News and press releases

MINSK, 18 November 2019 – Fundamental freedoms were disregarded and the integrity of the election process was not adequately safeguarded in the early parliamentary elections in Belarus even as the number of registered candidates increased, international observers concluded in a preliminary statement published today...

An OSCE-supported five-day training course on enhancing co-ordination among state authorities to counter corruption concluded on 15 November 2019 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations both in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. A man from non-government-controlled Donetsk city was injured by gunfire. The SMM continued to monitor the situation at the Petrivske disengagement area. The Mission

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The Mission saw deminers from government-controlled areas close to the Petrivske disengagement area. The Mission continued to observe demining activities inside the

The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek supported a conference entitled Prospects to Develop the Green Economy through the Private Sector that took place on 14 November 2019. The event was organized during the annual Green Economy Week held from 11 to 17 November.

Representatives from the private sector, chambers of commerce, and business associations from South-East European countries stressed the importance of attracting foreign investment as a crucial factor for stability in low and middle-income economies as a two-day workshop, organized by the OSCE and the Southeast European Cooperation Initiative (SECI), concluded on 15 November 2019 in Vienna...

The new Bureau of the Court of Conciliation and Arbitration within the OSCE met in Vienna on 6 November 2019, for the handover of current affairs by the outgoing President, Christian Tomuschat to his successor, Emmanuel Decaux...