Christine Muttonen (MP, Austria), the Special Co-ordinator of the short-term OSCE observer mission (right) and Roberto Montella, the OSCE PA Director of Presidential Administration (second from left), inspect ballot boxes at a polling station in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 27 April. SKOPJE, 28 April 2014 – Fundamental freedoms were respected and candidates were able to campaign without obstruction in the 27 April elections in the

OSCE PA Special Representative Nikolay Kovalev. COPENHAGEN, 28 April 2014 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Special Representative on Anti-Terrorism, Nikolay Kovalev (MP, Russian Federation), has warned that international co-operation against terrorism is “seriously lagging behind.” Addressing the OSCE’s Counter-Terrorism Conference today in Interlaken, Switzerland, Kovalev said, “It is impossible to confront the threat of terror in today’s

COPENHAGEN, 16 April 2014 – OSCE parliamentarians will observe the upcoming parliamentary elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and provide leadership for the OSCE's short-term observer mission. OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Didier Burkhalter has designated Christine Muttonen (MP, Austria) as Special Co-ordinator of the mission to observe the 27 April vote. Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal) will serve as Head of the OSCE PA Delegation,

VIENNA, 11 April 2014 – Members of the Russian and Ukrainian Delegations to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly met for talks today in Vienna on the invitation of OSCE PA President Ranko Krivokapic. The Delegation members met in bilateral format, followed by tripartite talks that included a delegation from the OSCE PA's leadership. The Delegations welcomed the opportunity to have an exchange of views on issues vital for the people affected by the

COPENHAGEN, 7 April 2014 – The leadership of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly gathered today for its first Bureau Meeting of the year, featuring a special debate on the situation in Ukraine. President Ranko Krivokapic and the Assembly’s Vice-Presidents, Treasurer and Officers of the three General Committees were joined by OSCE PA Secretary General Spencer Oliver and the staff of the International Secretariat of the OSCE PA in the Danish capital.

Adão Silva, Special Co-ordinator of the short-term OSCE observer mission to Hungary, checks the seal on a ballot box, 6 April. BUDAPEST, 7 April 2014 – The 6 April 2014 parliamentary elections were well administered and offered voters a diverse choice, but a number of factors provided undue advantage to the ruling party, international observers said in a statement issued today. These included the manner in which a large number of changes to the