News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Yerevan Office launches publication on combating money laundering and financing of terrorism
Publishing date: 14 February 2006
YEREVAN, 14 February 2006- An OSCE-supported publication containing international guidelines and documents on combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism was presented yesterday to government officials and the public...
Austrian Foreign Minister calls for closer OSCE-EU co-operation in fighting terrorism, organized crime
Publishing date: 2 February 2006
VIENNA, 2 February 2006- Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik called in a speech today for closer and more efficient co-operation between the 55-nation OSCE and the 25-nation European Union...
OSCE Centre organizes workshop in Ashgabad on combating financing of terrorism
Publishing date: 14 December 2005
ASHGABAD, 14 December 2005- Legal and administrative tools to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism are the focus of a workshop which today opened in Ashgabad. The two-day event...
Counter-terrorism: OSCE holds workshop in Almaty on travel document security
Publishing date: 9 December 2005
ALMATY, 9 December 2005- The first Central Asian regional workshop on the handling and issuance of travel documents co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Almaty and the OSCE Secretariat's Action against Terrorism Unit (ATU) and hosted by the Kazakh...
OSCE Mission organizes crisis response training course for Georgian Interior Ministry staff
Publishing date: 28 November 2005
TBILISI, 28 November 2005- Creating an effective crisis response to incidents of terrorism is the aim of an OSCE-organized training course for 21 middle-ranking Georgian Interior Ministry officials, starting today in Tbilisi. The course...
OSCE Centre applauds Kazakhstan's legal moves to combat money laundering and terrorism financing
Publishing date: 10 November 2005
ALMATY, 10 November 2005-Kazakhstan's recent legislative initiatives to combat money-laundering and the financing of terrorism were praised today during a roundtable on this issue, organized by the Centre in Almaty...
Almaty roundtable to discuss Kazakhstani legal concept on combating money laundering and financing of terrorism
Publishing date: 7 November 2005
ALMATY, 7 November 2005- The creation of a legal framework to combat money laundering and financing of terrorism in Kazakhstan will be the focus of an OSCE roundtable on 10 November in Almaty...