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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative publishes legal review of draft Law on Media Services in Albania
Publishing date: 11 July 2019
VIENNA, 11 July 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, today published a legal review of the draft Law on Media Services in Albania, after several consultations on the drafting process with Government representatives in recent months...
Albania’s OSCE Chairmanship to focus on "Implementing OSCE commitments, together", Acting Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Gent Cakaj tells Permanent Council
Publishing date: 11 July 2019
Vienna, 11 July 2019 – “Albania will assume the 2020 OSCE Chairmanship inspired by a sense of responsibility and driven by the determination to contribute to the security and stability of our continent and to the prosperity of our people.” said the country’s Acting Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Gent Cakaj in Vienna today, as he addressed the Permanent Council on the incoming Chair’s priorities.
OSCE organizes study visit by delegation of Montenegrin National Public Broadcaster to Croatian Radio-Television
Publishing date: 11 July 2019
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...
OSCE PA's Kanerva stresses need for dialogue at Moscow forum
Publishing date: 11 July 2019
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...
OSCE empowers Tajik women through homestay business training
Publishing date: 11 July 2019
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...
OSCE supports roundtable discussion and training seminar on implementing Aarhus Convention principles in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 11 July 2019
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...
OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation meeting under Tajik Chairmanship explores strengthening synergies among regional organizations in Central Asia
Publishing date: 10 July 2019
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...