News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media representative condemns violence against Azerbaijani journalists
Publishing date: 18 April 2012
VIENNA, 18 April 2012- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, condemned today the attack on Idrak Abbasov and other Azerbaijani journalists and urged the authorities to bring those responsible to justice...
Joint statement by Heads of Mission of EU, NATO, OSCE and U.S. in Skopje on recent killings near Smiljkovci
Publishing date: 18 April 2012
SKOPJE, 18 April 2012 – The heads of mission of the European Union, NATO, OSCE, and U.S. issued the following statement today...
Prior to parliamentary elections in Armenia OSCE Office launches guide for voters on political parties
Publishing date: 18 April 2012
YEREVAN, 18 April 2012 – An OSCE-supported guidebook summarizing the platforms, activities and goals of political parties running for 6 May parliamentary elections in Armenia was presented today in Yerevan...
OSCE Chairmanship welcomes agreement on principles and procedures, agenda in Transdniestrian settlement talks
Publishing date: 18 April 2012
VIENNA, 18 April 2012 – Ambassador Erwan Fouéré, the Special Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian settlement process, welcomed today’s agreement on the principles and procedures for the conduct of formal negotiations as well as the agenda for the process...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports free access to information
Publishing date: 18 April 2012
SKOPJE, 18 April 2012 – Facilitating timely and accurate dissemination of public information and raising awareness among citizens of the work of local authorities is the aim of an OSCE-supported project for civil servants in multiethnic municipalities launched in Skopje today...
OSCE media representative welcomes establishment of Russian public broadcaster
Publishing date: 17 April 2012
VIENNA, 17 April 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, welcomed today’s Presidential decree to establish a national public service broadcaster in Russia...
Ministers in Vienna adopt declaration on border security in Central Asia, agree to further enhance border management co-operation
Publishing date: 17 April 2012
Participants of the 10th Conference of the Central Asia Border Security Initiative (CABSI) held in Vienna adopted a Ministerial Declaration on 17 April 2012...