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

L-R: Ivana Dobesova, Ignacio Sanchez Amor and Kyriakos Kyriakou-Hadjiyanni COPENHAGEN, 15 September 2017 – Celebrating today’s International Day of Democracy, being observed this year under the theme “Democracy and Conflict Prevention,” the leadership of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions said that democratic institutions must be strengthened throughout the OSCE area to prevent

COPENHAGEN, 14 September 2017 – The Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s human rights committee, Spanish parliamentarian Ignacio Sanchez Amor, today reiterated calls for clear, effective and transparent legal procedures in Turkey including for those dismissed or imprisoned following last year’s failed coup d’état. Today marks the last day on which people can appeal against their dismissal to a special government commission charged with

OSCE PA President Christine Muttonen (left) meets with President Ilham Aliyev (right) in Baku, 8 September 2017. Photo: Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan BAKU, 8 September 2017 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Christine Muttonen (MP, Austria) addressed several pressing issues in meetings today with leaders of Azerbaijan, including President Ilham Aliyev, Speaker of the Milli Majlis Ogtay Asadov, Prime Minister Artur Rasizade, and