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OSCE PA President calls for calm in Bosnia and Herzegovina, urges renewed push for reform
Publishing date: 10 February 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 10 February 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President and President of the Montenegrin Parliament Ranko Krivokapic today called for calm after several days of unrest in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and urged the government to renew its efforts to tackle unemployment and corruption...
OSCE PA Vice-President calls on Russia to prioritize media plurality after exclusion of “Dozhd” TV
Publishing date: 7 February 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 7 February 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Vice President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) today expressed concern over the exclusion of the independent "Dozhd" television channel from major cable and satellite operators in Russia and called on authorities to prioritize media plurality...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly launches Helsinki +40 Project: Seminars at top think-tanks and final colloquium to mark 40th anniversary of Helsinki Final Act; consider past, present and future of OSCE
Publishing date: 31 January 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 30 January 2014 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly today officially launched its Helsinki +40 Project, an initiative that will bring together security and human rights experts, politicians, academia, civil society and the public to evaluate the OSCE’s past and chart concrete lines of action for the future...
OSCE PA President welcomes repeal of troubling laws in Ukraine, praises work through democratic channels
Publishing date: 28 January 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 28 January 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic today welcomed the Ukrainian Parliament’s decision to scrap several troubling laws and praised the country’s efforts to resolve the current crisis through democratic channels.
OSCE PA President deplores deaths in Ukraine clashes, urges investigation
Publishing date: 28 January 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 22 January 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic today issued the following statement on the situation in Ukraine:
OSCE Parliamentarians meet Tajik President, civil society on study visit
Publishing date: 28 January 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 22 January 2014 – A delegation of OSCE Parliamentarians has completed a study visit to Tajikistan that included meetings with President Emomali Rahmon, Foreign Minister Sirodjidin Aslov, lawmakers and representatives of civil society and the media.
OSCE PA President urges calm, supports dialogue after clashes in Ukraine
Publishing date: 20 January 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 20 January 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic (Montenegro) today urged calm and voiced his support for dialogue in Ukraine after violent clashes in Kyiv on 19 January...