News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Environmental and energy co-operation essential for good neighbourly relations, conclude participants at OSCE discussion in Vienna
Publishing date: 17 October 2017
VIENNA, 17 October 2017 – Co-operation on environmental and energy issues contributes to preventing tensions, building confidence and promoting good neighbourly relations in the OSCE region and therefore it must be strengthened, underlined senior officials and experts at high-level discussion taking place on 16 and 17 October in Vienna...
Secure transport and trade infrastructure focus of OSCE seminar in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 11 October 2017
Representatives of ministries dealing with transport logistics, finance institutions, the State Customs and State Border Services, the Union of Entrepreneurs and Industrialists, and other state bodies participated in an OSCE-organized seminar on facilitating the development of secure national transport and trade infrastructures that took place in Ashgabat on 10 and 11 October 2017...
OSCE supports Belarus in its trade facilitation efforts
Publishing date: 29 September 2017
MINSK, 29 September 2017 – A two-day consultation mission aimed at determining the scope of co-operation between the OSCE and Belarus in support of the country’s trade facilitation efforts concluded today in Minsk.
OSCE Mediterranean Contact Group launches OSCE Award for young green entrepreneurs in the Mediterranean
Publishing date: 25 September 2017
VIENNA, 25 September 2017 – Young green entrepreneurs making a social impact in the Mediterranean region were officially invited to compete for the new OSCE GEMS Award launched today in Vienna by the Chairperson of the Mediterranean Contact Group, Permanent Representative of Italy to the OSCE Ambassador Alessandro Azzoni...
Greening economy, partnerships and trust crucial to future of security in OSCE region, say participants at OSCE Forum in Prague
Publishing date: 6 September 2017
PRAGUE, 6 September 2017 – Greening the economy and building partnerships and trust are the key to greater security and stability in the OSCE region, highlighted participants in the 25th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum which opened today in Prague...
OSCE needs assessment explores how to support Kazakhstan in facilitating regional trade
Publishing date: 14 July 2017
ASTANA, 14 July 2017 – A three-day needs assessment mission to explore how the OSCE can support Kazakhstan in facilitating regional trade concluded today in Astana...
OSCE conducts multi-stakeholder dialogue on anti-corruption efforts in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 11 July 2017
ASTANA, 11 July 2017 – A two-day anti-corruption needs assessment mission conducted by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities with the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Astana concludes today. The mission was held in the framework of a regional OSCE extra-budgetary project aimed at strengthening anti-corruption efforts in Central Asia...