News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Empowerment of youth crucial in preventing violent extremism, conclude participants at OSCE meeting in Vienna
Publishing date: 14 June 2016
VIENNA, 14 June 2016 – Preventing and responding to the terrorist radicalization of youth north and south of the Mediterranean was in focus of the OSCE Mediterranean Contact Group meeting held today in Vienna...
Civil society dialogue and mediation processes North and South of Mediterranean region in focus of OSCE-supported workshop and discussions in Madrid
Publishing date: 24 May 2016
A civil society expert workshop and discussions amongst OSCE delegations on the topic of Dialogue in Search of Social Cohesion, organized by the 2016 Austrian Chairmanship of the OSCE Mediterranean Contact Group and hosted by Spain, concluded on 24 May 2016 in Madrid...
Empowering youth at all levels key to countering violent extremism, conclude participants at OSCE-supported discussion in Tunis
Publishing date: 3 May 2016
TUNIS, 3 May 2016 – Preventing and countering violent extremism was the focus of a regional roundtable discussion for North African Youth, from OSCE Mediterranean Partner Countries Algeria, Morocco, Egypt and Tunisia, as well and Libya, which concluded today in Tunis...
Interfaith dialogue and co-operation key to fostering cohesion and preventing violent extremism, conclude participants at OSCE-organized discussion in Vienna
Publishing date: 19 April 2016
VIENNA, 19 April 2016- Interfaith dialogue and co-operation are key to fostering cohesion and preventing violent extremism, conclude participants of the OSCE Mediterranean Contact Group meeting held today in Vienna...
Dialogue and compromise the only way to solve crisis, says National Dialogue Quartet at OSCE Mediterranean Contact Group meeting in Vienna
Publishing date: 29 February 2016
VIENNA, 29 February 2016 – The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, winner of the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize, addressed the OSCE Mediterranean Contact Group, in Vienna today. The Contact Group serves as the main venue for regular dialogue between the Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation and the OSCE participating States. It is headed by the incoming 2017 Chair of the OSCE, Austria...
The booklet on the OSCE Mediterranean Partnership now available in French and Arabic
Publishing date: 20 November 2015
Arabic and French versions of the booklet on The OSCE Mediterranean Partnership for Co-operation: A Compilation of Relevant Documents and Information, issued in December 2014 to mark the 20th anniversary of the Contact Group with the Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation, were presented on 19 November 2015 in Vienna...
Long-standing engagement between OSCE and Mediterranean and the future of co-operation in focus of conference in Malta
Publishing date: 10 November 2015
VALLETTA, 10 November 2015 – The link between European and Mediterranean security has become increasingly evident and there is a need to reaffirm the strategic value of the OSCE’s co-operation with its Mediterranean Partners, said the Organization’s Secretary General Lamberto Zannier today as he opened an international conference on “Helsinki + 40: The Mediterranean Chapter and the Future of Mediterranean” in Valetta...