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Irish Deputy Prime Minister presents 2012 OSCE Chairmanship priorities
VIENNA, 12 January 2012 – Today the Irish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Eamon Gilmore addressed the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna for the first time in his role as OSCE Chairperson-in-Office. Deputy Prime Minister Gilmore emphasised the need for the OSCE’s co-operative, inclusive approach in tackling modern security challenges... ()
New OSCE Chairperson to outline 2012 priorities in Vienna on Thursday
VIENNA, 9 January 2012 – The new OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Irish Deputy Prime Minister, Eamon Gilmore, will present the Irish Chairmanship’s priorities to the OSCE Permanent Council on Thursday, 12 January in Vienna...
OSCE participating States approve 2012 OSCE budget
VIENNA, 22 December 2011 – The Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship and the Irish Chairmanship of the Advisory Committee on Management and Finance welcomed today’s decision by all 56 OSCE participating States to approve the Unified Budget for 2012, amounting to 148,055,400 euros...
Secretary General of Turkic Council addresses OSCE Permanent Council
The Secretary General of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States, Halil Akinci, addressed the OSCE Permanent Council on 15 December 2011 in Vienna, outlining the activities of his organization in and beyond its region as well as its approach towards relations with the OSCE...
OSCE Special Representative presents annual report, agenda for preventing trafficking for labour exploitation
Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, called on states to tackle the structural factors that increase the vulnerability of people to trafficking such as discrimination, violence, and lack of education and job opportunities, in her annual report to the Permanent Council on 15 December 2011...
EUBAM head addresses OSCE Permanent Council
The Head of the EU Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine (EUBAM), Udo Burkholder, addressed the OSCE Permanent Council on 1 December 2011. He outlined the activities and future priority areas of EUBAM, whose mandate was recently extended for the third time into 2015...
San Marino Foreign Minister addresses OSCE, says international co-operation crucial for small states
VIENNA, 24 November 2011 – The Minister of Foreign and Political Affairs of the Republic of San Marino, Antonella Mularoni, in her address to the OSCE Permanent Council today, stressed the unique role of the Organization in promoting confidence among all 56 participating States...
Vilnius Ministerial Council an opportunity to set clear course for security of OSCE region, says Lithuanian Chairmanship
VIENNA, 18 November 2011 – The forthcoming Ministerial Council in Vilnius offers OSCE States the chance to consolidate progress and chart a way forward to address urgent security matters in the region, said Ambassador Rytis Paulauskas, the Head of the Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship Task Force, at a reinforced Permanent Council session in Vienna today...
Albanian Foreign Minister addresses OSCE Permanent Council, says OSCE key partner for peace, stability and democracy in Western Balkans, calls for greater regional integration
VIENNA, 14 October 2011 – The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Albania, Edmond Haxhinasto, addressing the Special Session of the OSCE Permanent Council praised today the OSCE’s engagement in the Western Balkans, stressed the need for closer regional integration, and spoke about Albania’s intention to promote tolerance and non-discrimination and assist the democratic transition in the Mediterranean...
Albanian Foreign Minister to address OSCE Permanent Council on Friday, focus on OSCE in Western Balkans
VIENNA, 12 October 2011 – The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Albania, Edmond Haxhinasto, will address a special session of the OSCE Permanent Council on Friday, 14 October...