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OSCE Quarterly Selections 2/2025 April – June 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 Roadmap/CiO OSCE WPS ROADMAP: OSCE-Wide Roadmap for the Implementation of Commitments on https://www.osce.org/ English Finland Women, Peace and Security. chairpersonship/590384

2 Factsheet/SEC E-VIDENCE: Requesting Electronic Evidence Across Borders for Investigating Online https://www.osce.org/ English Criminal Matters, Including Terrorism. Project Summary. secretariat/590075

3 Annual Report/SEC/ Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in English https://www.osce.org/cthb/593879 OSR/CTHB Human Beings 2024 Report. 4 Report/SEC/OSR/ Beyond Awareness-Raising: Reshaping Human Trafficking Prevention. Conclusions from the English https://www.osce.org/cthb/591032 CTHB 24th Alliance against Trafficking in Persons Conference. 5 Study/SEC/OSR/CTHB The Role of OSCE Participating States in Combating Orphanage Trafficking. This publication seeks to shed light on the role of OSCE participating States in combating orphanage trafficking—a pressing English https://www.osce.org/cthb/588718 yet overlooked form of child trafficking. 6 Brochure/SEC/OCEEA A Declaration for Shaping the Future Approach to Water, Energy and Food Across English https://www.osce.org/oceea/589313 Central Asia. 7 Factsheet/SEC/OCEEA Mitigating Climate Change Threats to Critical Energy Infrastructure. This unique OSCE project equips energy stakeholders with the know-how, capacities, and data to prevent and address climate English https://www.osce.org/oceea/588993 risks to critical energy infrastructure, prepare for future climate realities, and advance a resilient and long- lasting energy transition. 8 Report/SEC/OCEEA Decentralized But Not Equal: Gender Disparities in Digital Finance Across the South Caucasus and Moldova. The advancement of gender equality is not only a matter of social justice, English https://www.osce.org/oceea/593639 but also an economic imperative in the drive towards financial inclusion, financial literacy, and financial independence for women. 9 Toolkit/SEC/OCEEA Toolkit on Data and Information Exchange in Transboundary Basins. English https://www.osce.org/oceea/591407

10 Report/SEC/GIP Digital Transformation for Afghan Women in Central Asia: A Pathway to Economic https://www.osce.org/ English Empowerment for Inclusive Regional Stability. secretariat/589841

11 Factsheet/ODIHR ODIHR Election Observation to the 2025 Presidential Election in Poland. This factsheet English https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ explains the purpose of the Limited Election Observation Mission to Poland’s 2025 Presidential Election. Polish poland/589877

-3- I. OSCE PUBLICATIONS AND PERIODICALS Document type/ No. Title/Description OSCE ID or ISBN Language URL Originator

12 Factsheet/ODIHR Stronger Democratic Institutions in Eastern Partnership Countries. Supporting and strengthening democratic institutions and processes is the objective of ODIHR’s project Stronger Democratic English https://www.osce.org/odihr/588780 Institutions in Eastern Partnership Countries: an ODIHR project supported and funded by the EU. 13 Guidelines/ODIHR Integrating Roma and Sinti Issues in the Work of National Human Rights Institutions and National Equality Bodies. These guidelines aim to assist National Human Rights Institutions and 978-92-9271-423-9 English https://www.osce.org/odihr/590438 National Equality Bodies in protecting and promoting human rights and equality for Roma and Sinti. 14 Study/ODIHR Parliamentary Oversight of the Executive in the OSCE Region. In this publication, ODIHR 978-92-9271-359-1 English presents a comparative study of parliamentary oversight of the executive enshrined in the constitutions and https://www.osce.org/odihr/590063 978-92-9271-482-6 Russian parliamentary Rules of Procedure of 56 OSCE participating States. 15 Factsheet/OMBaH Simulation-Based Training for Actors Involved in the Fight against Human Trafficking Bosnian in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The OSCE supports participating States by assisting in implementing Croatian https://www.osce.org/mission-to- commitments and developing effective policies to combat THB. English bosnia-and-herzegovina/591425 Serbian 16 Study/OM Serbia Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence: Ethical and Responsible Use in Media. The primary objective of this research and resulting analysis was to explore the utilization of generative AI in https://www.osce.org/mission-to- Serbian newsrooms to improve efficiency, accuracy, and engagement in news reporting, identify best practices for serbia/590432 integrating generative AI technologies and to promote responsible and ethical journalism in the digital age. 17 Newsletter/OPA OSCE Presence in Albania Newsletter| May 2025. https://albania.osce.org/presence- English albania/661786 18 Newsletter/OPA OSCE Presence in Albania Newsletter| March-April 2025. https://albania.osce.org/presence- English albania/661789 19 Report/OPA Beyond the Headlines: A Journalist’s Handbook to Reporting on Security, SALW and Albanian https://www.osce.org/presence-in- Gender-based Violence in Albania. English albania/592592

20 Guidelines/OSPU Guidelines For Paralegals: Ensuring Access to Justice in the Ukrainian Communities. The https://www.osce.org/osce- guidelines are developed as a practical tool specifically for volunteer paralegals of the free legal system and Ukrainian secretariat-exb-support- is designed to help them navigate their tasks, understand the scope and possibilities of their activities, and programme-for-ukraine/590264 develop clear algorithms for action in typical situations. 21 Annual Report/CCA Court of Conciliation and Arbitration - Annual Report 2024. https://www.osce.org/court-of- The report gives an overview of institutional matters and the activities undertaken throughout the year, with English conciliation-and-arbitration/589916 a glimpse on financial and administrative matters.

-4- I. OSCE PUBLICATIONS AND PERIODICALS II. DECISIONS AND OTHER CONSENSUS DOCUMENTS & JOURNALS No. Date Venue/Place Originator Document type – Title (Description) Language URL

22 2 April Vienna/ FSC JOURNAL of the 1103rd Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation; Russia’s war of English French online aggression against Ukraine. Special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. Staged incidents https://www.osce.org/forum-for- German Italian as western approach to doing politics. Balanced participation of international organizations in the work of security-cooperation/589598 Russian Spanish the Forum for Security Co-operation. 23 3 April Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1515th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; The Russian Federation’s ongoing online aggression against Ukraine. Increasing military involvement of certain NATO and EU member States in yet more confrontation in and around Ukraine. Recent events in Türkiye. English French https://www.osce.org/permanent- German Italian council/589550 - STATEMENT by the delegation of the Russian Federation. Russian Spanish - DECISION No. 1506 on the dates, agenda and organizational modalities of the 2025 Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC). 24 8 April Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1516th 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/589583 Russian Spanish - STATEMENT by the delegation of the Russian Federation. 25 9 April Vienna/ FSC JOURNAL of the 1104th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation; Closing session. English French https://www.osce.org/forum-for- online German Italian security-cooperation/589607 Russian Spanish 26 10 April Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1517th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; The Russian Federation’s ongoing online aggression against Ukraine. Report by Ambassador Jan Braathu, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media. Increasing military involvement of certain NATO and EU member States in yet more confrontation English French in and around Ukraine. Outcomes of the first Central Asia-European Union summit, held in Samarkand, https://www.osce.org/permanent- German Italian Uzbekistan, on 3 and 4 April 2025. Human rights situation in Georgia. Security threats associated with illegal council/589589 Russian Spanish immigration.

- STATEMENT by the delegation of the Russian Federation. 27 24 April Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1518th 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/590981 Russian Spanish - STATEMENT by the delegation of the Russian Federation.

-5- II. JOURNALS, DECISIONS AND OTHER CONSENSUS DOCUMENTS No. Date Venue/Place Originator Document type – Title (Description) Language URL

28 8 May Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1519th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; Address by H.E. Ms. Mariana Betsa, online Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine. Report by Ambassador Kelly Keiderling, Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova. Eightieth anniversary of the victory over Nazism in the Second World War. Increasing military involvement of certain NATO and EU member States in yet more confrontation in and around Ukraine. Recent developments in Moldova. World Press Freedom Day, observed on 3 May 2025. On the occasion of English French World Press Freedom Day, observed on 3 May 2025. Europe Day, observed on 9 May 2025. https://www.osce.org/permanent- German Italian council/590999 Russian Spanish - STATEMENT by the delegation of the Russian Federation. - STATEMENT by the delegation of the Russian Federation, also on behalf of several delegations, on the Eightieth anniversary of the victory over Nazism in the Second World War. - STATEMENT by the delegation of France, also on behalf of several delegations, on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, observed on 3 May 2025. 29 14 May Vienna/ FSC JOURNAL of the 1105th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation; Opening session: English French https://www.osce.org/forum-for- online Opening statement by Mr. Jonatan Vseviov, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia. German Italian security-cooperation/591794 Briefing on the military exercise “Defender 25”, being conducted from 1 April to 24 June 2025. Russian Spanish 30 15 May Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1520th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; The Russian Federation’s ongoing online aggression against Ukraine. Report by Ambassador Antti Karttunen, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in English French Uzbekistan. 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. council/591773 Russian Spanish - STATEMENT by the delegation of the Russian Federation. 31 21 May Vienna/ FSC JOURNAL of the 1106th 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. Military German Italian security-cooperation/591803 exercises conducted by NATO member States. Russian Spanish 32 22 May Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1521st Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; The Russian Federation’s ongoing online aggression against Ukraine. Report by Ambassador Kilian Wahl, Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje. Increasing military involvement of certain NATO and EU member States in yet more confrontation in and English French https://www.osce.org/permanent- around Ukraine. International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, observed on 17 May German Italian council/591779 2025. Russian Spanish

- STATEMENT by the delegation of the Russian Federation.

-6- II. JOURNALS, DECISIONS AND OTHER CONSENSUS DOCUMENTS No. Date Venue/Place Originator Document type – Title (Description) Language URL

33 28 May Vienna/ FSC JOURNAL of the 1107th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation; Security Dialogue: online “Code of Conduct: Democratic Control of Armed and Security Forces”: – Presentation by Mr. H. Born, English French Head of Knowledge Development and Training, DCAF – Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance; https://www.osce.org/forum-for- German Italian – Presentation by Mr. M. Spasov, Deputy Representative of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for security-cooperation/592499 Russian Spanish Human Rights. Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. 34 29 May Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1522nd Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; The Russian Federation’s ongoing online aggression against Ukraine. Report by Ambassador Gerard McGurk, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo. Increasing military involvement of certain NATO and EU member States in yet more confrontation in and English French https://www.osce.org/permanent- around Ukraine. Outcomes of the first European Union-United Kingdom summit, held in London on 19 May German Italian council/592577 2025. Russian Spanish

- STATEMENT by the delegation of the Russian Federation. 35 4 June Vienna/ FSC JOURNAL of the 1108th 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. Military exercise German Italian security-cooperation/593156 “Zapad-2025”, to be conducted in September 2025. Russian Spanish 36 5 June Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1523rd Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; The Russian Federation’s ongoing online aggression against Ukraine. Report by the High Commissioner on National Minorities, Ambassador Christophe Kamp. Presentation of the 2026 Programme Outline by Ambassador Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu, English French OSCE Secretary General. Anti-democratic and repressive practices of the Kiev regime as a result of external https://www.osce.org/permanent- German Italian governance over Ukraine since 2014. Situation regarding the desecration and destruction of monuments council/592571 Russian Spanish dedicated to those who fought against Nazism during World War II.

- STATEMENT by the delegation of the Russian Federation. 37 11 June Vienna/ FSC JOURNAL of the 1109th 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/593405 of OSCE politico-military commitments. Russian Spanish 38 12 June Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1524th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; Address by H.E. Dr. Ian Borg, Chair of online the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism of Malta. The Russian Federation’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine. Increasing military English French https://www.osce.org/permanent- involvement of certain NATO and EU member States in yet more confrontation in and around Ukraine. German Italian council/593525 Georgia’s Foreign Agents Registration Act. Strengthening the Economic and Environmental Dimension. Russian Spanish

- STATEMENT by the delegation of the Russian Federation.

-7- II. JOURNALS, DECISIONS AND OTHER CONSENSUS DOCUMENTS No. Date Venue/Place Originator Document type – Title (Description) Language URL

39 18 June Vienna/ FSC JOURNAL of the 1110th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation; Security Dialogue on online Women, Peace and Security: “The Role Of Women in Strengthening Defence and Ensuring Resilience”: – Presentation by Ms. H. Allas, Deputy Chairperson of the Estonian Women’s Voluntary Defence Organization English French Naiskodukaitse; – Presentation by Ms. A. Nubäck, Secretary General of the Swedish Women’s Voluntary https://www.osce.org/forum-for- German Italian Defence Organization Svenska Lottakåren; – Presentation by Ms. S. Foul, Gender Equality Research Officer, security-cooperation/593840 Russian Spanish Gender Equality Unit of the Human Resources Department, Ministry of Defence of France. Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. Implementation of OSCE politico-military commitments. 40 19 June Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1525th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; The Russian Federation’s ongoing online aggression against Ukraine. Increasing military involvement of certain NATO and EU member States in yet more confrontation in and around Ukraine. Observance of Pride Month, 1–30 June 2025. Joint statement on the occasion of the 84th anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War. International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, observed on 19 June 2025.

- STATEMENT by the delegation of the Russian Federation. - STATEMENT by the delegation of Belarus, also on behalf of the Russian Federation, on the occasion of the 84th anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War.

- DECISION No. 1507 on the 2025 additional provisional expenditure authorization for the Conference and Language Services programme. - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of the United Kingdom. English French https://www.osce.org/permanent- - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of the United States of America. German Italian council/594020 - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of Poland, also on behalf of several delegations. Russian Spanish - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of Azerbaijan. - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of Canada. - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of Armenia.

- DECISION No. 1508 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Moldova. - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of Moldova. - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of the Polish EU Presidency. - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of Canada. - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of Switzerland. - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of the United Kingdom. - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of the Russian Federation. - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of the United States of America.

-8- 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

41 10 April Vienna/ RFOM REPORT by Ambassador Jan Braathu, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, as delivered at the https://www.osce.org/representative- English online 1517th meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council. on-freedom-of-media/589592

42 5 June Vienna/ HCNM REPORT by Ambassador Christophe Kamp, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, as delivered https://www.osce.org/permanent- English online at the 1523rd meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council. council/592568

-9- 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

43 28–30 April Vienna SEC/TNTD OUTCOME REPORT: Key Concepts and Good Practices: Implementation of the Revised Standards of FATF English https://tntd.osce.org/ Recommendation 8. Russian secretariat/601809

44 5–6 May Vienna ODIHR AGENDA: 2025 Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting II. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/588071

45 5–6 May Vienna ODIHR ANNOTATED AGENDA: Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting II. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/589847

46 5–6 May Vienna ODIHR SCHEDULE AND OVERVIEW OF SIDE EVENTS: 2025 Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting II. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/590207

47 5–6 May Vienna ODIHR FINAL REPORT: Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting II. English https://odihr.osce.org/odihr/600040

48 6–7 May Vienna CiO/ CONFERENCE AGENDA: Chairpersonship Conference on Gender Equality - Building resilience through https://www.osce.org/ English Finland inclusion and empowerment. chairpersonship/590363

49 6–7 May Vienna CiO/ MARKETPLACE FLYER: Chairpersonship Conference on Gender Equality. https://www.osce.org/ English Finland chairpersonship/590369

50 6–7 May Vienna CiO/ CONCEPT NOTE: Chairpersonship Conference on Gender Equality - Building resilience through inclusion https://www.osce.org/ English Finland and empowerment. chairpersonship/590135

51 14 May online ODIHR SIDE EVENT BOOKING GUIDE: 2025 Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting III. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/590781

52 26 May Vienna SEC AGENDA: Third inter-regional conference on the impact of emerging technologies: challenges and https://www.osce.org/ English opportunities for the Security domain. secretariat/591248

53 26 May Vienna SEC CONCEPT NOTE: Third inter-regional conference on the impact of emerging technologies: challenges and https://www.osce.org/ English opportunities for the Security domain. secretariat/591251

54 2–3 June Vienna ODIHR PRACTICAL INFORMATION NOTE: Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting III. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/590790

55 2–3 June Vienna ODIHR AGENDA: 2025 Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting III. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/589284

56 2–3 June Vienna ODIHR FINAL REPORT: Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting III. English https://odihr.osce.org/odihr/600037

57 2–3 June Vienna ODIHR SCHEDULE AND OVERVIEW OF SIDE EVENTS: Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting III. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/591656

58 3–4 June OSCE region ODIHR CALL to renew commitment: Helsinki Pledges on Gender-sensitive parliaments in the OSCE region. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/592562

59 16 June Warsaw ODIHR WORKSHOP CONCEPT NOTE AND AGENDA: Institutional Responses to Violence against Women in English https://www.osce.org/odihr/592778 Politics in Poland.

- 10 - 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

60 1–4 April Canada ODIHR/NAM NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT on the early federal election foreseen to be held on 28 April 2025 in https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ English Canada. canada/589517

61 1–4 April Portugal ODIHR/NAM NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT on the early parliamentary elections foreseen to be held on 18 May 2025 https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ English in Portugal. portugal/590042

62 1 April – 21 Albania ODIHR/EOM INTERIM REPORT on the early parliamentary elections foreseen to be held on 11 May 2025 in Albania. Albanian https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ April English albania/590099

63 11–28 April Poland ODIHR/ INTERIM REPORT on the presidential election foreseen to be held on 18 May 2025 in Poland. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ LEOM Polish poland/590237

64 16 April Kyrgyzstan ODIHR Kyrgyzstan: OPINION on Draft Constitutional Law on Amendments to the Constitutional Law ‘On Elections https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ English of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic and Members of Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic’. kyrgyzstan/589868

65 29 April Moldova ODIHR URGENT OPINION on the Draft Law No. 381 of 17 December 2024 “On Amendments to Certain https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ Normative Acts on the Effective Combat Against the Phenomenon of Electoral Corruption and Related English moldova/593486 Aspects”. 66 4 May Romania ODIHR/IEOM STATEMENT OF PRELIMINARY FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS on the first round of the repeat English https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ presidential election held on 4 May 2025 in Romania. Romanian romania/590324

67 4 and 18 May Romania ODIHR/ FINAL REPORT on the repeat presidential election held on 4 and 18 May in Romania. https://odihr.osce.org/odihr/elections/ English LEOM romania/600295

68 11 May Albania ODIHR/IEOM STATEMENT OF PRELIMINARY FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS on the early parliamentary Albanian https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ elections held on 11 May 2025 in Albania. albania/590598 English

69 11 May Albania ODIHR/EOM FINAL REPORT on parliamentary elections held on 11 May in Albania. https://odihr.osce.org/odihr/elections/ English albania/600028 70 18 May Poland ODIHR/IEOM STATEMENT OF PRELIMINARY FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS on the first round of the English https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ presidential election held on 18 May 2025 in Poland. Polish poland/590960

71 18 May Romania ODIHR/IEOM STATEMENT OF PRELIMINARY FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS on the second round of the repeat English https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ presidential election held on 18 May 2025 in Romania. Romanian romania/590963

72 18 May Portugal ODIHR/EET FINAL REPORT on early parliamentary elections held on 18 May in Portugal. English https://odihr.osce.org/odihr/elections/ Portuguese portugal/601359

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73 18 May and 1 Poland ODIHR/ FINAL REPORT on presidential election held on 18 May and 1 June in Poland. English https://odihr.osce.org/odihr/elections/ June LEOM Polish poland/599685

74 27–30 May Czechia ODIHR/NAM NEEDS ASSESSMENT MISSION REPORT on the parliamentary elections held on 3-4 October 2025 in https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ English Czechia. czech-republic/594853

75 1 June Poland ODIHR/IEOM STATEMENT OF PRELIMINARY FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS on the second round of the English https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ presidential election held on 1 June 2025 in Poland. Polish poland/591761

76 2 June Serbia ODIHR Serbia: OPINION on Updated Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on the Unified Voter Register. https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ English serbia/592085 77 2 June Montenegro ODIHR Montenegro: OPINION on the Law on Election of Councillors and Members of Parliament and the Law on https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ English Election of the President. montenegro/592840

78 2 June Montenegro ODIHR Montenegro: OPINION on the Laws of Montenegro governing Voter Registration. https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ English montenegro/592843 79 2–5 June Norway ODIHR/NAM NEEDS ASSESSMENT MISSION REPORT on the parliamentary elections held on 8 September in English https://www.osce.org/odihr/595840 Norway. 80 17 June Estonia ODIHR Estonia: OPINION on the Regulation of Internet Voting. https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ English estonia/593435 81 24–27 June North ODIHR/NAM NEEDS ASSESSMENT MISSION REPORT on the local elections foreseen to be held in October 2025 in English https://www.osce.org/odihr/595912 Macedonia North Macedonia.

- 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

82 3 April Mongolia ODIHR PRELIMINARY OPINION on the Law on Political Parties. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/593498 Mongolian 83 25 April N/A SEC DECISION 5/2024: OSCE Panel of Adjudicators. https://www.osce.org/ English secretariat/590120 84 25 April Montenegro ODIHR OPINION on the Law on Political Parties. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/593492

85 25 April Slovak ODIHR URGENT OPINION on the Law Amending Act No. 213/1997 Coll. on Non-Profit Organizations Providing English https://www.osce.org/odihr/593495 Republic Public Benefit Services and Amending Other Acts (Print 245, Adopted on 16 April 2025). 86 30 April Bosnia and OMBaH HATE MONITOR REPORT, March 2025. Bosnian Herzegovina Croatian https://www.osce.org/mission-to- English bosnia-and-herzegovina/590153 Serbian 87 5 May Kazakhstan ODIHR TRIAL MONITORING REPORT. This report presents the main findings, conclusions, and English https://www.osce.org/odihr/590375 recommendations of ODIHR monitoring (November 2022 – December 2023). Russian 88 5 May Kazakhstan ODIHR TRIAL MONITORING REPORT: Annex I. Annex I focuses on international standards and the domestic English https://www.osce.org/odihr/590378 legal framework. Russian 89 5 May Kazakhstan ODIHR TRIAL MONITORING REPORT: Annex II. Annex II provides a list of monitored cases. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/590381 Russian 90 7 May Kyrgyzstan SEC/OSR/ REPORT by the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, English https://www.osce.org/cthb/590441 CTHB Kari Johnstone, following the country visit to Kyrgyzstan on 15 - 17 February 2023 and 14 - 15 May 2024. 91 16 May Mongolia ODIHR FINAL OPINION on the Law on Political Parties. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/593489

92 19 May Moldova ODIHR OPINION on the Provisions of the Draft Code on the Organization and Functioning of the Parliament of English https://www.osce.org/odihr/593480 Moldova Related to the Constitutional Revision Procedure (Chapter IV). 93 26 May Moldova ODIHR PRELIMINARY OPINION on the Draft Code on the Organization and Functioning of the Parliament English https://www.osce.org/odihr/593483 (Regarding the Legislative Procedure, Chapter III). 94 30 May Bosnia and OMBaH HATE MONITOR REPORT, April 2025. Bosnian Herzegovina Croatian https://www.osce.org/mission-to- English bosnia-and-herzegovina/591716 Serbian

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95 30 May Bulgaria ODIHR OPINION on the Draft Act on the Registration of Foreign Agents. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/593471

96 30 May Bulgaria ODIHR OPINION on the Act Amending and Supplementing the Preschool and School Education Act. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/593477

97 13 June Ukraine ODIHR OPINION on the Draft Law of Ukraine “On the Usage of Passenger Information for Combating Terrorism, English https://www.osce.org/odihr/593768 Serious and Especially Serious Crimes”.

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