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OSCE supports efforts to improve connectivity along the Euro-Asian transport routes at an event in Tbilisi
Publishing date: 13 December 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
A two-day expert workshop on “Strengthening Security and Inter-operability along Euro-Asian Inland Transport Corridors” took place in Tbilisi on 12 and 13 December 2019. The event was organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) jointly with the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and in partnership with the Transport and Logistics Development Policy Department of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia.
OSCE-supported regional workshop on the use of open data and new digital technologies to prevent and combat corruption held in Skopje
Publishing date: 6 December 2019
Government representatives, civil society members, and open data experts from Eastern and South Eastern Europe emphasized the importance of the use of open data and new digital technologies in preventing and combating corruption at an OSCE-organized workshop on 2 and 3 December 2019 in Skopje...
OSCE heads launch virtual centre for the protection of critical energy infrastructure; stress that co-operation in this area vital for a safer future
Publishing date: 5 December 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Climate change, Economic activities, Environmental activities
BRATISLAVA, 5 December 2019 – On the margins of today’s 26th Ministerial Council in Bratislava, the OSCE launched a virtual competency and training centre on the protection of critical energy networks. Chairperson-in-Office and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Miroslav Lajčák, together OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger officially inaugurated the virtual training center.
OSCE and World Energy Council Austria join efforts to promote energy security dialogue
Publishing date: 29 November 2019
The impact of big data and digitalization on energy, security and society was the focus of the 2nd Vienna Energy Strategy Dialogue, which concluded on 29 November 2019 in Vienna...
How to promote a positive investment climate in South-Eastern Europe explored at expert seminar organized by OSCE and SECI in Vienna
Publishing date: 15 November 2019
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...
Anti-corruption performance indicators focus of OSCE-supported workshop in Paris
Publishing date: 31 October 2019
Anti-corruption performance indicators based on benchmarks of international standards and good practices were the focus of an OSCE-supported workshop on 30 and 31 October 2019 in Paris...
Promotion of social economy in Armenia focus of OSCE event in Yerevan
Publishing date: 31 October 2019
As part of the celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the International Labour Organization, the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities and the Republican Union of Employers of Armenia (RUEA) co-organized the event “Leaving no one behind: Promoting social economy for an inclusive and prosperous Armenia” on 30 October 2019 in Yerevan. Discussions at the event focused on promoting financial stability and social cohesion through more effective eco-systems for social enterprises.