The Times-Herald 7 November 2010 When luminaries from the European Parliament travel to the U.S. to witness the American election process firsthand, what do they see? Officially, the OSCE PA (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly) delegation in Pennsylvania, which observed Election Day polls in Philadelphia and Delaware, noted a well-organized and "calm" procedure that embellishes an American commitment to

The Associated Press 3 November 2010 WASHINGTON – A delegation of foreign observers is praising the U.S. congressional elections as fair but finding problems with campaign financing. In a news conference Wednesday, members of the Organization for Cooperation and Security in Europe's parliamentary assembly said Tuesday's vote effectively represented the will of the people. But the delegation's president, Joao Soares, called the election "at

Xtra.ca 2 November 2010 Vancouver Centre MP Hedy Fry says her appointment as special representative on gender issues for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) does not mean she is leaving Canada's Parliament any time soon. "I'm running in the next election," the six-term Liberal MP says. Fry was named to the position by PA president Petros Efthymiou on Oct 19. She replaces Swedish

COPENHAGEN, 26 October 2010 -- Dr. Hedy Fry (Canada) was appointed the OSCE PA’s Special Representative on Gender Issues by PA President Petros Efthymiou on 19 October. In his appointment letter, Mr. Efthymiou reiterated the importance that the Assembly attaches to gender equality, particularly within the OSCE and the Parliamentary Assembly. “The OSCE still has a long way to go before it provides equal opportunities for men and women,” Mr.

WASHINGTON, 25 October 2010 – International election observers from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE PA) will hold a press conference on Wednesday, November 3 at 2 PM at the Foreign Press Center, 529 14th St NW, # 800, Washington, DC, to issue its statement on their observation mission to the U.S. midterm elections. Invited by the U.S. government, the international parliamentarians led

President Efthymiou addresses the Lithuanian Seimas. In Vilnius on 18 and 19 October, OSCE PA President Petros Efthymiou held high-level talks regarding the 2011 Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship, before continuing to Moscow this week to for an official visit focusing on upcoming work of the OSCE. Mr. Efthymiou, accompanied by Secretary General Spencer Oliver, met with the President of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaite; Foreign Minister Audronius