News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Skopje signs Memorandum of Understanding with Gjorche Petrov municipality
Publishing date: 18 May 2015
The OSCE Mission to Skopje signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Gjorce Petrov municipality, on 15 May 2015, to introduce the Common Assessment Framework (CAF) model as quality instrument in the work of the municipal administration...
OSCE supports international dialogue on the role of parliament in achieving gender equality
Publishing date: 14 May 2015
BISHKEK, 15 May 2015 – In co-operation with the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, the Kyrgyz Parliament hosts a two-day international conference on the role of Parliaments in achieving gender equality. The event is organized in the context of the Beijing +20 process marking the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action for the advancement of women and girls. The high-level meeting is held on 15-16 May...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro, ODIHR-supported conference highlights importance of transparent and accountable local governance
Publishing date: 7 May 2015
A two-day regional conference on public integrity at local level, organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, in co-operation with the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities and the Council of Europe was held from 5 to 6 May in Budva...
Improvement of accountability and transparency of public institutions in focus of OSCE seminar
Publishing date: 23 April 2015
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro, in co-operation with the United States Embassy in Podgorica organized a three-day seminar from 22-24 April 2015 in Budva on the importance of public information and outreach in the Judicial, Prosecutorial, and Police institutions...
OSCE signs partnership agreements to further strengthen good governance in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 12 March 2015
SARAJEVO, 12 March 2015 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina signed today in Sarajevo Implementing Partnership Agreements with the Associations of Municipalities and Cities of the Federation of BiH (FBiH) and Republika Srpska (RS)...
OSCE promotes development of good corporate governance within Uzbekistan’s state-owned enterprises
Publishing date: 22 December 2014
TASHKENT, 22 December 2014 – An OSCE-organized national seminar aimed at facilitating discussions on how to improve corporate governance in the state-owned enterprises (SOEs) of Uzbekistan started today in Tashkent...
Prominent women from Belgrade and Prishtinë/Priština hold fourth meeting
Publishing date: 18 December 2014
Fourteen prominent women representing parliaments, academia, civil society and media from Belgrade and Prishtinë/Priština gathered for the first time in Belgrade on 15 and 16 December 2014 as part of the so-called “Budva Process,” aimed at enabling these women to engage in a direct dialogue...