TUNIS, 21 October 2011 – The international observers attending the elections to the National Constituent Assembly in Tunisia will present a post-election statement at a news conference on Monday 24 October. Italian parliamentarian Riccardo Migliori, leading the delegation of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly, and Swiss parliamentarian Andreas Gross, leading the delegation of the Parliamentary

President Efthymiou is briefed on voting procedures by CEC Chairman Vladimir Churov. MOSCOW, 19 October 2011 – OSCE PA President Petros Efthymiou has completed a two-day visit to Moscow during which he held constructive and fruitful discussions regarding the forthcoming observation of the Russian parliamentary elections to take place on 4 December. He met with Chairman of the Central Election Commission Vladimir Churov, Foreign Minister Sergey

Secolo d'Italia 23 November 2011 -- Will growing political stability in Tunisia be able to block or at least mitigate immigration? Italy and Europe need democratic stability in the Maghreb. This will require greater economic-commercial relations and political collaboration in order to relaunch development in the region. It is important to remember that both GDP and life expectancy have gone up in Tunisia in recent years, while the birth rate

COPENHAGEN, 14 October 2011 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Petros Efthymiou of Greece was appointed today by Lithuanian Foreign Minister and OSCE Chair-in-Office Audronius Azubalis to lead the short term OSCE observer mission to the parliamentary elections in the Russian Federation 4 December. President Efthymiou will also head the delegation of parliamentary observers of the OSCE PA. An experienced election observer, this will be

COPENHAGEN, 12 October 2011 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Petros Efthymiou issued the following statement today upon hearing the announcement of a seven-year prison sentence for former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko: "The sentencing of Yulia Tymoshenko to seven years in prison is a cause for deep concern. With allegations that the case was politically motivated and that her lawyers were unable to mount an adequate defence,

DUBROVNIK, Croatia, 9 October 2011 – Members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly today called for closer co-operation with Mediterranean countries to promote democratic transition and strengthen international engagement in the region. Speaking at a Mediterranean Forum with representatives from Algeria, Israel, Jordon, Morocco, and Tunisia and more than 200 parliamentarians from across the 56-country OSCE region, Assembly President Petros