News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE strengthens co-operation with Academy of Law Enforcement Agencies under Prosecutor’s General Office of Kazakhstan and trains Presidential Reserve members
Publishing date: 3 February 2017
The Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA), on the initiative of the authorities of Kazakhstan, conducted a two-day visit to the Academy of Law Enforcement Agencies under the Prosecutor General’s Office in Astana from 30 to 31 January 2017...
Maximizing innovative entrepreneurship for job creation essential to peace and prosperity in OSCE region, say participants at Vienna discussion
Publishing date: 23 January 2017
VIENNA, 23 January 2017- Good governance, business partnerships and prevention of radicalization through job and business creation – essential to peace and prosperity in the OSCE region – are the focus of the two-day first Preparatory Meeting of the 25th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum, which opened today in Vienna...
Kazakh and Uzbek representatives discuss bilateral co-operation in combating terrorism financing and money laundering during OSCE-led expert meeting
Publishing date: 23 December 2016
CHISINAU, 23 December 2016 – Representatives of financial intelligence agencies from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan today in Chisinau concluded a two-day expert meeting led by the OSCE on enhancing bilateral co-operation in combating the financing of terrorism and money laundering...
Banking fraud, crypto currencies and financial disruption in focus of OSCE-UNODC regional training course for financial intelligence agency representatives
Publishing date: 21 December 2016
CHISINAU, 21 December 2016 – A three-day advanced training course on challenges to combat banking fraud and financial disruption, and greater understand the role of crypto currencies, concluded today in Chisinau for representatives of financial intelligence agencies in charge of combating money laundering from Central Asia, Moldova, Ukraine and Western Balkans. The course was organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)...
Euro-Asian transport links in focus of meeting supported by the OSCE Office in Yerevan
Publishing date: 27 October 2016
YEREVAN, 27 October 2016- Enhancing economic connectivity perspectives and the development of Euro-Asian inland transport links were the focus of a two-day expert meeting held by the OSCE Office in Yerevan within the UNECE's Euro-Asian Transport Links (EATL) project, which ended today in Yerevan...
OSCE-hosted discussion in Vienna calls for stronger co-operation and effective fight against corruption in Western Balkans
Publishing date: 25 October 2016
VIENNA, 25 October 2016 – Some 60 anti-corruption professionals from the Western Balkan region and experts from international organizations called for stronger co-operation and an effective fight against corruption at a two-day expert meeting entitled “Lessons from South East Europe” that concluded today in Vienna...
OSCE and World Customs Organization promote cross-border trade in Central Asia
Publishing date: 27 September 2016
ASTANA, 27 September 2016 – An OSCE-supported regional discussion on trade facilitation through enhancing regional transit for public and private sector representatives from Central Asia and the South Caucasus as well as specialized trade and transport organizations began today in Astana...