News and press releases

ASTANA, 22 May 2014 – An OSCE-supported regional conference on risk management in the context of customs enforcement, including international co-operation and information exchange in order to enhance communications strategies, started today in framework of the Seventh Astana Economic Forum...

A panel discussion on enhancing public participation in self-governance at the local level with a particular focus on citizens’ involvement in developing and implementing local budgets took place in Astana on 21 May 2014 within the framework of the Seventh Astana Economic Forum...

The OSCE Centre in Bishkek, and the State Finance Intelligence Service under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (SFIS) on 15 May 2014 in Bishkek signed an agreement on the launch of a joint project on combatting money laundering and terrorism financing...

An OSCE-supported Good Governance Resource Centre launched its activities on 1 May 2014 on the premises of the Ministry of Finance of Turkmenistan.

The OSCE Mission published on 29 April 2014 a Manual on Budget Oversight for Kosovo Assembly Committees to assist 120 Assembly members in performing their financial oversight function over the line ministries and the government...

Between 11 and 27 April 2014, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo organized a series of five awareness-raising workshops on the protection of property and housing rights of non-Albanian communities, particularly land expropriation, illegal occupation and immovable property tax...

ASHGABAT, 25 April 2014 – Mechanisms to re-enforce the fight against corruption and money laundering were highlighted at a two-day training workshop organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, which ended in the capital today...