News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports use of renewable energy in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 28 June 2012
TASHKENT, 28 June 2012 – The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan today organized a debate on a draft renewable energy law, that aims to boost the development of renewable energy sources, especially solar energy, wind, biogas and hydro power...
OSCE Centre in Astana co-organizes high-level meeting on good governance
Publishing date: 27 June 2012
ASTANA, 27 June 2012 – A high-level national meeting on combating money laundering, terrorism financing and corruption as essential elements of good governance was held in Astana today with the support of the OSCE Centre in Astana...
OSCE Centre in Astana promotes international standards in cross-border trade within Customs Union
Publishing date: 14 May 2012
ASTANA, 14 May 2012 – Facilitating cross-border trade and transport operations within the Customs Union comprised of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia is the subject of a regional seminar that started in Astana today.юю
Using asset declarations by public officials to fight corruption in Central Asia focus of OSCE seminar
Publishing date: 14 May 2012
BISHKEK, 14 May 2012 – Requiring public officials to declare their assets as a way of increasing transparency and trust in public administration and preventing conflicts of interest and corruption is the theme of a two-day OSCE expert seminar that started today in Bishkek...
OSCE event participants discuss ways to improve border crossing procedures at 2012 International Transport Forum
Publishing date: 3 May 2012
LEIPZIG, Germany, 3 May 2012 – Participants at an OSCE side event at the 2012 Annual Summit of the International Transport Forum discussed ways to ensure more effective border crossing procedures...
OSCE trains non-financial entities in preventing money laundering, financing terrorism
Publishing date: 3 May 2012
ASTANA, 3 May 2012 – An OSCE training course on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) for Kazakhstani non-financial businesses and professions has taken place today in Astana...
Fight against corruption, good governance focus of high-level OSCE meeting in Dublin on Monday
Publishing date: 19 April 2012
DUBLIN, 19 April 2012 – Good governance and fighting corruption is the theme of a two-day OSCE meeting that opens in Dublin on Monday 23 April 2012...