Regions

Austria

Vienna, 21-22 April 2005

"Democracy and Security in the 21st Century and the Evolving Role of Regional Organizations", organized by the Austrian Centre for International Studies (ACIS)

Opening:

• Frances Mautner-Markhof, ACIS Director
• Jan Kubis, OSCE Secretary General

Session 1: New challenges to democracy and security in the OSCE area
Session 2: Role of the OSCE 30 years after the Helsinki Final Act

Vienna, 20 July 2005

 "30 Years of the Helsinki Process: The Contribution of the OSCE in a Changing World" - panel discussion organized by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Opening:

• Ursula Plassnik, Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria
• Dimitrij Rupel, Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia

Keynote speech:

• Adam Daniel Rotfeld, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland

Panel discussions:

• Michel Barnier, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of France (to be confirmed)
• Vladimir Chizhov, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia
• Wilhelm Hoeynck, former OSCE Secretary General, Member of the Panel of Eminent Persons on Strengthening the Effectiveness of the OSCE
• Christian Strohal, Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
• Richard S. Williamson, Member of the Panel of Eminent Persons on Strengthening the Effectiveness of the OSCE

Vienna, 21 July 2005

The book  "The Culture of Dialogue: The OSCE Acquis 30 Years after Helsinki" (CORE - Centre for OSCE Research) is presented by Wolfgang Zellner, one of the three authors, at the Hofburg.

The book was initiated by the Finnish Delegation led by Ambassador Aleksi Harkonen. After the presentation, Ambassador Harkonen invites guests to a small historical exhibit on the signing of the Helsinki Final Act. 

Vienna, 9 September 2005

"OSCE's Future After 30 Years"  - Helsinki Monitor Conference organized by the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights and the Netherlands Helsinki Committee

Chair of the conference: Arie Bloed, Editor-in-chief, Helsinki Monitor, The Hague

Czech Republic

Prague, 5-7 June 2005

International Conference on the Helsinki Process and the Demise of Communism, organized by the Czechoslovak Documentation Centre

Special guests:

• Timothy Garton Ash:  "The Helsinki Process: A Catalyst for Freedom?"
• Vaclav Havel: introductory speech at the opening session
• William J. Cabaniss: address at the opening session
• Petr Pithart: "The Helsinki Process, Discontinuity Czech Style: A Comment on Czech Politics Today"
• Jacques Rupnik: closing panel

Panel 1: The communist East and Principle VII: East European governments implementing the Helsinki provisions
Panel 2: Principle VII: Western approaches
Panel 3: Helsinki from below: Dynamic processes and social mobilization in East bloc states
Panel 4: Co-operation across the Iron Curtain
Panel 5: Closing session/panel discussion led by Jacques Rupnik

Finland

Helsinki, 31 July-1 August 2005

"Addressing the Future of European and Global Security" - two-day event organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland

Includes addresses by:

• Tarja Halonen, President of Finland
• Dimitrij Rupel, OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia

and a panel discussion on "The Helsinki Final Act 30 Years: Addressing the Future of European and Global Security".

Germany

Berlin, 1 August 2005

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e.V. (DGAP) organizes a conference to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Helsinki Final Act.

Opening:

• Fritjof von Nordenskjöld, Executive Vice-President of DGAP

Speakers:

• Hans-Dietrich Genscher, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany
• Dimitrij Rupel, OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia
• Wolfgang Gerhardt, Head of the FDP Parliamentary Group of the German Bundestag
  

Poland

Warsaw and Gdansk, 30 August-2 September 2005

"From Solidarnosc to Freedom" - conference commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act and the 25th anniversary of NSZZ Solidarnosc, organized by the Solidarity Centre Foundation

Russian Federation

Moscow, 2 June 2005

International Roundtable Meeting on "The 30th Anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act and the Problems of the OSCE"

Moscow, 1 August 2005

International Round Table on "30th Anniversary of Helsinki Accord: Outcomes and Perspectives" organized by the Moscow Helsinki Group

Session 1: Role and the meaning of the Final Accord of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe
Session 2: Perspectives of the development of the OSCE. The view of the civil community from the states of the former USSR

Switzerland

Rueschlikon, 8-10 September 2005

"At the Roots of the European Security System: 30 Years Since the Helsinki Final Act" - international conference organized by the Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich as a partner in the Parallel History Project (PHP) on NATO and the Warsaw Pact in co-operation with the National Security Archive at the George Washington University and the Cold War International History Project (CWIHP) of the Woodrow Wilson International Center of Scholars, both in Washington DC, and the Machiavelli Center of Cold War Studies (CIMA) in Florence.

United States of America

Washington, D.C. , 28 July 2005

Luncheon hosted by the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Helsinki Final Act

Programme highlights: Reading of a congratulatory letter from former U.S. President Ford, a speech by Henry Kissinger and a letter from Eleana Bonner to be read by her daughter. The Commission Chair and Co-Chair will receive a painting by Russian Pentecostals representatives depicting their escape from the Iron Curtain. Ambassadors from the OSCE participating States, NGOs, members of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and journalists have been invited.