News and press releases

BISHKEK, 18 December 2015 – The OSCE Centre in Bishkek in co-operation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today organized a roundtable discussion for some twenty representatives from the legislature, academia, expert community, think-tanks and international organizations to discuss the importance of civil society’s monitoring of parliament...

The accessibility of municipal public buildings for persons with disabilities was the focus of a two-day conference organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro in partnership with the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism and the Union of Municipalities of Montenegro on 16 and 17 December in Budva...

The OSCE Mission to Skopje organized a public forum in Kichevo municipality on 11 December 2015 to promote the inclusion of civil society in decision-making process and to increase the co-operation between the municipality and the civil sector in policy implementation...

An OSCE-supported international conference on modern anti-corruption policies took place on 11 December 2015 in Astana, Kazakhstan, bringing together some 70 representatives from government agencies, civil society, embassies and international organizations...

An OSCE-supported seminar on implementing the law on access to information took place on 11 December 2015 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, bringing together some 60 parliamentarians, government officials, journalists, and representatives of civil society and international organizations...

On the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December 2015, the OSCE Office in Yerevan in co-operation with partners supported an annual award ceremony recognizing media, business community and civic activists for their efforts in the fight against corruption and in promoting the rule of law, access to justice and accountability. Those honoured were distinguished for their successes in using the legal system to hold business and corporate actors accountable to employees and consumers...

Modern methods of combatting corruption were the focus of a conference on 9 December 2015 organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek in co-operation with the General Prosecutor’s Office to mark International Anti-Corruption Day...