INTERESTING PERIOD
• year of important anniversaries
• following most extensive EU and NATO enlargement of all time
• new role in new geo-political environment
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GENERAL PRINCIPLES
• balance operations
• enhance transparency
• consultations with 55 participating States
• considering interests with unbiased approach
• ways to reach consensus
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Slovenian OSCE Chairmanship /outstanding tasks/
Agreement on:
• new Secretary General
• OSCE budget for 2005
• OSCE scales of contribution
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OSCE priorities for 2005
OSCE Reform
Panel of Eminent Persons
• report (by end June 2005) • specially convened session of Participating States• recommendations for Ministerial Council in
Ljubljana
Working Group on Reform
Informal Group of Friends of the Chair
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OSCE priorities for 2005
Political-military dimension
Implementation of:
• Strategy to address threats to security and stability in the 21st century
• Maastricht and Sofia Ministerial Council decisions
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OSCE priorities for 2005
Border security and management
• adopting OSCE Border Security and Management Concept
• open and secure borders
• free movement of persons and goods
• reducing security threats
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OSCE priorities for 2005
Tolerance and non-discrimination
• OSCE Conference on anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance (Cordoba, June 2005)
• Personal Representatives to promote greater tolerance and combat racism, xenophobia and discrimination
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OSCE priorities for 2005
Elections
• further discussions
• proposal to establish a working group
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OSCE priorities for 2005
Economic and Environmental Dimension
• full implementation of the OSCE Strategy Document for the Economic and Environmental Dimension
• enhance co-operation, good governance, sustainable development and protection of the environment
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OSCE priorities for 2005
Migration and integration
• cross-dimensional approach
• promote best practices (migration management, migrant integration policies)
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OSCE priorities for 2005
• OSCE Special Representative on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
• addendum to OSCE Action Plan (child victims)
Preventing trafficking in human beings
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OSCE priorities for 2005
Conventional Ammunition / SALW
• implementation of Document on Stockpiles of Conventional Ammunition and the Document on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)
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OSCE priorities for 2005Regional issues
South-Eastern Europe
•refugee return •protection of national minorities•capacity-buildingCentral Asia
•transnational terrorism •education•elections•migration and border management •economic development and democratisation
Moldova, Georgia, Nagorno Karabakh
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• contribution of Helsinki process to democracy, rule of law and protection of human rights
• alleviation of tensions between former blocs
• establishment of security co-operation
• new geo-political situation
• reflection on the role of the OSCE
• preserve and enhance effectiveness and strengthen its capacity
OSCE priorities for 2005
Year of the anniversaries
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• Mediterranean partners
• Asian Partners
• OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Strengthening partnerships and co-operation
OSCE priorities for 2005
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OSCE priorities for 2005
international organizations
prevent the duplication and increase synergy
Strengthening partnerships and co-
operation
non-governmental organizations
promote NGO role in implementing OSCE norms and standards