The Union Election Commission (UEC) is the principal technical and strategic body for elections in Myanmar/Burma. Following successful by-elections held in 2012, the EU was the first international partner to mobilise technical cooperation to support the work of the UEC, following and building on recommendations provided by an EU expert mission that was deployed after the by-election in 2012. In addition to ongoing EU support throughout 2013 and 2014, the UEC has been actively co-operating with the International Foundation for Electoral Systems to build capacity at all levels ahead of the by-elections in 2014 and the general elections in 2015. The UEC Chairman assured the EU of his commitment to hold inclusive, credible and transparent elections. The EU has offered to send a full observation mission for the general elections in 2015.