Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Press Releases - EIN Presswire

Published on April 1, 2025 - 12:59 GMT

Ensuring a child-centred approach to protect and support child victims of human trafficking focus of ODIHR’s survivor-led event

The need to prioritize the welfare, wellbeing and empowerment of young survivors of human trafficking was the focus of discussions at an event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and led by International …

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Published on April 1, 2025 - 12:59 GMT

Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Combating Discrimination appointed

HELSINKI, 1 April 2025 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen has appointed Wolfgang Palaver as Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Combating Discrimination. Representative Wolfgang …

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Published on March 31, 2025 - 12:51 GMT

OSCE concludes eighth regional workshop on combating illicit trafficking in cultural property

The OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland, held the eighth in a series of operations training workshops on combating illicit trafficking in art, antiquities and cultural property …

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Published on March 31, 2025 - 12:51 GMT

OSCE Secretary General Sinirlioğlu to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina

VIENNA/SARAJEVO, 31 March 2025 – The OSCE Secretary General, Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu, will be in Sarajevo on 31 March and 1 April 2025 for his first official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina as OSCE Secretary General. Secretary General Sinirlioğlu will meet …

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Published on March 28, 2025 - 19:48 GMT

OSCE supports exchange on combating corruption and virtual assets between practitioners from Italy, Moldova and Romania

The OSCE organized a study visit that brought together Italian, Moldovan and Romanian anti-corruption practitioners in Bucharest, Romania, from 26 to 28 March. The participants shared good practices in combating corruption and the misuse of virtual assets …

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Published on March 28, 2025 - 19:48 GMT

Statement by the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process on the Joint ...

HELSINKI/CHISINAU, 28 MARCH 2025 - The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process, Ambassador Thomas Lenk made the following statement after the Joint Control Commission (JCC) Co-Chairs on 27 March …

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Published on March 28, 2025 - 10:21 GMT

OSCE launches guide on virtual assets for law enforcement at INTERPOL Summit

The OSCE has presented a new resource on virtual assets, Decoding Crypto Crime: A Guide for Law Enforcement , at the Interpol Virtual Assets Summit in Lyon, France, on 27 March. The guide will support law enforcement officers, prosecutors, tax and forensic …

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Published on March 27, 2025 - 20:04 GMT

OSCE strengthens border and customs officers’ mental preparedness at the Uzbek-Afghan border

In response to security challenges in the region, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department held a training course on building psycho-emotional resilience for 32 border and customs officers working at the Uzbek-Afghan border, as well as private sector …

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Published on March 27, 2025 - 20:02 GMT

OSCE Presence in Albania strengthens environmental governance at municipal level

The OSCE Presence in Albania has completed a series of thematic training sessions aimed at enhancing environmental inspection and control at the municipal level. The initiative is part of ongoing efforts to strengthen environmental governance and security …

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Published on March 27, 2025 - 09:08 GMT

OSCE hands over IT and office equipment to Tajikistan’s Inter-ministerial Commission on Combatting Trafficking in Persons

On 26 March 2025, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe handed over a set of IT and office equipment to the Inter-ministerial Commission on Combatting Trafficking in Persons of the Republic of Tajikistan. The donated equipment will support the Government …

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Published on March 26, 2025 - 16:23 GMT

Empowering women in cybersecurity focus of OSCE workshop in Sarajevo

The OSCE Transnational Threats Department held a workshop focusing on gender considerations in cyber/ICT security in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on 25 and 26 March. The event gathered 23 cybersecurity experts and policymakers from Eastern and South- …

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Published on March 26, 2025 - 16:22 GMT

OSCE seminar in Turkmenistan addresses risk-based supervision over financial institutions

Best practices in the application of risk-based supervision over all financial institutions (FI) were presented during an OSCE-organized seminar that took place on 25 and 26 March 2025 in Ashgabat. The two-day seminar facilitated the implementation of …

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Published on March 25, 2025 - 22:38 GMT

OSCE trains Moldovan judges and prosecutors on investigating the criminal use of virtual assets

The OSCE, with the support of the National Institute of Justice, conducted a practical workshop on virtual assets for judges and prosecutors in Chisinau, Moldova, on 24 and 25 March. This was the first OSCE workshop on this topic for representatives of …

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Published on March 25, 2025 - 22:38 GMT

ODIHR opens limited election observation mission in Romania

BUCHAREST, 25 March 2025 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election observation mission for the 4 May repeat presidential election in Romania, following an official invitation from the national …

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Published on March 25, 2025 - 10:10 GMT

Statement of the OSCE Mission to BiH on media being prevented, restricted, or entirely prohibited from attending council and ...

The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mission) notes with concern recent attempts to restrict or prohibit media access to parliamentary sessions across Bosnia and Herzegovina, including at the municipal level. Access to information and the ability to …

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Published on March 24, 2025 - 20:27 GMT

Ecological perspective in spatial planning focus of OSCE-supported workshop in Podgorica

On 20 and 21 March, the parliamentary Committee on Tourism, Agriculture, Ecology and Spatial Planning, together with the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, organized a workshop on the ecological perspective in spatial planning and eco-urbanism. The workshop …

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Published on March 24, 2025 - 20:27 GMT

Moldova 2024 presidential election and constitutional referendum: ODIHR election observation mission final report

Both rounds of the presidential election as well as the constitutional referendum were well managed, and contestants campaigned freely despite concerns over illicit foreign interference and active disinformation efforts. The election administration worked …

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Published on March 24, 2025 - 11:03 GMT

ODIHR observers to Romania’s repeat presidential election to hold press conference on Tuesday

BUCHAREST, 24 March 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 repeat presidential election in Romania on Tuesday, 25 …

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Published on March 21, 2025 - 23:16 GMT

OSCE demonstrates its impact in mitigating virtual asset risks

The Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) shared its experience in tackling the multifaceted challenges posed by virtual assets during an event organized by the British Embassy and the Serious and Organised Crime …

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Published on March 20, 2025 - 16:20 GMT

OSCE supports Armenia’s efforts to combat cybercrime

The OSCE Transnational Threats Department (TNTD), in co-operation with the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, organized a study visit on the development of a cybercrime database for a delegation of Armenian practitioners from 18 to 20 March …

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