News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Condemning Stockholm attack, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and OSCE Secretary General say indiscriminate acts of violence can never be justified
Publishing date: 7 April 2017
VIENNA, 7 April 2017 – Indiscriminate acts of violence can and will never be justified or tolerated, said OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz and OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier today as they condemned the terrorist attack in Stockholm, offered their condolences to the families of victims and wished the injured a quick recovery...
OSCE PA President Muttonen issues statement of condemnation and condolences for Stockholm attack
Publishing date: 7 April 2017
COPENHAGEN, 7 April 2017 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Christine Muttonen (MP, Austria) responded to an apparent terrorist attack in Stockholm today with a statement of condemnation and condolences, expressing solidarity on behalf of the OSCE PA with the victims and the people of Sweden...
OSCE and Spain’s Guardia Civil work to strengthen the preparedness of NGO staff against kidnapping for ransom
Publishing date: 6 April 2017
Strengthening the preparedness of NGO staff working in regions where they face a high risk of becoming a target of kidnapping for ransom is the focus of a three-day training course organized by the Transnational Threats Department of the OSCE Secretariat from 4 to 6 April 2017 in co-operation with the Spanish Guardia Civil’s Centre of Excellence for Special Training (CAE) in Logroño...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Muttonen condemns metro bombing in St. Petersburg, offers condolences
Publishing date: 3 April 2017
COPENHAGEN, 3 April 2017 – Following an attack in St. Petersburg today that is being investigated by the Russian authorities as an act of terrorism, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s President, Austrian parliamentarian Christine Muttonen, offered condolences and strongly condemned the violence...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Kurz and Secretary General Zannier condemn atrocious blast in St. Petersburg
Publishing date: 3 April 2017
VIENNA, 3 April 2017- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, and OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier today condemned the atrocious blasts in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, offering condolences to the families of those killed and wishing a rapid recovery to the many injured...
Conference in St. Petersburg highlights role of international parliamentary diplomacy in combating terrorism
Publishing date: 28 March 2017
ST. PETERSBURG, 28 March 2017 – The Parliamentary Conference on Combating International Terrorism, co-organized by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and the Interparliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States, concluded today in St. Petersburg confirming the prominent role that international parliamentary diplomacy and co-operation can play in the fight against terrorism...
In bilateral meetings in St. Petersburg, President Muttonen builds inter-parliamentary dialogue on common challenges
Publishing date: 28 March 2017
ST. PETERSBURG, 27 March 2017 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Christine Muttonen (MP, Austria) today held a series of bilateral meetings in St. Petersburg ahead of the Parliamentary Conference on Combating International Terrorism, co-organized by the OSCE PA and Interparliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States, which she is addressing on Tuesday...