News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports Montenegrin parliamentary staff’s visit to National Assembly of Slovenia
Publishing date: 15 May 2025
On 13 and 14 May, six representatives of the Parliamentary Institute of Montenegro, led by its Head, Nataša Komnenić, undertook a study visit to the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia with the support of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro.
OSCE PCUz organizes workshop on gender mainstreaming in anti-corruption
Publishing date: 11 April 2025
On 11 April, the OSCE PCUz organized a workshop on gender mainstreaming in anti-corruption at the Law Enforcement Academy of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Representatives from government ministries and agencies as well as academia and NGOs were involved in the workshop, led by OSCE Adviser on Gender
Statement of the OSCE Mission to BiH on the renewed co-operation between the media and the City of Zenica
Publishing date: 10 April 2025
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mission) welcomes the renewed co-operation between the media and the City of Zenica as well as the City Council’s decision to lift restrictions on coverage of council sessions. As stipulated by the fundamental media freedoms and to ensure the public
OSCE seminar in Turkmenistan addresses risk-based supervision over financial institutions
Publishing date: 26 March 2025
Best practices in the application of risk-based supervision over all financial institutions (FI) were presented during an OSCE-organized seminar that took place on 25 and 26 March 2025 in Ashgabat. The two-day seminar facilitated the implementation of specific provisions of the Plan on Technical
Statement of the OSCE Mission to BiH on media being prevented, restricted, or entirely prohibited from attending council and assembly sessions
Publishing date: 25 March 2025
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mission) notes with concern recent attempts to restrict or prohibit media access to parliamentary sessions across Bosnia and Herzegovina, including at the municipal level. Access to information and the ability to report freely on matters of public
Armenian financial institutions strengthen their crypto capabilities
Publishing date: 17 March 2025
On 17 and 18 March 2025, the OSCE conducted an introductory workshop for financial institutions on investigating the criminal use of virtual assets in Armenia. The workshop brought together representatives from the Central Bank of Armenia, the Financial Monitoring Center, and private banks. The aim
OSCE PCUz supports the seventh edition of the "Open Data Challenge" hackathon
Publishing date: 28 January 2025
From 24 to 26 January, IT enthusiasts gathered at the New Uzbekistan University in Tashkent for the seventh edition of the “Open Data Challenge” hackathon. This annual competition was organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) together with IT-Park Uzbekistan and the Statistics