Section: OSCE (EU)
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...
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier meets Chair of Albanian Democratic Party Lulzim Basha
VIENNA, 3 July 2015 – OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier today met the Chair of Albania’s Democratic Party Lulzim Basha in Vienna to discuss a number of issues related to the local elections on 21 June 2015. Zannier said he took note of Basha’s position and listened carefully to his concerns about the latest developments in...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 1 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 fighting at and around Donetsk airport continued with increased intensity. The SMM revisited a number...
OSCE-supported training of new Ukrainian patrol police
KYIV, 2 July 2015 – A graduation ceremony of new Kyiv patrol police officers trained with the support of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator (PCU) in Ukraine was held today. The training focused on enhancing recruits’ knowledge and skills in addressing human trafficking and domestic violence issues. Particular attention was paid to...
CORRECTION: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine Deputy Chief Monitor to visit eastern Ukraine
Hug will visit Mariupol and not Kramatorsk as communicated previously. KYIV, 2 July 2015 – Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine Alexander Hug will travel to eastern Ukraine on 3–6 July to assess the security situation and encourage parties to de-escalate tensions. Over this period he will visit Mariupol,...
Combating human trafficking along migration routes in focus at next week’s OSCE high-level conference in Vienna
VIENNA, 2 July 2015 – Combating human trafficking along migration routes will be the focus of the 15th Alliance against Trafficking in Persons conference, hosted by the OSCE, together with Serbia’s OSCE Chairmanship, on 6 and 7 July in Vienna. The conference will draw attention to the potential impact of state migration policies on...
Dialogue, trust and security are watchwords for 2016 Germany’s OSCE Chairmanship, Foreign Minister Steinmeier tells OSCE Permanent Council
VIENNA, 2 July 2015 – Germany is ready to take on the responsibility of steering the OSCE against the background of one of the most serious crises since the end of the Cold War, with a vision for its 2016 Chairmanship based on dialogue, trust and security, the country’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier told the OSCE’s...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine Deputy Chief Monitor to visit eastern Ukraine
KYIV, 2 July 2015 – Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine Alexander Hug will travel to eastern Ukraine on 3 – 6 July to assess the security situation and encourage parties to de-escalate tensions. Over this period he will visit Kramatorsk, Donetsk and Luhansk, meet the SMM teams working there, conduct...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 30 June 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 fighting at and around Donetsk airport continued with increased intensity compared to previous days....
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 30 June 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...
