Committee Chairperson Isabel Santos (right) and Vice-Chairperson Ivana Dobesova speak outside of the residential center for asylum-seekers in Kostelec nad Orlici, Czech Republic, 2 February 2016. PRAGUE, 3 February 2016 – The leadership of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions visited the Czech Republic on 1 and 2 February to consider the country’s role in responding to the crisis of

Michel Voisin COPENHAGEN, 29 January 2016 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) has appointed French parliamentarian Michel Voisin to serve as the Assembly’s Special Representative for Mediterranean Affairs. The position will strengthen the Mediterranean dimension of the Assembly’s work, including through closer contacts with the OSCE’s six Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation – Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan,

OSCE PA Secretary General Roberto Montella (right) and Georgian Parliament Speaker David Usupashvili, Tbilisi, 27 January 2016. (courtesy photo) TBILISI, 27 January 2016 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Secretary General Roberto Montella and Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia David Usupashvili today signed an official agreement on Georgia’s hosting of the Assembly’s 2016 Annual Session, to be held in Tbilisi this summer. Click here for photos.

The OSCE PA delegation (left) meets with Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili and other officials, Tbilisi, 26 January 2016. TBILISI, 26 January 2016 – A senior delegation from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly met in Tbilisi today with Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili, Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze and parliamentary leaders for discussions on political developments in the country and the

The OSCE PA delegation (left) meets with President Aliyev, Baku, 25 January 2016. BAKU, 25 January 2016 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Vice-President George Tsereteli (MP, Georgia) today led a high-level parliamentary delegation to Baku for meetings with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Parliament Speaker Ogtay Asadov, Prime Minister Artur Rasizade, Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and other leaders on a wide range of domestic and regional

COPENHAGEN, 22 January 2016 – The Chairperson of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions Committee, Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal), today expressed concern about legislation proposed by the Danish government that would allow the authorities to seize the valuables of asylum-seekers to help cover the cost of their stay in the country. She called on Denmark’s parliamentarians to reject the proposed