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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Spot Report by OSCE SMM: Receipt of notifications on completion of withdrawal of forces and hardware in Petrivske disengagement area
Publishing date: 13 November 2019
On 12 November, the SMM received a letter from the armed formations in non-government-controlled areas of Donetsk region, notifying that they had completed the withdrawal of forces and hardware in the agreed disengagement area near Petrivske.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 269/2019 issued on 13 November 2019
Publishing date: 13 November 2019
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. The SMM continued to observe the disengagement process at the Petrivske disengagement area. The SMM continued to observe demining activities inside the
OSCE-supported training course on smuggling and illegal trade in cultural property concludes in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 13 November 2019
A two-day training course on the fight against illegal trade in art and cultural property concluded on 13 November 2019 in Sarajevo. Organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), in co-operation with the French Embassy in BiH, the training course brought together representatives of law enforcement agencies from across BiH...
OSCE Mission hands over technical assessment report of Gura Bicului-Bychok Bridge to Moldovan Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure
Publishing date: 13 November 2019
The OSCE Mission to Moldova has handed over a report on a full technical assessment of the Gura Bicului-Bychok Bridge, which connects the two banks of the Dniester/Nistru River, to the Moldovan Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure. It was re-opened by Chisinau and Tiraspol on 18 November 2017, after having been closed to vehicles for 25 years, as part of the Transdniestrian settlement process...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 268/2019 issued on 12 November 2019
Publishing date: 12 November 2019
Summary Compared with the previous 24 hours, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region. The SMM observed further withdrawal of Ukrainian Armed Forces from the Petrivske disengagement area. The Mission continued to observe demining activities inside the
OSCE Media Freedom Representative appalled by decision to re-arrest Ahmet Altan in Turkey one week after his release
Publishing date: 12 November 2019
VIENNA, 12 November 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, expressed his deep concern today regarding the re-arrest of the journalist and writer Ahmet Altan.
Press Statement of Special Representative Sajdik after the regular Meeting of Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk on 12 November 2019
Publishing date: 12 November 2019
MINSK, 12 November 2019 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), Ambassador Martin Sajdik, issued the following statement to the press after the meeting of the TCG and its working groups in Minsk on 12 November 2019: