News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports second national forum of defence lawyers in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 4 November 2016
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 4 November 2016 – The OSCE-supported second National Forum of Defence Lawyers took place today in Almaty...
Co-chairs of Geneva International Discussions urge participants to build on the progress over the last year to move dialogue forward
Publishing date: 3 November 2016
VIENNA, 3 November 2016- Addressing the OSCE Permanent Council today, the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions (GID)- Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus Guenther Baechler, UN Representative Antti Turunen and EU Special Representative Herbert Salber- highlighted some progress in the GID...
OSCE Chairmanship Special Representative Erler praises OSCE’s comprehensive approach to security in Ukraine
Publishing date: 3 November 2016
KYIV, 3 November 2016- As part of a three-day visit to Ukraine, the Special Representative of the German OSCE Chairmanship Gernot Erler visited the Patrol Hub of the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) in the city of Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday. In both Sievierodonetsk and in Kyiv, he also took part in dialogue events of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, Vaidotas Verba, and met with representatives of Ukrainian ministries and local authorities of the Luhansk region...
Deeper economic integration and dialogue key to strengthening regional security, says Albanian Foreign Minister Bushati at OSCE Permanent Council
Publishing date: 3 November 2016
VIENNA, 3 November 2016 – Deeper economic integration, increased political association and dialogue are key to strengthening regional security and implementation of a common agenda, said Albanian Foreign Minister Ditmir Bushati as he addressed the OSCE Permanent Council today in Vienna...
Journalism students learn about work of independent media outlets during OSCE Mission to Moldova-supported study visit
Publishing date: 3 November 2016
The OSCE Mission to Moldova and the Chisinau-based NGO Independent Journalism Center organized a two-day study visit from 26 to 28 October to Romania for 15 students from the Chisinau School of Advanced Journalism (CSAJ). The student group visited independent media outlets in Bucharest and gained practical knowledge of how they function...
OSCE/ODIHR opens observation mission for early parliamentary elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Publishing date: 3 November 2016
SKOPJE, 3 November 2016 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened an election observation mission (EOM) for the early parliamentary elections scheduled for 11 December in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The mission’s deployment follows an invitation from the authorities...
OSCE-supported meeting of Supervisory Body for War Crimes Strategy concludes in Banja Luka
Publishing date: 3 November 2016
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 3 November 2016 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina supported a thematic meeting today in Banja Luka of the Supervisory Body for the Implementation of the National Strategy for Processing of War Crimes, representatives of the High Judicial Prosecutorial Council Secretariat, the ministries of justice, and judges and prosecutors working on war crimes cases...