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Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE (OSCEPA) is one of the bodies of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. The primary task of the 320 member Assembly is to facilitate inter-parliamentary dialogue, an important aspect of the overall effort to meet the challenges of democracy throughout the OSCE area.The Parliamentary Assembly was originally established by the 1990 Paris Summit to promote greater involvement in the OSCE by national parliaments of the participating States. By passing resolutions and issuing formal recommendations to participating States, it aims toassess the implementation of OSCE objectives by participating States; discuss subjects addressed during meetings of the Ministerial Council and summit meetings of OSCE Heads of State or Government; develop and promote mechanisms for the prevention and resolution of conflicts; support the strengthening and consolidation of democratic institutions in OSCE participating States; and contribute to the development of OSCE institutional structures and of relations and co-operation between existing OSCE institutions.In addition to holding periodic meetings of parliamentarians including an Annual Session held each summer, the OSCE PA also advances its goals through committee work that addresses important contemporary international issues; an extensive election observation programme, and by holding seminars on topics of interest. In addition, parliamentary delegations are sent on special missions to areas of latent or active crisis.In 2011 the OSCE protested against a State Department funded project they felt undercut the role of the OSCE PA. The general secretary of the OSCE PA, Spencer Oliver, and the head of the Canadian delegation Consiglio Di Nino launched a personal attack against the head of the project, Walter Kemp, a former employee of the OSCE secretariat, who had previously written a paper criticizing the OSCE PA. Di Nino wrote a letter to Kemp stating: "If the comments reflect your opinion, this would indicate a serious lack of understanding of a complex matter and calls into question your reputation as a fair and knowledgeable person," Spencer Oliver stated that "We know Kemp and he's been doing this for years. He's always shown an extreme bias against parliamentarians." US Congressmen involved with the OSCE PA; Chris Smith (R-NJ), Jim Costa (D-CA), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), and Alcee Hastings (D-FL) protested to the State Department against the project. Eventually the project was approved by the State Department.. }

• Parliamentary_Assembly_of_the_Organization_for_Security_and_Co-operation_in_Europe abstract "The Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE (OSCEPA) is one of the bodies of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. The primary task of the 320 member Assembly is to facilitate inter-parliamentary dialogue, an important aspect of the overall effort to meet the challenges of democracy throughout the OSCE area.The Parliamentary Assembly was originally established by the 1990 Paris Summit to promote greater involvement in the OSCE by national parliaments of the participating States. By passing resolutions and issuing formal recommendations to participating States, it aims toassess the implementation of OSCE objectives by participating States; discuss subjects addressed during meetings of the Ministerial Council and summit meetings of OSCE Heads of State or Government; develop and promote mechanisms for the prevention and resolution of conflicts; support the strengthening and consolidation of democratic institutions in OSCE participating States; and contribute to the development of OSCE institutional structures and of relations and co-operation between existing OSCE institutions.In addition to holding periodic meetings of parliamentarians including an Annual Session held each summer, the OSCE PA also advances its goals through committee work that addresses important contemporary international issues; an extensive election observation programme, and by holding seminars on topics of interest. In addition, parliamentary delegations are sent on special missions to areas of latent or active crisis.In 2011 the OSCE protested against a State Department funded project they felt undercut the role of the OSCE PA. The general secretary of the OSCE PA, Spencer Oliver, and the head of the Canadian delegation Consiglio Di Nino launched a personal attack against the head of the project, Walter Kemp, a former employee of the OSCE secretariat, who had previously written a paper criticizing the OSCE PA. Di Nino wrote a letter to Kemp stating: "If the comments reflect your opinion, this would indicate a serious lack of understanding of a complex matter and calls into question your reputation as a fair and knowledgeable person," Spencer Oliver stated that "We know Kemp and he's been doing this for years. He's always shown an extreme bias against parliamentarians." US Congressmen involved with the OSCE PA; Chris Smith (R-NJ), Jim Costa (D-CA), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), and Alcee Hastings (D-FL) protested to the State Department against the project. Eventually the project was approved by the State Department.".