OSCE Quarterly Selections 1/2025 January – March 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
2024 1 Brochure/ Finland’s Programme for OSCE Chairpersonship 2025. https://www.osce.org/ English Chairpersonship chairpersonship/583975
2 Annual Report/SEC/ From Commitment to Action: OSCE’s Anti-Corruption and Good Governance Report OCEEA 2023-2024. This progress report outlines the OSCE’s on-going efforts to translate commitments into English https://www.osce.org/oceea/584242 tangible actions in fighting corruption, focusing on our work’s impact on the ground. 3 Book/OM Serbia Monograph: 25 years of the Aarhus Convention in South Eastern Europe. The monograph, 978-86-6132-168-9 https://www.osce.org/mission-to- authored by a group of experts in environmental law, provides an in-depth analysis of the Aarhus English serbia/585902 Convention application in the Western Balkans, examining its challenges and effectiveness. 4 Guide/OM Serbia Guide for Enhancing the Implementation of Regulations on the Protection and Sustainable Use of Fish Stocks. This practical guide is designed to assist authorities at different levels https://www.osce.org/mission-to- Serbian in improving the management of fishing areas and enforcing the Law on the Protection and Sustainable Use serbia/584206 of Fish Stocks. 5 Study/OM Serbia The Role of Independent Institutions and Civil Societies in the Development and https://www.osce.org/mission-to- Control of Applying Artificial Intelligence from the Aspect of Human Rights and Serbian serbia/584502 Freedom of Expression. 6 Report/SEC/CPC The Western Balkans Trial Monitoring Report. Albanian https://resources.osce.org/ English secretariat/661254
7 Report/OM to Skopje Implementation of the Action Plan for Improving the Situation of Roma and Sinti Albanian https://resources.osce.org/mission- within the OSCE Area. English skopje/661471 Romanian 2025 8 Book/SEC and the The Role of the OSCE in Eurasia: From the Lisbon Summit to the Maastricht Ministerial 978–3–906969– Permanent Mission Council 1996–2003. The publication is part of a collection “From CSCE to OSCE: 1973-2003”. 95–4 https://www.osce.org/ English of Switzerland to the secretariat/585748 OSCE
-3- I. OSCE PUBLICATIONS AND PERIODICALS Document type/ No. Title/Description OSCE ID or ISBN Language URL Originator
9 Book/SEC and the The OSCE in Post-Communist Europe: Towards a Pan-European Security Identity 978-3-906969-94-7 Permanent Mission 1990–1996. The publication is part of a collection “From CSCE to OSCE: 1973-2003”. https://www.osce.org/ English of Switzerland to the secretariat/585745 OSCE 10 Book/SEC and the The Diplomacy of Détente: The CSCE from Helsinki to Vienna 1973–1989. The publication is 978-3-906969-93-0 Permanent Mission part of a collection “From CSCE to OSCE: 1973-2003”. https://www.osce.org/ English of Switzerland to the secretariat/585724 OSCE 11 Brochure/SEC Chronological Map. The document is part of a collection “From CSCE to OSCE: 1973–2003”. https://www.osce.org/ English secretariat/585751 12 Report/SEC/CPC Mapping the OSCE’s Engagement in Dialogue Facilitation. To better understand the OSCE’s diverse dialogue facilitation experiences and to identify good practices, the Mediation Support Team https://www.osce.org/ English conducted a mapping study of OSCE dialogue facilitation engagements that took place between 2020 and secretariat/584712 2023. 13 Guide/SEC/OCEEA Decoding Crypto Crime - A Guide for Law Enforcement. The Guide simplifies complex concepts Armenian like blockchain technology and virtual assets, offering best practices for investigating common crypto crimes Azerbaijani such as investment scams, extortion, and phishing. English Georgian https://www.osce.org/oceea/587475 Romanian Russian Ukrainian 14 Report/SEC/OCEEA/ From Risk to Resilience: The Role of Financial Literacy in Youth Crime Prevention. This 978-92-9271-420-8 TNTD report builds on the OSCE’s longstanding focus on youth development and crime prevention, emphasizing English https://www.osce.org/oceea/588529 the need for targeted strategies to mitigate vulnerabilities. 15 Report/SEC/GIP Trends in Addressing Femicide in the OSCE Region. This report aims to assess the response to https://www.osce.org/ femicide across the 57 OSCE participating States, focusing on three key areas: the criminal justice response, English secretariat/587250 the collection of comparable data, and the reporting and analysis of femicide. 16 Factsheet/SEC/TNTD Factsheet: OSCE-led Mobile Training Team Project. This factsheet provides an overview of the https://www.osce.org/ English activities of the OSCE-led Mobile Training Team. secretariat/584535
17 Report/SEC/TNTD Harnessing New Technologies to Enhance Crime Analysis. This paper is a summary of the first of a series of roundtable discussions that aim to identify opportunities for law enforcement to harness English https://www.osce.org/node/587190 new technologies to support its work, help formulate policy recommendations and explore potential OSCE capacity-building support in this area.
-4- I. OSCE PUBLICATIONS AND PERIODICALS Document type/ No. Title/Description OSCE ID or ISBN Language URL Originator
18 Study/Report/SEC/ From Risk to Resilience: The Role of Financial Literacy in Youth Crime Prevention – https://www.osce.org/ English TNTD Preliminary Findings. secretariat/584598
19 Annual Report/ODIHR Democracy and Human Rights in the OSCE. The ODIHR Annual Report 2024. This report 978-92-9271-310-2 https://www.osce.org/odihr/annual- highlights the impact of activities carried out by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human English report/2024 Rights (ODIHR) in 2024. 20 Brochure/ODIHR ODIHR Publications: 2024. ODIHR’s publications, factsheets, and practical guides are vital tools to English https://www.osce.org/odihr/584941 assist all those working to strengthen democracy and human rights across the OSCE. 21 Brochure/ODIHR Flyer English - ODIHR Webinar: Sensitive and Respectful Treatment of Hate Crime Victims. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/586716 Spanish 22 Factsheet/ODIHR CHANGE Project. Launched in 2021, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) CHANGE project employs a transformative approach to promoting gender equality, women’s English https://www.osce.org/odihr/587172 human rights and safety. 23 Factsheet/ODIHR ODIHR in Ukraine. The Office has played an important role in strengthening democratic institutions and English respect for human rights in Ukraine, particularly since launching a dedicated and ongoing project in the https://www.osce.org/odihr/523236 Ukrainian country in 2015. 24 Guide/Manual/ Sarajevo Tool for Engaging Male Politicians in Achieving Gender Equality in Politics. 978-92-9271-435-2 Bosnian Handbook/ODIHR This publication gives a brief overview of the issue and guidance on how to inspire and strengthen the 978-92-9271-313-3 English https://www.osce.org/odihr/586014 engagement of male politicians in promoting gender equality, with concrete recommendations for action, 978-92-9271-427-7 Russian examples of good practice and further resources. 25 Guide/Manual/ Survivor-Informed Indicators for the Identification of Victims and Survivors of 978-92-9271-320-1 Handbook/ODIHR Trafficking in Human Beings. Adults and children from any cultural, socio-economic, ethnic and English https://www.osce.org/odihr/584634 religious background can become victims of trafficking in human beings. 26 Factsheet/OMBaH War Crimes Case Processing in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2004 – 2023). Since 2004, the OSCE English Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina has conducted comprehensive trial monitoring of war crimes cases in Bosnian https://www.osce.org/mission-to- Bosnia and Herzegovina. Croatian bosnia-and-herzegovina/584775 Serbian 27 Factsheet/OMiK Municipal Community Safety Councils 2024 (MCSC). The OSCE Mission in Kosovo supports Albanian https://www.osce.org/mission-in- institutions and bodies responsible for addressing security concerns of communities, including the English kosovo/586227 Municipal Community Safety Councils (MCSCs). Serbian 28 Factsheet/OMiK Property Rights Monitor - 11th 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/588101 the field of property and housing rights of non-majority community members and displaced persons. Serbian
-5- I. OSCE PUBLICATIONS AND PERIODICALS Document type/ No. Title/Description OSCE ID or ISBN Language URL Originator
29 Report/OMiK Beyond Fake News - Advancing Media and Information Literacy for an Informed Albanian Society. The report provides a comprehensive series of policy briefs on Media and Information Literacy https://www.osce.org/mission-in- English aimed at addressing the growing challenges posed by misinformation, disinformation, digital manipulation, kosovo/587873 Serbian and ethical concerns in the media landscape. 30 Manual/OM Information Disorder in Media Reporting. This publication has been developed by the Technical 978-92-9271-403-1 https://www.osce.org/mission-to- Montenegrin Montenegro Working Group on Self-Regulation and supported by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro. montenegro/585823
31 Report/OM Perception of the State Prosecutor’s Office in Montenegro – 2024. The 2024 report English https://www.osce.org/mission-to- Montenegro represents the continuation of a long-term research effort aimed at analyzing the attitudes of Montenegrin Montenegrin montenegro/585295 citizens toward the State Prosecutor’s Office, its activities, and its role in society. 32 Manual/OPA How to Get Free Legal Aid. English version of a manual prepared by the Albanian Ministry of Justice’s https://www.osce.org/presence-in- English Free Legal Aid Directorate. albania/585972
33 Newsletter/OPA OSCE Presence in Albania Newsletter| January-February 2025. https://www.osce.org/presence-in- English albania/586878 34 Newsletter/OPA OSCE Presence in Albania Newsletter| December 2024. https://albania.osce.org/presence- English albania/661792
-6- I. OSCE PUBLICATIONS AND PERIODICALS II. DECISIONS AND OTHER CONSENSUS DOCUMENTS & JOURNALS No. Date Venue/Place Originator Document type – Title (Description) Language URL
35 23 January Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1505th Special Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; Opening address by H.E. Ms. online Elina Valtonen, Chairperson-in-Office and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland. English French https://www.osce.org/permanent- - LETTER by the Chairperson-in-Office announcing the adoption, through a silence procedure, of German Italian council/585208 Ministerial Council Decision No. 7/24. Russian Spanish - DECISION No. 7/24 on the OSCE Chairmanship in the year 2026. - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of the Russian Federation. 36 29 January Vienna/ FSC JOURNAL of the 1095th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation; Opening Session. English French https://www.osce.org/forum-for- online Strengthening the foundations of the Forum for Security Co-operation. German Italian security-cooperation/585541 Russian Spanish 37 30 January Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1506th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; The Russian Federation’s ongoing online aggression against Ukraine. Inaugural remarks by H.E. Mr. Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu, OSCE Secretary General. Address by H.E. Ms. Pia Kauma, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. Address by Lord Pickle, Chair of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. Increasing military involvement of certain English French NATO and EU member States in yet more confrontation in and around Ukraine. Concerns related to human https://www.osce.org/permanent- German Italian dimension commitments in Belarus. Presidential election in Belarus, held on 26 January 2025. council/585409 Russian Spanish - STATEMENT by the delegation of the Russian Federation. - STATEMENT by the delegation of Germany in response to the address by Lord Pickle, Chair of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. 38 5 February Vienna/ FSC JOURNAL of the 1096th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation; Russian war of English French https://www.osce.org/forum-for- online aggression against Ukraine. Special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. German Italian security-cooperation/585637 Russian Spanish 39 6 February Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1507th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; Address by H.E. Mr. Xavier Bettel, online Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for English French Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Luxembourg. The Russian Federation’s ongoing aggression against https://www.osce.org/permanent- German Italian Ukraine. Increasing military involvement of certain NATO and EU member States in yet more confrontation council/585727 Russian Spanish in and around Ukraine. Withdrawal of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights’ election observation mission from Tajikistan. Sami People’s Day, celebrated on 6 February 2025. 40 12 February Vienna/ FSC JOURNAL of the 1097th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation; Russian war of English French https://www.osce.org/forum-for- online aggression against Ukraine. Special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. German Italian security-cooperation/586026 Russian Spanish
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41 13 February Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1508th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; The Russian Federation’s ongoing English French https://www.osce.org/permanent- online aggression against Ukraine. Increasing military involvement of certain NATO and EU member States in yet German Italian council/586017 more confrontation in and around Ukraine. Human rights situation in Georgia. Russian Spanish 42 19 February Vienna/ FSC JOURNAL of the 1098th 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/586368 “Joint Viking 2025”, to be conducted in Norway from 3 to 14 March 2025. Russian Spanish 43 24 February Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1509th Reinforced 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/586404 Russian Spanish 44 26 February Vienna/ FSC JOURNAL of the 1099th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation; Security Dialogue: online “Responsible Military Use of New and Emerging Technologies”: – Presentation by Mr. J.-M. Rickli, Head of Global and Emerging Risks at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy; – Presentation by Mr. G. Gressel, English French Research Fellow at the Austrian National Defence Academy; – Presentation by Ms. P. Galvão Teles, Director https://www.osce.org/forum-for- German Italian of the Department of Legal Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal, Associate Professor of security-cooperation/586728 Russian Spanish International Law at the Autonomous University of Lisbon and member of the United Nations International Law Commission. Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. 45 27 February Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1510th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; The Russian Federation’s ongoing English French online aggression against Ukraine. Increasing military involvement of certain NATO and EU member States in yet https://www.osce.org/permanent- German Italian more confrontation in and around Ukraine. Illegal so-called presidential elections held in the occupied council/586884 Russian Spanish Abkhazia region of Georgia. Violations of religious freedom in Estonia. 46 5 March Vienna/ FSC JOURNAL of the 1100th 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. Voluntary https://www.osce.org/forum-for- German Italian reporting on children and armed conflict within the context of the Questionnaire on the OSCE Code of security-cooperation/587385 Russian Spanish Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security. 47 6 March Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1511th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; The Russian Federation’s ongoing online aggression against Ukraine. International Women’s Day. Increasing military involvement of certain NATO English French and EU member States in yet more confrontation in and around Ukraine. Crisis situation in Bosnia and https://www.osce.org/permanent- German Italian Herzegovina. Recent developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Commemoration of 33 years of the military council/588008 Russian Spanish aggression in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova. Election of the members of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Lower Chamber of Parliament) of Tajikistan. 48 12 March Vienna/ FSC-PC JOURNAL of the 94th Joint Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation and the Permanent Council; English French online Security Dialogue: “Women, Peace and Security Agenda: Towards Women’s Equal and Full Participation in German Italian https://www.osce.org/node/587990 Peace and Security Governance.” Russian Spanish
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49 13 March Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1512th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; The Russian Federation’s ongoing online aggression against Ukraine. Presentation by the Chairs of the Three Committees: the Security Committee, the Economic and Environmental Committee and the Human Dimension Committee. Report by the Director English French of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). Increasing military involvement of https://www.osce.org/permanent- German Italian certain NATO and EU member States in yet more confrontation in and around Ukraine. Sixty-third round of council/588206 Russian Spanish the Geneva International Discussions, held on 4 and 5 March 2025.
- STATEMENT by the delegation of the Russian Federation. 50 19 March Vienna/ FSC JOURNAL of the 1101st 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/588212 “Joint Viking 2025”, conducted in Norway from 3 to 14 March 2025. Russian Spanish 51 26 March Vienna/ FSC JOURNAL of the 1102nd 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. German Italian security-cooperation/588598 Russian Spanish 52 26 March Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1513th Special Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; Address by H.E. Mr. Robert online Abisoghomonyan, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia. English French https://www.osce.org/permanent- German Italian council/589529 - STATEMENT by the Delegation of Azerbaijan in response to the address by H.E. Mr. Robert Russian Spanish Abisoghomonyan, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia. 53 27 March Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1514th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; The Russian Federation’s ongoing online aggression against Ukraine. Report by Ambassador Brian Aggeler, Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Report by Ambassador Bakyt Dzhusupov, Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities. Increasing military involvement of certain NATO and EU member States in yet more confrontation in and around Ukraine. Commitments regarding tolerance and non-discrimination: ensuring freedom of English French religion or belief. Signing of the Agreement between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Tajikistan on https://www.osce.org/permanent- German Italian the State border. Twenty-sixth anniversary of NATO’s aggression against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. council/589541 Russian Spanish Twenty-sixth anniversary of the NATO response to the humanitarian crisis in Kosovo. Detention of the head of the Gagauzia region. Follow-up to the invocation of the Vienna Mechanism on 22 March 2024 to address the issue of political prisoners in the Russian Federation.
- STATEMENT by the delegation of 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
54 16 January Helsinki SG, CiO PRESS REMARKS by Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu, OSCE Secretary General, joint press point with Elina Valtonen, https://www.osce.org/secretary- English OSCE Chair-in-Office, Helsinki, 16 January 2025. general/584682
55 10 February Helsinki RFOM SPEECH by Ambassador Jan Braathu, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, at the Conference on https://www.osce.org/representative- English Addressing Antisemitism in the OSCE Region. on-freedom-of-media/585694
56 10 February Helsinki HCNM ADDRESS by Christophe Kamp, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, at the Conference on English https://www.osce.org/hcnm/585661 Addressing Antisemitism in the OSCE Region. 57 20 February Vienna HCNM INTERVENTION by Christophe Kamp, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, to the 24th Winter English https://www.osce.org/hcnm/586182 Meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. 58 10 March Vienna CCA OPENING ADDRESS by Emmanuel Decaux, President of the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, as https://www.osce.org/court-of- English delivered at the Information Meeting of the Bureau of the Court With States Parties. conciliation-and-arbitration/587576
59 10 March Vienna CCA ADDRESS by Professor Christian Tomuschat Member of the Bureau and former President of the Court of https://www.osce.org/court-of- Conciliation and Arbitration, as delivered at the Information Meeting of the Bureau of the Court With States English conciliation-and-arbitration/587582 Parties. 60 17 March Vienna RFOM OPENING REMARKS by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Ambassador Jan Braathu https://www.osce.org/representative- at the Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting I: The role of media in conflict and humanitarian crises, English on-freedom-of-media/587531 reflecting on International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law.
- 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
2022 61 29–30 Bishkek, ODIHR REPORT: Regional Workshop for Central Asia: Detention Monitoring and the Protection of Human Rights English November Kyrgyzstan While Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization to Terrorism (VERLT) in Prisons. https://www.osce.org/odihr/584652 Russian 2022 2023 62 13–14 Sarajevo, ODIHR OUTCOME REPORT of regional workshop for South East Europe: Detention Monitoring and the Protection Albanian September Bosnia and of Human Rights while Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization to Terrorism Bosnian 2023 Herzegovina (VERLT) in Prisons. Croatian https://www.osce.org/odihr/584640 English Macedonian Serbian 2024 63 22–23 April Vienna ODIHR FINAL REPORT: 2024 Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting I. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/592837 2024 64 27–28 May Vienna ODIHR FINAL REPORT: 2024 Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting II. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/590426 2024 65 24–25 June Vienna ODIHR FINAL REPORT 2024: Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting III. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/590429 2024 66 2 October Warsaw ODIHR SUMMARY REPORT: Side event summary: Arbitrary detentions of ISIS-affiliated individuals in North-East English https://www.osce.org/odihr/586143 2024 Syria and the responsibility of OSCE participating States for the repatriation of their nationals. 67 20–21 Astana, ODIHR CONFERENCE REPORT: Ninth Expert Forum on Criminal Justice for Central Asia 2025. English November Kazakhstan https://www.osce.org/odihr/597105 Russian 2024 2025 68 17–18 March Vienna ODIHR FINAL REPORT: 2025 Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting I. English https://odihr.osce.org/odihr/600536
69 25 March online ODIHR USER MANUAL for the ODIHR Conference and Registration System. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/588074 Russian
- 11 - IV. CONSOLIDATED SUMMARIES AND REPORTS No. Date Venue/Place Originator Document type – Title (Description) Language URL
70 31 March – 1 Hofburg/ SEC/OSR/ AGENDA: 25th Conference of the Alliance Against Trafficking in Persons - Protecting Childhoods, Shaping English https://www.osce.org/cthb/587247 April Vienna CTHB Futures: A Call to End Child Trafficking. Russian 71 31 March – 1 Hofburg/ SEC/OSR/ CONCEPT NOTE: 25th Conference of the Alliance Against Trafficking in Persons - Protecting Childhoods, English https://www.osce.org/cthb/586191 April Vienna CTHB Shaping Futures: A Call to End Child Trafficking.
- 12 - 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
2024 72 7 February Azerbaijan ODIHR/EOM FINAL REPORT on the early presidential election held on 7 February 2024 in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijani https://www.osce.org/odihr/586281 2024 English 73 4 July 2024 United ODIHR/EAM FINAL REPORT on the general election held on 4 July 2024 in the United Kingdom. https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ English Kingdom uk/592972
74 1 September Azerbaijan ODIHR/EOM FINAL REPORT on the early parliamentary elections held on 1 September 2024 in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijani https://odihr.osce.org/odihr/586290 2024 English 75 6 October Bosnia and ODIHR/EOM FINAL REPORT on the local elections held on 6 October 2024 in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnian 2024 Herzegovina Croatian https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ English bih/586134 Serbian 76 20 October Moldova ODIHR/EOM FINAL REPORT on the presidential election and constitutional referendum held on 20 October and 3 and 3 November 2024 in Moldova. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ November Romanian moldova/587451 2024 77 27 October Uzbekistan ODIHR/EOM FINAL REPORT on the parliamentary elections held on 27 October 2024 in Uzbekistan. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ 2024 Russian uzbekistan/586212 Uzbek 78 5 November USA ODIHR/ FINAL REPORT on the general elections held on 5 November 2024 in the USA. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ 2024 LEOM Romanian usa/588772
79 13–14 Liechtenstein ODIHR/NAM NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT on the parliamentary elections foreseen to be held on 9 February 2025 in https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ November Liechtenstein. English liechtenstein/584721 2024 80 3–6 Albania ODIHR/NAM NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT on the parliamentary elections foreseen to be held on 11 May 2025 in https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ December Albania. English albania/584622 2024 81 9–11 Germany ODIHR/NAM NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT on the early elections to the federal parliament (Bundestag) foreseen to https://www.osce.org/odihr/ December be held on 23 February 2025 in Germany. English elections/584532 2024
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2025 82 27–31 Poland ODIHR/NAM NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT on the presidential election foreseen to be held on 18 May 2025 in https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ English January Poland. poland/586959
83 30 January Belarus PC/Russian STATEMENT by the Delegation of the Russian Federation on presidential election in Belarus, held on 26 English https://www.osce.org/node/585508 Federation January 2025, as delivered at the 1506th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council. Russian 84 6 February Tajikistan PC/Poland- STATEMENT by the Polish EU Presidency on the withdrawal of the Office for Democratic Institutions and EU Human Rights’ election observation mission from Tajikistan, as delivered at the 1507th Plenary Meeting of English https://www.osce.org/node/586344 the Permanent Council. 85 6 February Tajikistan PC/multiple STATEMENT by the Delegation of Canada, also on behalf of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, on the withdrawal of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights’ English https://www.osce.org/node/586356 election observation mission from Tajikistan, as delivered at the 1507th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council. 86 6 February Tajikistan PC/USA STATEMENT by the Delegation of the United States of America on the withdrawal of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights’ election observation mission from Tajikistan, as delivered at the English https://www.osce.org/node/586704 1507th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council. 87 3–5 March Romania ODIHR/Pre- PRE-ELECTION VISIT REPORT on the repeat presidential election foreseen to be held 4 May 2025 in English https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ Election Visit Romania. Romanian romania/587160 Report 88 6 March Tajikistan PC/USA STATEMENT by the Delegation of the United States of America on the election of the members of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Lower Chamber of Parliament) of Tajikistan, as delivered at the 1511th Plenary English https://www.osce.org/node/588397 Meeting of the Permanent Council. 89 24 March – Romania ODIHR/ INTERIM REPORT on the repeat presidential election foreseen to be held on 4 May 2025 in Romania. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ 15 April LEOM Romanian romania/589691
90 28 March Serbia ODIHR Serbia: OPINION on Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on the Unified Voter Register. https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ English serbia/588385
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2024 91 30 December Ukraine ODIHR PRELIMINARY OPINION on the Draft Law “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine English https://www.osce.org/odihr/585340 2024 Regarding the Rules of Ethical Conduct of Members of Parliament (Code of Ethics)”. 92 30 December Montenegro ODIHR COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT REPORT on the Lawmaking Process. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/585346 2024 Montenegrin 93 31 December Poland ODIHR FINAL OPINION on the Act Introducing Amendments to the Act on the National Council of the Judiciary. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/585361 2024 Polish 2025 94 9 January Finland SEC/OSR/ REPORT by the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, English https://www.osce.org/cthb/584430 CTHB Kari Johnstone, following the country visit to Finland 26-30 August 2024. 95 5 February Bosnia and OMBaH HATE MONITOR REPORT, December 2024. Bosnian Herzegovina Croatian https://www.osce.org/mission-to- English bosnia-and-herzegovina/585322 Serbian 96 7 February Estonia, ODIHR 6th REPORT on Monitoring of Freedom of Peaceful Assembly in Selected OSCE Participating States. France, English https://www.osce.org/odihr/585436 Moldova and Romania 97 11 February Moldova ODIHR OPINION on the Law of the Republic of Moldova on the External Evaluation of Judges and Prosecutors of English https://www.osce.org/odihr/585814 17 August 2023 (as last amended in September 2024). 98 11 February Czech SEC/OSCE “Researcher-in-Residence” PROGRAMME: Research Subjects 1998-2024. Republic Documenta- https://www.osce.org/ English tion Centre in networks/99861 Prague 99 14 February NA SEC OSCE Panel of Adjudicators DECISION 4/2024. https://www.osce.org/ English secretariat/585881 100 18 February Poland ODIHR OPINION on the Act on Political Parties. This Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic English Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the Chair of the Justice and Human Rights https://www.osce.org/odihr/586158 Polish Committee of the Sejm (the lower house of the Parliament of Poland).
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101 6 March Georgia ODIHR URGENT OPINION on the Amendments to the Law on Assemblies and Demonstrations, the Code of English https://www.osce.org/odihr/587466 Administrative Offences and the Criminal Code of Georgia (as adopted on 6 February 2025). 102 12 March Bosnia and OMBaH HATE MONITOR REPORT, January 2025. Bosnian Herzegovina Croatian https://www.osce.org/mission-to- English bosnia-and-herzegovina/587232 Serbian 103 28 March Bosnia and OMBaH HATE MONITOR REPORT, February 2025. Bosnian Herzegovina Croatian https://www.osce.org/mission-to- English bosnia-and-herzegovina/588260 Serbian
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