Section: OSCE (EU)
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 6 August 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”. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. There was a significant increase in ceasefire violations at and around Donetsk airport. An SMM-facilitated...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 5 August 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”. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations.* The SMM continued to facilitate local ceasefires in the Donetsk region enabling repair works for water...
Germany’s Klimke appointed OSCE PA Special Representative for the Baltic Sea Area
COPENHAGEN, 6 August 2015 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) has appointed German parliamentarian Juergen Klimke to serve as the PA’s first Special Representative for the Baltic Sea Area. The newly established position will help focus and strengthen the Assembly’s work on promoting security and...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 4 August 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”. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The SMM facilitated a local ceasefire that enabled workers to repair water pipelines in Donetsk region. A...
Media briefing by OSCE Chief Observer at the Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk on Thursday
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russian Federation, 5 August 2015 – A media briefing by Paul Picard, Chief Observer of the OSCE Observer Mission at the Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk, will be held tomorrow, Thursday, at 12:00 noon local time (08:00 GMT, 10:00 CEST) in Rostov-on-Don. Paul Picard will present a round-up of the Mission’s...
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 4 August 2015
SUMMARY Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall cross-border traffic slightly decreased at both BCPs. DETAIL OM’s staff composition The OM is currently operating with 18 staff members, consisting of 17 permanent international observers...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 3 August 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”. Its monitoring was restricted by parties and security considerations*. In Spartak, the SMM facilitated a local ceasefire for repair works to the water pipeline. In Kharkiv, armed...
OSCE representative warns about impact on free media of criminal investigation of Netzpolitik.org journalists in Germany
VIENNA, 4 August 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said the launch of a treason investigation in Germany against the owner and a reporter for a website could harm reporting in the public interest. “The threat of being charged with treason has a clear general chilling effect on journalists engaged in...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 2 August 2015
This report is provided for media and the general public. The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The SMM observed damage caused by shelling in Horlivka, Kurdiumivka and in Kodema and conducted...
OSCE Representative presents analysis of draft amendments to Moldova’s Audiovisual Code
VIENNA, 3 August 2015 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today presented a legal analysis of two draft laws amending the Audiovisual Code of the Republic of Moldova, commissioned by her Office to assist the authorities in their efforts to improve the national media legislation. The legal review was provided upon a...
