Section: OSCE (EU)
In first address to OSCE Permanent Council, incoming Chairperson-in-Office Austria’s Foreign Minister Kurz, stresses need for decisive action and cooperation
VIENNA, 14 July 2016 – In his first address to the OSCE Permanent Council as incoming OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Austria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sebastian Kurz said that the fight against radicalization will be the main priority of Austria’s 2017 OSCE chairmanship. In his presentation of the Austrian OSCE chairmanship program,...
In first address to OSCE Permanent Council, incoming Chairperson-in-Office Austria’s Foreign Minister Kurz, stresses need for decisive action
VIENNA, 14 July 2016 – In his first address to the OSCE Permanent Council as incoming OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Austria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sebastian Kurz said that the fight against radicalization will be the main priority of Austria’s 2017 OSCE chairmanship. In his presentation of the Austrian OSCE chairmanship program,...
OSCE supports roundtable discussion on introduction of Pollutant Release and Transfer Register in Kazakhstan
ASTANA, 14 July 2016 – The introduction of the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) in Kazakhstan was the focus of a roundtable discussion organized in Astana today by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana in partnership with the Energy Ministry’s Information and Analytical Centre of Environment Protection and the UN Development...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 12 July 2016
This report is for media and the general public. In Donetsk region the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations compared to the previous reporting period. Most of the fighting was recorded in the areas around Donetsk city, Yasynuvata, Horlivka and Shyrokyne. In Luhansk region for the third consecutive day, the SMM continued to record a relatively...
OSCE workshop in Kosovo focuses on improving the recording of hate crimes
A two-day workshop on ways to improve the recording of hate crimes was organized on 11 and 12 July in Prishtinë/Priština by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the Kosovo Police. In addition to reinforcing their understanding of the OSCE’s approach to hate crime, workshop...
OSCE SMM Chief Monitor Calls for Full and Sustainable Ceasefire
KYIV, 12 July 2016 – Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan, Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), today expressed his unease following a recent sharp increase in fighting in eastern Ukraine. He said a ceasefire is a KEY step towards the restoration of stabilization, normalization and ultimately, peace. Adherence to a full...
Russia’s labeling of journalists as terrorists a threat to media freedom, OSCE Representative says
VIENNA, 12 July 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about the decision of Federal Financial Monitoring Service in Russia to publish an updated “list of terrorists and extremists” which includes members of the media. “Publishing this list could put the journalists at risk and jeopardize their...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 11 July 2016
The SMM recorded a similarly high number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk region compared to the previous reporting period, with violence focusing around Donetsk city and the Avdiivka/Yasynuvata area. In Luhansk region the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations compared to the previous day. It followed up on reports of shelling and conducted...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator promotes best practices of democratic control over defence and security sector in Ukraine
KYIV, 12 July 2016 – The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine jointly with the Parliament and Ministry of Defence is holding a conference on Friday, 15 July 2016 to highlight approaches used in various OSCE participating States to ensure democratic control over armed forces and security services. Parliamentarians, experts and civil society...
Incoming Chairperson-in-Office, Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz to address OSCE Permanent Council on Thursday, 14 July 2016
Vienna, 11 July 2016 – Austria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sebastian Kurz will address the OSCE Permanent Council on 14 July 2016. In his address, Kurz will present the priorities of Austria’s Chairmanship of the OSCE in 2017. Austria will take over the OSCE Chairmanship from Germany on 1 January 2017. Media are invited to cover the...
