News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
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...
OSCE introduces concept of dialogue policing to senior police officers and parliamentarians in Armenia
Publishing date: 15 November 2019
Policing public order based on democratic principles was the focus of a roundtable discussion organized by the Strategic Police Matters Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department in Yerevan on 14 November 2019 for 11 high-level Armenian police officers and five Members of Parliament from the Standing Committee on Defence and Security...
OSCE Mobile Training Team trains Serbian border officers in identifying foreign terrorist fighters
Publishing date: 14 November 2019
The OSCE Mobile Training Team delivered an interactive training course on the identification of foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) for 25 first- and second-line Serbian border officers as well as officials of the country’s Security Information Agency from 12 to 14 November 2019 in Belgrade...
Judges from across the OSCE region meet in Uzbekistan to discuss how to enhance the judicial response to human trafficking
Publishing date: 14 November 2019
TASHKENT, 14 November 2019- Judges of the highest criminal courts from 23 countries gathered for a two-day OSCE-wide conference on the role of the judiciary in combating trafficking in human beings that concluded today. The participants discussed current human trafficking-related challenges and ways to foster the implementation of OSCE commitments. Strengthening the role of the judiciary as a part of the criminal justice system as a way to effectively combat trafficking in human beings was also discussed.
Criminal justice responses to terrorism focus of OSCE seminar in Albania
Publishing date: 14 November 2019
Strengthening rule of law-compliant criminal justice responses to terrorism was the aim of a two-day seminar which concluded on 14 November 2019 in Tirana. Over 40 Albanian practitioners from relevant government agencies, the Bar Association and civil society representatives attended the seminar...
OSCE supported workshop on enhancing transboundary water co-operation
Publishing date: 12 November 2019
Enhancing water diplomacy as a way of improving transboundary water co-operation is the focus of a workshop that is taking place on 12 and 13 November 2019 in Strasbourg, France.
“Following the money”: OSCE presents groundbreaking resource and guide for financial investigators to support countering human trafficking efforts
Publishing date: 11 November 2019
VIENNA, 11 November 2019 – Human trafficking is at its core a financially motivated crime, and yet anti-trafficking efforts in the area of financial investigations are falling short across the OSCE region. In response to this, the Office of the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings presented today a groundbreaking compendium of resources for financial investigators based on a review of publications across the globe together with a practical step-by-step guide...