COPENHAGEN, 3 May 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic today issued the following statement on recent events in Ukraine: "On behalf of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, I deplore the senseless violence and mourn the loss of life that occurred in Odessa yesterday. These events represent a shocking escalation at a time when all Ukrainian citizens and all in the international community have a profound responsibility to

The OSCE PA’s delegation to eastern Ukraine, including Vice-President Ilkka Kanerva (right), Kent Harstedt (left) and Secretary General Spencer Oliver (center) visit a checkpoint in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. COPENHAGEN, 30 April 2014 – A senior delegation from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly has completed a visit to the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhya oblasts in eastern Ukraine as part of the Assembly's ongoing activities in preparation for

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