OSCE Quarterly Selections 3/2025 July – September 2025
The following six groups have been categorised with a view to helping readers navigate among the “official document” collections available on the OSCE web. Each group is chronologically organized and provides links to individual documents front pages where one can also access available language variations. Some sections include recently released documents related to events or activities that took place prior to this time period.
I. OSCE PERIODICALS AND E-PUBLICATIONS are digital resources such as annual reports, e-books, guidelines, manuals, factsheets and other OSCE online publications. II. DECISIONS, CONSENSUS DOCUMENTS AND JOURNALS OF THE DAY yielded by regular OSCE negotiating and decision-making bodies (such as plenary meetings of the Permanent Council and the Forum for Security Co-operation). III. SELECTED STATEMENTS, INTERVENTIONS, REGULAR REPORTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS made by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and High Officials representing OSCE structures, institutions and field activities. Statements and contributions made by national delegations during regular plenary meetings are grouped according to the negotiating body they were delivered at. See Permanent Council meetings at https://www.osce.org/pc/109624 and Forum for Security Co-operation meetings at https://www.osce.org/fsc/109625. IV. CONSOLIDATED SUMMARIES, REPORTS AND AGENDAS (non-consensus) released by/at various OSCE meetings, events, conferences, seminars and workshops. This section also includes recently released documents related to events that will take place in the months to come. V. ELECTION OBSERVATION REPORTS prepared by various types of OSCE/ODIHR election missions, as well as statements or opinions and analysis concerning election observation in participating States. VI. SELECTED INTEREST AND REFERENCE DOCUMENTS relating to events or activities within the three OSCE dimensions.
Compiled by The OSCE Documentation Centre in Prague Náměstí Borise Němcova 529/2, 16000 Prague 6, Czech Republic quest@osce.org | tel: +420-224 186 450 | fax: +420-224 186 440 https://www.osce.org | https://www.osce.org/documentation-centre-in-prague | https://www.osce.org/resources/126378 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AIAM — Annual Implementation Assessment Meeting OCEEA — Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities ASRC — Annual Security Review Conference ODIHR — Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights ATU — Action against Terrorism Unit OIO — Office of Internal Oversight CCA — Court of Conciliation and Arbitration OM Moldova — OSCE Mission to Moldova CiO — Chairperson-in-Office OM Montenegro — OSCE Mission to Montenegro CGAP — Contact Group of the Asian Partners for Co-operation OM Serbia — OSCE Mission to Serbia CGMP — Contact Group of the Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation OM Skopje — OSCE Mission to Skopje COMMS — Communication and Media Relations Section OMBaH — OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina CPC — Conflict Prevention Centre OMiK — OSCE Mission in Kosovo CS — OSCE Secretariat Conference Services OPA — OSCE Presence in Albania DHR — Department of Human Resources OSCE PoA — OSCE Panel of Adjudicators EAM — Election Assessment Mission OSG — Office of the Secretary General EEF — Economic and Environmental Forum OSPU — OSCE Support Programme for Ukraine EET — Election Expert Team OSR/CTHB — Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings EOM — Election Observation Mission PA — Parliamentary Assembly EST — Election Support Team PACE — Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe ExtCoop — External Co-operation PC — Permanent Council FSC — Forum for Security Co-operation PC in Uzbekistan — OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan FSC-PC — Joint FSC-PC Meeting PO in Astana — OSCE Programme Office in Astana GIP — Gender Issues Programme PO in Bishkek — OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek HCNM — High Commissioner on National Minorities PO in Dushanbe — OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe HDC — Human Dimension Committee PRCiO — Personal Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office HDIM — Human Dimension Implementation Meeting ROM — Referendum Observation Mission HDS — Human Dimension Seminar RFoM — Representative on Freedom of the Media HOC — Head of Centre SEAM — Special Election Assessment Mission HOM — Head of Mission SEC — Secretariat IEOM — International Election Observation Mission SG — Secretary General IROM — International Referendum Observation Mission SHDM — Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting LEOM — Limited Election Observation Mission SPMU — Strategic Police Matters Unit MC — Ministerial Council SRCiO — Special Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office NAM — Needs Assessment Mission TNTD — Transnational Threats Department
Documentation acronyms (ID) OSCE working languages Other languages .JOUR — Journal of the day Most OSCE official journals and consensus documents, such as Publications and documents listed herein include a mention of the language variations in which they .DEC — Decision decisions, are issued in all six OSCE working languages listed below: are available. By clicking on the link you will arrive on the web page of your selection and from there .DEL — Issued by one or more delegation(s) English French you can click on the language of your choice. .DOC — Document of particular importance German Italian .GAL — Substantive or general nature Russian Spanish .INF — Basic information
Document ID Reference System Document identification and distribution follows a set of registry values, some or all of which will form the document identification block appearing on the upper right corner of distributed documents. Main category: Capital letters denoting the nature of the document and referring to the main OSCE body to which it is to be submitted or from which it originates (PC, FSC, MC, SEC, ODIHR). Subcategory: Capital letters referring to meetings of bodies working under the authority of the main OSCE bodies (PC.ACMF, PC.SHDM, FSC.AIAM, etc.). Subgroup: Capital letters indicating the document type (such as field reports, journals, etc. – also see acronyms listed above). Suffixes may be added, where necessary, in order to indicate modifications of the text (Rev — Revision; Corr — Correction; Add — Addendum). I. OSCE PUBLICATIONS AND PERIODICALS are digital resources which cover the whole range of issues the OSCE is engaged in. This section includes annual reports, e-books, guidelines, manuals, factsheets and other online publications. Document type/ No. Title/Description OSCE ID or ISBN Language URL Originator
1 Annual Report/SEC/ 2024 Annual Progress Report on the Implementation of the OSCE 2004 Action Plan for https://www.osce.org/ GIP the Promotion of Gender Equality. The report explores OSCE’s work in this area as well as the English secretariat/597552 support the OSCE executive structures provide to participating States in promoting gender equality. 2 Guide/Manual/ Protection Checklist: Addressing Displacement and Protection of Displaced Populations Handbook/SEC/CPC and Affected Communities along the Conflict Cycle: a Collaborative Approach. The English https://www.osce.org/cpc/111464 Protection Checklist is intended as a tool to be used by OSCE field staff, as well as other OSCE actors Russian involved in a range of situations along the conflict cycle. 3 Brochure/SEC/OSR/ Key Action Areas for Parliaments to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings. English https://www.osce.org/cthb/594315 CTHB 4 Factsheet/SEC/OCEEA Promoting Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Energy Sector in Central Asia. English https://www.osce.org/oceea/594309
5 Report/SEC/OCEEA Migration Trends across the OSCE, 2015–2025. Drawing from a wide array of authoritative 978-92-9234-195-4 English https://www.osce.org/oceea/597815 sources, the report explores current migration trends and their implications across the OSCE region. 6 Report/SEC/TNTD The Use of New & Emerging Technologies for Crime Investigations. This paper summarizes the key points and outcomes of the second round table, which was dedicated to the use of new and https://www.osce.org/ English emerging technologies for crime investigations and took place in Farnborough, United Kingdom, on 11 and secretariat/596659 12 March 2025. 7 Guide/ODIHR/HCNM Opening Doors for Children: Prevention of Childhood Statelessness - Good Practices in 978-92-9271-433-8 the OSCE Area. The aim of this guide is to encourage OSCE participating States to adopt good practices English https://www.osce.org/odihr/593126 to address and prevent childhood statelessness, ensure universal birth registration and implement other positive measures to protect stateless children. 8 Factsheet/ODIHR Supporting and Promoting the Protection of Human Rights Defenders. A factsheet English https://www.osce.org/odihr/596500 explaining the work of ODIHR on supporting and protecting human rights defenders. 9 Factsheet/ODIHR Freedom of Thought, Conscience, Religion or Belief. A factsheet explaining the work of ODIHR in English https://www.osce.org/odihr/596497 promoting the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief. 10 Factsheet/ODIHR ODIHR and the Rule of Law. A factsheet explaining the work of ODIHR on Rule of Law. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/596494 Russian 11 Factsheet/ODIHR Migration and Human Rights at International Borders. A factsheet explaining the work of English https://www.osce.org/odihr/596491 ODIHR on migration and human rights at international borders.
-3- I. OSCE PUBLICATIONS AND PERIODICALS Document type/ No. Title/Description OSCE ID or ISBN Language URL Originator
12 Factsheet/ODIHR Requesting Legislative Assistance from ODHIR. A factsheet explaining the work of ODIHR on English https://www.osce.org/odihr/596488 Legislative Assistance and how to request it. Russian 13 Factsheet/ODIHR Strengthening Lawmaking, Improving Laws. A factsheet explaining the work of ODIHR on English https://www.osce.org/odihr/596482 democratic lawmaking. Russian 14 Factsheet/ODIHR ODIHR and Roma and Sinti Issues. A factsheet explaining the work of ODIHR in promoting the English https://www.osce.org/odihr/596476 human rights of Roma and Sinti and their integration in society. 15 Guide/Handbook/ Engaging Men on Gender Equality. This paper presents nine policy and good practice 978-92-9271-441-3 Manual/ODIHR recommendations to support diverse audiences in their work to include men in building a more gender- English https://www.osce.org/odihr/595381 equal, peaceful, prosperous and democratic world. 16 Guide/ODIHR A Practical Guide to Cross-Border Facilitation. This Practical Guide is intended for customs 978-92-9271-529-8 officials, government officials, policy-makers, experts, the private sector and for all interested and new to English https://www.osce.org/oceea/597246 the topic of trade and transport facilitation. 17 Guide/ODIHR Understanding Anti-Christian Hate Crimes and Addressing the Security Needs of 978-92-9271-439-0 English Christian Communities. This Guide sets out to increase understanding of anti-Christian hate crimes 978-92-9271-451-2 Italian https://www.osce.org/odihr/594847 and the importance of ensuring the security needs of Christian communities. 978-92-9271-457-4 Russian 18 Report/ODIHR Migration Trends across the OSCE, 2015–2025. Drawing from a wide array of authoritative 978-92-9234-195-4 English https://www.osce.org/oceea/597815 sources, the report explores current migration trends and their implications across the OSCE region. 19 Report/ODIHR Seventh Interim Report on Reported Violations of International Humanitarian Law and 978-92-9271-437-6 English International Human Rights Law in Ukraine. 978-92-9271-463-5 Russian https://www.osce.org/odihr/594634 978-92-9271-462-8 Ukrainian 20 Factsheet/OMiK Property Rights Monitor - 12th Edition. The Property Rights Monitor is a bi-annual publication of Albanian https://www.osce.org/mission-in- the observations of OSCE field monitoring Kosovo wide and aims to provide an overview of the situation in English kosovo/597636 the field of property and housing rights of non-majority community members and displaced persons. Serbian 21 Factsheet/OM Factsheet: OSCE Mission to Montenegro. The Mission is mandated to assist Montenegro in the Montenegro implementation of OSCE principles and commitments in the three dimensions, by promoting co-operation English https://www.osce.org/mission-to- on politico-military, economic and environmental issues, and on human dimension aspects of security and Montenegrin montenegro/597360 stability. 22 Manual/OM Skopje Manual for Managing Conflicts of Interest, Limitations, and Prohibitions in Local 978-92-9271-527-4 Self-Government. This Manual has been developed by the OSCE Mission to Skopje to support the 978-92-9271-525-0 Albanian https://www.osce.org/mission-to- implementation of the integrity policy in local self-government units, particularly the protection of public 978-92-9271-526-7 English skopje/596030 interest and prevention and managing of conflict of interests as element of the local government integrity Macedonian system.
-4- I. OSCE PUBLICATIONS AND PERIODICALS Document type/ No. Title/Description OSCE ID or ISBN Language URL Originator
23 Report/OM Skopje Analysis of the Implementation of Legislation on Hate Crimes and Criminalized Hate 978-92-9271-523-6 Albanian Speech in the Republic of North Macedonia for the Period from January 2019 to June 978-92-9271-524-3 https://www.osce.org/mission-to- English 2024. The Analysis points out what’s functioning and what needs improvement, offering clear steps to 978-92-9271-522-9 skopje/597717 Macedonian make hate crime laws more effective and protect those at risk better. 24 Factsheet/OPA OSCE Presence in Albania. The mandate of the OSCE Presence in Albania is to promote https://www.osce.org/resources/ democratization, the rule of law and human rights, as well as to consolidate democratic institutions, in line English factsheets/presence-in-albania with OSCE principles, standards and commitments. 25 Newsletter/OPA OSCE Presence in Albania Newsletter| June 2025. https://www.osce.org/presence-in- English albania/594540 26 Newsletter/OPA OSCE Presence in Albania Newsletter| July 2025. https://www.osce.org/presence-in- English albania/595825 27 Manual/OSPU Media Literacy: Training Manual. The publication is designed for journalism students and media 978-617-8272- English https://www.osce.org/osce- experts, it will also be useful for those interested in media literacy. 09-8 secretariat-exb-support- Ukrainian programme-for-ukraine/596908
-5- I. OSCE PUBLICATIONS AND PERIODICALS II. DECISIONS AND OTHER CONSENSUS DOCUMENTS & JOURNALS No. Date Venue/Place Originator Document type – Title (Description) Language URL
28 2 July Vienna/ FSC JOURNAL of the 1111th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation; Russia’s war of English French https://www.osce.org/forum-for- online aggression against Ukraine. Special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. Implementation German Italian security-cooperation/594655 of OSCE politico-military commitments. Russian Spanish 29 3 July Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1526th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; The Russian Federation’s ongoing online aggression against Ukraine. Report by Ambassador Jan Haukaas, Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro. Increasing military involvement of certain NATO and EU member States in yet more confrontation in and around Ukraine. International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, observed on 26 June 2025. World English French https://www.osce.org/permanent- Refugee Day, observed on 20 June 2025. Release of prisoners in Belarus. Malign activity in the OSCE region. German Italian council/594661 Joint report of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Belarus and the Russian Federation on the human rights Russian Spanish situation in certain countries.
- STATEMENT by the delegation of the Russian Federation. 30 9 July Vienna/ FSC-PC JOURNAL of the 95th Joint Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation and the Permanent Council; English French online Security dialogue on the protection of children in armed conflicts. German Italian https://www.osce.org/node/595417 Russian Spanish 31 10 July Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1527th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; The Russian Federation’s ongoing online aggression against Ukraine. Financial Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 and the Report of the External Auditor. Increasing military involvement of certain NATO and EU English French member States in yet more confrontation in and around Ukraine. Thirtieth anniversary of the Srebrenica https://www.osce.org/permanent- German Italian genocide, marked in July 2025. Sixty-fourth round of the Geneva International Discussions, held on 25 and council/595111 Russian Spanish 26 June 2025. International discussions on security and stability in the South Caucasus.
- STATEMENT by the delegation of the Russian Federation. 32 16 July Vienna/ FSC JOURNAL of the 1112th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation; Russia’s war of English French https://www.osce.org/forum-for- online aggression against Ukraine. Special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. Response to a German Italian security-cooperation/595435 statement delivered by Canada at the 95th joint FSC-PC meeting held on 9 July 2025. Russian Spanish
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33 17 July Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1528th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; Russian Federation (Annex). The online Russian Federation’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine. Report by Ms. Carolina Hidea, Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia. Report by Ms. Kate Fearon, Director of the Conflict Prevention Centre. Increasing English French military involvement of certain NATO and EU member States in yet more confrontation in and around https://www.osce.org/permanent- German Italian Ukraine. Eleven years since the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. The deteriorating situation in council/595543 Russian Spanish Moldova.
- STATEMENT by the delegation of the Russian Federation. 34 23 July Vienna/ FSC JOURNAL of the 1113th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation; Closing Session – Closing English French https://www.osce.org/forum-for- online Statement by Mr. Martin Roger, Deputy Minister for Political Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of German Italian security-cooperation/595519 Estonia. Russian Spanish 35 24 July Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1529th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; The Russian Federation’s ongoing online aggression against Ukraine. Report by Ms. Tatiana Turcan, Acting Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1509 on the dates and agenda of the 2025 Economic and Environmental Dimension Implementation Meeting. Increasing military involvement of certain NATO and EU member States in yet more confrontation in and around Ukraine. The latest reforms and developments in the Republic of Moldova. Sixtieth anniversary of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Threats associated with the irregular migration of people across the OSCE region. Invocation of the Moscow Mechanism to address the ill treatment of prisoners of English French https://www.osce.org/permanent- war by the Russian Federation amidst human rights violations and humanitarian impacts of Russia’s war of German Italian council/595747 aggression against Ukraine. Russian Spanish
- STATEMENT by the delegation of the Russian Federation. - STATEMENT by the delegation of the United Kingdom, also on behalf of several delegations, on the invocation of the Moscow Mechanism to address the ill treatment of prisoners of war by the Russian Federation amidst human rights violations and humanitarian impacts of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. - STATEMENT by the delegation of Ukraine on the above. 36 25 August Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1530th Special Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; The Russian Federation’s English French https://www.osce.org/permanent- online ongoing aggression against Ukraine. German Italian council/598792 Russian Spanish
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37 25 August Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1531st Special Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; The Permanent Council online adopted Decision No. 1510 on the recommendation to adopt a decision on the closure of the OSCE Minsk Process, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on the Conflict Dealt with by the OSCE Minsk Conference and the High-Level Planning Group. English French https://www.osce.org/permanent- German Italian council/596944 - DECISION No. 1510 on the recommendation to adopt a decision on the closure of the OSCE Minsk Russian Spanish Process, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on the Conflict Dealt with by the OSCE Minsk Conference and the High-Level Planning Group - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of Armenia. 38 9 September Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1532nd Special Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; The Russian Federation’s English French online ongoing aggression against Ukraine. https://www.osce.org/permanent- German Italian council/598804 Russian Spanish - STATEMENT by the delegation of the Russian Federation. 39 11 Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1533rd Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; The Russian Federation’s ongoing September online aggression against Ukraine. Address by H.E. Mr. Pere Joan Pons Sampietro, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. Violation of Polish airspace by the Russian Federation. Increasing military involvement of certain NATO and EU member States in yet more confrontation in and around Ukraine. Further aggravation of the situation in the Republic of Moldova. Further acts of discrimination against the Russian and Russian-speaking population in the Republic of Estonia. The human rights situation in Belarus. International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, observed on 30 August 2025. The human rights situation in Georgia. Presidential election in Ireland, to be held on 24 October. Outcomes of the third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, held in Awaza, Turkmenistan, from 5 to 8 English French https://www.osce.org/permanent- August 2025. German Italian council/598816 Russian Spanish - STATEMENT by the delegation of the Russian Federation. - ANNOUNCEMENT by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office of the adoption of the Ministerial Council Decision on the closure of the OSCE Minsk Process, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-In-Office on the Conflict Dealt with by the OSCE Minsk Conference and the High-Level Planning Group. - DECISION No. 1/25 on the closure of the OSCE Minsk Process, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on the Conflict Dealt with by the OSCE Minsk Conference and the High-Level Planning Group. - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of Armenia, 40 17 Vienna/ FSC JOURNAL of the 1114th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation; Opening Session — English French September online Opening Statement by Mr. Antti Häkkänen, Minister of Defence of Finland. Russia’s war of aggression https://www.osce.org/forum-for- German Italian against Ukraine. Deliberate escalation of military and political tensions in Europe by NATO and European security-cooperation/598891 Russian Spanish Union countries.
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41 18 Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1534th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; Address by Federal Councillor Ignazio September online Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland. The Russian Federation’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine. Annual progress report on the 2004 OSCE Action Plan for the Promotion English French of Gender Equality. Increasing military involvement of certain NATO and EU member States in yet more https://www.osce.org/permanent- German Italian confrontation in and around Ukraine. Seventeen years since the act of full-scale military aggression against council/598849 Russian Spanish Georgia by the Russian Federation.
- STATEMENT by the delegation of the Russian Federation. 42 24 Vienna/ FSC-PC JOURNAL of the 96th Joint Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation and the Permanent Council; September online Violation of Estonian Airspace by the Russian Federation on 19 September 2025. Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. Military transparency of the English French Russian Federation and provocative military action by NATO member States. Moldova’s violation of OSCE German Italian https://www.osce.org/node/598906 commitments in the context of the parliamentary election of 28 September 2025. Russian Spanish
- STATEMENT by the delegation of the Russian Federation. 43 25 Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1535th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; The Russian Federation’s ongoing September online aggression against Ukraine. Address by the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions. Report by the Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, Ambassador Alexey Rogov. Moscow Mechanism invoked by 41 participating States, following consultations with Ukraine, to address treatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war by the Russian Federation. Increasing military involvement of certain NATO and EU member States in English French https://www.osce.org/permanent- yet more confrontation in and around Ukraine. German Italian council/598855 Russian Spanish - STATEMENT by the delegation of the Russian Federation. - STATEMENT by the delegation of Ukraine on the Moscow Mechanism invoked by 41 participating States, following consultations with Ukraine, to address treatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war by the Russian Federation.
-9- II. JOURNALS, DECISIONS AND OTHER CONSENSUS DOCUMENTS III. SELECTED STATEMENTS, REGULAR REPORTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS made by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and high officials representing OSCE structures, institutions and field activities. Statements and contributions made by national delegations during regular plenary meetings are grouped according to the negotiating body they were delivered at PC meetings: https://www.osce.org/pc/109624 | FSC meetings: https://www.osce.org/fsc/109625
No. Date Venue/Place Originator Document type – Title (Description) Language URL
44 31 July Helsinki SG KEYNOTE SPEECH by Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu, OSCE Secretary General at the Conference “Helsinki +50”. https://www.osce.org/secretary- English general/595828 45 17 Hofburg/ SG OPENING REMARKS by Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu, OSCE Secretary General at the 1114th Meeting of the https://www.osce.org/secretary- English September Vienna Forum for Security Co-operation. general/597609
46 17 Astana HCNM ADDRESS by Christophe Kamp, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities to the VIII Congress of the English https://www.osce.org/hcnm/597922 September Leaders of World and Traditional Religions. 47 18 Vienna Chairperson- SPEECH outlining 2026 Chairpersonship priorities by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, Head of English https://www.osce.org/permanent- September ship Switzerland’s Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. French council/597531
- 10 - III. SELECTED STATEMENTS, CONTRIBUTIONS AND REGULAR REPORTS IV. CONSOLIDATED SUMMARIES – (non-consensus) REPORTS AND AGENDAS released by/at OSCE meetings, events, conferences, seminars and workshops. This section also includes recently released documents related to events that took place last year, or that will take place in the months to come. No. Date Venue/Place Originator Document type – Title (Description) Language URL
48 1–2 July Warsaw ODIHR WORKSHOP CONCEPT NOTE AND AGENDA: Building capacity for mainstreaming gender into the English https://www.osce.org/odihr/594038 security sector oversight in Poland. Polish 49 July–August online/ ODIHR COURSE OUTLINE: Gender Equality in Politics - Specialised Course for Staff of Governmental Bodies for (online); Stockholm Gender Equality. 9–12 September English https://www.osce.org/odihr/590886 (on-site); October – December (online) 50 29–30 July Helsinki Chairperson- FINAL AGENDA: OSCE Chairpersonship 2025 Youth Forum. https://www.osce.org/ English ship chairpersonship/597258
51 29–30 July Helsinki Chairperson- SUMMARY: OSCE Chairpersonship 2025 Youth Forum. https://www.osce.org/ English ship chairpersonship/597261
52 29–30 July Helsinki Chairperson- SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES: OSCE Chairpersonship 2025 Youth Forum. https://www.osce.org/ English ship chairpersonship/595330
53 18–22 Letnicë/ OMiK CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Documentation of Cultural Heritage Assets. Albanian https://www.osce.org/mission-in- August Letnica English kosovo/593909 Serbian 54 30 Helsinki, Chairperson- SPEAKERS AND MODERATORS: OSCE Chairpersonship Conference on Cyber/ICT Security. https://www.osce.org/ September – Finland ship English chairpersonship/598168 2 October 55 30 Radisson Chairperson- CONCEPT NOTE AND AGENDA: OSCE Chairpersonship Conference on Cyber/ICT Security. September – Blu Seaside ship https://www.osce.org/ 2 October Hotel/ English chairpersonship/597869 Helsinki, Finland
- 11 - IV. CONSOLIDATED SUMMARIES AND REPORTS V. ELECTION OBSERVATION REPORTS prepared by various types of OSCE election missions. This section includes statements or opinions concerning elections in participating States. No. Date Country Originator Document type – Title (Description) Language URL
56 10 July Serbia ODIHR OPINION on further Updated Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on the Unified Voter Register. https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ English serbia/594628 57 14–17 July The ODIHR/NAM NEEDS ASSESSMENT MISSION REPORT on the early parliamentary elections foreseen to be held on https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ English Netherlands 29 October 2025 in the Netherlands. netherlands/596998
58 13 August Moldova ODIHR/EOM INTERIM REPORT on the parliamentary elections held on 28 September in Moldova. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ – 10 Romanian moldova/597315 September 59 29 August North ODIHR OPINION on the 2006 Electoral Code, as Amended, and Draft Law on Amending the Electoral Code. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/596869 Macedonia 60 3 September Serbia ODIHR OPINION on the current Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on the Unified Voter Register. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/597036
61 5 September North ODIHR/EOM INTERIM REPORT on local elections foreseen to be held on 19 October in North Macedonia. Albanian https://odihr.osce.org/odihr/elections/ – 1 October Macedonia English north-macedonia/598489 Macedonian 62 11 Ireland Ireland STATEMENT by the Delegation of Ireland on the presidential election in Ireland, to be held on 24 October https://www.osce.org/permanent- English September 2025, as delivered at the 1533rd Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council. council/598864
63 22–25 Bosnia and ODIHR/NAM NEEDS ASSESSMENT MISSION REPORT on early election of the President of Republika Srpska https://odihr.osce.org/odihr/elections/ English September Herzegovina foreseen to be held on 23 November in Bosnia and Herzegovina. bih/599939
64 24 Moldova Russian STATEMENT by the Delegation of the Russian Federation on Moldova’s violation of OSCE commitments in English September Federation the context of the parliamentary election of 28 September 2025, as delivered at the 96th Joint Meeting of the https://www.osce.org/node/598906 Russian Forum for Security Co-operation and the Permanent Council. 65 28 Moldova ODIHR/EOM STATEMENT OF PRELIMINARY FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS on the parliamentary elections held English https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ September on 28 September in Moldova. Romanian moldova/597800
66 29 Kyrgyzstan ODIHR/NAM NEEDS ASSESSMENT MISSION REPORT on early parliamentary elections foreseen to be held on 30 https://odihr.osce.org/odihr/elections/ September – November in Kyrgyzstan. English kyrgyzstan/598918 3 October
- 12 - V. ELECTION OBSERVATION REPORTS VI. SELECTED INTEREST AND REFERENCE DOCUMENTS This section includes various items relating to events or specific activities within the three OSCE dimensions. No. Date Country Originator Document type – Title (Description) Language URL
67 1 July Bosnia and OMBaH HATE MONITOR REPORT, May 2025. Bosnian Herzegovina Croatian https://www.osce.org/mission-to- English bosnia-and-herzegovina/594276 Serbian 68 7 July Moldova ODIHR OPINION on the Draft Code on the Organization and Functioning of the Parliament of Moldova (Aspects English https://www.osce.org/odihr/596060 Related to the Representative Functions of the Parliament). 69 8 July Moldova ODIHR OPINION on the Draft Code on the Organization and Functioning of the Parliament (Regarding the English https://www.osce.org/odihr/596057 Procedure for Declaring a State of Emergency, Siege or War, Chapter V). 70 25 July Vienna SEC DECISION 2–3/2025 of the OSCE Panel of Adjudicators. https://www.osce.org/ English secretariat/595753 71 29 July Bosnia and OMBaH HATE MONITOR REPORT, June 2025. Bosnian Herzegovina Croatian https://www.osce.org/mission-to- English bosnia-and-herzegovina/595471 Serbian 72 31 July Poland ODIHR NOTE on Certain Aspects Related to Suspension of Limitation Periods for Disciplinary and Criminal English https://www.osce.org/odihr/596078 Offences Committed by Judges and Prosecutors. 73 20 August Bosnia and OMBaH HATE MONITOR REPORT, July 2025. Bosnian Herzegovina Croatian https://www.osce.org/mission-to- English bosnia-and-herzegovina/596461 Serbian 74 2 September Malta ODIHR REPORT on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in Malta: Good Practices and Protection Gaps. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/596929
75 17 Cyprus ODIHR URGENT OPINION on the Law 151(I) of 2025 on Public Gatherings and Parades. https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ English September cyprus/597818
76 19 Serbia OM Serbia CALL FOR APPLICATIONS for Master and Doctoral Scholarships for 2025/2026 academic year. https://www.osce.org/mission-to- English September serbia/597776
77 25 Ukraine ODIHR REPORT on Possible Violations and Abuses of International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law, English September War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity, Related to the Treatment of Ukrainian POWs by the Russian Russian https://www.osce.org/odihr/598042 Federation. Ukrainian
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78 29 Bosnia and OMBaH HATE MONITOR REPORT, August 2025. Bosnian September Herzegovina Croatian https://www.osce.org/mission-to- English bosnia-and-herzegovina/598195 Serbian
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