Roland Eggleston

Russia/Georgia: Moscow Vetoes OSCE's Border-Monitoring Mission

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has failed to reach agreement on continuing the monitoring of Georgia's border with Chechnya, Ingushetia, and Daghestan. Spokesman Richard Murphy said Russia vetoed a draft agreement to extend the mandate for another six months during a meeting today in Vienna.

Russia: Moscow Seeks Changes In Monitoring On Russian-Georgian Border

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (file photo) A challenge by Russia has led to a crisis at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Russia said it might veto next year's budget unless other members agree to modify the OSCE's monitoring operation on the Russian-Georgian border. OSCE officials told RFE/RL that a compromise is not yet in sight.

Europe: Reform On Agenda At OSCE Summit Set For December

Vienna, 22 November 2004 (RF/RL) -- The OSCE is debating whether it should transfer some of its operations out of its headquarters in Vienna to Central Asia and the Caucasus.

UN: Top Antiterrorism Official Disappointed In International Response To Threat

Both the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) say they agree on the need for more cooperation between police and national intelligence agencies in the struggle to prevent acts of terrorism and to stop those who support it. The UN's top counterterrorism official was in Vienna recently to make the case for more intensive international efforts in this regard.

Germany: New Film Asks -- Did Hitler Have A Human Side?

A new German film about the last days of Adolf Hitler in the Berlin bunker raises questions about the character of the Nazi dictator responsible for the deaths of millions. Did he have a human side known only to a few, as well as the brutal face seen by the entire world? RFE/RL reports from Munich on "The Downfall."

Germany: Dismay In Some Towns Over Planned U.S. Troop Withdrawal

This week's announcement by U.S. President George W. Bush that the United States will redeploy thousands of troops from Europe in the next decade to combat new threats was met with consternation in Germany, where U.S. troops have been stationed since the end of World War II. Many residents in the towns where the troops are based depend for their livelihood on the U.S. military presence. As RFE/RL reports, some Germans say they rely on free-spending Americans to help them balance the town budget.

Russia Asks OSCE To Mediate Georgia-Ossetia Tension

Vienna, 14 July 2004 (RFE/RL) -- Russia has demanded that the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) do more to end the tension in the breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia.

Central Asia: OSCE Seeks Funds For Police Training

The police forces of Central Asia are notoriously ineffective, corrupt, and at times brutal. But the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe is trying to improve the region's law-enforcement sector. The Vienna-based body is teaching Central Asian police techniques in crime fighting, crowd control, and maintaining good relations with civilians.

OSCE: Meeting In Vienna To Review Methods For Fighting Terrorism

International experts on fighting terrorism meet in Vienna this week to discuss developments in the struggle against Al-Qaeda and its affiliates. The conference is being run by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which has made fighting terrorism a major priority.

Russia: Moscow Says CFE Treaty May Be Outdated

(ITAR-TASS) Munich, 9 February 2004 (RFE/RL) -- Russia told an international conference on 7 February it doubts the value of the 1989 treaty on limiting the size of conventional weapons in Europe.

Russia: Relations Cooling With Other OSCE States

Diplomats at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe say relations have cooled between Russia and several other member states because of differences over how to resolve several international problems. RFE/RL correspondent Roland Eggleston reports from the OSCE's headquarters in Vienna.

OSCE: U.S. Criticizes Russian Stance On Moldova And Georgia

Georgia: OSCE Foreign Ministers To Meet With Georgian President

OSCE: Warsaw Conference Focuses On 'Human Dimension' In Central Asia, Balkans, Chechnya

Moldova: OSCE Envoy Says Delays Threaten Timetable For Draft Constitution

Germany: Government Reacting Coolly To Washington's UN Proposal

Germany: Berlin Approves More Troops For Afghanistan But Awaits UN Mandate

Afghanistan: Germany May Join Reconstruction Teams

Germany: Government Agency Conducts New Checks For Possible Former Stasi Agents

Kyrgyzstan: OSCE Plans Police Training