News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Adaptation of Belarus to key provisions of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement in focus of workshop co-organized by OSCE in Minsk
Publishing date: 20 March 2019
Digitalization and simplification of import, export and transit procedures was the focus of a workshop organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) together with the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and with the support of the World Customs Organization and the National Centre for Marketing and Price Study of the Foreign Ministry of Belarus from 19 to 21 March in Minsk, Belarus...
Economic participation and empowerment of women is the focus of OSCE-hosted discussion in Yerevan
Publishing date: 1 March 2019
Supporting the economic empowerment of women in vulnerable situations in Armenia was the topic of discussion at an OSCE meeting held on 1 March 2019 in Yerevan. The event was part of the Organization’s overall efforts to promote social cohesion, stability and security by tackling socio-economic
OSCE Programme Office in Astana supports training seminar for media representatives on fundamentals of anti-corruption policies
Publishing date: 22 February 2019
A training seminar for media representatives on the fundamentals of anti-corruption practices was held by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana in partnership with the Agency for Civil Service Affairs and Anti-corruption on 21 February 2019 in Astana. Some 25 representatives of the media were
Digitalization’s impact on security in focus during OSCE PA’s economic and environmental committee visit to Vienna
Publishing date: 29 January 2019
VIENNA, 29 January 2019 – The rapid digitalization process taking place across the OSCE area is generating substantial changes in all spheres of life and carries many security implications, including in the economic and environmental dimension, the Parliamentary Assembly’s Nilza de Sena and Elona
Spotlight on how technological change impacts security at first 2019 OSCE economic and environmental talks
Publishing date: 28 January 2019
VIENNA, 28 January 2019 – Looking into how technological change impacts security was the focus of today’s First Preparatory Meeting of the 27th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum held in Vienna. Under the theme “Promoting economic progress and security in the OSCE area through energy
World Customs Organization accredits Kyrgyzstan’s State Customs Service Training Centre with regional status
Publishing date: 21 December 2018
The Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO), Kunio Mikuriya, and the First Deputy Chairman of the State Customs Service of the Kyrgyz Republic (SCS), Shamil Berdaliev, signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the WCO Secretariat in Brussels on 19 December, thereby accrediting the SCS’s Training Centre as a WCO Regional Training Centre...
Cross-border e-commerce and digital skills focus of workshop co-organized by OSCE in Chisinau
Publishing date: 20 December 2018
CHISINAU, 20 December 2018- Accessing new markets by improving digital skills was the focus of a three-day training course held for the representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises, which concluded today in Chisinau. Built around e-commerce, a rapidly emerging trend that offers