BELGRADE, 2 December 2015 – The elected leadership of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly met today in Belgrade alongside OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic for a discussion on the crisis of migrants and refugees and possibilities for strengthening the OSCE’s response. Maja Gojkovic, the Speaker of the Serbian National Assembly, and Dijana Vukomanovic, the Head of Serbia’s Delegation to the OSCE PA, were also guests

COPENHAGEN, 21 November 2015 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) and Secretary General Spencer Oliver today marked the 25th anniversary of the Charter of Paris for a New Europe and called on all OSCE participating States to reaffirm their commitment to the Charter’s values of democracy and human rights. “The Charter of Paris laid out an ideological future for Europe and beyond based first and foremost on the

Chairperson Wicker speaks at the OSCE PA Annual Session in Helsinki, 7 July 2015. COPENHAGEN, 20 November 2015 – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, the Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Committee on Political Affairs and Security, today marked the 20th anniversary of the Dayton Agreement, which restored peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and preserved the country’s unity and territorial integrity. “The Dayton Agreement was a watershed moment in

OSCE PA President Ilkka Kanerva addresses the Permanent Council, Vienna, 19 Nov. 2015. (courtesy of OSCE/Micky Kroll) COPENHAGEN, 19 November 2015 – Resolution of the conflict in and around Ukraine and what the OSCE can do to better mitigate the migrant crisis and counter terrorism were the topics in focus as OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) addressed the Organization’s Permanent Council in Vienna today. CLICK

Chairperson Isabel Santos (left) and European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides, Brussels, 16 November 2015 (photo courtesy of the European Commission) COPENHAGEN, 18 November 2015 – The Chairperson of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal), today completed a visit to Brussels and Geneva for meetings with leading

COPENHAGEN, 14 November 2015 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) today issued the following statement on the 13 November terrorist attacks in Paris: “The attacks that struck Paris last night were not just vile and heinous. They were inhuman. Their epicenter was the French capital, but they were an assault on the entire civilized world and its values. I am sure that France’s partners within the OSCE and its