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This joint opinion on the Draft Law No. 3366 About Election to the Parliament of Ukraine (“draft law”) is provided by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) and the Council of Europe’s European Commission for Democracy through Law (“Venice Commission”) upon a request from the Ukrainian Parliament Committee on State Building and Local Self-Governance. This joint opinion comments on the most recent version of the draft law (CDL(2009)084). Earlier opinions of the OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission, as well as numerous election reports from previous OSCE/ODIHR and Council of Europe observation missions in Ukraine, provide excellent background for understanding the historical development of the election legislation in Ukraine. This draft law continues to incorporate recommendations for improvement. The most significant change is the introduction of a new electoral system. The system proposed in the draft law provides for 450 parliamentarians to be elected under a form of proportional representation that uses territorial election districts, including a foreign territorial election district where ballots are cast by out of country voters. Under the proposed system, most members of parliament will be elected from national lists, with the mathematical possibility for individual political party candidates to be elected within an in-country territorial election district from a territorial list.

1455th Plenary meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council

Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Dr. Claus Neukirch. Report by the Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan, Ambassador György Szabó. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1367 on the dates of the 2020 Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC) (Russian Federation, interpretative statement). Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. World Press Freedom Day, observed on 3 May 2020. Dismantling of a monument to Marshal Ivan Konev in Prague. Domestic and sexual violence risks under COVID-19 in the OSCE area. Protecting human rights during the COVID-19 pandemic. Threats against journalist Elena Milashina in the Chechen Republic, Russian Federation.

716th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

This report presents a general overview of the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), its main activities and latest news as of 1 October 2018.

Security Dialogue on Ongoing Initiatives in the Field of Small Arms and Light Weapons and Stockpiles of Conventional Ammunition: – Presentation by Mr. E. LeBrun, Project Co-ordinator, Small Arms Survey; – Presentation by Ms. J. O’Neill, Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security, Canada; – Presentation by Mr. Ye. Avramenko, National Project Officer for Humanitarian Mine Action, Office of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (United States of America, Annex 1; Chairperson of the Informal Group of Friends on Small Arms and Light Weapons and Stockpiles of Conventional Ammunition (Latvia), Annex 2). Situation in and around Ukraine.

This report presents a general overview of the Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (SMM), its main activities and latest news as of 11 March 2015.