Section: OSCE (EU)
OSCE/ODIHR Director Link condemns terrorist attacks in Copenhagen, calls for greater efforts by governments to meet security needs of Jewish communities and protect freedom of speech
WARSAW, 16 February 2015 – Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today condemned attacks that killed a security guard at a synagogue and a participant in a freedom of speech event in Copenhagen on Saturday. “I am shocked by the terrorist attacks in Copenhagen on the weekend,” Link...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office urges all sides to refrain from actions that might endanger ceasefire in eastern Ukraine
BELGRADE, 16 February 2015 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić today strongly urged all sides to refrain from any action that might endanger the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, which came into effect on 15 February 2015. “I expect all parties to demonstrate the highest level of responsibility by fully...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 15 February 2015
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM began monitoring the implementation of the “Package of measures for the Implementation of the Minsk agreements”. The SMM monitored the ceasefire which commenced at 00:00hrs on 15 February. It observed that the ceasefire has been adhered to despite some incidents in Sievierodonetsk (90km...
OSCE PA President calls for strict adherence to Ukraine ceasefire, deplores Debaltseve fighting
COPENHAGEN, 16 February 2015 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) today urged all sides in the Ukraine conflict to adhere strictly to the ceasefire and expressed deep concern about the continuation of fighting in areas of eastern Ukraine, particularly around the town of Debaltseve. “These early days following the...
Joint Statement by the OSCE Secretary General and the OSCE Chief Monitor in Ukraine on the implementation of the Minsk package
KYIV, 13 February 2015 – OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier and Head of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine Ertugrul Apakan today issued a joint statement in Kyiv on the implementation of the Minsk package of measures agreed yesterday by the Trilateral Contact Group: In the past few weeks, a sharp upsurge in violence in eastern...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine Deputy Chief Monitor Alexander Hug to visit eastern Ukraine (Kramatorsk-Soledar-Debaltseve)
KYIV, 15 February 2015 – On 16-17 February the Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, Alexander Hug, will visit eastern Ukraine. He will meet the SMM team working in Kramatorsk, conduct meetings with the Joint Center for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC) and other interlocutors, and assess the security...
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) to hold a news briefing in Kyiv
KYIV, 15 February 2015 – The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) will hold a news briefing today in Kyiv. Alexander Hug, the Deputy Chief Monitor of the SMM, will talk about situation on the ground and Mission’s activities. Journalists are invited to attend the news briefing today, 15 February, at 15:00 hrs (Kyiv time), at the...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), as of 18:00hrs, 13 February
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM continued to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum and the work of the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC). The SMM assessed damage from shelling in Donetsk and Luhansk cities. On 13 February, the SMM visited the residential area of...
Statement by the Trilateral Contact Group on consultations held on 14 February 2015
Kyiv, 14 February 2015 – Following the recent summit meeting in the Normandy Format in Minsk, the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), consisting of senior representatives of Ukraine, the Russian Federation and the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, today, 14 February 2015, held a round of consultations in the form of a video-conference with...
Joint Statement by the OSCE Secretary General and the OSCE Chief Monitor inUkraine on the implementation of the Minsk package
KYIV, 13 February 2015 – OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier and Head of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine Ertugrul Apakan today issued a joint statement in Kyiv on the implementation of the Minsk package of measures agreed yesterday by the Trilateral Contact Group: In the past few weeks, a sharp upsurge in violence in eastern...
