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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE parliamentarians share national experiences on questions of autonomy at high-level forum
Publishing date: 29 September 2020
COPENHAGEN, 29 September 2020 – Balanced integration policies, supported by carefully negotiated forms of territorial autonomy, are key to preventing the risks, crises and conflicts possibly resulting from the increasing diversity within our societies, participants heard today at an online forum initiated and hosted by the Office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities. Focused specifically on the Moldovan experience with regional autonomy, the event was co-hosted with the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and the Moldovan Parliament, and was addressed by PA President George Tsereteli (Georgia)...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 232/2020 issued on 29 September 2020
Publishing date: 29 September 2020
Summary The SMM recorded 32 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and ten in Luhansk region. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded eight ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and nine ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. Small-arms fire was assessed as aimed at an SMM mini-unmanned aerial
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 29 September 2020
Publishing date: 29 September 2020
Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall number of border crossings by persons decreased at both BCPs compared to the previous week...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan hosts high-level event on the occasion of International Day on Universal Access to Information
Publishing date: 29 September 2020
On 28 September 2020, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) organized a high-level conference to mark International Day on Universal Access to Information (IDUAI). The event was organized in co-operation with the Public Foundation for Support and Development of National Mass Media.
Croatia parliamentary elections 2020: ODIHR Election Assessment Mission Final Report
Publishing date: 29 September 2020
ODIHR final report on 2020 Croatia parliamentary elections This year’s parliamentary elections in Croatia were professionally managed, competitive and pluralistic despite challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. These are some of the main conclusions from the final report on the 5 July 2020
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 231/2020 issued on 28 September 2020
Publishing date: 28 September 2020
Summary Between the evenings of 25 and 27 September, the SMM recorded eight ceasefire violations in Donetsk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded no ceasefire violations in the region. Between the evenings of 25 and 27 September, the Mission recorded in total 11 ceasefire violations
OSCE Annual Police Experts Meeting: Good relations between police and media can raise public confidence, help solve crimes, keep communities safe
Publishing date: 28 September 2020
VIENNA, 28 September 2020 – A healthy relationship between the police and the media can increase public confidence in law enforcement, help solve crimes and ultimately keep communities safe, said opening speakers of the 2020 OSCE Annual Police Experts Meeting (APEM), held in Vienna and online today...