News and press releases

COPENHAGEN, 21 November 2015 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) and Secretary General Spencer Oliver today marked the 25th anniversary of the Charter of Paris for a New Europe and called on all OSCE participating States to reaffirm their commitment to the Charter’s values of democracy and human rights...

The SMM recorded four ceasefire violations in the wider area of Donetsk airport and no ceasefire violations in Luhansk region...

The SMM was denied access to an “LPR”-controlled crossing point on the Ukraine-Russian Federation border, but recorded no ceasefire violations around Donetsk airport.

COPENHAGEN, 20 November 2015 – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, the Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Committee on Political Affairs and Security, today marked the 20th anniversary of the Dayton Agreement, which restored peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and preserved the country’s unity and territorial integrity...

Arabic and French versions of the booklet on The OSCE Mediterranean Partnership for Co-operation: A Compilation of Relevant Documents and Information, issued in December 2014 to mark the 20th anniversary of the Contact Group with the Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation, were presented on 19 November 2015 in Vienna...

In her statement to the Permanent Council on 19 November 2015, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Astrid Thors provided information on her institution’s activities since July 2015 highlighting its thematic work as well as the situation in Ukraine...

VIENNA, 19 November 2015 – Resolution of the conflict in and around Ukraine and what the OSCE can do to better mitigate the migrant crisis and counter terrorism were the topics in focus as OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) addressed the Organization’s Permanent Council in Vienna today...