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Final press conference of 28th Ministerial Council, Stockholm, 3 December 2021.

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Panelists speak at the side-event on security sector governance and reform, Stockholm, 3 December 2021.

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OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid speaks at a side event on the conflict cycle, Stockholm, 3 December 2021.

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Family photo of OSCE Foreign Ministers and Heads of Delegations at the 28th OSCE Ministerial Council in Stockholm, 2 December 2021.

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Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH, Ambassador Kathleen Kvalec, speaking at the opening of the exhibition “Missing Works of Art”, Sarajevo, 30 November 2021. (OSCE/Vedran Pribilovic)

What is Consensus?

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How are decision taken in the OSCE? By consensus. This means that every decision or declaration can only be adopted if all 57 participating states agree. The OSCE provides a platform for open dialogue and is vital for upholding security in the region.

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The OSCE and EUMM co-facilitators with the participants of the 103rd Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism in Ergneti, 18 November 2021

What is the OSCE Ministerial Council?

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The Ministerial Council is the central decision-making and governing body of the OSCE. The meeting, held annually, provides the Foreign Ministers of the 57 OSCE participating States an opportunity to review and assess the Organization’s activities and strengthen the dialogue on security issues in the OSCE area.

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(L-r) Maria Gratschew, Counsellor, Permanent Delegation of Sweden to the OSCE; John Brandolino, Director of the Division for Treaty Affairs at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC); Alena Kupchyna, OSCE Co-ordinator of Activities to Address Transnational Threats; Denise Mazzolani, Head of the OSCE Strategic Police Matters Unit at the opening session of the 2021 OSCE Annual Police Experts Meeting, 7 October 2021, Vienna

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Ann Linde, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Nicu Popescu, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Moldova, during Chairperson Linde's visit to Moldova, 6 October 2021, Chisinau

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OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Ann Linde, and Albania's Foreign Affairs Minister Olta Xhacka, Tirana, 5 October 2021.

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(l-r) Tuula Yrjölä, Director of the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre and Deputy Head of the OSCE Secretariat; Florian Raunig, Chairperson of the Forum for Security Co-operation and Ulrika Funered, Chairperson of the OSCE Permanent Council at the OSCE meeting to review the implementation of OSCE assistance projects in the field of small arms and light weapons and stockpiles of conventional ammunition, Vienna, 5 October 2021.