OSCE PA President Christine Muttonen, alongside OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier, addresses the OSCE Ministerial Council in Hamburg, 8 Dec. 2016 HAMBURG, 8 December 2016 – Addressing the foreign ministers of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s 57 participating States and other dignitaries today, Parliamentary Assembly President Christine Muttonen (MP, Austria) said that a strong OSCE is needed to help to improve

OSCE PA President Christine Muttonen, Federation Council Chair Valentina Matvienko and OSCE PA Secretary General Roberto Montella, Moscow, 30 Nov. 2016 MOSCOW, 30 November 2016 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Christine Muttonen (MP, Austria) met with Russian Federation Council Chairperson Valentina Matvienko and State Duma Deputy Chair Petr Tolstoi in Moscow this week for talks that focused on Russian involvement in the work of the OSCE

OSCE PA economic and environmental committee Chair Nilza Sena, Vice-Chair Artur Gerasymov and Rapporteur Marietta Tidei COPENHAGEN, 29 November 2016 – Welcoming the unveiling of a giant new dome being placed over Chernobyl nuclear power plant’s fourth reactor in Ukraine – the site 30 years ago of the worst accident in the history of nuclear power in the world – the leadership of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s General Committee on Economic

Special Co-ordinator Roberto Battelli and Head of OSCE PA Delegation Azay Guliyev COPENHAGEN, 28 November 2016 – OSCE parliamentarians will observe the upcoming parliamentary elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and provide leadership for the short-term OSCE observer mission. OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Frank-Walter Steinmeier has appointed Roberto Battelli (MP, Slovenia) as Special Co-ordinator to lead the short-term OSCE

Ignacio Sanchez Amor meets with the Vice-President of the Commission of the European Union, Frans Timmermans, Bratislava, 14 November 2016 COPENHAGEN, 14 November 2014 – The Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s human rights committee, Ignacio Sanchez Amor, met today in Bratislava (Slovakia) with the Vice-President of the Commission of the European Union, Frans Timmermans, whose responsibilities include the rule of law and fundamental

Special Co-ordinator Arta Dade (Albania) and head of the OSCE PA delegation Geir Joergen Bekkevold (Norway), Chisinau, 13 November 2016 CHISINAU, 14 November 2016 – The second round of the presidential election in Moldova was competitive, with respect for fundamental freedoms. The campaign, featuring televised debates, allowed the two candidates to address voters directly. However, increasingly polarized media coverage, harsh and intolerant