20 June in Yerevan.
OSCE workshop fosters regional dialogue on climate change, human mobility, and security in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 17 June 2025
On 3 June, the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) hosted a regional workshop in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, bringing together over 50 experts, officials, civil society representatives, and practitioners from across South-Eastern Europe. Titled
OSCE enhances digital skills of Tajikistan’s Ministry of Transport staff through “Kartateka” platform training
Publishing date: 16 June 2025
Between April and June 2025, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, in partnership with the Centre for Digitalization of the Transport Sector under Tajikistan’s Ministry of Transport (MoT), organized a series of practical training sessions on the “Kartateka” digital platform. A total of 105 Ministry staff members (34 women and 71 men) from across Tajikistan, including Dushanbe, Hissor, Bokhtar, Garm, Khujand, and Khorog, participated in the training programme.
Moldovan Financial Intelligence Unit explores virtual asset regulation during OSCE-facilitated study visit to Gibraltar
Publishing date: 3 June 2025
On 2 and 3 June, the OSCE facilitated a study visit to Gibraltar for Moldova’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). Hosted by Gibraltar’s Ministry of Justice, Trade and Industry, the visit aimed to deepen Moldova’s understanding of effective regulatory and operational responses to money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) risks linked to virtual assets and Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs).