Walburga Habsburg Douglas at a polling station in Kyiv. KYIV, 29 October 2012 – Ukraine's parliamentary elections were characterized by a tilted playing field, the international observers concluded in a statement released today. This was the result, primarily, of the abuse of administrative resources, as well as a lack of transparency in campaign and party financing and of balanced media coverage. Voters had a choice between distinct parties

COPENHAGEN, 25 October 2012 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Riccardo Migliori advocated strengthening regional inter-parliamentary co-operation, especially in relation to the Mediterranean region, in a speech Monday at the 127th Session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Quebec. He proposed that all regional organizations connected to the Mediterranean meet once a year as a way to more effectively utilize time and financial resources.

KYIV, 23 October 2012 – Walburga Habsburg Douglas (MP, Sweden), the Special Co-ordinator to lead the OSCE election observation mission in Ukraine released the following statement today after meeting with Yuriy Lutsenko in prison: "Today I met with Mr. Yuriy Lutsenko at the Mena penal colony in Chernihiv region. We talked for approximately two hours through a plate glass window inside the prison. I appreciate very much the invitation from Mr.

Rian.com.ua 23 October 2012 КИЕВ, 23 окт - РИА Новости. Вице-президент ОБСЕ Вальбурга Габсбург Дуглас и руководитель программ международного секретариата ОБСЕ Анна Чернова встретились с осужденным экс-главной МВД Юрием Луценко в Менской колонии, сообщает во вторник пресс-служба партии "Народная самооборона". Ранее пенитенциарная служба разрешила Луценко встретится с вице-президентом Парламентской Ассамблеи ОБСЕ Вальбургой Габсбург Дуглас во

COPENHAGEN, 23 October 2012 — Walburga Habsburg Douglas (Sweden), Special Co-ordinator to lead the short-term OSCE observer mission has arrived in Kyiv to observe the home stretch of the parliamentary election campaign being held on 28 October. With more than 700 observers – including 110 from parliaments in 25 countries – the mission to Ukraine figures to be the largest ever OSCE election observation mission. "I am excited to lead the short

COPENHAGEN, 22 October 2012 – More than 100 parliamentarians from Europe and Central Asia will travel to the United States in the coming days to observe the November elections – the largest Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe parliamentary delegation to ever observe a North American election. "We've been watching the debates and the competitive campaign up to this point, but look forward to observing the home stretch and