OSCE PA President Ilkka Kanerva (center) ahead of his address to the Ministerial Council, alongside OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic (left) and OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier, 3 December 2015. BELGRADE, 3 December 2015 – Far-reaching action by the international community is needed to deal with a world that “sometimes seems to be spiralling out of control,” OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva

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