Section: OSCE (EU)
Ukraine local elections generally respected democratic process, but additional efforts needed to enhance public confidence, international observers say
KYIV, 26 October 2015 – Ukraine’s local elections were competitive and well organized overall, and the campaign generally showed respect for the democratic process, international observers concluded in a statement issued today. Nevertheless, the complexity of the legal framework, the dominance of powerful economic groups, threats and...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 23 October 2015
The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”, including the Addendum. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations. The situation in Donetsk and Luhansk regions was relatively calm although a number of explosions were recorded. The situation remained...
OSCE Representative raises concern over attack of Buzzfeed journalist and threats to storm AFP offices in France, welcomes swift police action
VIENNA, 24 October 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about a recent attack against a journalist with Buzzfeed and threats to storm the offices of Agence France Presse (AFP) during a demonstration in Paris. “When journalists are attacked and threatened, it constitutes a serious violation of...
Deputy Chief Monitor of OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine Alexander Hug to hold a news briefing in Donetsk
DONETSK, 24 October 2015 – Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine Alexander Hug will hold a news briefing today in Donetsk city. Hug is currently on a duty trip to Donetsk to assess the security situation, meet the SMM team and interlocutors in order to solicit support for the opening of additional SMM...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 22 October 2015
This report is for the media and the general public. The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”, including the Addendum. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The situation in Donetsk and Luhansk regions was relatively calm. The SMM observed...
OSCE co-organizes international conference marking anniversaries of the Helsinki Final Act and the Astana Commemorative Declaration
ASTANA, 23 October 2015 – New risks and challenges to the security architecture in the Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian space and implications for regional security were the focus of an OSCE-supported high-level international conference held today in Astana marking forty years of the Helsinki Final Act and the fifth anniversary of the Astana...
Addressing women’s under-representation in contemporary security environment in focus at OSCE Border Management Staff College discussion
DUSHANBE, 23 October 2015 – Ways to increase the recruitment, retention and advancement of female border officers to address women’s under-representation in border security management were highlighted at a roundtable discussion held today in Dushanbe at the OSCE Border Management Staff College (BMSC). Assessing the role of women in the...
OSCE autumn school on criminal law aims at improving the quality of legal education in Ukraine
Andrii Dziubenko The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine is organizing an autumn school in Kyiv from 22 to 24 October 2015, bringing together law professors from 15 universities across Ukraine to learn about the current trends in criminal law and teaching methodologies. Prominent Ukrainian experts delivered presentations on novelties in criminal...
International election observers to present findings at press conference in Kyiv on Monday
KYIV, 23 October 2015 – The international observers deployed by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities and the European Parliament will present their preliminary statement of findings and conclusions on the 25 October local elections in...
OSCE hands over a software programme for safe fire-fighting in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone
CHORNOBYL, Ukraine, 22 October 2015 – A software programme for estimating radiation doses in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone for Ukrainian firefighters engaged in suppressing local wildfires was today handed over to the State Enterprise “Chornobyl Spetskombinat” by the OSCE. The software programme accumulates vast volumes of data on...
