News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE trains Moldovan armed forces in secure handling and storage of small arms and light weapons
Publishing date: 20 March 2014
CHISINAU, 20 March 2014 – Twenty-eight officers of the Moldovan armed forces today successfully completed an OSCE-supported training course on physical security and stockpile management of small arms, light weapons and conventional ammunition, in light of the introduction of new ammunition procedures in Moldova...
Transdniestrian settlement talks conclude in Vienna with progress on freedom of movement
Publishing date: 28 February 2014
VIENNA, 28 February 2014 – Ambassador Radojko Bogojević, Special Representative of the Swiss OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian settlement process, welcomed today the removal of obstacles for the free movement of permanent residents of the Trandniestrian region possesing foreign passports, other than Moldovan...
Head of OSCE Mission in Moldova meets representatives of Gagauzian People’s Assembly
Publishing date: 11 February 2014
CHISINAU, 11 February 2014 – A delegation of the Gagauzian People’s Assembly headed by Dmitry Konstatinov visited Chisinau today to meet with the Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova Ambassador Jennifer Brush and other diplomatic missions to discuss the latest political developments in the autonomous territorial unit of Gagauzia, located in southern Moldova...
OSCE Special Representative for Transdniestrian settlement process visits region ahead of official 5+2 talks
Publishing date: 30 January 2014
CHISINAU, 30 January 2014 – The Special Representative of the Swiss OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian settlement process, Ambassador Radojko Bogojević, today concluded a four-day visit to the region, which included meetings with the political leadership in Chisinau and Tiraspol...
OSCE Mission supports award for journalists to promote independent, free media in Moldova
Publishing date: 20 December 2013
Deputy Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova Jan Plešinger addressed the participants of the OSCE-supported Annual Press Club Gala event on 19 December 2013 in Chisinau, and reconfirmed the Mission’s support for the development of independent and free media in Moldova and reiterated the essential role media plays in the development of a democratic society...
'Winnie-the-Pooh' play staged with OSCE support for children from both banks of Dniester/Nistru
Publishing date: 18 December 2013
On 17 December 2013, a musical adaptation of Alan Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh was staged in the House of Culture of Dorotcaia village with the support of the OSCE Mission to Moldova. The play was performed by Anton Chekhov Russian Drama Theatre based in Chisinau...
OSCE-supported Human Rights Club for jurists from both banks of the Dniestr/Nistru River held in Chisinau
Publishing date: 14 December 2013