News and press releases

VILNIUS, 16 September 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today called for calm and restraint in northern Kosovo, and emphasized the need for constructive approaches...

PRISHTINЁ/PRIŠTINA, 15 September 2011 – On the occasion of International Democracy Day, 15 September, Ambassador Werner Almhofer, the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, made the following statement...

BISHKEK, 15 September 2011- A series of training seminars for prosecutors ahead of Kyrgyzstan's 30 October presidential election started today with the support of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...

ALMATY, 15 September 2011- Twenty-five young development and environmental management professionals from state, business, non-governmental and academic organizations across Central Asia are taking part in a three-day training course as part of the Second Central Asian Leadership Programme on Environment for Sustainable Development which started today with the support of the OSCE Centre in Astana...

Finding environmentally-friendly ways to produce energy, and transport goods and people, is crucial in safeguarding our future. A photo contest organized by the 2011 Lithuanian Chairmanship of the OSCE and the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities in May–July encouraged professional and amateur photographers to demonstrate their visions of the development of sustainable energy and transport—the theme of the 19th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum held in Prague on 14-16 September 2011...

PRAGUE, 14 September 2011 – Sustainable, efficient and environmentally friendly energy and transport policies are the focus of a three-day OSCE conference that opened today in Prague...

VIENNA, 14 September 2011- The following is a press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on 14 September. The views expressed in this press release do not necessarily reflect those of the OSCE Chairmanship, nor of all OSCE participating States.