News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Law students to provide free primary legal aid to vulnerable people across Moldova following OSCE training event
Publishing date: 12 June 2017
The OSCE Mission to Moldova organized a training event for 21 law students between 7 and 9 June 2017 to equip them with the knowledge and skills to deliver primary legal aid to vulnerable people across Moldova. Law students from Moldova’s north and south participated in the event, held at Vadul-lui-Vodă, a town by the Dniester/Nistru River...
OSCE Mission to Moldova promotes youth civic participation in three-day training event
Publishing date: 31 May 2017
The OSCE Mission to Moldova held a training event for youth from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River between 26 and 28 May 2017 aimed at enhancing youth participation in civic life. The event gathered 39 students and teachers from across Moldova, including from the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia, and was held in Vadul-lui-Vodă – a town by the river...
First OSCE Mission to Moldova-supported Civil Society Club meeting in 2017 develops project management skills of left-bank NGOs
Publishing date: 30 May 2017
The OSCE Mission to Moldova held the first in a series of Civil Society Club meetings on 26 May 2017 aimed at developing the practical skills of those working in the NGO sector on the left bank of the Dniester/Nistru River. The event was held in Tiraspol and brought together 20 civil society representatives to discuss best practices in project management...
Demonstrated political will needed to unlock benefits of package of eight, says OSCE Special Representative for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process
Publishing date: 25 May 2017
CHISINAU, 25 May 2017 – The Special Representative of the Austrian OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process, Ambassador Wolf Dietrich Heim, today concluded his fourth visit to the region where he met chief negotiators of the sides in Chisinau and Tiraspol...
Lawyers from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River discuss ethical norms
Publishing date: 23 May 2017
The OSCE Mission to Moldova organized the second in a series of Human Rights Club meetings for lawyers from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River on 19 May 2017. The event, held in Chisinau, brought together some 40 lawyers and civil society representatives to discuss current ethical norms and standard practices governing the legal profession...
OSCE Mission to Moldova roundtable discussion identifies new opportunities to enable provision of essential legal aid
Publishing date: 22 May 2017
The OSCE Mission to Moldova brought together representatives of law faculties, state authorities and relevant NGOs in Chisinau on 18 May 2017 to discuss new possibilities to strengthen the provision of much-needed primary legal aid in Moldova...
Workshop organized by OSCE Mission to Moldova strengthens co-ordination of anti-trafficking activities
Publishing date: 18 May 2017
The OSCE Mission to Moldova held a two-day practical workshop aimed at enhancing the co-ordination of the country’s anti-trafficking activities at the national and local levels on 11 and 12 May 2017. The event, held in Alba Iulia, Romania, brought together 15 representatives of state institutions, civil society and international organizations, and was organized in co-operation with Moldova’s National Committee for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings...