Poland in the OSCE

Ambassadors and diplomats of OSCE participating States gathered in Hofburg, on the 3rd anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, to commemorate those who died defending Ukraine and Europe.

At a meeting of the OSCE's Reinforced Permanent Council convened on the 3rd anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, foreign ministers and deputy foreign ministers of most of the 57 OSCE participating States pledged continued support for Ukraine, as well as advocating for a just and lasting peace.

On 1 January 2025, Finland began its one-year Chairpersonship of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) with a focus on upholding OSCE principles, supporting Ukraine, and strengthening the Organisation’s resilience in order to address complex security challenges.

The OSCE participating States called on Georgia to provide concrete and substantive answers to a number of questions of concern in relation to developments following the announcement in November 2024 of Georgia's decision to suspend talks with the European Union on the opening of accession negotiations.

During two weeks of discussions, representatives of OSCE participating States, OSCE institutions, international organisations and representatives of civil society from across the OSCE area discussed the human rights situation.

On the initiative of the informal Group of Friends of Democratic Belarus, the OSCE is launching the Vienna Mechanism to investigate human rights violations by Belarus against political prisoners.

The report of the expert mission launched by the OSCE Moscow Mechanism confirms the unlawful detention and holding of Ukrainian civilians by Russia.

The OSCE is launching the OSCE Vienna Mechanism to investigate human rights violations by Russia referring to political prisoners.

The OSCE is launching the OSCE Moscow Mechanism to investigate human rights violations by Russia on Ukrainian territory, in particular with regard to arbitrary detained civilians.