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Summary

The 19th Annual Session was held from 6 to 10 July in Oslo

nder the general theme of “Rule of Law: ander Kozlovskiy (Russia) and Oleh Bilorus UCombating Transnational Crime and Cor- (Ukraine), while Isabel Pozuelo (Spain) was ruption,” the OSCE PA’s 19th Annual Session re-elected. took place from 6 to 10 July in Oslo. Hosted The three General Committees of the Assem- by the Parliament of Norway, the Storting, the bly also elected new offi cers for the coming Annual Session debated resolutions dealing year. In the General Committee on Political with various dimensions of the theme, as well Affairs and Security, Karl-Georg Wellmann as 35 supplementary items covering a wide (Germany) was elected Chair, Canan Kalsin range of topics. Around 250 parliamentarians was elected Vice-Chair and Tonino Picula participated in the meeting. (Croatia), Rapporteur. At the closing plenary, the Assembly adopted In the General Committee on Economic the Oslo Declaration containing resolutions Affairs, Science, Technology and Environ- ranging from issues such as the situation in ment, Roland Blum (France) Ivor Callely (Ire- Kyrgyzstan to the Parliamentary Assembly’s land) and Serhiy Shevchuk (Ukraine) were all involvement in the Corfu process, the peace re-elected, and in the General Committee on process in the Middle East, nuclear security, Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitar- cybercrime, the situation in the Arctic, the ian Questions, Walburga Habsburg Douglas right of return of internally displaced persons, (Sweden), Robert Aderholt (United States), and investigative journalism, and the death pen- Matteo Mecacci (Italy) were all re-elected. alty. At the Assembly’s Standing Committee The Session ended with the election of meeting on 6 July, OSCE PA Secretary Gen- Petros Efthymiou (Greece) as the Assembly’s eral R. Spencer Oliver was re-appointed for new President. Mr. Efthymiou, a former Vice- another fi ve-year term with over 95 per cent President of the Assembly, succeeds Joao of the vote. The Standing Committee, which Soares (Portugal) who had served as President consists of the Assembly’s 55 Heads of Del- for two one-year terms. egation and Members of the Bureau, also froze The Assembly also elected three new Vice- and adopted the 2010-2011 Fiscal Year Budget Presidents: Riccardo Migliori (Italy), Alex- in a unanimous vote. 1 19th Annual Session  Report

Oslo Declaration

t the close of each Annual Session, the AAssembly adopts a Declaration consisting of the resolutions of the three General Committees as well as supplementary items that have been considered. The Declaration, with recommendations in the fi elds of political affairs, security, and economic, environmental and human rights issues, represents the collective voice of the OSCE parliamentarians.

he 19th Annual Session concluded with the Tadoption of the Oslo Declaration, outlining a set of policy recommendations to the OSCE and its participating States. The Declaration contains three resolutions and 35 supplementary items that had been debated and amended in the General Committees. The three Committee resolutions dealt with various aspects of the Session’s theme, “Rule of Law: Combating Transnational Crime and Corruption.” A recurring call in these resolutions was for strengthening international mechanisms to combat transnational crime and promote the rule of law. Specifi cally, the Assembly called on participating States to ratify the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the UN Convention against Corruption, and urged Parties to these conventions to “regularly exchange information on their programmes, plans and actions.” One of the major supplementary items, introduced in a plenary session by the Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on Transparency and Accountability, Johannes Koskinen (Finland), called for enhancing the role of the Parliamentary Assembly in the OSCE Corfu Process. The resolution highlighted the importance of a parliamentary dimension in the on-going dialogue on security issues and welcomed the expanded mandate of the OSCE PA’s Ad Hoc Committee on Transparency and Accountability in the OSCE, which is tasked with strengthening parliamentary involvement in the Corfu Process. Also debated in plenary session was a supplementary item on the situation in Kyrgyzstan, introduced by Kimmo Kiljunen (Finland), the Assembly’s Special Representative for Central Asia. The Kyrgyzstan resolution called on the international community to maintain its commitment to supporting the country. The Declaration is available at the Assembly’s website, www.oscepa.org. 2 19th Annual Session  Report

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Inaugural Plenary Session

DDagag TerjeTerje AndersenAndersen welcomeswelcomes participantsparticipants toto OsloOslo

pening the 19th Annual Session in Oslo Welcoming Address by the President of the Oon 6 July, OSCE PA President Joao Soares Parliament of Norway, Dag Terje Andersen (Portugal) asked for a moment of silence in memory of Felix Pons, former Speaker of the In his remarks, the President of the Storting, Spanish Parliament and a founder of the OSCE Dag Terje Andersen, offered condolences to the Parliamentary Assembly. victims of the recent violence in Kyrgyzstan President Soares underlined the timeliness and addressed the need for fi nding a way out and importance of the topics of discussion for of the crisis. Mr. Andersen commended the the next several days, including a resolution on recent adoption of a new constitution as cause the situation in Kyrgyzstan. for optimism and called upon the OSCE PA He also expressed thanks to the Norwegian to support the adoption of the supplementary Parliament for hosting the event and wel- item on Kyrgyzstan. comed the role played by the preceding presi- Mr. Andersen also noted the relevance of the dent Goran Lennmarker (Sweden) as well as Annual Session’s theme, “Rule of Law: Com- his predecessor Alcee L. Hastings (USA) in bating Transnational Crime and Corruption,” affi rming Kazakhstan’s right to hold the OSCE emphasizing that “transnational crime and Chairmanship. corruption are having negative effects on all Mr. Soares praised Kimmo Kiljunen (Fin- OSCE countries and citizens – every day.” He land), Special Representative for Central Asia, called on participating States to work together and Adil Akhmetov (Kazakhstan), Special and involve all drug producing and transit Envoy to Kyrgyzstan, for their work in respond- countries in order to effectively combat drug ing to the recent ethnic violence in southern smuggling. Kyrgyzstan. The President stressed that “the Mr. Andersen addressed the problem of OSCE needs to lend all its efforts, expertise human traffi cking as “one of the most seri- and knowledge to try to help Kyrgyzstan over- ous in the OSCE area.” Despite the measures come the present crisis and return to the path undertaken to combat the fi ght against traffi ck- towards an improved democracy.” ing, “the relatively low number of court cases President Soares also highlighted the OSCE against the organizers indicates that our efforts PA’s fi rst-ever election observation mission to are not suffi cient,” he said. He went on to note the United Kingdom, where many MPs from that in order to reduce international crime, par- countries in the Commonwealth of Independ- liamentarians should raise awareness about ent States took part. Mr. Soares cited this mis- the problems in their constituencies, make and sion as evidence of the consistent standards adopt proper legislation and co-ordinate efforts that the OSCE PA applies to countries east and with police, tribunals and judicial systems to west of Vienna. enforce them.

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Inaugural Plenary Session

Address by Jonas Gahr Støre, Minister of Parliamentary Assembly in the Corfu Process. Foreign Affairs of Norway Following his remarks the OSCE Secretary General responded to questions from the assem- Jonas Gahr Støre, Norwegian Minister of bled parliamentarians. Support was expressed Foreign Affairs, opened his remarks by refer- for an OSCE Summit of Heads of State and ring to the Kazakh Chairmanship and the Government and Ambassador de Brichambaut OSCE’s constructive role in managing the reiterated the Chairmanship’s commitment to crisis in Kyrgyzstan. He also highlighted the holding one in 2010. According to the Sec- unique ability of the OSCE to tackle these retary General, the Summit is likely to be a common problems. launching point for drafting an OSCE Action “The Organization’s broad membership, as Plan with selected key areas identifi ed. well as its comprehensive approach to secu- rity, are two of its hallmarks and greatest Address by OSCE PA Special Representa- strengths,” he said. “New threats from terror- tive on Gender Issues Tone Tingsgaard ism, traffi cking and climate change mean that a broad perspective is needed more than ever, Tone Tingsgaard (Sweden) presented the 2010 and a strengthened political dialogue must be Gender Balance Report with a special focus on at its core.” the Norwegian model for gender legislation, par- In order to improve the OSCE’s confl ict ticularly the country’s gender quota system. In prevention and crisis response, Mr. Støre her presentation, Ms. Tingsgaard noted that “the emphasized the important role of the High OSCE has a long way to go before it reaches Commissioner on National Minorities, the the status of a gender equal Organization which need for negotiating a new framework for con- properly mainstreams its work.” Nevertheless, ventional arms control and the preservation of she welcomed the decision to appoint a woman the achievements made in the human dimen- as the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the sion. Media and also as the Head of the OSCE Mis- sion to Montenegro. Address by the OSCE Secretary General Ms. Tingsgaard also noted that fi ghting for Marc Perrin de Brichambaut gender balance and gender mainstreaming goes hand-in hand with the fi ght against prostitution Representing the Kazakh Chairmanship, and traffi cking in human beings. OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Bri- The Special Representative remarked that chambaut highlighted the important role played despite a recent change of the OSCE PA’s Rules by the OSCE as “the fi rst to react to the crisis of Procedure, which calls for representation of situation in Kyrgyzstan.” Ambassador de Bri- both genders in each national delegation, the chambaut also noted the broad participation of Assembly continues to have too few women OSCE participating States and of the OSCE represented. 5 19th Annual Session  Report

Plenary Debate

Plenary Debate on dinary job being done by the OSCE Centre in the Situation in Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, as well as the excellent co-ordination among international organizations on the issue. The debate on the situation in Kyrgyzstan Mr. de Brichambaut called on the parliamentar- was introduced by the Assembly’s Spe- ians for support in reinforcing the OSCE fi eld cial Representative for Central Asia Kimmo presence in the country. He described plans to Kiljunen, who reported on his recent visit to the elaborate the proposed OSCE police mission to region. Mr. Kiljunen offered condolences and monitor the situation in southern Kyrgyzstan. expressed concern over the tragic events that Kyrgyzstan’s deputy head of the provisional took place in Osh and Jalalabad in mid-June. government, Omurbek Tekebaev, provided rel- He expressed support for the use of the early evant context for the recent unrest in his coun- warning mechanism and to the calls for a multi- try and highlighted the urgency of supporting ethnic police force. Stressing the need for nor- democratic processes, including the recent malizing border relations between Kyrgyzstan referendum and upcoming parliamentary elec- and its neighbours, primarily Kazakhstan and tions, as well as fi ghting corruption and sub- Uzbekistan, Mr. Kiljunen requested that both stantive reforms in Kyrgyzstan. Mr. Tekebaev neighbouring countries undertake additional appreciated the call for an independent inter- efforts in this direction. He also informed the national inquiry into the violence. Assembly that President Roza Otunbaeva has Continuing the discussion later in the week, invited him to co-ordinate the establishment of Kimmo Kiljunen acknowledged that the June an international inquiry commission. violence in southern Kyrgyzstan was not Knut Vollebaek, the OSCE High Commis- refl ected in the original drafting of his resolution sioner on National Minorities, informed the and welcomed an amendment that called for an Assembly about his most recent visit to Bishkek international investigation into the causes of the where he spoke to the authorities about the need violence. Mr. Tekebaev noted that an interna- for inter-communal communication among tional investigation would benefi t not just Kyr- the different ethnic groups and the need to re- gyzstan, but neighbouring countries as well. establish law. The High Commissioner also The Kyrgyzstan resolution called for con- welcomed the decision of the OSCE Perma- tinued international support to the country, nent Council to offer police assistance to Kyr- normalizing border relations, establishing an gyzstan. Mr. Vollebaek echoed Mr. Kiljunen’s international investigation into the causes of sentiments in noting the need to establish an the June violence, supporting frameworks for independent international assessment commis- inter-ethnic dialogue, strengthening demo- sion in southern Kyrgyzstan. cratic institutions, and supporting a multi-party Secretary General de Brichambaut com- system in the country. mended the reaction of the various OSCE Following the adoption of fi ve amendments, Institutions to the crisis, including the extraor- the resolution was agreed to unanimously. 6 19th Annual Session  Report

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Standing Committee

he Standing Committee consists of the T55 Heads of National Delegations and Members of the Bureau. Meeting three times a year -- at the Winter Meeting, the Fall Meetings and the Annual Session -- the Standing Committee guides the work of the Assembly, approves its budget, and appoints the Secretary General.

resident Joao Soares (Portugal), addressing national reconciliation process taking place Pthe Standing Committee on 6 July, provid- within the country, where a High Council ing a brief description of his recent activities of Peace is attempting to facilitate dialogue including visits to the South Caucasus, Bosnia between combatants. He said that “although and Herzegovina, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey and the the path is long and full of obstacles, it remains Election Observation Mission to the United of the utmost importance to help Afghanistan Kingdom. achieve political stability, and economic devel- Treasurer Roberto Battelli (Slovenia) opment.” reported on the current fi nancial situation and Roberto Battelli (Slovenia), Special Repre- the Assembly’s budget surplus. He answered sentative on South East Europe, reported on questions mainly regarding fi nancial accru- his activities over the past year, including a als. The budget for 2010-11 was frozen and March 2010 visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina approved unanimously. that he made with President Soares. The Spe- OSCE PA Secretary General Spencer Oliver cial Representative also commented on the informed the Assembly about the activities and work of the Parliamentary Assembly in regards effi cient work of the International Secretariat to the political situation in Albania, as well as during the past year. In particular, he pointed participation in various regional seminars and to the Assembly’s increasing role as an impor- events. tant forum for inter-parliamentary dialogue, Kimmo Kiljunen (Finland) reported on his providing critical political input to the Organi- June visit to Kyrgyzstan in his capacity as Spe- zation’s work in the fi eld. cial Representative for Central Asia. Mr. Oliver was re-appointed as Secretary Petur H. Blondal (Iceland), Special Repre- General for another fi ve-year term with 42 sentative on the OSCE Budget, shared several votes in favor and two votes against. recommendations regarding the OSCE budget, The Chair of the Rules Subcommittee, Pia including recommendations on the allocation Christmas-Moeller (Denmark), reported on of funds within the Organization; the impor- discussion by the Committee regarding pro- tance of long-term budget planning; and the posed rules chages for the election of the Sec- need to update existing fi nancial guidelines retary General and the requirements for being and introduce new ones where appropriate. an Assembly member. The discussion, Ms. Mr. Blondal also advocated that the PA be Christmas-Moeller reported, will continue given a supervisory role over the OSCE budget during the Fall Meetings in Palermo followed and be integrated into the decision-making by a proposal for the Winter Meeting in Vienna process regarding the budget. in 2011. Christopher Smith (United States), Special Kathleen Ferrier (Netherlands), Special Representative on Human Traffi cking Issues, Representative on Migration, noted that col- shared comments regarding best practices for laboration between the Permanent Council and tackling the ongoing problem of human traf- the Parliamentary Assembly has the potential fi cking. He specifi cally mentioned new poli- to “really make a difference” on the issue of cies of Air France, which has been training its migration. staff to identify potential victims of traffi ck- The Special Representative for Afghanistan, ing. Mr. Smith also mentioned his work in the Michel Voisin (France), commented on the U.S. Congress on this topic. 10 19th Annual Session  Report

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General Committee on Political Affairs and Security

nder the Chairmanship of Consiglio Di parliamentary co-operation as much as possible UNino (Canada), the General Committee on in order to effectively combat these pervasive Political Affairs and Security discussed a wide problems. The report also states that the most range of topics including the Rapporteur’s report useful starting point for work in this fi eld is and draft resolution on transnational crime and perhaps the UN Convention against Organized corruption in the OSCE area. Crime, which was approved in Palermo, Italy in December 2000. The Palermo Convention was Report and Resolution accompanied by an additional three protocols designed to address various aspects of transna- Vice-Chair Canan Kalsin (Turkey) presented tional crime and corruption. the follow-up report to the 2009 Vilnius Declara- The Rapporteur noted that if every partici- tion, highlighting, in particular, various national pating State were to include the principles of initiatives to help stabilize Afghanistan. In his the Palermo Convention, as well as the three report and draft resolution, the Committee Rap- additional protocols, in their national legal sys- porteur, Riccardo Migliori (Italy), argued that tems it would signifi cantly lessen the existing without engaging in efforts to combat transna- differences, and, as a result, facilitate a more tional crime and corruption, there can be no real robust co-ordinated fi ght against transnational security within the OSCE area. He noted that crime. Mr. Migliori concluded his presentation among other things, the battle against large- by expressing his hope that in the future the scale organized crime entails defending democ- Assembly will recall the Oslo Declaration as an racy against the “unjust conditioning of society, important tool in strengthening the fi ght against the economy, the media and politics.” transnational crime and corruption throughout Mr. Migliori stressed that due to their breadth the OSCE area. and invasive nature, criminal organizations The draft resolution entitled “Rule of Law: have the potential to create “dirty” economies Combating Transnational Crime and Corrup- and political structures that have the ability to tion,” was discussed, along with 24 proposed promote corrupt interests rather than those con- amendments. Ultimately, the amended version cerned with the common good. He continued was adopted, and Mr. Migliori thanked the by stating that “if there is a fi eld in which the Committee members for their thoughtful con- indivisibility of security is not only a choice but tributions to the discussion. also a duty that all OSCE countries share, it is the fi eld of a renewed political and legislative Supplementary Items fi ght against crime.” Mr. Migliori underlined the fact that the Twelve supplementary items, covering a purpose of the work of the PA should be to diverse set of topics, were debated, amended co-ordinate national legislation and increase and adopted in the First Committee. The sup- 14 19th Annual Session  Report

General Committee on Political Affairs and Security

plementary items ranged from promoting trust by Claudio D’Amico (Italy), recommended in the OSCE PA to nuclear security to fi ghting “that neighbouring OSCE participating States terrorism and drug traffi cking in Afghanistan. adopt all necessary measures to ensure an effec- The amended version of the supplementary tive monitoring of their borders.” It also rec- item on supporting the peace in the Middle East, ommended that countries producing chemicals sponsored by Isabel Pozuelo (Spain), stressed used to refi ne opiates adopt laws to prevent the the need for the resumption of substantive marketing of those substances. negotiations that will enable the continuation of Of particular signifi cance to the OSCE Par- the peace process towards a settlement of the liamentary Assembly on the eve of next year’s Israeli-Palestinian confl ict. The resolution con- 20th Annual Session in Belgrade, was a sup- sidered it essential to achieve progress in terms plementary item sponsored by Consiglio Di of eliminating access and limitations on move- Nino (Canada) entitled “Future Priorities of the ment that impair trade, and to expand the scope OSCE PA: The Next Decade.” He maintained and volume of goods that can enter and leave that not only has the Assembly had to stay true Gaza for trade and humanitarian purposes. to its core principles over the years, but has The supplementary item concerning Guan- also had to adapt to new challenges in order to tanamo, sponsored by Pierre Fauchon (France), remain a vital and relevant Institution. called for the permanent closure of the U.S. Mr. Di Nino also touched on some of the chal- detention facility and encouraged OSCE par- lenges that the PA has had to confront, including ticipating States to receive detainees who have the need for greater integration and interaction been cleared for release and who are unable to with the Asian Partners for Co-operation, the return to their country due to political reasons. challenge of promoting peace and stability, and Sponsored by Walburga Habsburg Douglas also the sometimes tenuous relations between (Sweden), the supplementary item on Moldova the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and the expressed concern for the lack of progress in the Organization’s governmental side. settlement of the Transnistrian confl ict as well After being amended, all supplementary as the impact that the protracted confl ict has had items were adopted by the Committee. on Moldovan integration into European struc- Election of Offi cers tures. The supplementary item reiterated the Parliamentary Assembly’s readiness to support Chair: Karl-Georg Wellmann peace, stability and rule of law throughout the (Germany) country, inter alia, by supporting political dia- Vice-Chair: Canan Kalsin logue in the Transnistrian settlement process. (Turkey) The supplementary item “Fighting Terrorism, Rapporteur: Tonino Picula the Production and Traffi cking of Narcotics and (Croatia) Illegal Emigration in Afghanistan,” sponsored 15 19th Annual Session  Report

General Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and the Environment

econd Committee Chair Roland Blum to their national laws and strengthen their judi- S(France) opened the fi rst session of the cial systems to ensure compliance with the UN Committee on 7 July by outlining the agenda Palermo Convention. for the coming days. In addition to the resolu- The draft resolution specifi cally called upon Anne-Marie Lizin speaks tion, ato total reporters of ten in Armenia supplementary items were OSCE participating States to engage in con- debated and adopted by the Second Committee, certed measures, the exchange of best prac- dealing with a wide range of topics including tices, and foster greater regional co-operation energy security, climate change, Mediterranean between law enforcement agencies and non- co-operation, the Arctic, the UN’s Millenium governmental organizations in the prevention Development Goals and cybercrime. of and fi ght against transnational crime and corruption. Report and Resolution Participants in the debate recognized that transnational crime and corruption represent a Vice-Chair Ivor Callely (Ireland) presented threat to the legitimacy of state authority as well the follow-up report on recommendations in as citizen confi dence, by encouraging criminal the Vilnius Declaration. He thanked the del- activities such as traffi cking in human beings, egations that had responded to the question- money laundering or drugs and weapons smug- naire and encouraged the OSCE PA delegates gling. to “examine this invaluable source of informa- Seventeen amendments were debated, with tion in the interest of continuing the exchange three defeated and one withdrawn. The amended of best practices.” resolution was adopted with one abstention. The Committee Rapporteur, Serhiy Shev- chuk, then presented his report on the economic Supplementary Items and environmental dimension of transnational crime and corruption, noting in particular that Morten Hoeglund (Norway) introduced a “the high level of crime, coupled with the ‘ero- supplementary item concerning the Arctic, sion’ of society as a result of corruption in low- which called for a “peaceful resolution of cur- income countries, is undermining global efforts rent and future border disputes,” as well as the to combat poverty.” “development of effective regulations to reduce In his report, Mr. Shevchuk stated that “the all forms of pollution from ships sailing in the political elites are unable to achieve either an Arctic Ocean.” The resolution also urged par- economic, scientifi c, technological or social ticipating States to give consideration to “the breakthrough for the reason that, if it continues climate change threats to the Arctic region” at to be what it is today, corruption will continue the upcoming COP 16 summit in Cancun. The to consume the very resources that they might resolution was adopted with two amendments. otherwise have invested in the future of their A supplementary item focused on energy countries.” To combat this problem, Mr. Shev- security was introduced by Artak Davtyan chuk urged countries to introduce amendments (Armenia) and was adopted without amend- 16 19th Annual Session  Report

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ments. A resolution on climate change, spon- The resolution “calls on the international com- sored by Jordi Guillot (Spain), was also agreed munity to increase co-operation and information to overwhelmingly. in the fi eld of cyber security, cyber crime” and A resolution on Mediterranean co-operation “to agree on specifi c countermeasures against submitted by Alcee L. Hastings (United States) cyber threats.” The resolution was adopted called on participating States “to engage in dia- unanimously and un-amended. logue with the Union for the Mediterranean and A supplementary item on migration was other international organizations in order to adopted by a large majority after an animated facilitate synergistic co-operation with the activ- discussion. Its principal sponsor, Kathleen Fer- ities of the OSCE Mediterranean dimension.” It rier (The Netherlands), called upon participat- also “encourages OSCE’s Mediterranean Part- ing States to move away from the term “illegal ners to send robust delegations to participate in immigrants” and instead use the phrase “undoc- OSCE election observation missions” and “to umented migrants” as “no human being arrives invite the OSCE and other international obser- in this world illegally.” vation missions to their elections.” The resolu- A resolution clarifying the status of experts tion was adopted unanimously. in decision-making processes was adopted un- A supplementary item proposed by Goran amended. Its principal sponsor, Jean-Charles Lennmarker (Sweden) called on the OSCE Gardetto (Monaco), highlighted the importance participating States to “facilitate the volun- of reinforcing the “impartiality and objectivity tary return of refugees and internally displaced of experts recruited by international organiza- persons in dignity and safety.” The resolution, tions.” adopted by a large majority, urged “the parties The last resolution taken up by the Committee to the confl ict in Georgia to fully implement the referred to the Millennium Development Goals agreements made on 12 August and 8 Septem- (MDGs). Introduced by Jordi Guillot (Spain), it ber 2008” and “to continue dialogue.” called on participating States to renew their sup- Eric Smaling (The Netherlands) introduced a port of the MDGs on the eve of a UN Summit, supplementary item on “the matching of agri- which is expected to provide a plan to acceler- cultural production with protection of natural ate action on the MDGs. An amended version of ecosystems.” He noted that “as we move to nine the resolution was adopted. billion people in 2050, the need for agricultural land tends to grow at the expense of land under Election of Offi cers natural vegetation.” His resolution was adopted Chair: Roland Blum following a lively debate. (France) In his introduction of a supplementary item Vice-Chair: Ivor Callely concerning cybercrime, Daniel Petit (Canada) noted that through stolen identities and access to (Ireland) bank accounts, criminals are abusing advances Rapporteur: Serhiy Shevchuk in information and communications technology. (Ukraine) 17 19th Annual Session  Report

General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions 2007 Annual Session, Kyiv

alburga Habsburg Douglas (Sweden), ticipants expressed concern about transnational WChair of the Third General Committee, crime and corruption and shared national best presided over the four Committee meetings on practices in the fi ght against it. Calls were made 7-9 July 2010. During the meetings the assem- by several delegations for increased levels of bled parliamentarians discussed the report and co-operation among the participating States draft resolution presented by Rapporteur Matteo and strengthened efforts to combat corruption. Mecacci (Italy) as well as 11 supplementary The discussion also touched upon the need to items. raise awareness concerning the protection of traffi cking victims as well as on the complex Report and Resolution relationship between freedom of information on the internet and combating cybercrime. It was Vice-Chair Robert Aderholt (United States) mentioned that legislation intended to combat presented the follow-up report on the Vilnius crime sometimes has the effect of restricting Declaration in which he noted specifi c initiatives free access to information on the internet. made by participating States in implementing Out of 20 submitted amendments to the draft the resolutions passed in Vilnius the previous resolution six amendments were withdrawn by year. Mr. Aderholt highlighted in particular such the sponsors, four were defeated and ten were issues as fi ghting traffi cking in human beings, adopted. The draft resolution was then adopted decreasing levels of maternal mortality, increas- unanimously. ing tolerance and freedom of the media. Rapporteur Matteo Mecacci (Italy) then pre- Supplementary Items sented his draft resolution to the Committee. He drew specifi c attention to research by Transpar- The Third Committee discussed 11 supple- ency International and the World Bank Insti- mentary items, including “The OSCE’s Com- tute on the interdependence between the rates mitment in Favour of Religious Freedom and of crime and corruption and rule of law imple- the Separation between Religious Communities mentation. Only seven out of the OSCE’s 56 and the State,” sponsored by Jose Antonio Perez participating States, he pointed out, have a low Tapias (Spain). Ten amendments were offered level of crime and corruption and a robust rule to Mr. Tapias’s resolution, with four adopted, of law. Mr. Mecacci also touched on the issue of fi ve defeated and one withdrawn. The supple- human traffi cking. According to the UN 2008 mentary item was adopted. Report on Traffi cking in Human Beings, he The supplementary item “The Protection of said, 78 per cent of traffi cking victims are sexu- Investigative Journalists,” sponsored by Ben- ally exploited, and 20 per cent of all traffi cking jamin Cardin (United States), called upon par- victims are children and minors. ticipating States to promote the free fl ow of In the debate that followed Mr. Mecacci’s information. It also requested support for the presentation, speakers thanked the Rapporteur vital work of investigative journalists and called for touching upon such important issues. Par- on participating States to take actions to support 18 19th Annual Session  Report

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and defend journalists. One amendment was “The Human Rights and Fundamental adopted, four failed and one was withdrawn. Freedoms of Armed Forces Personnel,” another Christine Egerszegi-Obrist (Switzerland) supplementary item sponsored by Mr. Mecacci, sponsored the supplementary item on “National called on participating States to circulate infor- Minorities in Interstate Relations” which passed mation concerning the human rights of armed with one amendment adopted. This supplemen- forces personnel and commit themselves to tary item called for countries to ensure that a amending their national statutes to afford a conferral of citizenship to individuals abroad broader range of protections. respects good neighbourly relations between The supplementary item “Stepping up the States. Struggle against Human Traffi cking with Pur- The supplementary item on “Prohibition of poses of Sexual Exploitation in the OSCE Discrimination on Grounds of Sexual Orien- Countries,” sponsored by Maria Escudero tation or Gender Identity,” presented by Jordi Sanchez (Spain), called on participating States Guillot (Spain), called for tolerance regard- to increase their efforts in fi ghting human traf- ing sexual and gender orientation. The issue fi cking especially through measures such as was debated at length, with some delegates international conventions, the development expressed their concerns about the diffi culty of of national action plans, protecting victims, implementing legal action in this fi eld. improving co-ordination of actions, and includ- Cecilia Wigstrom (Sweden) sponsored the ing the traffi cking perspective in other fi elds. supplementary item on “Women’s Rights and “Combating Demand for Human Traffi cking Reproductive Health.” The item advocated and Electronic Forms of Exploitation,” spon- health care support in order to reduce maternal sored by Christopher Smith (United States), mortality and promote reproductive and sexual urged participating States to take action to pro- health. In the debate that followed parliamentar- mote the aggressive prosecution of purchasers ians touched on various aspects related to repro- of traffi cking victims. Mr. Smith also stressed ductive health. The resolution was adopted with that innovative practices in the fi ght against seven amendments. traffi cking such as training airline staff to rec- The discussion then moved on to the supple- ognize victims should be promoted. The supple- mentary item “The Death Penalty” sponsored mentary item was adopted unanimously. by Rapporteur Matteo Mecacci (Italy), with ten amendments offered and defeated. The item Election of Offi cers was overwhelmingly adopted. Chair: Walburga Habsburg Douglas The supplementary item “Partnership in (Sweden) Assisting Refugees,” presented by Claudio Vice-Chair: Robert Aderholt D’Amico (Italy), urged participating States to (United States) strive for a more equitable sharing of the fl ow of refugees, bearing in mind criteria such as geo- Rapporteur: Matteo Mecacci graphical proximity to the country of origin. (Italy) 19 19th Annual Session  Report

Working Lunch on Gender Issues

SSnorrenorre SerigstadSerigstad Valen,Valen, HeadHead ofof thethe NorwegianNorwegian Delegation,Delegation, ToneTone Tingsgaard,Tingsgaard, OOSCESCE PPAA SSpecialpecial RepresentativeRepresentative onon GenderGender IssuesIssues andand MaritMarit Nybakk,Nybakk, DDeputyeputy PresidentPresident ofof thethe StortingStorting

t a well-attended working lunch on gender and 1980s and, more recently, the introduc- Aissues on 8 July, Marit Nybakk, Deputy tion of quotas for state-owned companies and President of the Storting, gave a presentation for public-limited companies. Noting that of the Norwegian model for gender equality, “women are an untapped pool of talent,” she highlighting, in particular, the country’s gender stressed the importance of social infrastructure quota laws. in making possible the high rate of women in Ms. Nybakk underlined the importance of Norway’s labour force. social infrastructure in With regards to making both the high “Laws cannot only be a security or the fi eld of security, rate of women in the a regulation. Laws can also be nor- Ms. Nybakk pointed labour force and a high mative by changing the attitude and to the importance of birth rate possible in behaviour of people.” increasing the par- Norway. She pointed ticipation of women out that “equality in Marit Nybakk, Deputy of the Storting in all phases of con- the home sphere is fl ict prevention, as necessary in order to obtain equality in the called for by UN Resolution 1325. work sphere and politics.” The discussion at the working lunch was In Norway, Ms. Nybakk explained, the law led by the OSCE PA’s Special Representative requires that women be represented on the on Gender Issues, Tone Tingsgaard (Sweden), boards of directors of Norwegian companies. who will be stepping down as a Member of the Norway was the fi rst country in the world to Parliamentary Assembly this year. introduce a 40 per cent gender quota on pub- Ms. Tingsgaard acknowledged the positive lic-limited company boards. changes she has seen in the increased attention This quota system is working in Norway, the Assembly gives to gender issues during her said Ms. Nybakk, not just to increase the num- seven years as Special Representative, but she bers of women represented at high levels in noted that women are still under-represented politics and in business but also to reshape the in the OSCE PA. Norwegian attitude towards gender issues in “Before I leave I am going to ask for another general. “Laws,” she said, “cannot only be a change: a change in the podium,” she said, security or a regulation. Laws can also be nor- referring to the gender composition of Assem- mative by changing the attitude and behaviour bly meetings. of people.” It was noted during the discussion that Ms. Nybakk noted positively the changes despite progress in this regard, there were still brought about by the introduction of a quota 17 delegations at the Annual Session that had system in political parties during the 1970s no female representation.

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Central Asia & Transparency Side Meetings

side event was held on 8 July for OSCE in the country. Several Members commended A PA delegations from Central Asia, hosted the Kyrgyz provisional government for the by Morten Hoeglund on behalf of the Nor- conduct of the 27 June referendum on a new wegian Delegation, together with the OSCE constitution. Omurbek Tekebaev, on behalf of PA Special Representative for Central Asia the Kyrgyz provisional government, updated Kimmo Kiljunen (Finland). More than 20 the participants on recent developments and Members of Parliament participated in the noted plans for national and international event. In addition to representatives from investigations into the events in southern Kyr- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, par- gyzstan. Mr. Tekebaev also highlighted that ticipants included parliamentarians from Kyrgyzstan is the only country in the region Azerbaijan, Norway, Finland, Germany, the with a female president. Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden. he newly re-comprised Ad Hoc Committee During the discussion, the Kazakh OSCE Ton Transparency and Accountability met on Chairmanship was commended for increasing 9 July to discuss priorities and their proposed the OSCE’s focus on the region. Support was work plan. The Committee’s chair, Johannes expressed for the OSCE PA’s role in facilitat- Koskinen (Finland), outlined his ideas which ing dialogue among legislators in the region, were included in the resolution passed later in as well as the OSCE area more broadly. The the day, “Strengthening the Involvement of the Tajik delegation noted the potential for devel- OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in the Corfu oping regional co-operation, and called for Process on Security in Europe.” greater focus on Afghanistan. He particularly emphasized the need to re- It was also noted, regrettably, that partici- focus the work of the OSCE at the political pation from Turkmenistan has been declin- level and on political issues, and he raised the ing, and that Uzbekistan has not participated idea of developing a toolkit for Members of in OSCE PA activities for several years. Parliament to increase their interaction with Mr. Kiljunen provided an overview of the their national governments on OSCE-related role of the Special Representative for Central issues. Mr. Koskinen also stressed the need to Asia and reported on his recent activities. He continue to push for better working relations described his plans regarding co-ordinating between the OSCE governmental side and the an international investigation commission for OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. the recent events in southern Kyrgyzstan, as Other members of the Committee agreed well as plans for parliamentary roundtables in with the suggestions put forward and empha- Bishkek and Osh ahead of the October elec- sized that the Corfu Process can be seen as a tions. chance to re-start the OSCE, pointing out that Regarding the situation in Kyrgyzstan, par- reforms should change the working relations ticipants expressed condolences to the guests without questioning the basic values of the from Kyrgyzstan for the recent tragic events purpose of the Organization. 21 19th Annual Session  Report

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JJohannesohannes KoskinenKoskinen introducesintroduces hishis resolutionresolution onon thethe CorfuCorfu ProcessProcess trengthening the role of the Parliamen- Treasurer’s Report Stary Assembly in the OSCE Corfu Proc- ess was the focus of a plenary session on the Mr. Battelli (Slovenia) informed the Assem- afternoon of 9 July. Parliamentarians debated bly on 10 July that the Standing Committee a supplementary item, introduced by Johannes unanimously approved the Assembly’s annual Koskinen (Finland), that welcomed the Corfu budget for the next fi nancial year. The budget Process and the revival of the political dialogue for 2010/2011, he noted, complies with and on challenges to security in the OSCE area. refl ects the efforts of the national legislatures Noting however that there is an “an urgent to minimize expenses, considering the ongoing need for improvement and reform with regard economic crisis. Therefore, he said, the pro- to the observed democratic defi cit” in the posed budget contains no increases for the next OSCE, the resolution proposed “extending year and freezes the budget at the same level the role of the Parliamentary Assembly and as this year’s budget, meaning that national strengthening co-operation between the Par- contributions to the Assembly will remain the liamentary Assembly and the OSCE and its same. executive structures.” The Treasurer also reminded the Assembly The resolution highlighted the importance that there has been no increase since 2008, and of a parliamentary dimension in the on-going that the Assembly’s fi nances have consistently dialogue on security issues and welcomed the received a positive assessment from external expanded mandate of the OSCE PA’s Ad Hoc auditors. Committee on Transparency and Accountabil- Mr. Battelli said he found it remarkable that ity, which is tasked with strengthening parlia- the Assembly continues to operate in such an mentary involvement in the Corfu Process. effi cient way on such a low budget. With by far In his introduction of the resolution, Mr. the smallest staff and budget of all similar par- Koskinen, who serves as Chair of the Trans- liamentary organizations in Europe, the OSCE parency Committee, emphasized the need for PA continues to expand its activities, and remain improving the relationship between the PA and within the budget, he said. Mr. Battelli thanked the OSCE governmental side. This is one of the all of the delegations that had made their con- key tasks of his committee, he said, and is vital tributions for fi scal year 2009/2010, comprising for the overall effectiveness of the OSCE. nearly 100 per cent. During the debate, parliamentarians stressed the important link between the Assembly and Secretary General’s Report the governmental side of the Organization. It was mentioned, however, that a lack of politi- OSCE PA Secretary General R. Spencer cal will prevents action on Assembly resolu- Oliver delivered a report on the activities of tions. The parliamentarians considered seven the Assembly since the Vilnius Annual Session. amendments to the resolution, agreeing to Mr. Oliver highlighted the activities of the past three. Following adoption of the amendments, year, such as OSCE PA observation missions the resolution passed unanimously. of presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan and 22 19th Annual Session  Report

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RRobertooberto BattelliBattelli thanksthanks JoaoJoao SoaresSoares forfor hishis twotwo SSpencerpencer OliverOliver deliversdelivers hishis reportreport yyearsears ofof sserviceervice asas OSCEOSCE PAPA PPresidentresident

Ukraine, as well as parliamentary elections in were announced. Petros Efthymiou (Greece), Moldova and the United Kingdom. who was a Vice-President in the Assembly, was The Secretary General also noted that par- elected President, defeating Senator Consiglio ticipation in the Winter Meeting has consist- Di Nino (Canada). The new President suc- ently increased and is approaching the same ceeds Joao Soares (Portugal) who had served level of participation as the Annual Session. as President for two one-year terms. He also reported on the Second Trans-Asian In his fi rst address to the Assembly as Presi- Parliamentary Forum, held in May, in which dent, Mr. Efthymiou outlined two key priorities over 100 parliamentarians from 35 participat- of his Presidency: one, increasing the effective- ing States and Mediterranean partner countries ness of the PA’s work, “with a balanced approach participated. Immediately following this meet- to our agenda,” and two, ensuring “a stronger ing, Mr. Oliver reported, President Soares led role for the PA itself, with the enhancement of a delegation to Kyrgyzstan to meet with acting its position, both within the OSCE and in rela- President Roza Otunbaeva. tion to our governments and other international Mr. Oliver ended by thanking the Storting organizations.” for its tremendous work in preparation of the “The background of my aims,” Mr. Efthy- Oslo Session. miou said, “is the strong will to promote the OSCE’s principles, commitments and goals, Adoption of Oslo Declaration and which are what unites all of us, what brings Announcement of Election Results us all here and inspires us to work towards a shared vision.” The Oslo Declaration, consisting of the three The Assembly also elected three new Vice- Resolutions and 35 supplementary items that Presidents: Riccardo Migliori (Italy), Alexan- had been debated over the previous three days der Kozlovskiy (Russian Federation), and Oleh in the General Committees, was then adopted. Bilorus (Ukraine). Isabel Pozuelo (Spain) was At the end of the Plenary, election results re-elected.

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he Offi cers of the Assembly, also OSCE PA Bureau Members meeting on the Tknown as the Bureau, include fourth day of the 17th Annual Session the President, Vice-Presidents, the Treasurer, General Committee Offi c- ers and the President Emeritus. The Bureau is responsible for ensuring that the decisions of the Standing Committee are carried out, as well as for the effi cient operation of the Assembly between meetings of the Standing Committee. The Bureau PPetrosetros EfthymiouEfthymiou isis congratulatedcongratulated afterafter beingbeing electedelected takes decisions by majority vote. PPresidentresident ofof thethe AssemblyAssembly

Petros Efthymiou (Greece) European Parliament, including as a Member was elected President of the EP Bureau. From 1995 to 2002, Mr. of the Assembly at Soares was Mayor of Lisbon, during which the 2010 Annual Ses- time he also served as a Member of the State sion in Oslo. He had Council. previously served as Assembly Vice-Pres- Roberto Battelli (Slovenia) ident, and as Chair was elected Treas- and Vice-Chair of urer of the Parlia- the Second General mentary Assembly Committee. A former in Vilnius in 2009. Minister of Educa- A member of the tion and Religious Affairs, Mr. Efthymiou has Assembly since also had a long and distinguished career in both 1992, he has been print and broadcast journalism. He is a founding particularly active in member of the Greek Socialist Party (PASOK), election observation. and has been a member of the Greek Parliament He has observed19 since 2004. Mr. Efthymiou has also served as a elections across the Member of the European Parliament. OSCE area, and has served as head of the OSCE PA delegation and Joao Soares (Portugal) as Special Co-ordinator of the OSCE short-term serves as Presi- observers twice, in Serbia and in Montenegro. dent Emeritus, after Mr. Battelli has been active in the Democracy having served as Team for Moldova, the Sub-committee on President since the Rules of Procedure, and the Sub-committee on 2008 Annual Session Transparency and Accountability. Since 2006, in Astana. He had he has also served as the OSCE PA’s Special previously served for Representative on South East Europe. He has two years as Vice- been a member of the Parliament of Slovenia President. Mr. Soares since 1990. has been particularly active in OSCE PA Benjamin Cardin (United States) election observation missions. Mr. Soares was was elected Vice-President of the Assembly at fi rst elected to the Portuguese Parliament in the Annual Session in Brussels in July 2006, 1987 and has also served as a Member of the and re-elected in Vilnius in 2009. Prior to that, 26 19th Annual Session  Report

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he had served as Chair since June 2008. A member of the Chamber of of the Second Com- Deputies, he has served on the Constitutional mittee. Senator Cardin Affairs Committee and as Deputy Chair of was elected to the U.S. the Bicameral Regional Affairs Committee. A Senate in 2006, and is member of the PDL (Popolo della Liberta) Par- currently the Chairman liamentary Group, he is also a member of the of the U.S. (Helsinki) Committee on Foreign Affairs. With a degree Commission on Secu- in law from Florence University, Mr. Migliori rity and Co-operation has served on the Florence City Council as in Europe. As a Sena- well as on the Tuscany Regional Council. tor, he serves on the Foreign Relations Committee, Judiciary Com- Jean-Charles Gardetto (Monaco) mittee, Environment and Public Works Com- was elected Vice-Pres- mittee, Budget Committee and Small Business ident of the Assembly Committee. Before his election to the Senate, in Vilnius, after having Mr. Cardin served for 20 years in the U.S. served as Chair of the House of Representatives. First Committee since 2006 and as Vice-Chair Pia Christmas-Moeller (Denmark) before that. Mr. Gardetto was elected Vice-Presi- has been a Member of dent during the Annual the National Council of Session in Washing- Monaco since 2003, and ton in July 2005 and is Head of Monaco’s Delegation to the OSCE re-elected during the PA. Mr. Gardetto has served as Chairman of the 2008 Annual Session. Foreign Relations Committee and a Member She has been a Member of the Legislative, Finance, Education & Youth of the Danish Parlia- and Women’s Rights Committees. He is also ment since 1987, and active in the Parliamentary Assembly of the was from 2001-2007 Council of Europe, where he serves as Chair the Political Affairs of the Sub-Committee on Human Rights. As spokesperson for the Conservative People’s an attorney he is active in international legal Party, with particular expertise in foreign organizations and associations. affairs and human rights issues. Ms. Christ- mas-Moeller is now an independent Member Oleh Bilorus (Ukraine) of Parliament. She has a background in public was elected Vice- policy, with extensive experience working with President during the unemployment insurance. 2008 Annual Session in Astana, and was Riccardo Migliori elected again in Oslo. (Italy) Mr. Bilorus is Chair- was eleceted Vice-Pres- man of the Permanent ident during the Annual Delegation of Ukraine Session in Oslo. Mr. to the OSCE Parlia- Migliori previously mentary Assembly served as Rapporteur and Chairman of the Parliament Committee of of the First Commit- Foreign Affairs of the Verkhovna Rada (Parlia- tee and has been Head ment) of Ukraine. An economist, manager, and of Italy’s Delegation diplomat, Mr. Bilorus has a PhD in Econom-

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ics and is a Full Professor and member of the Isabel Pozuelo (Spain) Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences. He was elected Vice- is also the Vice-Chairman of the Yulia Tymosh- President at the 2009 enko Bloc, Motherland Party. Annual Session in Vil- nius and re-elected in Wolfgang Grossruck (Austria) Oslo. She has been a was re-elected Vice- Member of the Span- President of the Assem- ish Delegation to the bly at the 2008 Annual OSCE PA since 2004 Session in Astana. It is and is presently the a post he has held since Head of its Delega- July 2006. He has also tion. She has been particularly active in elec- served as Rapporteur tion observation activities, having participated of the First General in election observation missions to, among Committee. Mr. Gross- others, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, ruck was fi rst elected to Serbia, Montenegro, Russia, Georgia, and the Austrian Parliament in 1995 and has been Armenia. Ms. Pozuelo has been a member of a Member of the Austrian Delegation to the the Spanish Congress of Deputies since 1996, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly since 1996. He having served as a member of the Foreign is a frequent participant in election observation Affairs Committee, as well as the Finance missions. With a background in insurance, Mr. Committee and the Healthcare and Consumer Grossruck is also active in municipal politics Affairs Committee. and is the Mayor of Grieskirchen. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Alexander Kozlovskiy (Russia) (Kazakhstan) was elected Vice- was elected Vice-Pres- President of the ident in July 2008, at Assembly at the the 17th Annual Ses- Oslo Annual Session sion in Astana. Head in July 2010. From of the Kazakh Delega- 2004-2007, he served tion to the OSCE Par- as Deputy Head of liamentary Assembly, the Russian Delega- he has been Chairman tion to the OSCE PA, of the Senate of Kaza- and since 2008 as its khstan’s Parliament Head of Delegation. since January 2007. Mr. Kozlovskiy has served as assistant of Mr. Tokayev came to the Kazakh Parliament Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers after a long career in diplomacy and politics. of the USSR and currently serves as Deputy He has been Deputy Minister as well as Minis- Chairman of the Committee for International ter of Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister of the Relations and Chairman of the Sub-Commit- Republic of Kazakhstan and is presently also a tee for Relations with the USA in the Russian member of the CIS Inter-parliamentary Assem- State Duma. Mr. Kozlovskiy also has the post bly Council and Head of the Kazakh Delegation of Deputy Co-Chairman of the Inter-Parlia- to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council mentary Co-operation Committee between of Europe. A Doctor of Political Science, Mr. the Federal Assembly and Milli Mijlis of Tokayev is the author of a number of books and Azerbaijan. articles on international affairs.

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First General Committee on Political Affairs and Security

The General Committee on Political Affairs and Security (First Committee)

First General Committee on Political AffairsTThe andhe FirstF Securityirst GGeneraleneral CommitteeCommittee onon PoliticalPolitical AffairsAffairs andand SecuritySecurity mentary Assembly. He also serves as Deputy ne of the most important aspects of Head of the German Delegation. Othe work of the Annual Session is the deliberation that takes place in the three Canan Kalsin (Turkey) General Committees. was re-elected Vice- Following the 1991 Madrid Declaration, Chair of the First Com- three committees were established along mittee in Oslo. She has the lines of the three main “baskets” or sec- served as a member of tions of the Helsinki Final Act: The First the Turkish delegation General Committee on Political Affairs and to the OSCE PA since Security; the Second General Committee 2007. In the Grand on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology National Assembly of and Environment; and the Third General Turkey, she serves on Committee on Democracy, Human Rights the Committee on For- and Humanitarian Questions. Following eign Affairs and is also debate and discussion, a draft resolution is the founding president of the Woman Branch of adopted by each Committee for presenta- the Justice and Development Party. Ms. Kalsin tion to the Annual Plenary Session of the holds an M.A. in Business Administration and a Assembly, which is then included in the Ph.D. in Global Politics and International Rela- Final Declaration. tions.

First General Committee Tonino Picula (Croatia) was elected Rappor- Karl-Georg Wellmann (Germany) teur of the First Gen- was elected Chair of the eral Committee at the First Committee at the 2010 Annual Session 2010 Annual Session in Oslo. A Member of in Oslo. A Member of the Croatian Parlia- the German Bundestag ment since 2003, he since 2005, he has has served as Head of served on the Commit- Delegation of Croatia tee on Foreign Affairs, since 2004. From 2000- specifi cally focusing 2003, he served as on Poland, Central Croatia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, and from Asia, the Baltic States, Ukraine and Russia. 2004-2008 he was Chairperson of the Social- He is a substitute member of the Parliamentary Democratic Party Croatia Governing Board. He Assembly of the Council of Europe, and since also serves on the Foreign Policy Committee of 2005 has been a Member of the OSCE Parlia- the Croatian Parliament.

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SSecondecond GeneralGeneral CommitteeCommittee onon EconomicEconomic Affairs,Affairs, Science,Science, TechnologyTechnology andand EnvironmentEnvironment

Second General Committee Serhiy Shevchuk (Ukraine) was re-elected Rap- Roland Blum (France) porteur of the Second was re-elected Chair of the Committee at the 2010 Second General Commit- Annual Session in tee in Oslo, after having Oslo. A member of the served as Vice-Chair and Verkhovna Rada of as Rapporteur of the Com- Ukraine, Mr. Shevchuk mittee. He is Vice-Presi- has served as a delegate dent of the Foreign Affairs to the OSCE Parliamen- Committee in the French tary Assembly since National Assembly, where 1998. Since 2006, he has served as Deputy he has served since 1986. Chairman of the Committee on European Inte- From 1984 to 1988 Mr. Blum was a Member of gration of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. In the European Parliament. As a member of the 2008, he was elected Chairman of the Commit- Foreign Affairs Committee, he has been Rap- tee on Economic Affairs, Science and Environ- porteur of several missions, including on the ment of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of Nagorno-Karabakh confl ict. the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and Senate of the Repub- Ivor Callely (Ireland) lic of Poland. was re-elected Vice- Chair of the Second Third General Committee General Committee in Oslo, after having Walburga Habsburg Douglas (Sweden) served as Rapporteur was re-elected Chair of the Committee. Mr. of the Third General Callely is a member Committee during the of the 23rd Seanad of 2010 Annual Session in Ireland where he has Oslo, having previously served as Chairman of served as Committee the All Party Oireachtas Vice-Chair, and before Human Rights Committee and as Head of the that, as Rapporteur. Irish Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Ms. Habsburg Douglas Assembly. His experience also includes serv- is also the Head of the ing as Government Spokesman on Enterprise, Swedish Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary. Trade and Employment. With a background in law and journalism, Ms. Habsburg Douglas served as Secretary Gerneral 30 19th Annual Session  Report

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TThirdhird GeneralGeneral CommitteeCommittee onon Democracy,Democracy, HumanHuman RightsRights andand HumanitarianHumanitarian QuestionsQuestions of the International Pan-European Movement prior to being elected to parliament in 2006.

Robert Aderholt (United States) was elected Vice-Chair of the Third Commit- tee at the Annual Ses- sion in Vilnius and re-elected in Oslo. He has served seven terms in the United States House of Representa- tives, where he is active on the House Appro- priations Committee, the House Budget Committee, the Subcommit- tee on Legislative Branch, and the Commerce, Justice and Science Subcommittee. Since 2001, Mr. Aderholt has also served on the Commis- sion on Security and Co-operation in Europe.

Matteo Mecacci (Italy) was elected Rapporteur of the Third Committee at the Annual Session in Vilnius and re-elected in Oslo. Mr. Mecacci has been member of the Italian Parliament since 2008, where he serves on the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of the Depu- ties. From 2001 to 2008 he was based in New York where he co-ordinated campaigns related to the promotion of democracy, particularly in regards to the International Criminal Court and the UN Commission on Human Rights. 31 19th Annual Session  Report

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Parliamentary Assembly Overview

The main elements of the Parliamentary Assembly are the Assembly Plenary, the Standing Committee of Heads of Delegation, the Bureau and the three General Committees.

The Plenary budget, and appoints the Secretary General. Bureau At the Annual Session, the Assembly meets in Plenary to adopt a Final Declaration and The Assembly’s Bureau consists of the Resolutions and elect Assembly Offi cers. President, the nine Vice-Presidents, the Decisions at the Annual Session are taken by Treasurer, and the Offi cers of the three majority vote. General Committees. The President Emeritus General Committees (immediately preceding former President) is also an ex offi cio non-voting Member. The The work of the Assembly is divided into Bureau is responsible for ensuring that the three General Committees, which correspond decisions of the Standing Committee are carried to the three main sections of the Helsinki Final out. Decisions are taken by majority vote. Act: • The First General Committee on Budget Political Affairs and Security; • The Second General Committee on The Assembly’s budget covers most of the Economic Affairs, Science, Technology organizational expenses related to the Annual and Environment; Session, Winter Meeting, Fall Meetings, Stand- • The Third General Committee on ing Committee and Bureau Meetings, offi cial Democracy, Human Rights and visits, the election observation programme, as Humanitarian Questions. well as the costs of the International Secretariat. A Chair, Vice-Chair and Rapporteur are Host Parliaments of the Annual Sessions have elected for a one-year term by the members all contributed signifi cantly by providing con- of each Committee. The General Committees siderable support to these regular events, ensur- meet during the Annual Session and the Winter ing their success and contributing substantive Meeting. At meetings during the Annual Session, cost savings. The Danish Folketing has very decisions are taken by majority vote. generously provided excellent offi ce facilities free of charge for the Assembly’s International Standing Committee Secretariat.

The Standing Committee consists of the 55 Annual Session Heads of National Delegations and Members of the Bureau. The Standing Committee The Annual Session, held in early July every guides the work of the Assembly, approves its year, is the most important event in the OSCE 34 19th Annual Session  Report Annual Meeting Calendar

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Bureau Annual Session Fall Meetings Bureau Winter Meeting Standing Committe Standing Committee Standing Committee Bureau Mediterranean Forum

Conferences Parliamentary Assembly calendar. At the end Parliamentarians also review OSCE com- of each Annual Session, the Assembly Plenary mitments by participating in topical Seminars adopts a Final Declaration addressing contem- and Conferences, organized on a regular basis porary issues within the fi elds of political affairs, by the Assembly. These inter-parliamentary economic development and human rights. The fora focus on specifi c OSCE themes, such as Final Declarations contain specifi c calls on minorities and freedom of religion, as well as participating States to adhere to their OSCE on regional issues. The OSCE PA also organ- commitments as well as recommendations on izes an Economic Conference every two years. strengthening OSCE institutional structures. All these fora provide the parliamentarians with occasions to exchange views with colleagues Winter Meeting and international experts and to deepen their understanding of OSCE issues within the wider The Winter Meeting is the second largest context of the OSCE’s comprehensive concept event in the OSCE PA calendar, and has of security. now been held each February since 2002. It

provides an opportunity for the three General Seats per Total Committees to have additional discussions Membership Country and debates among themselves as well as United States of America 17 17 to be briefed by senior OSCE offi cials who have responsibilities related to the work Russian Federation 15 15 of each of the Committees. The Winter France, Germany, Italy, and United Kingdom 13 52 Meeting also allows parliamentarians to hear Canada and Spain 10 20 presentations by the three General Committee Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Rapporteurs and to discuss their ideas on Turkey, and Ukraine 8 48 their draft resolutions for the Annual Session. Romania 7 7 Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Fall Meetings Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland, and Uzbekistan 6 78 Each year the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Bulgaria and Luxembourg 5 10 organizes a set of Fall Meetings to enhance inter- Serbia and Slovak Republic 4 8 parliamentary dialogue on important topics related Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and to OSCE commitments and values. The Meetings Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Georgia, Iceland, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, include a Conference on a topical issue, a session former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the Assembly’s Standing Committee of Heads Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Slovenia, of Delegations and typically also a meeting of Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan 3 57 the Mediterranean Forum. The fi rst set of Fall Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, and San Marino 2 8 Meetings took place in 2002 in Madrid, followed each year by meetings in Rome, Rhodes, Sveti- Total seats 320 Stefan, Malta, Portoroz, Toronto and Athens. *The Holy See may send two representatives to the Assembly’s meetings as guests of honour. 35 19th Annual Session  Report

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ince the fi rst Annual Session in Budapest Charter of Paris and the Budapest and Lisbon Sin 1992, the Parliamentary Assembly has Summit documents. The Warsaw Declaration debated some of the most pressing issues of the also included recommendations on implement- day, with certain themes, such as small arms ing the principles of territorial integrity and the and light weapons, human traffi cking, election inviolability of State frontiers. observation and reforming the OSCE revisited The Copenhagen frequently. Declaration of 1998 In the 1990s, stated that in order to one of the recurring meet the challenge of themes was regard- implementing OSCE ing the crisis in the principles and commit- former Yugoslavia. ments with greater effec- In the Budapest tiveness, a refi nement of Declaration of 1992, existing OSCE tools and for example, the Assembly recommended that resources should be pursued, calling again for a the CSCE send observers to Kosovo and Vojvo- revision of OSCE decision-making procedures. dina to monitor the protection of minorities. In The 8th Annual Session, held in St. Peters- 1993, the Helsinki Declaration included a full burg in 1999, dealt with topics such as the situa- chapter on the crisis in the former Yugoslavia, tion in Kosovo, the democratic defi cit within the illustrating the importance attached to the issue OSCE, the role of the OSCE in crisis prevention by the PA. Also that year, the Assembly for the and confl ict settlement, fi rst time urged the CSCE to establish a deci- the problem of human sion-making procedure which would no longer traffi cking, and with require consensus or “consensus-minus-one.” specifi c issues in Bela- Reforming the CSCE/OSCE was revisited rus, Russia and South- the following year, in Vienna, with a resolu- Eastern Europe. The tion adopted calling again for a change in the St. Petersburg Decla- consensus rule. The Vienna Declaration also ration called for the called for strengthened co-operation between Parliamentary Assembly to be consulted more the CSCE and the Parliamentary Assembly widely on issues of major importance, such as through a formal procedure for considering PA the appointment of the Secretary General and resolutions. The 1995 Ottawa Declaration again the budgetary activities of the main OSCE Insti- called for the OSCE to explore decision-making tutions. procedures based on approximate consensus. It In 2000, the Assembly met in Bucharest and also contained a series of resolutions and recom- discussed, inter alia, issues related to Belarus, mendations relating to OSCE activities regard- calling on all sides to pave the way for free, fair ing the former Yugoslavia, the Baltic region, and internationally recognizable parliamentary Nagorno Karabakh, Chechnya and Moldova. elections. The Bucharest Declaration also reit- The 1996 Stockholm Declaration reiterated the erated the importance of reforming the OSCE, Parliamentary Assembly’s support for the adop- calling for reduced reliance on secondment in tion of a broad concept of security, stressing, the long-term fi eld missions to ensure the conti- inter alia, the importance of economic stabiliza- nuity of the missions’ work. tion and environmentally sustainable develop- The Paris Declaration of 2001 included a ment in the security dimension. resolution on strengthening transparency and Meeting in Warsaw in 1997, the PA focused accountability in the OSCE and proposed that on enhancing the implementation of commit- before making major decisions the Ministerial ments undertaken in the context of the CSCE Council should take into account the opinion of and OSCE, including the Helsinki Final Act, the the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.

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In the wake of the terrorist attacks of 11 Sep- also emphasized the tember 2001, the 2002 Berlin Declaration con- importance of energy demned all acts of terrorism, underlining the security and of the solidarity of the PA in the struggle against ter- Assembly’s leadership rorism while reminding all OSCE participating in election observa- States that any measures taken to address ter- tion. rorism must fully respect international law and Reaffi rming the relevant OSCE commitments. The 2003 Rotter- crucial importance of dam Declaration emphasized that with Europe’s democratic values, ongoing development in security structures, the 2007 Kyiv Declaration called on all OSCE the OSCE’s real strength lies in its capacity participating States to pursue their international to respond to security threats and in its strong commitments in this regard. It also called for fi eld presence. To uphold the credibility of the greater action on migration and against human OSCE, it added, it is imperative to provide the traffi cking, especially children, and for the dis- OSCE fi eld activities with adequate funding and mantling of criminal networks which facilitate high-quality staff. illegal migration. In addition, it contained pro- Meeting in Edin- visions on women, peace and security; cluster burgh in 2004, the bombs; environmental security; human rights Assembly revisited the and intolerance. issue of terrorism, call- At the 17th Annual Session, held in Astana ing on the international in 2008, the Assembly focused on the theme community to target of “Transparency in the OSCE” and adopted a the profound political, Resolution calling on the governments of the social, economic and environmental causes of 56 participating States to “fully commit them- terrorism and to ensure that the fi ght against selves, at the highest political levels, to the full terrorism be carried out in compliance with the implementation of all of their OSCE commit- principles of international law. The Assembly ments and to future strengthening of the Organ- also adopted a resolution on torture calling upon ization.” To do so, governments should make all participating States to abide by the obliga- use of the Assembly as “a key element in the tion that no exceptional circumstances may be Organization’s efforts to be credible in promot- invoked as a justifi cation of torture. ing democracy.” In the 2005 Wash- Strengthening the OSCE was also a major ington Declara- theme of the 18th Annual Session, held last year tion, the Assembly in Vilnius. The Vilnius Declaration calls for more addressed a range transparency in the OSCE in order to enhance of political issues, its legitimacy and relevance. The importance of including increas- the Assembly’s leadership in election monitor- ing information ing was also reiterated in a resolution dealing exchanges with non- with OSCE election observation. The issue of OSCE States on traffi cking and upgrading the human traffi cking was also revisited. On food status of the OSCE’s Forum for Security Co- security, the Vilnius Declaration emphasizes operation. The importance of respecting human that this is a new and major challenge to secu- rights commitments was also emphasized, rity in the OSCE area and that it must become a including full voting rights for the residents of top priority on the OSCE agenda. Washington, D.C. The 19th Annual Session was held in Oslo The Assembly’s position on increasing sup- from 6 to 10 July 2010, under the general theme port of OSCE Field Missions was reiterated of “Rule of Law: Combating Transnational in the Brussels Declaration of 2006, which Crime and Corruption.”

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Programme of the 2010 Annual Session

Thursday, 8 July

07.00 – 09.00 Time reserved for meetings of various groups

09.30 – 11.00 General Committee on Political Affairs and Security

09.30 – 11.00 General Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment

11.30 – 13.00 General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions Monday, 5 July 13.00 – 14.30 Working Lunch on Gender Issues 12.00 – 20.00 Registration on the premises of the Oslo Congress Centre 14.30 – 16.00 General Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment 18.00 – 19.00 Briefi ng for Secretaries of Delegation 14.30 – 16.00 General Committee on Democracy, 19.00 – 19.30 Reception for the Secretaries of Human Rights and Humanitarian Delegation hosted by the Storting Questions

Tuesday, 6 July 16.30 – 18.00 General Committee on Political Affairs and Security 07.00 – 9.00 Time reserved for meetings of various groups 19:00 – 22:30 Cultural evening at the Bygdøynes museums hosted by the Norwegian 09.00 – 12.00 Meeting of the Standing Committee Delegation to the OSCE PA

14.30 – 16.00 Inaugural Plenary Session Friday, 9 July

16.30 – 18.00 Plenary Session continued 07.00 – 09.00 Time reserved for meetings of various groups Evening Reception in the National Opera hosted by the President of the Storting (HM the 09.00 – 11.00 General Committee on Economic Affairs, Queen of Norway will be present) Science, Technology and Environment

Wednesday, 7 July 09.00 – 11.00 General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian 07.00 – 09.00 Time reserved for meetings of various Questions groups 11.10 – 11.30 Meeting of the Bureau 09.00 – 11.00 General Committee on Political Affairs and Security 11.30 – 13.30 General Committee on Political Affairs and Security 09.00 – 11.00 General Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment 15.00 – 18.00 Plenary Session General Debate 11.30 – 13.30 General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Evening Reserved for Diplomatic missions Questions Saturday, 10 July 13.45 – 15:15 Side Event on Integrating Multi-Ethnic Societies hosted by the Storting and the 07.00 – 09.00 Time reserved for meetings of various OSCE HCNM groups

16:30 – 20:30 Guided Tour of the Vigeland Park 09.30 – 12.30 Plenary Session followed by a reception 12.30 Adjournment immediately followed by a reception offered by the President

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Philippe Nobile

The OSCE PA International Secretariat provides administrative support for the Assembly in its various activities. The Secretariat organizes the meetings of the Assembly, and provides support for election observation projects, special missions and Presidential activities. Its work is carried out in co-operation with other OSCE Institutions and international parliamentary organizations. The Secretariat, which is hosted by the Danish Parliament, is headed by Secretary General Spencer Oliver, and has a permanent staff of 17, including three staff members at the liason offi ce in Vienna. Secretary General Spencer Oliver

Deputy Secretary Deputy Secretary Special Presidential Director of Assistant to the General General Representative Advisor Communications Secretary General Tina Schøn Gustavo Pallares Andreas Nothelle Andreas Baker Klas Bergman Dana Bjerregaard

Liaison Offi cer Programme Senior Counsellor Logistics Offi cer Conference Marc Carillet Offi cer Semyon Dzakhaev Petra Jezkova Co-ordinator Anna Chernova Odile LeLarge

Administrative Senior Secretary Programme Offi cer Research / Publi- IT-Supporter Director Connie Mathiesen Roberto Montella cations Offi cer Kurt Lerras Stephen Paul 40 Nat Parry 19th Annual Session  Report

VVancouveran.couver VVladivostokladivostok .

he OSCE Parliamentary Assembly is the parliamentary dimension of the Organi- Tzation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, whose 56 participating States span the geographical area from Vancouver to Vladivostok.

The primary task of the 320 member Assembly is to facilitate inter-parliamentary dialogue, an im- portant aspect of the overall effort to meet the challenges of democracy throughout the OSCE area. Recognized as a regional arrangement under Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter, the OSCE is a primary instrument for early warning, confl ict prevention, crisis management and post-confl ict rehabilitation in its area. The Parliamentary Assembly, originally established by the 1990 Paris Sum- mit to promote greater involvement in the OSCE by national parliaments, has grown into a very ac- tive and esteemed member of the OSCE family.

The basic objectives of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly are:

• To assess the implementation of OSCE objectives by participating States;

• To discuss subjects addressed during meetings of the Ministerial Council and the summits of Heads of State or Government;

• To develop and promote mechanisms for the prevention and resolution of confl icts;

• To support the strengthening and consolidation of democratic institutions in OSCE participating States;

• To contribute to the development of OSCE institutional structures and of relations between existing OSCE Institutions.

To pursue these objectives, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly employs a variety of means:

• A Final Declaration and a number of resolutions and recommendations are adopted each year at the Annual Session in July;

• Committee work addresses important contemporary international issues;

• Programmes and Seminars designed to develop and strengthen democracy including an extensive election observation programme;

• Special parliamentary missions to areas of latent or active crisis.

41 OSCE Parliamentary Assembly International Secretariat Radhusstraede 1 1466 Copenhagen K Denmark Telephone: +45 33 37 80 40 Telefax: +45 33 37 80 30 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.oscepa.org