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Journal of the 628th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation
Publishing date: 17 November 2010
Financial contribution to the project on small arms and light weapons in Albania. FSC contribution to the Astana Summit meeting.
Croatia, Parliamentary Elections, 4 December 2011: Needs Assessment Mission Report
Publishing date: 19 October 2011
In anticipation of an invitation to observe the upcoming parliamentary elections, expected to be held on 4 December 2011, and in accordance with its mandate, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) undertook a Needs Assessment Mission (NAM) from 21 to 23 September.
Bulgaria, Presidential and Municipal Elections, 23 October 2011: Interim Report
Publishing date: 17 October 2011
On 15 July 2011, the Bulgarian parliament set the date of the presidential election for 23 October. President Georgi Parvanov issued a decree calling municipal elections for the same day, in line with transitional provisions of the Election Code providing for simultaneous presidential and municipal
Joint Opinion on the Draft Law on Election of People’s Deputies of Ukraine
Publishing date: 17 October 2011
Collections: Election-related Legal Opinions and Comments
On 23 June 2011 the Minister of Justice of Ukraine, Mr Oleksandr Lavrynovych, requested the Venice Commission and OSCE/ODIHR to comment on the text of the draft Law of Ukraine on Election of the People’s Deputies of Ukraine (Doc. CDL-REF (2011) 034) hereinafter, the “draft law”). The draft law was prepared by the Working Group on reforming and codifying the electoral legal framework with the aim to bring it in line with democratic standards following the presidential decree of 2 November 2010. The Working Group consists of representatives of different state institutions, parliamentarians, civil society representatives, academics and domestic legal and constitutional experts. Invitations to the working group meetings were also made to international experts.
Joint Final Opinion on the Electoral Code of Armenia
Publishing date: 17 October 2011
Collections: Election-related Legal Opinions and Comments
In a letter dated 22 June 2011, the President of the National Assembly of Armenia requested the Council of Europe’s European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) to provide an assessment of the recently adopted Electoral Code of the Republic of Armenia (CDL-REF(2011)029rev). This joint opinion comments on the most recent version of the Electoral Code, adopted 26 May 2011. Earlier opinions of OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission as well as the numerous election reports from previous OSCE/ODIHR and Council of Europe observation missions to Armenia provide an excellent background for understanding the historical development of electoral legislation in Armenia.
Head of Presence's Remarks at the Graduation Ceremony held at the Magistrates School, 22 December 2011
Publishing date: 22 December 2011
Journal of the 627th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation
Publishing date: 10 November 2010
Decision Nos. 11/10, 12/10 & 13/10 pertaining to the Vienna Document Plus. Decision No. 14/10 on the agenda and modalities of the OSCE Workshop to Identify the Proper Role of the OSCE in Facilitation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540.
Statement by the Delegation of Albania in response to the statement by the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union on Albania
Publishing date: 26 May 2011
Collections: 863rd Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
863rd Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Statement by the Delegation of Georgia in response to the statement by the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union on the shooting incident close to the South Ossetian Administrative Boundary Line
Publishing date: 26 May 2011
Collections: 863rd Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
863rd Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council.