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British MPs debate OSCE in House of Lords

Publishing date: 23 January 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 20 January 2012 – The British government should report more frequently to Parliament on its activities within the OSCE, and the OSCE in Vienna should co-operate more fully with the Parliamentary Assembly, members of the British House of Lords said this week...

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President addresses the OSCE Permanent Council

Publishing date: 3 November 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Petros Efthymiou addressed the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna on 3 November 2011...

Efthymiou promotes co-operation in speech to OSCE Permanent Council

Publishing date: 3 November 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
VIENNA, 3 November 2011 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Petros Efthymiou today laid out a vision to strengthen the world’s largest regional security organization during a speech before the Organization’s diplomatic body, the Permanent Council...

Parliamentary observers applaud Tunisian elections: vote shows country on its way to guaranteeing freedom, human rights, democracy

Publishing date: 25 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Elections
TUNIS, 24 October 2011 – International election observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly today declared the first democratic elections in Tunisia as “free and fair” and praised the Tunisian people for their participation in the electoral process...

Parliamentarians visit Bosnia and Herzegovina to assess work of OSCE Mission, anti-trafficking efforts

Publishing date: 20 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
SARAJEVO, 20 October 2008- OSCE parliamentarians are in Sarajevo today to visit the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and to observe the implementation of the Mission's mandate, including its work to combat human trafficking...

OSCE meeting supports parliamentary initiatives in SE Europe

Publishing date: 28 January 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed), OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
TIRANA, 28 January 2003- A two-day meeting of parliamentary experts from OSCE institutions and south-east European missions has just ended in agreement to boost support for projects aimed at tackling regional issues such as organized crime...

OSCE plays key role in fight against terrorism

Publishing date: 6 September 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Economic activities, Border management, Environmental activities, Countering terrorism, Policing
VIENNA, 6 September 2002- The 55-nation OSCE is well suited to the complex task of preventing and fighting international terrorism and can serve as a valuable resource in helping to focus the efforts of participating States and other regional...