Documents by the OSCE Decision-making bodies
Summit
The Summit is the meeting of the Heads of State or Government of the OSCE’s 57 participating States.
Summit documents:
- Helsinki, 1 August 1975
Final Act - Paris, 19-21 November 1990
Charter of Paris for a New Europe - Helsinki, 9-10 July 1992
CSCE Helsinki Document 1992: The Challenges of Change - Budapest, 5-6 December 1994
Budapest Document 1994: Towards a Genuine Partnership in a New Era - Lisbon, 2-3 December 1996
Lisbon Document 1996 - Istanbul, 18-19 November 1999
Istanbul Document 1999 - Astana, 1-2 December 2010
Astana Commemorative Declaration: Towards a Security Community
Ministerial Council
The meeting of foreign ministers from OSCE States, the Ministerial Council is the central decision-making and governing body of the OSCE.
Ministerial council final documents:
- 1st Meeting of CSCE Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Helsinki 1973
- 1st Ministerial Council, Berlin 1991
- Additional Ministerial Meeting, Moscow 1991
- 2nd Ministerial Council, Prague 1992
- Additional Ministerial Meeting, Helsinki 1992
- 3rd Ministerial Council, Stockholm 1992
- 4th Ministerial Council, Rome 1993
- 5th Ministerial Council, Budapest 1995
- 6th Ministerial Council, Copenhagen 1997
- 7th Ministerial Council, Oslo 1998
- 8th Ministerial Council, Vienna 2000
- 9th Ministerial Council, Bucharest 2001
- 10th Ministerial Council, Porto 2002
- 11th Ministerial Council, Maastricht 2003
- 12th Ministerial Council, Sofia 2004
- 13th Ministerial Council, Ljubljana 2005
- 14th Ministerial Council, Brussels 2006
- 15th Ministerial Council, Madrid 2007
- 16th Ministerial Council, Helsinki 2008
- 17th Ministerial Council, Athens 2009
- 18th Ministerial Council, Vilnius 2011
- 19th Ministerial Council, Dublin 2012
- 20th OSCE Ministerial Council, Kyiv 2013
- 21st OSCE Ministerial Council, Basel 2014
- 22nd OSCE Ministerial Council, Belgrade 2015
- 23rd OSCE Ministerial Council, Hamburg 2016
- 24th OSCE Ministerial Council, Vienna 2017
Permanent Council
The PC is the regular body for political dialogue and decision-making among representatives of all OSCE States, meeting weekly in Vienna.
Index of Permanent Council decisions (Nos. 1-1236)
Plenary Meetings of the Permanent Council:
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Forum for Security Co-operation
The FSC is an autonomous decision-making body where representatives of participating States meet weekly to consult on military stability and security.
Index of Forum for Security Co-operation decisions (Nos. 1/95-8/16)
Plenary Meetings of the Forum for Security Co-operation:
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Chairperson-in-Office
The OSCE Chairmanship is held for one year by an OSCE participating State, and headed by the Foreign Minister of that State. The Chairmanship co-ordinates decision-making and sets the OSCE’s priorities during its year in office.
- Austrian Chairmanship 2017
Chairperson-in-Office speeches - German Chairmanship 2016
Permanent Council reports | Chairperson-in-Office speeches - Serbian Chairmanship 2015
Permanent Council reports | Chairperson-in-Office speeches - Swiss Chairmanship 2014
Permanent Council reports | Chairperson-in-Office speeches
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