Section: OSCE (EU)
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 8 July 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 third parties and security considerations*. The SMM observed a sharp increase of ceasefire violations at and around the Donetsk airport. The...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly adopts 2015 Helsinki Declaration
HELSINKI, 9 July 2015 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly has adopted the 2015 Helsinki Declaration, containing the Assembly’s wide-ranging policy recommendations and pronouncements for the OSCE and its 57 participating States in the fields of political affairs and security, economics, the environment and human rights. The FULL TEXT is...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine Launches the Parliament–Civil Society Platform
KYIV, 9 July 2015 – The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) facilitated today the launch of the Parliament-Civil Society Platform – a forum for an inclusive national dialogue, public debate, and dissemination of information on Ukraine’s reform agenda. The launch event focused on one of the crucial aspects of Ukraine’s reform...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 7 July 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 third parties and security considerations*. The SMM continued to observe ceasefire violations at and around the Donetsk airport. The SMM assessed...
CiO Dačić confirms commitment to 5+2 process in a letter OSCE Special Representative for Transdniestria delivers during his return visit to region
CHISINAU, 8 July 2015 – The Special Representative of the Serbian OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian settlement process, Ambassador Radojko Bogojević, today concluded his second visit to the region in one week, following on from a visit to Chisinau on 30 June. On 7 July, Ambassador Bogojević met with Transdniestrian leader Yevgeny...
On return visit to region, OSCE Special Representative for Transdniestria reaffirms OSCE Chairmanship’s commitment to 5+2 process
CHISINAU, 8 July 2015 – The Special Representative of the Serbian OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian settlement process, Ambassador Radojko Bogojević, today concluded his second visit to the region in one week, following on from a visit to Chisinau on 30 June. On 7 July, Ambassador Bogojević met with Transdniestrian leader Yevgeny...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine to hold news briefing in Kyiv on Thursday
KYIV, 8 July 2015 – The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) will hold its regular news briefing tomorrow in Kyiv. Alexander Hug, the SMM’s Deputy Chief Monitor, will talk about his recent trip to eastern Ukraine, Mission’s activities and the general security situation throughout Ukraine. Journalists are invited to attend...
CORRECTION: Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 7 July 2015
SUMMARY Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both BCPs. The overall cross-border traffic increased at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). DETAIL OM’s staff composition The OM is currently operating with 19 staff members, consisting of 18 permanent international observers (incl. the...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 6 July 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 third parties and security considerations*. The SMM continued to observe ceasefire violations at and around the Donetsk airport. The situation...
At OSCE PA Annual Session, parliamentarians debate political affairs, economic and environmental issues, human rights concerns
HELSINKI, 7 July 2015 – Parliamentary debate on political affairs, economic and environmental issues and human rights concerns is well under way at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Annual Session in Helsinki. Nearly 300 parliamentarians from more than 50 OSCE participating States have divided into committees to debate draft resolutions and...
