Section: OSCE (EU)
OSCE, in Iasi, trains women officials on border security and management
131586 Twenty-six women officials of the Border Guard, Border Police, Customs Services and Police from 11 OSCE participating States completed a five-day training course in Iasi, Romania on 12 December 2014 on border security and management. The course was organized by the Border Security and Management Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 10 December 2014
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 witnessed only one incident involving the use of weapons – in the Donetsk region. In Odesa the SMM visited the site...
Ukraine should itself determine mechanism of control over its border with Russia
The Ukrainian government has a prerogative right to develop a mechanism of control over its border with Russia. Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (OSCE SMM) Alexander Hug said this at a press conference in Kyiv on Friday, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “This is a prerogative right of the government...
Journalists’ unions from Russia and Ukraine condemn continued attacks on journalists in Ukraine, agree on steps to fight propaganda
VIENNA, 11 December 2014 – Representatives of Ukrainian and Russian journalists’ unions today condemned the ongoing attacks and detentions of journalists in and around Ukraine. The unions also urged journalists not to participate in propaganda activities and to show solidarity with their colleagues. The unions met under the auspices of the...
OSCE think tanks and academic network discusses role of Panel of Eminent Persons on European security
OSCE think tanks and academic network discusses role of Panel of Eminent Persons on European security OSCE Secretary General lamberto Zannier, deputy head of the OSCE Swiss Chairmanship Task Force Raphaël Nägeli, Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger and Sonja Stojanovic Gajic, Director of the Belgrade …read more Source:...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities facilitates regional co-operation on multilingual education in Central Asia
131331 OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities The office of the High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) organized two events in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on 4 …read more Source:...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 9 December 2014
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). In the Donetsk and Luhansk regions the SMM witnessed only one incident involving the use of weapons. The SMM visited the site...
Broad range of security and humanitarian concerns raised at 30th round of Geneva International Discussions
GENEVA, Switzerland, 10 December 2014 – The thirtieth session of the Geneva International Discussions has just concluded its work. In Working Group I, the participants have assessed the general security situation on the ground as relatively calm with no major security incidents occurring since the previous round in October. The participants...
Weekly update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 10:00 (Moscow time), 10 December 2014
This report is for media and the general public. SUMMARY Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Russian Federation – The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). Overall cross-border traffic flows decreased at both BCPs. The OM continued to observe a significant number of persons in military-style clothing crossing the...
Experts meet at OSCE in Vienna to prevent trafficking for domestic servitude in diplomatic households
VIENNA, 9 December 2014 – High-level diplomats from across the OSCE region met at the Secretariat today to discuss ways to stamp out trafficking for domestic servitude in diplomatic households, focusing on the outcomes from a series of workshops held by the Organization’s anti-trafficking Office during the past three years. “Participating...
