News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports a pilot project on improving municipal services delivery in Balykchy
Publishing date: 23 August 2016
ISSYK-KUL, Kyrgyzstan, 23 August 2016 – The OSCE Centre in Bishkek, the Mayor’s Office of Balykchy and the International Republican Institute signed today a memorandum of understanding to support a pilot project on improving municipal services delivery in the town of Balykchy, northern Kyrgyzstan, through a so-called “single window model”...
Assembly’s work on migration presented to OSCE ambassadors by Ad Hoc Committee Chair Lombardi at special Permanent Council
Publishing date: 20 July 2016
VIENNA, 20 July 2016 – Presenting the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s work concerning the refugee and migrant crisis at a special meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna today, Swiss parliamentarian Filippo Lombardi laid out the Assembly’s plan of action going forward, which includes monitoring the situation on the ground and developing policy recommendations for the OSCE and its participating States...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan presents recommendations from the Customs Code Integrity Assessment
Publishing date: 20 July 2016
The need for a risk management system for Tajikistan’s Customs Service and simpler procedures for transparency and accountability are key recommendations of an integrity assessment of the Customs Code, presented to international donors, private and international companies and NGOs by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan on 18 July 2016...
Institutional dialogue between central and Gagauz authorities in focus of OSCE Mission to Moldova-supported roundtable discussion
Publishing date: 27 June 2016
As part of a one-year project to support the engagement of national minority youth and civil society in public discussions and public service, a roundtable discussion was held at the OSCE Mission to Moldova on 24 June 2016...
Young people in Albania say NO to corruption
Publishing date: 24 June 2016
The OSCE Presence in Albania held a ceremony to award winners of a national essay competition for high school and university students called Young People Say NO to Corruption on 22 June 2016...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports first Internet Governance Forum in Central Asia
Publishing date: 22 June 2016
BISHKEK, 22 June 2016 – The OSCE Centre in Bishkek supported a two-day Internet Governance Forum in Central Asia, the first of its kind, which concluded today in the Kyrgyz capital...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro and Montenegrin parliament hosted meeting of Secretaries General of Western Balkans parliaments
Publishing date: 3 June 2016
Secretaries General and Deputy Secretaries General of Western Balkans parliaments, heads of human resources and information and communications technology departments, legal advisors and representatives of OSCE Missions in the region took part in a meeting on strategic and annual planning in parliaments in Podgorica, Montenegro on 1 and 2 June 2016...