News and press releases

ZAGREB, 11 July 2019 – The OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized a study visit by the Public Service Broadcaster (RTCG) to the Croatian Radio-Television (HRT) on 10 and 11 July in Zagreb, in order to share experiences about digitalization – an ongoing process in RTCG...

HELSINKI, 11 July 2019 – OSCE PA President Emeritus and Special Representative on Mediation Ilkka Kanerva attended in Moscow the second International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism.” Highlighting the OSCE’s security concept at the forum, he addressed pressing issues in international relations as well as key challenges facing European security., 11 July 2019 – OSCE PA President Emeritus and Special Representative on Mediation Ilkka Kanerva attended in Moscow the second International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism.” Highlighting the OSCE’s security concept at the forum, he addressed pressing issues in international relations as well as key challenges facing European security...

Empowering, motivating and involving women in the homestay tourism business was the focus of a three-day training course for 15 women from remote areas of Tajikistan, which concluded on 10 July 2019 in Dushanbe...

The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan supported a roundtable discussion on the implementation of the Aarhus Convention principles in Kazakhstan on 9 and 10 July 2019 in Nur-Sultan...

VIENNA, 10 July 2019- Experiences and best practices of co-operation among regional organizations, particularly how to develop and strengthen synergies between the work and activities of the OSCE, the Shanghai Co-operation Organization (SCO) and the European Union (EU) in Central Asia, were the focus of today’s meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation, under the Chairmanship of Tajikistan...

Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The SMM saw fresh damage to houses due to shelling in Khreshchatytske. The SMM saw fresh craters and recorded ceasefire violations inside the Zolote disengagement area. The Mission facilitated and monitored adherence to the ceasefire to facilitate repairs and the operations of critical civilian infrastructure. Restrictions of the SMM’s access continued, including in non-government-controlled Veselohorivka...

Following Spain’s early parliamentary elections on 28 April 2019, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has published its final conclusions. The elections were highly competitive and parties were able to present diverse political views.  However, the campaign`s tone