March 2015

Roundtable
OSCE Café Kyiv “Chairing the OSCE”, 11 March 2015
Representatives from the 2015 Serbian and 2014 Swiss OSCE Chairmanship talk about the work of heading an international organization. Speakers: Damir Kovacevic, Embassy of Serbia in Kyiv. Norbert Ruetsche Embassy of Switzerland in Kyiv Where…
Seminar
State of the Media in South East Europe: From Crisis to Corruption
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will give a keynote address at a media symposium on the state of media in South East Europe. Journalists from Bosnia and Herzegoving, Montenegro, and Serbia will participate…

Seminar
Third Seminar of the OSCE PA's Helsinki +40 Project
The third leg of the OSCE PA's Helsinki +40 Project was co-hosted by the Swedish Parliament and The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) on 11 March in Stockholm. Held under the theme "The OSCE's role in (re)consolidating…
Meeting
OSCE assists in developing AML/CFT certification program for financial sector
This is the first meeting of the Working Group members aimed at developing an AML/CFT certification programme for financial entities that will comply with international standards and meet national needs. The nine representatives of the…
Conference
Justice For Free Expression in 2014
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will participate in the conference Justice For Free Expression in 2014, a review of global freedom of expression jurisprudence in 2014. Mijatović will be one of the speakers…
Training
OSCE conducts a series of practical lessons on energy efficiency for schoolchildren
A series of four practical training events on energy efficiency and the rational use of natural resources is scheduled to be conducted in four secondary schools in Astana. Topics will include energy-saving practices in households, global…
Roundtable
OSCE Café London "Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine", 9 March 2015
OSCE Cafe on OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine When? 9th March 2015, 16:00 Where? Fleet River bakery, 71st Lincoln's Inn Fields, London OSCE Cafés brings OSCE officials together with people interested in security issues in an…
Roundtable
Regional roundtable on Electoral Dispute Resolution in Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus: Access to Justice and Effective Legal Remedies
By holding this roundtable, OSCE/ODIHR wishes to offer a platform for state authorities, civil society and international experts from countries of Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus (namely Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova…
Meeting
Hearing before Committee on Internet Rights and Duties
The Principal Adviser to the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Juan Barata, will participate in a hearing before the Italian Committee on Internet rights and duties on the Draft Declaration of Internet rights.
Conference
Strengthening the European audiovisual media market – for the development of the European identity
Ingvil Conradi Andersen, Senior Adviser at the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, will participate in a conference Strengthening the European audiovisual media market – for the development of the European identity…
Roundtable
Discussion on journalists' safety
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will participate in a discussion on journalists' safety, particularly in an around Ukraine, organized by Free Press. The event will be moderated by Tim Karr, Senior Director…
General event
Bilateral visit to Georgia
Meeting
Informal Meeting of EU Ministers for Foreign Affairs (Gymnich)
General event
OSCE Cafe Vienna "What does the OSCE do in the field?", 5 March 2015
Representatives of six OSCE field missions and institutions - the Mission to Serbia, the Mission to Moldova, the Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, the High Commissioner on National Minorities, the Personal Representative on the Nagorno…

Roundtable
OSCE Café "What does the OSCE do in the field?"
Profit from the presence of media focal points from the OSCE field in Vienna. Meet them in person and get an insight into the rewards and challenges of their work. The OSCE Café is an initiative that brings OSCE officials and stakeholders…
Meeting
Launch of Guidelines on Freedom of Association
The Guidelines will be officially launched on 5 March 2015 in Geneva on the margins of the UN Human Rights Council Spring Session.