Isabel Santos and George Tsereteli meet Angela Merkel in Berlin, 24 Sept. 2017 BERLIN, 25 September 2017 – The 24 September parliamentary elections in Germany were a strong demonstration of the country’s commitment to democratic processes and provided an opportunity for voters to freely express their will, concluded international observers from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly today following their first-ever election observation mission in the

OSCE PA Special Representative on South Caucasus Kristian Vigenin COPENHAGEN, 23 September 2017 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Special Representative on the South Caucasus, Kristian Vigenin (MP, Bulgaria), will be travelling to Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia from 24-30 September for talks with government officials, parliamentary leaders and civil society representatives in each country. The Special Representative is expected to

OSCE PA Vice-Presidents George Tsereteli and Isabel Santos open parliamentary briefings in Berlin, 22 September 2017 Für die deutsche Version scrollen Se bitte weiter runter. BERLIN, 22 September 2017 – The leaders of the international election observation mission to the German parliamentary elections will be available at a Berlin polling station on election day for interviews and photo opportunities, and the following day will present the

President Christine Muttonen with Hakim Benchamach, President of the House of Councilors, in Rabat, 21 Sept. 2017 RABAT, 22 September 2017 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Christine Muttonen (MP, Austria) has met with parliamentary and governmental leaders in Morocco this week for discussions focused on challenges including migration, terrorism and climate change. The President has also raised issues related to gender representation in

George Tsereteli and Isabel Santos COPENHAGEN, 19 September 2017 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly is deploying a mission of 56 international observers, including 43 parliamentarians from 25 countries, to Germany for the 24 September parliamentary elections. The observers arrive in Berlin this week for two days of briefings before deploying for election day observation around the country. Georgian parliamentarian George Tsereteli has been

Christine Muttonen addresses the Universal Peace Federation in Vienna, 15 Sept. 2017. VIENNA, 15 September 2017 – All tracks of diplomacy – official discussions, informal dialogue, and people-to-people contact – are needed to build the trust needed for long-term peace, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Christine Muttonen (MP, Austria) said today at an event in Vienna . Parliamentarians are in a unique position to facilitate dialogue, she