Leader of the OSCE PA election observers to Italy Margareta Cederfelt Versione Italiana in basso. COPENHAGEN, 2 March 2018 – The leader of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s election observers to the 4 March Italian parliamentary elections will be available on election day for a photo opportunity and media interviews, and will present the findings at the Foreign Press Association in Rome at 13:30 on Monday 5 March (Via dell’ Umiltà, 83/c, 00187
26 February 2018
Ignacio Sanchez Amor chairs the OSCE PA's human rights committee, Vienna, 22 Feb. 2018. COPENHAGEN, 26 February 2017 – Following the recent reported death of Archil Tatunashvili in South Ossetia, Georgia, OSCE PA human rights chair Ignacio Sanchez Amor stressed the need for close cooperation and a transparent investigation into the events leading to the death. Sanchez Amor expressed his sincere condolences to the family of Mr. Tatunashvili.
23 February 2018
Closing session speakers Makis Voridis, Hedy Fry and Filippo Lombardi, 23 Feb. 2018 VIENNA, 23 February 2018 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 17th Winter Meeting concluded today with high-level debates on migration, terrorism, and gender issues. Also discussed over the past two days of meetings were arms control, “fake news,” climate change, and the crisis in and around Ukraine. Some 240 parliamentarians from 53 countries participated in the
22 February 2018
Italy’s Undersecretary of State of Foreign Affairs, OSCE PA President George Tsereteli, and International Co-operation Vincenzo Amendola, and OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger VIENNA, 22 February 2018 – Some 240 parliamentarians from 53 countries are gathered in Vienna this week for the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 17th Winter Meeting. With debates taking place on “fake news,” climate change, arms control, migration, and terrorism, the
20 February 2018
Head of OSCE PA Delegation of Observers Margareta Cederfelt COPENHAGEN, 20 February 2018 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly is deploying a mission of 42 international observers, including 33 parliamentarians from 22 countries, to Italy for the 4 March parliamentary elections. The observers arrive in Rome next week for two days of briefings before deploying for election day observation around the country. Swedish parliamentarian and OSCE PA
16 February 2018
COPENHAGEN, 16 February 2018 – A decision reached by a Turkish court today condemning journalists to prison is a major threat to media freedom in Turkey, said OSCE Parliamentary Assembly human rights committee Chair Ignacio Sanchez Amor (MP, Spain). He said that the ruling to punish six imprisoned defendants for attempting to disrupt the constitutional order could violate OSCE commitments including the right to freedom of opinion and
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