News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE trains local self-government officials in southern Kyrgyzstan on good governance and conflict management
Publishing date: 28 April 2011
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 28 April 2011- A two-day OSCE-supported training seminar for the local self-government representatives from southern Kyrgyzstan started today in Osh...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports debate on preventing corruption
Publishing date: 26 April 2011
BISHKEK, 26 April 2011 – The OSCE Centre in Bishkek in cooperation with non-governmental organization the International Business Council held an open meeting today to discuss best practices in preventing corruption...
OSCE-supported conference promotes contact between Armenian and European civil society groups
Publishing date: 14 April 2011
YEREVAN, 14 April 2011 – Civic participation in decision making, protecting the environment, increasing government transparency and combating corruption, and promoting free media as well as good governance were among the topics discussed at a two-day conference that started in Yerevan today...
Head of OSCE Presence, Dutch Ambassador visit Assembly to mark milestone in parliamentary support project
Publishing date: 8 April 2011
The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, and the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Henk van den Dool, visited the Albanian Assembly on 5 April 2011. They were received by Speaker Jozefina Topalli to mark the conclusion of the Dutch funded phases (2002-2010) of a parliamentary support project implemented by the Presence...
OSCE Presence provides Albania’s electoral body with computers ahead of local government elections
Publishing date: 31 March 2011
The OSCE Presence in Albania provided 35 computers to the Central Election Commission (CEC) on 30 March 2011. The computers will be used in the preparation and administration of the 8 May local government elections...
Fight against corruption focus of OSCE co-organized seminar in Vilnius
Publishing date: 23 March 2011
VILNIUS, 23 March 2011 – A three-day expert seminar on anti-corruption policy and integrity training, a joint initiative of the OSCE and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), started in Vilnius today...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo supports municipalities in modernizing archives
Publishing date: 15 March 2011
As part of an OSCE-supported project to modernize municipal archives, refurbished offices will be inaugurated in Mitrovicë/Mitrovica and Skenderaj/Srbica and on 15 March and in Vushtrri/Vučitrn on 16 March.