OSCE-wide anti-drugs conference
VIENNA, 16 July 2018 – The effectiveness of current drug control policies and strategic and innovative approaches to reducing the supply and demand of illicit drugs are the focus of the two-day OSCE-wide anti-drugs conference that opened in Vienna today. The conference brings together some 130 representatives of OSCE participating States and OSCE Partners for […]
Read moreUndersecretary Picchi takes part in Annual OSCE Parliamentary Assembly meeting in Berlin
On 8 July 2018 Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Guglielmo Picchi took part in the 27th Annual Meeting of the OSCE PA, held in Berlin at the Bundestag, on behalf of Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi, Chairpersion-in-Office of the OSCE. Hon. Picchi addressed the opening session of the Meeting, alongside President of the Bundestag, […]
Read moreOSCE and Conference of Regions launch a cycle of regional events to promote Italy’s food and wine as heritage
The Italian Chairmanship of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the Conference of Regions and Autonomous Provinces launched their initiative for the promotion of Italy’s food and wine products of excellence in Vienna on July 6, 2018.The kick-off event was designed, promoted and organised by the Italian Permanent Mission to the […]
Read moreSecond Human Dimension Supplementary Meeting held in Vienna on 2/3 July 2018
The second Human Dimension Supplementary Meeting for 2018, organized by the Italian OSCE Chairmanship, with the support of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and in co-ordination with the Gender Section of the Office of the OSCE Secretary General, held in Vienna on 2 and 3 July 2018, was devoted to the […]
Read more2018 OSCE Annual Security Review Conference opens in Vienna
Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Guglielmo Picchi, opened in Vienna today the OSCE Annual Security Review Conference, on behalf of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE. In his opening address, Undersecretary Picchi underlined that, being the OSCE the world’s largest regional security organization, there […]
Read more2018 OSCE-wide Counter-Terrorism Conference ends in Rome
ROME, 10 May 2018 – Enhanced information-sharing and border security and human rights-compliant rehabilitation and reintegration programmes are among the key measures states need to take in order to address the challenge of returning foreign terrorist fighters, said speakers at the opening of the 2018 OSCE-wide Counter-Terrorism Conference in Rome. More than 350 high-level participants […]
Read moreRome Conference on Transnistria
The Permanent Conference on Political Issues in the Framework of the Negotiation Process for the Settlement of Transnistria, which took place on 29 and 30 May in Rome, closed with a commitment to finalise all aspects of the “package of eight”. It makes 2018 a historic year for Chisinau and Tiraspol, said the OSCE Special […]
Read moreExhibition “Recovered Treasures” opens in Vienna
Organized under the auspices of the Italian 2018 Chairmanship of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) and with the contribution of the Italian Carabinieri, an exhibition entitled “Recovered Treasures”, opened on 30 May at Vienna’s Art History Museum (Kunsthistorisches Museum). The exhibition, which will remain open to the public until 8 July, […]
Read moreSecond preparatory meeting of the 26th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum
Second preparatory meeting of the 26th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum The second preparatory meeting of the 26th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum, organised by the Italian Chairperson-in-Office in association with the OSCE Secretariat, focused on economic progress and security in the OSCE area through innovation, human capital development and good public and private governance. […]
Read moreFirst Preparatory Meeting of the 26 Economic and Environmental Forum
The First Preparatory Meeting of the 26th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum took place in Vienna, between 22 and 23 January 2018, titled “Promoting economic progress and security in the OSCE area through innovation, human capital development, and good public and corporate governance”. Around 200 participants in the Forum, including experts, diplomats and civil servants […]
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