News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Spot Report by the Observer Mission at the Russian checkpoints of Gukovo and Donetsk: A forty-sixth Russian convoy of 46 vehicles crossed into Ukraine and returned back through the Donetsk Border Crossing Point
Publishing date: 17 December 2015
On 17 December 2015 at 07:00hrs (Moscow time), a Russian convoy arrived at the Donetsk Border Crossing Point (BCP). A total of 46 vehicles were checked by the Russian border guard and customs services. All but one of 46 vehicles had crossed back into the Russian Federation by 14:30hrs on 17 December. One escort vehicle was delayed and crossed the border into the Russian Federation at 16:05hrs...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 16 December 2015
Publishing date: 17 December 2015
The SMM recorded a low number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. It experienced freedom-of-movement restrictions in areas not controlled by the Government...
2015 OSCE Medal awarded to Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini and former OSCE Senior Operational Adviser John Crosby
Publishing date: 17 December 2015
VIENNA, 17 December 2015 – Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini and former OSCE Senior Operational Adviser John Crosby were today awarded the OSCE Medal by the Organization’s Secretary General, Lamberto Zannier, for their “dedication and tireless efforts that embody the OSCE’s lasting contribution to international security and co-operation"...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 15 December 2015
Publishing date: 16 December 2015
The SMM recorded a low number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. It experienced freedom-of-movement restrictions in areas not controlled by the Government. The SMM spoke to medical personnel in Horlivka City Hospital No. 2, where it heard that medication for dialysis patients will run out by 1 January 2016...
61st Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 16 December 2015
ERGNETI, 16 December 2015- The 61st meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) took place in Ergneti, co-facilitated by Kęstutis Jankauskas, the Head of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM), and Ambassador Angelo Gnaedinger, the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus...
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 15 December 2015
Publishing date: 16 December 2015
Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCP). The overall cross-border traffic increased at both BCPs...
Norway’s Elvestuen appointed OSCE PA Special Representative for Arctic Issues
Publishing date: 16 December 2015
COPENHAGEN, 16 December 2015 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) has appointed Norwegian parliamentarian Ola Elvestuen as the PA’s first Special Representative for Arctic Issues...