News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Joint statement by Austrian OSCE Chairmanship and Romanian Chair of Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) on explosions at Kragujevac Military Facility
Publishing date: 1 March 2017
VIENNA, 1 March 2017 – We are deeply saddened to hear of the explosions at the Kragujevac Military Facility in Serbia, site of a joint OSCE-UNDP project, which resulted in the death of at least one person, with many others injured or missing...
Statement by Andrzej Kasprzyk, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office
Publishing date: 1 March 2017
TBILISI, 1 March 2017 – Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on the conflict dealt with by the OSCE Minsk Conference made the following statement:
Journalists’ safety and media ethics identified as continued top media freedom priorities in Western Balkans at high-level conference in Vienna
Publishing date: 27 February 2017
VIENNA, 27 February 2017- Ensuring the safety of journalists and promoting media ethics are top priorities for protecting media freedom and enhancing comprehensive security, peace and democracy across the entire OSCE region, participants at an OSCE Chairmanship conference on media freedom in the Western Balkans agreed today...
Press statement on a video-conference of the Trilateral Contact Group
Publishing date: 26 February 2017
KYIV, 26 February 2017- In response to the serious situation at the Donetsk Filtration Station (DFS) following recurring ceasefire violations in the area, the Trilateral Contact Group held yesterday (25 February) an extraordinary video-conference, with participation of representatives from certain areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, as well as the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) and the Chief Monitor of the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM)...
OSCE Chairmanship reaction to the unilateral measures recognizing documents issued on territories of certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine
Publishing date: 20 February 2017
VIENNA, 20 February 2017 – With regard to the 18 February presidential decree by the Russian Federation recognizing documents and license plates of vehicles issued to Ukraine’s citizens and stateless persons who reside in certain areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, a spokesperson of Austria’s OSCE Chairmanship said today: “The OSCE Chairmanship expresses strong concern about this measure taken by the Russian Federation.
Press statement of Special Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Sajdik after meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group
Publishing date: 16 February 2017
MINSK, 16 February 2017 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), Ambassador Martin Sajdik, made the following statement to the press after the meeting of the TCG and its working groups in Minsk on 15 February 2017:...
Protecting critical infrastructure from cyber attacks is crucial for international peace and security, say participants of OSCE conference in Vienna
Publishing date: 16 February 2017
VIENNA, 16 February 2017- Effectively protecting critical infrastructure from cyber threats must be a priority for international efforts to enhance cyber stability between States and therefore prevent tension and even conflicts, said participants of a conference in Vienna on Wednesday, opened by OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz...