News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE PA preparations for US election well under way
Publishing date: 13 October 2008
COPENHAGEN, 13 October 2008- OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Vice-President Pia Christmas-Moeller (Denmark) today starts a pre-election visit to the United States in preparation for the Assembly's election observation mission for the U.S. election...
Anne-Marie Lizin appointed Special Co-ordinator for Belarus elections
Publishing date: 10 September 2008
COPENHAGEN, 10 September 2008- Anne-Marie Lizin (Belgium), a Vice-President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, has been appointed Special Co-ordinator to lead the OSCE short-term observers in the observation mission to the parliamentary election...
Joao Soares elected new President of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 3 July 2008
ASTANA, 3 July 2008- Joao Soares of Portugal was today elected new President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA) at its Annual Session in Kazakhstan's capital Astana. He succeeds Goran Lennmarker of Sweden, who has served the maximum two years...
Despite efforts to conduct Georgia's elections in line with standards, observers identify problems
Publishing date: 22 May 2008
TBILISI, 22 May 2008- Despite efforts to conduct parliamentary elections in line with international standards, problems were identified which made implementation uneven and incomplete, said the International Election Observation Mission today...
Statement on situation in Georgia by OSCE PA President Goran Lennmarker
Publishing date: 30 April 2008
COPENHAGEN, 30 April 2008- The President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Goran Lennmarker, today joined the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb...
Finnish Chairmanship discusses 2008 priorities with OSCE parliamentarians
Publishing date: 21 February 2008
VIENNA, 21 February 2008- The OSCE remains a central security actor across the Transatlantic and Eurasian areas, Finnish Secretary of State Teija Tiilikainen said at the start of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Winter Meeting in Vienna today...
Finnish State Secretary to address OSCE Parliamentary Assembly meeting in Vienna
Publishing date: 20 February 2008
VIENNA, 20 February 2008- Finnish State Secretary Teija Tiilikainen will speak at the opening of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's winter meeting in Vienna tomorrow...