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OSCE parliamentarians to observe Ukraine’s presidential vote; pre-election visit scheduled for next week
Publishing date: 19 March 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 19 March 2014 – A delegation led by senior OSCE parliamentarians will observe Ukraine’s presidential election on 25 May and provide leadership for the OSCE's short-term observer mission.
OSCE PA President reaffirms support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity
Publishing date: 28 February 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 27 February 2014 – OSCE PA President Ranko Krivokapic today reaffirmed support for the territorial integrity of Ukraine and called on the country’s ethnic and linguistic groups to express themselves through peaceful means...
OSCE PA’s Santos: Russia’s actions in Ukraine could amount to “de facto OSCE withdrawal”
Publishing date: 4 March 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 4 March 2014 – Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal), Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, today criticized Russia for “violating several key provisions of the Helsinki Final Act” in its recent actions with respect to Ukraine and called on OSCE officials to consider the implications. In an address before the OSCE Human Dimension Committee in Vienna, Santos said: “When I observe this 19th century act in the 21st century, I wonder if Russia’s de facto invasion of Ukraine means its de facto withdrawal from our Organization and its key commitments to Eurasian security.”
Situation in Ukraine features in talks as OSCE PA President visits Czech Republic
Publishing date: 5 March 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 5 March 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic today completed a two-day visit to the Czech Republic, where the crisis in Ukraine and the role the OSCE can play in helping to resolve it featured in talks with government leaders and lawmakers.
OSCE PA President urges calm, supports dialogue after clashes in Ukraine
Publishing date: 20 January 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 20 January 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic (Montenegro) today urged calm and voiced his support for dialogue in Ukraine after violent clashes in Kyiv on 19 January...
OSCE PA President deplores deaths in Ukraine clashes, urges investigation
Publishing date: 28 January 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 22 January 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic today issued the following statement on the situation in Ukraine:
PA Vice-President Kanerva expresses concern over legislation restricting protests, recriminalizing defamation in Ukraine
Publishing date: 17 January 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
VIENNA, 17 January 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Vice-President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) expressed concern today over the adoption of legislation by the Parliament of Ukraine on 16 January that imposes new restrictions on street protests and recriminalizes defamation...
OSCE PA President meets Verkhovna Rada Speaker in Kyiv, urges Ukraine to “stay the course of democracy”
Publishing date: 4 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
KYIV, 4 December 2013 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic held a bilateral meeting with Verkhovna Rada Speaker Volodymyr Rybak this morning in the Ukrainian Parliament.
OSCE PA Presidential statement on situation in Ukraine President urges restraint and respect for freedom of assembly, expresses "deep concern" over violence and attacks against journalists
Publishing date: 3 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 3 December 2013 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic today issued the following statement regarding the situation in Ukraine, which is scheduled to host a meeting of the Bureau of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and a meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council on 4-6 December in Kyiv:
At OSCE PA Winter Meeting, parliamentarians tackle anti-Semitism, intolerance, protracted conflicts, climate change and human rights
Publishing date: 21 February 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
VIENNA, 21 February 2020 – In the wake of a racially motivated attack in the German town of Hanau on Wednesday, OSCE parliamentarians gathering in Vienna for the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 19th Winter Meeting today held a timely debate on combating anti-Semitism, discrimination and intolerance in the OSCE region...