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OSCE PA migration committee members present findings and recommendations to policymakers across North America, Europe and Central Asia
Publishing date: 10 October 2017
COPENHAGEN, 10 October 2017 – Recognizing the difficulties facing policymakers on issues related to migrants and refugees, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Ad Hoc Committee on Migration today offered a set of observations and recommendations based on its work over the past year and a half...
OSCE PA President Muttonen congratulates International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons on receiving 2017 Nobel Peace Prize
Publishing date: 6 October 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
COPENHAGEN, 6 October 2017 – The President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Austrian parliamentarian Christine Muttonen, today welcomed the announcement of the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) and offered congratulations on behalf of the Assembly to the civil society coalition for its achievement...
OSCE parliamentarians meet in Andorra to debate new challenges to security: cybersecurity, climate change, education
Publishing date: 5 October 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
ANDORRA LA VELLA, 5 October 2017 – Cybersecurity, climate change and the importance of education as a guarantee of stability were the focus of debate among some 180 parliamentarians taking part in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 2017 Autumn Meeting in Andorra this week.
OSCE PA President urges dialogue and restraint following recent developments in Spain
Publishing date: 4 October 2017
ANDORRA LA VELLA, 4 October 2017 – Following discussion in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Standing Committee of Heads of Delegations today related to the situation in Spain, Austrian parliamentarian Christine Muttonen, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, issued the following statement:
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Autumn Meeting opens in Andorra with focus on new security challenges
Publishing date: 3 October 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
ANDORRA LA VELLA, 3 October 2017 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 2017 Autumn Meeting, bringing together some 180 parliamentarians from across the OSCE’s 57 participating States, opened today in Andorra with addresses by the OSCE PA President, and the Speaker of Parliament and Prime Minister of Andorra...
In Georgia, OSCE PA Special Representative urges humanitarian approach to protracted conflicts
Publishing date: 29 September 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
TBILISI, 29 September 2017 – Concluding a two-day visit to Georgia yesterday, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Special Representative on the South Caucasus, Kristian Vigenin (MP, Bulgaria), urged continued efforts of reconciliation through improved conditions of the daily lives of people impacted by the protracted conflicts...
Highly competitive German elections a demonstration of faith in democracy, say international observers
Publishing date: 25 September 2017
BERLIN, 25 September 2017 – The 24 September parliamentary elections in Germany were a strong demonstration of the country’s commitment to democratic processes and provided an opportunity for voters to freely express their will, concluded international observers from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly today following their first-ever election observation mission in the country. The efficiency and professionalism of the election administration, as well as a high level of public confidence in the overall integrity of the electoral process, contributed to the conduct of democratic elections.