Украина первой в Европе начнет тренировки сотрудников аэропортов, для выявления потенциальных жертв торговли людьми Киев, 10 июня 2013 – Авиационный сектор Украины сегодня стал первой европейской отраслью гражданских рабочих, в которой их подготовят определять потенциальных жертв торговли людьми, что является частью плана расширения всемирного сотрудничества в борьбе с современной работорговлей. Семинар является частью международного плана,

OSCE PA Secretary General Spencer Oliver, PACE Secretary General Wojciech Sawicki and NATO PA Secretary General David Hobbs meet in Strasbourg. COPENHAGEN, 7 June 2013 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Secretary General Spencer Oliver met Monday in Strasbourg with his counterparts from the Parliamentary Assemblies of the Council of Europe and NATO. In the second in a series of ongoing meetings aimed at expanding co-operation between the three

COPENHAGEN, 31 May 2013 – Parliamentarians have supported 29 items to be debated at the Annual Session next month in Istanbul. The items introduced by MPs from 17 different countries cover issues ranging from international adoption to media freedom, Arctic policy to the humanitarian crisis in Syria. The supplementary items still require support from a 2/3 vote of the Standing Committee before being included in the agenda for further committee

VIENNA, 30 May 2013 – The Bureau of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Committee on Political Affairs and Security visited the OSCE in Vienna today. Chair Asa Lindestam (Sweden), Vice-Chair Susanne Bratli (Norway) and Rapporteur Vilija Aleknaite Abramikiene (Lithuania) attended a meeting of the Permanent Council and held talks with numerous ambassadors involved in the OSCE's security work. The delegation spoke about preparations for the upcoming

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, 31 May 2013 – OSCE PA President Grossruck today traveled to Bratislava and met with Peter Burian, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. Burian stressed the importance of smooth co-operation between OSCE institutions and assured Slovakia's full support for the PA and its activities. They also discussed frozen conflicts, with both leaders expressing their optimism that the Ukrainian Chairmanship

OHRID, 27 May 2013 – OSCE PA President Wolfgang Grossruck is in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia this week to participate in the 10th Conference of the South East Europe Process Speakers of Parliament. The Conference, being held in Ohrid on 27-28 May, is focusing on the economic crisis and other new challenges. At the Conference, Grossruck stressed the importance of parliamentary involvement in decision-making as well as parliamentary