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Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. The SMM observed further withdrawal of forces and hardware from the Zolote disengagement area. Inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area, the Mission

VIENNA, 31 October 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, stressed today the need to protect journalists and prosecute those responsible for crimes committed against them, on the occasion of the upcoming International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists...

VIENNA, 31 October 2019 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President George Tsereteli appealed today to strengthen co-operation between all OSCE institutions in an effort to close the gap between what governments have committed to and what they do in practice...

Experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) presented the final report and recommendations of the assessment mission to the 6 October 2018 parliamentary elections in Latvia. ODIHR experts reiterated their earlier assessment that the elections were

Anti-corruption performance indicators based on benchmarks of international standards and good practices were the focus of an OSCE-supported workshop on 30 and 31 October 2019 in Paris...

As part of the celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the International Labour Organization, the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities and the Republican Union of Employers of Armenia (RUEA) co-organized the event “Leaving no one behind: Promoting social economy for an inclusive and prosperous Armenia” on 30 October 2019 in Yerevan. Discussions at the event focused on promoting financial stability and social cohesion through more effective eco-systems for social enterprises.

Members of the Montenegrin Parliament and staff participated in a study mission to the Slovak National Council on 28 and 29 October 2019. The event was organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro in co-ordination with the Slovak Chair of the OSCE...