News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairmanship representative, in Podgorica, welcomes Montenegro’s reform progress, urges further action
Publishing date: 5 July 2012
PODGORICA, 5 July 2012- The Representative of the Irish Chair-in- Office of the OSCE, Minister for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton, welcomed Montenegro’s progress in democratic reforms during a visit to Podgorica today...
Extraordinary IPRM meeting takes place in Zardiantkari
Publishing date: 2 July 2012
ZARDIANTKARI, 2 July 2012- On 1 July 2012, an extraordinary meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism, co-facilitated by the EUMM and the OSCE, took place in the village of Zardiantkari...
Security community attainable with pragmatic steps, say participants at annual OSCE security conference
Publishing date: 26 June 2012
VIENNA, 26 June 2012 – Taking pragmatic steps in areas of common ground is the best way forward to building a security community in the OSCE area, speakers told the OSCE’s Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC) in Vienna today...
24th IPRM meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 21 June 2012
ERGNETI, 21 June 2012- The 24th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism, co-facilitated by the EU Monitoring Mission and the OSCE, took place in Ergneti...
OSCE hosts meeting between Moldovan and Transdniestrian leaders
Publishing date: 20 June 2012
ROTTACH-EGERN, Germany, 20 June 2012- Moldovan Prime Minister Vladimir Filat and Transdniestrian leader Yevgeny Shevchuk met today on the margins of an OSCE conference in the German town of Rottach-Egern...
OSCE Dublin conference on Internet freedom opens with call for broad debate on rights and security online
Publishing date: 18 June 2012
DUBLIN, 18 June 2012 – A conference hosted by Ireland’s 2012 OSCE Chairmanship on the challenges to freedom of expression and media freedom online and the debate around Internet governance opened in Dublin today...
Cycle of violence must stop, says OSCE Chairperson, on visit to Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 14 June 2012
BAKU, 14 June 2012 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore, during today’s visit to Azerbaijan called for restraint and an end to violence following the recent clashes with Armenia...