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| May 29, 2026 | With a stalemate in Ukraine and discontent at home, Putin seems ready to escalate his war | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
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Facing a battlefield stalemate in Ukraine and growing war fatigue among Russians, President Vladimir Putin appears ready to try to change the narrative around the conflict.
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| Mar 13, 2026 | AIRMO: €5 Million Raised For Space-Based Methane Monitoring System | AIRMO, a Berlin, Munich, and Luxembourg-based space technology startup developing a greenhouse gas monitoring system, announced that it has raised €5 million in seed funding. The company plans to use the capital to launch its first satellit... |
| Feb 25, 2026 | North Macedonian Eliza Prendzov on Shifting From Diplomacy to Wall Street | North Macedonia, USA ~
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| Jan 21, 2026 | Konstantin Rudnev’s Detention in Argentina Draws International Scrutiny | Share
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The ongoing legal case of Konstantin Rudnev has escalated. Rudnev is being detained in Argentina, having been incarcerated, in a maximum security prison, for over 9 months. Rudnev’s family, including his wife, ... |
| Nov 3, 2025 | OSCE helps Uzbekistan strengthen the security of key public facilities | How can countries secure critical infrastructure against terrorist threats? To help answer this question, government officials from Uzbekistan took part in a three-day OSCE training course on the physical security of critical infrastructure... |
| Nov 3, 2025 | Enhancing the physical security of critical infrastructure from terrorist attacks in the Republic of Kazakhstan | From 21 to 23 October, thirty government officials took part in a training course in Shymkent on strengthening the physical security of critical infrastructure (CI) against terrorist threats. The event was organized within the framework of ... |
| Nov 2, 2025 | International observers to the second round of North Macedonia’s local elections to hold press conference on Monday | SKOPJE, 31 October 2025 – International election observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will hold a press conference to present their findings following the second round of the local elections in... |
| Nov 1, 2025 | Victims First: Simulation Training Strengthens International Anti-Trafficking Cooperation | Fifty anti-trafficking practitioners are now equipped with new tools to identify, investigate, and disrupt human trafficking networks, while ensuring strong protections and assistance to victims. This expertise was gained through an intensi... |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Showcasing Operational Excellence: K9 Units from Across BiH Present Skills in Sarajevo | 30 October 2025, SARAJEVO – Recognizing the critical role of K9 units in detecting and preventing crime, law enforcement teams from across Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) showcased their expertise in a skills presentation organized by the OSCE... |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Romania’s repeat presidential election 2025: ODIHR limited election observation mission final report | Romania’s May repeat presidential election was efficiently managed, and recent efforts by the authorities to improve electoral integrity were notable. However, the repeat presidential election was marked by insufficient oversight of key asp... |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 2025 Economic and Environmental Dimension Implementation Meeting to take place in Vienna | VIENNA, 27 October 2025 – The Economic and Environmental Dimension Implementation Meeting (EEDIM), held annually to review the implementation of the commitments undertaken by OSCE participating States through various Ministerial Council dec... |
| Oct 24, 2025 | OSCE supports energy security and resilience in South-Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean Region through anticipatory tools and localized climate projections | Energy experts and decision-makers from South-Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean met in Vienna on 15-16 October for an OSCE Regional Workshop on “Building Energy Systems Resilience: Science-based Decisions to Face Future Risks and Extreme... |
| Oct 23, 2025 | ODIHR opens election observation mission in Kyrgyzstan | BISHKEK, 23 October 2025 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election observation mission (EOM) for the 30 November early parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan, following an invitation from... |
| Oct 22, 2025 | OSCE workshop strengthens Moldovan judicial capacity to tackle financial crime in the digital era | Judges and prosecutors from across Moldova enhanced their knowledge and practical skills in adjudicating financial crime cases involving virtual assets during a two-day OSCE workshop, held on 20 and 21 October in Chisinau.
Organized by the ... |
| Oct 21, 2025 | OSCE helps women leaders in Ukraine’s State Emergency Service to build resilience through final leadership workshop | On 13 and14 October 2025, 25 women leaders from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SESU) took part in the final module of the leadership workshop ‘’Leading Smarter - Not Harder’’ organized by the OSCE Gender Issues Programme through th... |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Poland presidential election 2025: ODIHR limited election observation mission final report | Poland’s presidential election in May was competitive and efficiently managed but it took place in a highly polarized political environment, which deepened existing divides and impacted the functioning of some key electoral oversight instit... |
| Oct 20, 2025 | North Macedonia’s local elections were competitive but adversely affected by legal shortcomings and political polarization: international observers | SKOPJE, 20 October 2025 – The campaign was competitive in North Macedonia’s local elections and voters had a wide range of political alternatives to choose from, but they were negatively affected by systemic legal gaps and shortcomings in t... |
| Oct 17, 2025 | President of OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration presents report to OSCE Permanent Council | On 2 October, Emmanuel Decaux, President of the OSCE’s Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, reported to the OSCE Permanent Council about the Court’s activities over the last year.
“The principle of peaceful dispute settlement has been at ... |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Stronger protection needed for human rights defenders in exile, participants say at ODIHR event | As civil society space shrinks and attacks against activists increase in many places, a growing number of human rights defenders are being forced into exile as they seek a safe environment to continue their work freely and securely. This wa... |
| Oct 17, 2025 | International election observers to North Macedonia’s local elections to hold press conference on Monday | SKOPJE, 17 October 2025 – International election observers will hold a press conference to present their findings following the local elections in North Macedonia.
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A press conference of the international election observation mission t... |
| Oct 14, 2025 | New report on migration trends across the OSCE region | The Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) has published a new report, "Migration Trends across the OSCE, 2015–2025", offering timely, data-driven insights into migration trends and dynami... |
| Oct 13, 2025 | New guide on addressing anti-Christian hate crimes launched by ODIHR | Hate crimes targeting Christians remain a concern across the OSCE region, affecting not only individual victims but also the sense of safety and belonging of entire communities. At a side event of the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference, the ... |
| Oct 13, 2025 | Roma and Sinti human rights in focus at Warsaw conference | Support for Roma and pro-Roma civil society organizations has shrunk dramatically in recent years, weakening their role in defending rights and holding institutions accountable, participants said at a side event of the Warsaw Human Dimensio... |
| Oct 13, 2025 | Protecting human rights helps keep gender equality on track, experts say at the Warsaw conference | As setbacks to gender equality become more visible across the OSCE region, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) emphasized the crucial role of strong human rights systems in reversing this trend at a side eve... |
| Oct 13, 2025 | Movie on hate and healing in focus of Roma and Sinti event in Warsaw | The film That Boy, screened today at the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference, follows the journey of Toby, a former Roma refugee, and Mirek, a former neo-Nazi, as they confront the roots of hate and explore the possibilities of dialogue and r... |
| Oct 10, 2025 | OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Valtonen to visit South-Caucasus | HELSINKI, 10 October 2025 — The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Elina Valtonen, will visit Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia from 13 to 15 October for meetings with high-level government officials, as well ... |
| Oct 7, 2025 | 25 years of ODIHR’s election legal assistance marked at Warsaw conference | For 25 years, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has been helping states strengthen their electoral laws to ensure the transparency and integrity of elections and to bring countries’ legal frameworks in lin... |
| Oct 6, 2025 | OSCE leaders call for return to the principles of democracy and human rights enshrined in Helsinki 50 years ago | WARSAW, 6 October 2025 – As the OSCE marks the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act, we must recommit to the principles of democracy, human rights and the rule of law on which the organization was founded in order to overcome global c... |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Annual Chairpersonship Conference on Cyber Security took place in Helsinki | HELSINKI, 2 October 2025 - The annual Chairpersonship Conference, Resilient Cyberspace: Principles, Partnerships, and the Path Ahead, took place in Helsinki from 30 September to 2 October 2025.
The conference brought together high-level off... |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Social media strategies to prevent youth crime explored at OSCE workshop in Astana | How to strategically use social media to raise awareness about crime prevention and strengthen youth reliance to corruption and drug use was the focus of a workshop in Astana organized by the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department and the ... |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Kazakhstan strengthens inter-agency co-operation on youth crime through OSCE workshop | Representatives from law enforcement, social services and youth affairs institutions in Kazakhstan worked to strengthen co-operation for addressing and preventing youth crime at a workshop in Astana organized by the OSCE’s Transnational Thr... |
| Sep 26, 2025 | International election observers to Moldova’s parliamentary elections to hold press conference on Monday | CHIŞINĂU, 26 September 2025 – International election observers will hold a press conference to present their findings following the parliamentary elections in Moldova.
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A press conference of the international election observation missi... |
| Sep 24, 2025 | On first official visit to Kazakhstan, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Christophe Kamp discusses integration of diversity and multilingual education | OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Christophe Kamp visited Astana and Almaty, Kazakhstan, from 14 to 20 September 2025.
In Astana, the High Commissioner discussed matters related to his mandate with government officials, includin... |
| Sep 24, 2025 | From principles to practice: 20 years of border security and management in the OSCE | The OSCE Month of Borders was launched in September with a series of high-level events to mark 20 years since the adoption of the OSCE Border Security and Management Concept (BSM Concept) by the OSCE Ministerial Council in Ljubljana, Sloven... |
| Sep 17, 2025 | Swiss Foreign Minister Federal Councillor Cassis to outline Switzerland’s priorities as incoming OSCE Chairpersonship | VIENNA, 17 September 2025 – Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, who heads Switzerland’s Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, will be outlining the country’s priorities as the incoming OSCE Chair-in-Office for 2026 on Thursday, 18 September... |
| Sep 12, 2025 | OSCE conducts specialized training in Ukraine on practical applications of open data for the business and financial sectors | Open data offers timely insights into markets, competitors, and consumers, serving as a key enabler of evidence-based decision-making, financial innovation, and sustainable growth. To promote its use across Ukraine’s business and financial ... |
| Sep 11, 2025 | OSCE Showcases Anti-Money Laundering and Virtual Asset Expertise at 2025 GCFFC Summit | The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) actively contributed to the 2025 Annual Summit of the Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime (GCFFC), held on 10-11 September in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The event brought together o... |
| Sep 5, 2025 | ODIHR opens election observation mission in North Macedonia | SKOPJE, 5 September 2025 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an observation mission for the 19 October local elections in North Macedonia, following an invitation from the national authorities... |
| Sep 1, 2025 | OSCE Workshop in Astana Strengthens Kazakhstan’s Capacity to Investigate Virtual Asset Crimes and Facilitate Asset Recovery | The OSCE, through its Office of the Co-ordinator of Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA), held a two-day workshop in Astana on 6-7 August 2025 to enhance the capacity of the Prosecutor’s Office and law enforcement agencies of the R... |
| Aug 22, 2025 | More must be done to safeguard the human rights defenders who are protecting our right to freedom of religion or belief, OSCE human rights head says | WARSAW, 22 August 2025 – Greater efforts are needed to support human rights defenders working to protect freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief as a core human right at the heart of our democracies, the OSCE Office for Democrati... |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Border guards in Ukraine work with OSCE to become trainers in document fraud detection at border crossing points | Border guards from Ukraine built their skills for training border guards on document fraud detection during a ‘train-the-trainers’ course organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the Main Forensic Center ... |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Helsinki+50 Conference underlined the role of civil society | HELSINKI, 1 August 2025 – To mark the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act, Finland organized a high-level conference at Finlandia Hall on 31 July 2025. The conference, hosted by the OSCE Chair-in-Office, Minister for Foreign Affairs ... |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Remembering past atrocities is vital to combat current racism and discrimination perpetrated against Roma and Sinti, OSCE human rights office says | WARSAW, 2 August 2025 – Teaching about and commemorating the genocide of the Roma and Sinti is crucial to addressing the prejudice, hate speech, and hate crimes that continue to afflict our societies, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institut... |
| Jul 31, 2025 | Expert Network on OSCE meets in Helsinki to discuss the future of co-operative security in region | The third annual meeting of the Expert Network on the OSCE took place in Helsinki on 30 July. This event was organized by the Finnish Institute of International Affairs and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, with the support of th... |
| Jul 31, 2025 | Mongolia 2024 parliamentary elections: ODIHR experts present final report and discuss electoral recommendations | Election experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) presented the final report and recommendations of the observation mission for the Mongolia 2024 parliamentary elections during a visit to Ulaanbaatar... |
| Jul 30, 2025 | Moldovan energy planners equipped with new national energy system model to strengthen energy security and climate resilience at OSCE workshop | Energy planners from Moldova’s Ministry of Energy got hands-on training with the country’s new national energy system model developed with the OSCE’s support following the model’s unveiling at a workshop organized by the OSCE in Chisinau fr... |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Preventing childhood statelessness: UNHCR, ODIHR and HCNM launch new publication | VIENNA, 25 July 2025 – The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) launched a joi... |
| Jul 24, 2025 | OSCE and the Commission of Human Rights under the President of Kazakhstan strengthen Legal Culture in Urban and Rural Areas of Kazakhstan | In 2025, the OSCE Programme Office in Astana completed a series of three-day training seminars in four regions of Kazakhstan, respectively, in co-operation with the Commission of Human Rights under the President of Kazakhstan, the Internati... |
| Jul 24, 2025 | Kyrgyz Authorities and OSCE Strengthen Pre-Event Security Planning for Public Events | Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyz Republic | 24 July 2025 — From 14 to 16 July, the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek (POiB), in co-operation with the Anti-Terrorism Centre of the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic (ATC SCNS) and t... |
| Jul 24, 2025 | Political will key both to enabling civil society to work freely and advancing electoral reforms in Serbia, OSCE human rights office says | BELGRADE, 24 July 2025 – Maria Telalian, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), underlined the importance of enabling civil society to contribute fully to democratic life in Serbia and encouraged u... |
| Jul 23, 2025 | The OSCE Chairpersonship Youth Forum to be convened in Helsinki | HELSINKI, 23 July 2025 – The OSCE Chairpersonship Youth Forum will be convened in Helsinki on 29 and 30 July 2025. The event is organized with and for youth, taking stock of the added value that the OSCE offers in implementing the Youth, Pe... |
| Jul 23, 2025 | Estonia Chairs the Closing Session of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation | On 23 July, Estonia chaired the closing session of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC). Since taking up the role in May, Ambassador Kaja Tael, Permanent Representative of Estonia to the OSCE, chaired the weekly plenary sessions i... |
| Jul 16, 2025 | Evidence of human rights violations in Ukraine increases amid escalating attacks by Russian armed forces, OSCE human rights office says | WARSAW, 15 July 2025 – Intensified attacks on Ukrainian cities by the Russian Federation continue to result in a sharp increase in civilian casualties, while the systematic torture of Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war persists and a ... |
| Jul 16, 2025 | New mandates for members of the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration | Several participating States have renewed and updated their national appointments to the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, following the expiry of previous mandates.
Albania, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg an... |
| Jul 10, 2025 | Economic connectivity for stronger regional security in focus at the OSCE Asian Partners for Co-operation Group meeting | Economic connectivity for promoting peace and security across the OSCE and the Asian regions was in focus at the OSCE Asian Partners for Co-operation Group Meeting on 7 July in Vienna.
Representatives from OSCE participating States and Asia... |
| Jul 8, 2025 | OSCE human rights office voices deep concern over increased pressure on civil society and political dissent in Georgia, reaffirms commitment to support | WARSAW, 7 July 2025 – Legislation increasingly restricting the work of civil society and the detention and prosecution of peaceful protestors in Georgia as well as the recent arrests of political opposition leaders are of growing concern, t... |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Frontline officers deepen expertise in combating illicit trafficking in cultural property at OSCE workshop | Frontline officers from Georgia, Germany and Ukraine deepened their expertise in combating cross-border trafficking in cultural property at the ninth in a series of training workshops organized in Vienna by the OSCE Transnational Threats De... |
| Jun 27, 2025 | OSCE expands focus on virtual assets taxation in second workshop in Moldova | Building on insights from the first workshop held in May, the OSCE organized a follow-up event on the taxation of virtual assets on 26 and 27 June in Chisinau, Moldova.
The workshop brought together eighteen representatives from Moldova’s S... |
| Jun 27, 2025 | OSCE workshop in Turkmenistan supports development of national competency framework and training strategy on cybercrime and electronic evidence | The OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, held a workshop in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on 26 and 27 June to support the country’s law enforcement and criminal justice institutions in developin... |
| Jun 25, 2025 | OSCE convenes high-level Annual Security Review Conference to address the current security situation in the region | VIENNA, 24 JUNE 2025 – The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) will hold a two-day Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC) in Vienna on 25 and 26 June 2025.
Organized this year by the Finnish 2025 OSCE Chairpersonsh... |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Financial intelligence and law enforcement professionals in Armenia sharpen skills for tackling criminal use of virtual assets at OSCE workshop | Financial intelligence and law enforcement professionals from Armenia completed an intensive training on investigating the misuse of virtual assets at a three-day, expert-level workshop organized by the OSCE, in co-operation with the Financ... |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Refugee protection is both a shared responsibility and a legal obligation, OSCE human rights head says | WARSAW, 20 June 2025 – Greater joint efforts and international co-operation are crucial to safeguard the protection of refugees guaranteed in international law, with the challenges displacement and migration pose both unique and fundamental... |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Steering Committee Meeting of Regional Trial Monitoring Project Shows Unified Commitment to Justice Reform in Kosovo | Prishtinë/Priština, 20 June 2025 - The OSCE Mission in Kosovo hosted the Steering Committee meeting for the Regional Trial Monitoring Project on Combatting Organised Crime and Corruption in the Western Balkans in Prishtinë/Priština on 19 Ju... |
| Jun 17, 2025 | OSCE workshop fosters regional dialogue on climate change, human mobility, and security in South-Eastern Europe | On 3 June, the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) hosted a regional workshop in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, bringing together over 50 experts, officials, civil society representatives, and... |
| Jun 13, 2025 | OSCE workshop in Kazakhstan advances national training strategy on cybercrime and electronic evidence | To support Kazakhstan in strengthening its response to cybercrime, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in partnership with the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, held a two-day workshop in Astana on 12 and 13 June. The event focused on... |
| Jun 12, 2025 | OSCE Chairpersonship Conference on Climate and Security underscored the importance of a comprehensive approach | ESPOO, 12 June 2024 ― The OSCE Chairpersonship Conference on Climate and Security concluded yesterday in Espoo, Finland. The conference focused on the urgent need to act on the pressing national, regional and global security challenges pose... |
| Jun 12, 2025 | Protecting Childhood: OSCE Hosts Roundtable on Early Marriages and Child Labour | 12 June 2025, Sarajevo – On the World Day Against Child Labour, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina hosted a roundtable in Sarajevo titled “Challenges and Gaps in the Institutional Response to Child Labour and Early Marriages”, aimed... |
| Jun 4, 2025 | The Human Cost of Political Repression in Ukraine | In the heart of Ukraine, a silent storm brews. Political repression is a dark cloud hanging over the nation, casting shadows on the lives of thousands. The stories of individuals like Elena Berezhnaya and the Kononovich brothers illuminate ... |
| Jun 3, 2025 | Moldovan Financial Intelligence Unit explores virtual asset regulation during OSCE-facilitated study visit to Gibraltar | On 2 and 3 June, the OSCE facilitated a study visit to Gibraltar for Moldova’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). Hosted by Gibraltar’s Ministry of Justice, Trade and Industry, the visit aimed to deepen Moldova’s understanding of effective ... |
| May 31, 2025 | Предложена новая формула обмена между Киевом и Москвой | Пришла тревожная новость об украинской правозащитнице Елене Бережной, приговоренной в декабре прошлого года к 14 годам тюрьмы с конфискацией имущества по обвинению в госизмене. Как сообщил бывший премьер-министр Украины Николай Азаров, пожи... |
| May 29, 2025 | OSCE Mission Supports Kosovo Academy for Public Safety in Functionalizing Quality Assurance Commission | As part of its ongoing commitment to support the Kosovo Academy for Public Safety (KAPS), the OSCE Mission in Kosovo recently facilitated the second study visit to the North Carolina Justice Academy (NCJA) in the United States (US).
Buildin... |
| May 29, 2025 | OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media concludes first official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina | SARAJEVO, 28 May 2025 — The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Jan Braathu, concluded today his first official visit to in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) where he held three-days of bilateral meetings.
Representative Braathu met wit... |
| May 27, 2025 | OSCE launches Regional Task Force on Education for Just and Inclusive Energy Transition in Central Asia | As the renewable energy sector in Central Asia grows, so does the need for a skilled and inclusive workforce to support it. In response, the OSCE and the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) officially launched the OSCE Re... |
| May 21, 2025 | OSCE boosts solar energy skills to support Kyrgyzstan’s clean energy transition | To help drive Kyrgyzstan’s transition to clean energy and meet its growing demand for renewables, the OSCE organized a joint initiative in Bishkek focused on both high-level policy dialogue and technical training. This effort was carried ou... |
| May 19, 2025 | OSCE strengthens Montenegro’s border security with training on arms and human trafficking | The OSCE is helping strengthen Montenegro’s ability to combat arms and human trafficking through targeted training for border and criminal police officers. From 13 to 16 May in Bar, Montenegro, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department (TNT... |
| May 17, 2025 | International observers to Romania’s repeat presidential election second round to hold press conference on Monday | BUCHAREST, 16 May 2025 – International election observers will hold a press conference to present their findings following the second round of the repeat presidential election in Romania.
What:
A press conference of the international electi... |
| May 12, 2025 | Albania’s parliamentary elections competitive and well run but lacked level playing field, international observers say | TIRANA, 12 May 2025 – Elections to Albania’s parliament were competitive and professionally managed, the authorities rose to the challenge of organising out-of-country voting for the first time and candidates could mostly campaign freely, b... |
| May 9, 2025 | OSCE advances gender-sensitive law enforcement and border management in Central Asia | As part of the OSCE’s efforts to empower women in the security sector and strengthen regional security, the OSCE Secretariat, with support from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the five OSCE field ope... |
| May 9, 2025 | International election observers to Albania’s parliamentary elections to hold press conference on Monday | TIRANA, 9 May 2025 – International election observers will hold a press conference to present their findings following the parliamentary elections in Albania on Monday.
What:
A press conference of the international election observation miss... |
| May 9, 2025 | OSCE helps to institutionalize cyber hygiene training programs in Ukraine’s law enforcement universities | Four cyber hygiene training facilities were officially opened in educational institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine on 6 and 7 May 2025 with the support of the OSCE Secretariat Extra-Budgetary Support Programme for Ukra... |
| May 8, 2025 | OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media concludes visit to European institutions | The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM) Jan Braathu, concluded his first visit to European Institutions today.
During his visit, the RFoM discussed current challenges to media freedom across EU Member States and the broader O... |
| May 6, 2025 | Further reforms needed in Kazakhstan to strengthen fair trial rights: ODIHR monitoring report | WARSAW, 6 May 2025 – In a report summarising its year-long monitoring of more than 400 court hearings related to the January 2022 protests in Kazakhstan, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) documented court ... |
| May 5, 2025 | Ambassador Gerard McGurk assumes duties as new Head of OSCE Mission in Kosovo | PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 05 May 2025 – Ambassador Gerard McGurk, a career member of the British Diplomatic Service, has been appointed as the new Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo and has officially assumed his duties today.
Ambassador McGurk’s... |
| May 2, 2025 | OSCE strengthens law enforcement and judicial response to gender-based violence through survivor engagement and theater play in Bosnia and Herzegovina | On 28 and 29 April, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, held a two-day training course on gender-based violence (GBV) for 24 police and judicial professionals from the ... |
| May 2, 2025 | International observers to Romania’s repeat presidential election to hold press conference on Monday | BUCHAREST, 2 May 2025 – International election observers will hold a press conference to present their findings following the repeat presidential election in Romania.
What:
A press conference of the international election observation missio... |
| Apr 23, 2025 | Moldovan authorities strengthen skills in handling severe airport incidents through OSCE and AIRPOL table-top exercise | Moldovan law enforcement and border agencies as well as representatives of Chisinau International Airport strengthened their skills in managing severe airport incidents through a video-based table-top exercise organized by the OSCE Transnat... |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Montenegrin State Election Commission begins livestreaming its sessions with OSCE support | On 17 April, the State Election Commission of Montenegro (SEC) held its first livestreamed session using video equipment provided by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro.
By introducing livestreamed sessions, SEC has addressed a recommendation fr... |
| Apr 16, 2025 | Moldova and Ukraine: Strengthening energy resilience in the face of extreme weather with OSCE workshop in Chisinau | As extreme weather events become more frequent and climate conditions continue to evolve, the energy sectors face increasing risks. From heatwaves straining power grids to storms damaging infrastructure and climate variability disrupting na... |
| Apr 15, 2025 | ODIHR opens limited election observation mission in Poland | Warsaw, 14 April 2025 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened a limited election observation mission for the 18 May 2025 presidential election in Poland, following an invitation from the national ... |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Ukrainian border guards enhance ability to detect forged documents on OSCE study tour to the Netherlands | Senior officers from Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service (SBGS) strengthened their document fraud detection capability and explored ways to enhance border control operations at airports and maritime ports during a study tour to the Netherl... |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Experts and policymakers work to strengthen women’s role in cybersecurity at OSCE workshop in Astana | Cybersecurity experts and policymakers from Central Asia, South Caucasus and Mongolia explored ways to strengthen the role of women in cybersecurity at a workshop in Astana organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department with the sup... |
| Apr 11, 2025 | USA 2024 general elections: ODIHR observation mission final report | While the general elections in the United States demonstrated the resilience of the country’s democratic institutions, the election process took place in a highly polarized environment. The election was well run, and candidates campaigned f... |
| Apr 11, 2025 | ODIHR observers to Poland’s presidential election to hold press conference on Monday | WARSAW, 11 April 2025 – Observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will hold a press conference on the opening of the observation mission to the forthcoming presidential election in Poland on Monday,... |
| Apr 10, 2025 | OSCE helps keep soft targets safe from terrorism through interagency co-operation in Turkmenistan | From schools and places of worship to shopping malls, any public place can become a target for terrorists and violent extremists. To enhance the protection of these soft targets, practitioners from over twenty Turkmen government agencies ca... |
| Apr 10, 2025 | Spain holds closing meeting as Chair of OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation | Spain held its closing plenary meeting as Chair of the OSCE’s Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) on 9 April. Over the past four months, Cristóbal Valdés, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Spain to the OSCE chaired the weekly FSC... |
| Apr 8, 2025 | OSCE Chairperson-in-Office’s Special Representative for the South Caucasus concludes official visit to Georgia | The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus, Ambassador Christoph Späti, concluded his visit to Georgia from 31 March to 7 April 2025. In addition to co-facilitating the 124th Incident Prevention and ... |
| Apr 4, 2025 | OSCE to present programme on empowering young women for peace in Central Asia in initiative with European Union | TASHKENT, 4 April 2025 — The OSCE and the European Union will be presenting the ‘Young Women 4 Peace Initiative: Empowering Central Asian Young Women Programme’ in Tashkent on 8 April 2025.
Journalists are invited to attend the opening sess... |
| Apr 2, 2025 | OSCE leaders and anti-trafficking experts commit to tripling down on efforts to end child trafficking | VIENNA, 2 April 2025 – At the 25th Conference of the Alliance against Trafficking in Persons, which concluded in Vienna on Tuesday, OSCE leaders and anti-trafficking experts called on the 57 OSCE participating States to turn their commitmen... |
