News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Chief Negotiators for the Transdniestrian settlement process outline progress, commit to further steps
Publishing date: 15 February 2018
CHISINAU, 15 February 2018- The first meeting in the 1+1 format between the Moldovan and Transdniestrian Chief Negotiators, Cristina Lesnic and Vitaly Ignatiev, respectively, took place in Chisinau on 15 February.
OSCE and partner organizations launch new project to support implementation of the Dniester River Basin Treaty
Publishing date: 18 December 2017
High-level government representatives from Ukraine and Moldova, along with representatives of NGOs and academia from both countries, met in Kyiv on 18 December 2017 for a workshop to launch a new project to strengthen sustainable development in the Dniester river basin...
Young journalists learn about investigative reporting during an OSCE-supported study visit to Tbilisi
Publishing date: 14 December 2017
OSCE Mission to Moldova organised a study visit to Georgia for a group of six young journalists from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River on 5-8 December 2017. During the two-day trip they learned about how investigative reporting projects work in practice, as well as about the local media environment and legal framework.
Substantial progress in Transdniestrian settlement talks in Vienna, clear commitment to solve remaining issues, says OSCE Special Representative
Publishing date: 28 November 2017
VIENNA, 28 November 2017- At a meeting of the 5+2 talks on the Transdniestrian Settlement Process in Vienna, political representatives from Chisinau and Tiraspol confirmed progress on several of the eight issues previously identified by the Sides, and made a commitment to finalize the remaining issues at the beginning of next year...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and OSCE Secretary General welcome agreement on several social and economic issues in Transdniestrian Settlement Process
Publishing date: 27 November 2017
VIENNA, 27 November 2017 – Local communities and businesses on both sides of the Dniester/Nistru River and across the wider region will benefit from agreements on several social and economic issues reached by the Sides in the Trandniestrian Settlement Process, said OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, and OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger...
OSCE introduces best practices for handling domestic violence cases in Moldova’s Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia
Publishing date: 17 November 2017
The OSCE Mission to Moldova facilitated a workshop for 22 law enforcement officers and six public defender lawyers on how to better investigate domestic violence cases and protect the rights of the victims on 16-17 November.
NGOs from Transdniestria and donors reflect on 2017 outcomes and future plans at OSCE Mission to Moldova-organized Donors Forum
Publishing date: 10 November 2017
Civil society organizations from the left bank (Transdniestria) and donors gathered for this year’s Donors Forum organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova in Chisinau on 8 November 2017 to reflect on the work that they have accomplished together as well as lay out plans for the future...