OSCE, in Iasi, trains women officials on border security and management
131586 Twenty-six women officials of the Border Guard, Border Police, Customs Services and Police from 11 OSCE participating States completed a five-day training course in Iasi, Romania on 12 December 2014 on border security and management. The course was organized by the Border Security and Management Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats...
Rebalancing the EU-Russia-Ukraine gas relationship
The October 2014 agreement on gas supplies between Russia, Ukraine and the European Union did not resolve the Ukraine-Russia conflict over gas. The differences between parties in terms of objectives, growing mistrust and legacy issues make it unlikely that a long-term stable arrangement will be achieved without further escalation. Without EU...
Journalists’ unions from Russia and Ukraine condemn continued attacks on journalists in Ukraine, agree on steps to fight propaganda
VIENNA, 11 December 2014 – Representatives of Ukrainian and Russian journalists’ unions today condemned the ongoing attacks and detentions of journalists in and around Ukraine. The unions also urged journalists not to participate in propaganda activities and to show solidarity with their colleagues. The unions met under the auspices of the...
OSCE think tanks and academic network discusses role of Panel of Eminent Persons on European security
OSCE think tanks and academic network discusses role of Panel of Eminent Persons on European security OSCE Secretary General lamberto Zannier, deputy head of the OSCE Swiss Chairmanship Task Force Raphaël Nägeli, Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger and Sonja Stojanovic Gajic, Director of the Belgrade …read more Source:...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities facilitates regional co-operation on multilingual education in Central Asia
131331 OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities The office of the High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) organized two events in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on 4 …read more Source:...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 9 December 2014
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM continued to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum and the work of the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC). In the Donetsk and Luhansk regions the SMM witnessed only one incident involving the use of weapons. The SMM visited the site...
Participation in the international seminar “Media in a political context: a means of control or propaganda tool?”
On 24 November 2014, Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes Oleksiy Melnyk presented the report “The Role of Propaganda in the Ukrainian Conflict” to the participants of the international seminar “Media in a Political Context: A Means of Control or a Propaganda Tool?” The event was held by Stockholm International...
The meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Ukraine
On 24 November 2014, the meeting of the representatives of the Razumkov Centre with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt was held. The U.S. Embassy was also represented by Counsellor for Public Affairs, Education and Culture Mr Conrad Turner. At the meeting, the Razumkov Centre was...
Expert Discussion “Middle Class in Ukraine: Sociological Portrait”
On 20 November 2014, the Razumkov Centre, with the support of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, within the project “Middle Class in Ukraine: Life Values, Readiness to the Association, and Promoting Democratic Standards”, held an expert discussion “Middle Class in Ukraine: A Sociological Portrait”. The discussion was attended by...
Participation in the roundtable “Security Challenges: Ukraine, Europe, the World”
On 6 November 2014, at the Diplomatic Academy of the MFA of Ukraine, the roundtable “Security Challenges: Ukraine, Europe, the World” was held. The event was attended by prominent representatives of the diplomatic corps, the expert community, and a large student audience of the Academy. The Razumkov Centre was represented by Director of Military...
