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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Special Representative Erler and Secretary General Zannier, at European Parliament Committee, highlight fields of co-operation with the EU
Publishing date: 30 August 2016
BRUSSELS, 30 August 2016- Gernot Erler, Special Representative of the Federal Government of Germany for the OSCE Chairmanship, and Lamberto Zannier, Secretary General of the OSCE, today spoke about OSCE-EU co-operation during an address to the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs in Brussels...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Secretary General express deep concern and call for respect of democratic institutions in Turkey
Publishing date: 16 July 2016
Berlin/Vienna, 16 July 2016 –Chairperson-in-Office and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier both expressed deep concern after the attempted military coup in Turkey.
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and OSCE Secretary General congratulate Christine Muttonen on her election as Parliamentary Assembly President
Publishing date: 5 July 2016
BERLIN / VIENNA, 5 July 2016 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier today congratulated Christine Muttonen, an Austrian parliamentarian, on her election as President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. They also thanked outgoing President Illka Kanerva from Finland for his work since July 2014...
Strong multilateral institutions, confidence-building instruments key in addressing divisions, say participants of OSCE Security Days in Berlin
Publishing date: 25 June 2016
Vienna, 25 June 2016 – The OSCE Security Days event “From Confrontation to Co-operation- Restoring Co-operative Security in Europe”, held in Berlin on 24 June, explored possible ways to use multilateral institutions and confidence-building instruments to keep dialogue and communication channels open, and to foster meaningful co-operation in addressing persistent divisions and mistrust in the OSCE region.
No Security without human rights, say panellists at Security Days Night-Owl session in Berlin
Publishing date: 24 June 2016
Berlin, 24 June 2016 – At the Night-owl session of the Security Days event “From Confrontation to Co-Operation: Restoring Cooperative Security in Europe”, held on 23 June, more than 100 participants representing OSCE participating States, the European Union, think-tanks, civil society, the media and the academic community, discussed the importance of protecting fundamental freedoms in times of crisis. The aim of the session was to explore how to protect fundamental freedoms in times of crisis.
Implications of migration and refugee crisis for the European security discussed at OSCE-ELIAMEP event in Athens
Publishing date: 13 May 2016
Challenges posed by the migration and refugee flows and their impact on European security was the focus of an event jointly organized by the OSCE and the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) in Athens on 10 May 2016. The security implications of mass movements of people for regional and sub-regional stability, the role of international organizations, and co-operation and co-ordination among relevant actors, were among the issues highlighted...
Reinvigorating dialogue on European security is key to rebuild trust and defuse tensions agree German Minister of Defense and OSCE Secretary General
Publishing date: 3 May 2016
Vienna, 3 May 2016 – Changing the dynamics of the current debate on European security was essential to effectively tackling current security challenges agreed OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier and German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen today.