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Press releases and media advisories
Disclaimer: These press releases are issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. The views expressed in these press releases do not necessarily reflect those of the OSCE Chairmanship, nor of all OSCE participating States.
Despite a highly polarized campaign and concerns over the role of unlimited private campaign funding, the 6 November 2012 general elections demonstrated the U.S. commitment to democracy
WASHINGTON, 8 November 2012 -- The 6 November 2012 elections in the United States were yet another demonstration of the country’s commitment to democracy, international observers from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly reported in a statement released today in Washington...
International election observers in Ukraine to hold press conference on Monday
KYIV, 26 October 2012 – The international observers monitoring the parliamentary elections in Ukraine will present their preliminary post-election statement at a news conference on Monday, 29 October, in Kyiv...
OSCE’s Habsburg Douglas completes pre-election visit to Ukraine
KYIV, 11 October 2012 – Walburga Habsburg Douglas (MP, Sweden), the Special Co-ordinator appointed to lead the OSCE election observation mission to Ukraine, today concluded a three-day pre-election visit to the country aimed at assessing the climate ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for 28 October...
Statement of Matteo Mecacci on Belarus denying visas to election observers
MINSK, Belarus, 19 September 2012 – Matteo Mecacci (MP, Italy), the special co-ordinator to lead the OSCE short-term election observation in Belarus, today issued the following statement upon learning that two parliamentarians from Germany and Lithuania, who planned to observe the elections, were told they would be denied visas by the Belarus Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
OSCE PA to Observe Belarus Parliamentary Elections
COPENHAGEN, 20 July 2012 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly intends to send a full observation mission to the 23 September Belarus Parliamentary Elections...
Statement of President Migliori on terrorist attack in Bulgaria
COPENHAGEN, 19 July 2012 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Riccardo Migliori today released the following statement in the wake of a terrorist attack that killed seven people at the Burgas Airport in Bulgaria. (in italiano qui sotto)...
Statement of OSCE PA President Migliori on the tense institutional climate in Romania
COPENHAGEN, 12 July 2012 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Riccardo Migliori today released the following statement:
Human rights tops agenda at OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Annual Session
MONACO, 5 July 2012 – More than 270 parliamentarians from more than 50 countries today opened the 21st Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary with an agenda packed with measures to address human rights and security challenges across Europe, Central Asia and North America...
Resolution on Moldova calls for stronger ties between Chisinau and Tiraspol
COPENHAGEN, 3 July 2012 – A resolution now pending before the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly would create more regular opportunities for dialogue between members of the Moldovan Parliament and representatives of the Transdniestrian Supreme Soviet if approved... ()
Homeward bound: MPs to vote for action on displaced persons in Georgia
COPENHAGEN, 3 July 2012 – With United Nations estimates of more than 359,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) in the Republic of Georgia, Polish MP Michal Szczerba has put forward a resolution calling on OSCE participating States to support the safe and dignified return of IDPs within Georgia and its occupied territories... ()