Section: OSCE (EU)
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities assesses inter-ethnic relations in Zakarpattia and Lviv, western Ukraine
THE HAGUE, 7 July 2015 – OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors assessed the situation of national minorities and internally displaced people (IDPs) in western Ukraine during a visit to Uzhhorod, Mukacheve, Berehove and Lviv from 29 June to 3 July. This was the first time that a High Commissioner visited the multi‑ethnic...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 5 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 lower number of incidents at and around the Donetsk airport on 5 July, as compared to...
OSCE Special Representative Ambassador Bogojević to follow up on 30 June visit
CHISINAU, 6 July 2015 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process Ambassador Radojko Bogojević will visit Tiraspol and Chisinau on 7 and 8 July. On 7 July, Bogojević will travel to Tiraspol to meet with Transdniestrian Chief Negotiator Nina Shtanski and Transdniestrian leader Yevgeny...
OSCE PA issues Helsinki +40 Report to commemorate Helsinki Final Act anniversary
HELSINKI, 6 July 2015 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s International Secretariat has released the Final Report of its Helsinki +40 Project, presenting concrete proposals for reforming the OSCE to ensure its relevance and efficiency in the years ahead. The report was presented today to parliamentarians from three continents attending the...
Finnish President Niinisto, Foreign Minister Soini look to OSCE’s past, present, future at Parliamentary Assembly Annual Session
HELSINKI, 6 July 2015 – Finnish President Sauli Niinisto, Finnish Foreign Minister Timo Soini and OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) recalled the OSCE’s past, assessed the OSCE’s present, and looked to the OSCE’s future in keynote addresses at the opening plenary of the OSCE PA’s 2015 Annual...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Delegation Heads discuss Russian sanctions issue
HELSINKI, 5 July 2015 – The Heads of National Delegations to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly today discussed the decision of the government of Finland to enforce European Union visa bans against several Russian parliamentarians who had registered to participate in the PA’s Annual Session this week in Helsinki. The discussion in the Standing...
Roberto Montella of Italy elected OSCE PA Secretary General with term beginning in 2016
HELSINKI, 5 July 2015 – Roberto Montella of Italy has been elected the next Secretary General of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly with a term starting on 1 January 2016. The OSCE PA Standing Committee, composed of the Heads of National Delegations, voted in favor of Montella on the opening day of the Assembly’s 2015 Annual Session in...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 3 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 situation at and around the Donetsk airport remained volatile. The situation in Shyrokyne remained...
Participants of OSCE One-Year Distance Learning Course for Border Security Managers complete third module in Finland
IMATRA, Finland, 3 July 2015 – The third module classroom activity of the one-year Border Security and Management for Senior Leadership course (BSMSL), a course which is organized by the OSCE Border Management Staff College, concluded today in Imatra, Finland. The study sessions were launched on 21 June for 21 participants from 11 countries...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 2 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 situation at and around Donetsk airport was tense. The SMM did not observe any “DPR” presence in...
