English French a Number of Publications May Be Released in Another Languages Than the DEC — Decision German Italian Six OSCE Working Languages

OSCE Quarterly Selections 1/2015 January – March 2015

The six following groups have been designed with view to help readers to navigate among the “official document” collections available on the web. Each group is chronologically organized and provides links to individual documents as well as their language variations (when available):

I. OSCE PERIODICALS AND PUBLICATIONS. II. DECISIONS, CONSENSUS DOCUMENTS AND JOURNALS OF THE DAY yielded by regular OSCE negotiating and decision making bodies (such as plenary meetings of the Permanent Council and the Forum for Security Co-operation). III. SELECTED STATEMENTS, INTERVENTIONS, REGULAR REPORTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS made by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and High Officials representing OSCE structures, institutions and field activities. Statements and contributions made by national delegations during regular plenary meetings are grouped according to the negotiating body they were delivered at. These groups are available on the web accordingly: PC at www.osce.org/pc/109624 and FSC at www.osce.org/fsc/109625 IV. CONSOLIDATED SUMMARIES, REPORTS AND AGENDAS (non-consensus) released by/at various OSCE meetings, events, conferences, seminars and workshops. V. ELECTION OBSERVATION REPORTS prepared by various types of election missions, as well as statements or invitations concerning election observation in participating States. VI. SELECTED INTEREST AND REFERENCE DOCUMENTS relating to events or activities within the three OSCE dimensions (some of which may have taken place in the past few months or last year).

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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

AIAM — Annual Implementation Assessment Meeting OCEEA — Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and ASRC — Annual Security Review Conference Environmental Activities ATU — Action against Terrorism Unit ODIHR — Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights CiO — Chairperson-in-Office OM — OSCE Observer Mission at the Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk COMMS — Communication and Media Relations Section OM Moldova — OSCE Mission to Moldova CPC — Conflict Prevention Center OM Montenegro — OSCE Mission to Montenegro CTHB — Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating OM Serbia — OSCE Mission to Serbia Trafficking in Human Beings OM Skopje — OSCE Mission to Skopje DHR — Department of Human Resources OMBiH — OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina EAM — Election Assessment Mission OMiK — OSCE Mission in Kosovo EEF — Economic and Environmental Forum OPA — OSCE Presence in Albania EET — Election Expert Team OPCU — OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine EOM — Election Observation Mission OSG — Office of the Secretary General EST — Election Support Team PA — Parliamentary Assembly EXTCOOP — External Co-operation PACE — Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe FoM — [Representative on] Freedom of the Media PC — Permanent Council FSC — Forum for Security Co-operation PCiB — Programme Coordinator in Baku FSC-PC — Joint FSC-PC Meeting PEC — Precinct Election Commission HCNM — High Commissioner on National Minorities PO in Astana — Programme Office in Astana HDIM — Human Dimension Implementation Meeting PRCiO — Personal Representative of the Chairperson- in-Office HDS — Human Dimension Seminar SEC — Secretariat HOC — Head of Centre SG — Secretary General HOM — Head of Mission SHDM — Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting IEOM — International Election Observation Mission SMM — OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine LEOM — Limited Election Observation Mission SPMU — Strategic Police Matters Unit MC — Ministerial Council SRCiO — Special Representative of the Chairperson- in-Office NAM — Needs Assessment Mission TNT — Transnational Threats Department

Documentation acronyms (ID) OSCE working Languages Other languages JOUR — Journal of the day English French A number of publications may be released in another languages than the DEC — Decision German Italian six OSCE working languages. For technical reasons such publications are .DEL — issued by 1 or more delegation(s) Russian Spanish not included in this list. They can be found at www.osce.org/resources/ .DOC — document of particular importance publications .GAL — substantive or general nature .INF — basic information

Document ID Reference System Policy document identification and distribution follows a set of registry values, some or all of which will form the document identification block appearing on the upper right corner of distributed documents. Main category: Capital letters denoting the nature of the document and referring to the main OSCE body to which it is to be submitted or from which it originates (PC, FSC, MC, SEC, ODIHR) Subcategory: Capital letters referring to meetings of bodies working under the authority of the main OSCE bodies (PC.ACMF, PC.SHDM, FSC.AIAM, etc.) Subgroup: Capital letters indicating the type of the document type (such as field reports, journals, etc. also see acronyms listed above) Suffixes may be added, where necessary, in order to indicate modifications of the text (Rev — Revision; Corr — Correction; Add — Addendum).

I. OSCE PUBLICATIONS AND PERIODICALS

No. Document type/Originator Title/Description OSCE ID or ISBN URL 1 Factsheet/SEC OSCE Activities to Counter Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism. The OSCE has developed an overall awareness-raising and capacity- http://www.osce.org/ building programme on Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead secretariat/144741 to Terrorism, which promotes a multi-dimensional approach and encourages multi- stakeholder collaboration. 2 Book/ODIHR Guidelines on the Legal Personality of Religious or Belief Communities. The purpose ISBN 978-92- of these guidelines is to ensure that those involved in drafting and applying legislation 9234-902-8 in the area of the freedom of religion or belief, including civil society representatives, have at their disposal a benchmark document containing minimum international standards in the area of recognition of religious or belief communities. The document does not seek to challenge established agreements between states and religious or http://www.osce.org/ belief communities but, rather, to delineate the legal framework that would ensure that odihr/139046 communities wishing to do so have a fair opportunity to be granted legal personality, and that the criteria established are applied in a non-discriminatory manner. This document elaborates on the issues of registration and recognition of religious and belief organizations, and supplements section II.F on “Laws governing registration of religious/belief organizations” of the 2004 Guidelines. The 2004 Guidelines do, however, remain valid in their entirety. 3 Factsheet/ODIHR ODIHR and Roma and Sinti Issues. Factsheet explaining the work of the OSCE/ http://www.osce.org/ ODIHR in promoting the human rights of Roma and Sinti and their integration in odihr/102598 society. 4 Factsheet/OMiK OSCE Mission in Kosovo. The OSCE Mission in Kosovo promotes human rights, good governance and the safety of all people living in Kosovo by monitoring and supporting http://www.osce.org/ the work of local institutions. The Mission, established in 1999, is the OSCE’s largest kosovo/143996 field operation. 5 Book/OM Serbia General Characteristics of Substandard Roma Settlements in Serbia and a Proposal ISBN 978-86- for Further Development Initiatives for the Improvement of the Living Conditions 6383-022-6 of the Roma Community. This publication resulted from the mapping of substandard Roma settlements in Serbia, for the purpose of creating a Geographic Information http://www.osce.org/ System (GIS) for monitoring the living conditions in them and planning future serbia/159711 upgrading programmes at the national level. The publication gives an overview of general characteristics of all the substandard Roma settlements in Serbia, such as size, spatial distribution, quality of infrastructure, existence of urban plans, access to public services and land ownership. 6 Factsheet/SMM OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine: The Facts (as of 23 March 2015). http://www.osce.org/ukraine- smm/116879

II. DECISIONS AND OTHER CONSENSUS DOCUMENTS & JOURNALS

No. Date Venue/Place Originator Document type – Title (Description) OSCE ID URL 7 15 January Vienna PC JOURNAL of the 1033rd Special Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council PC.JOUR/1033 (Address by the Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, H.E. Ivica Dačić; Ongoing aggression against Ukraine and violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation; Situation in Ukraine and violations of the Minsk agreements by the Ukrainian authorities; Abduction and illegal detention of Ukrainian citizens by the http://www.osce.org/pc/135256 Russian Federation). - STATEMENT by the delegation of Finland on the parliamentary elections in Annex 1 Finland, to be held on 19 April. - STATEMENT by the delegation of Estonia on the parliamentary elections in Annex 2 Estonia, to be held on 1 March. 8 20 January Vienna FSC JOURNAL of the 776th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation FSC.JOUR/782 (Opening Statement of the Mongolian FSC Chairmanship by Lundeg Purevsuren, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mongolia; Situation in and around Ukraine). http://www.osce.org/fsc/135746 - STATEMENT by the delegation of Switzerland (in response to the above Annex 1 mentioned opening statement). 9 20 January Vienna PC JOURNAL of the 1034th Special Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council PC.JOUR/1034 (Briefing by Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan, Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine; Update by Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini, Special http//www.osce.org/pc/135546 Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office). - DECLARATION No. 2/15 of the 1034th (Special) Permanent Council Meeting (on PC.DOC/2/15 the military escalation in eastern Ukraine). 10 22 January Vienna PC JOURNAL of the 1035th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council PC.JOUR/1035 (Address by Andrew Burns, Chair of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance; Address by Ambassador Roksanda Ninčić, State Secretary of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Head of Delegation of the Republic of Serbia to the Holocaust Remembrance Alliance; Ongoing aggression against Ukraine and violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation; Situation in Ukraine and non-implementation of the Minsk agreements by the Ukrainian authorities; Abduction and illegal detention of Ukrainian citizens by the Russian Federation; http://www.osce.org/pc/137101 Situation of civil society and NGOs in central Asia; Human rights situation in the Russian Federation; Freedom of expression in the OSCE area; Eighth anniversary of the death of H. Dink; Response to the statement on the human rights situation in Sweden made at the 1031st meeting of the Permanent Council; Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office). - STATEMENT by the delegation of Andorra (on the parliamentary elections in Annex Andorra, held on 1 March). 11 26 January Vienna PC JOURNAL of the 1036th Special Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council PC.JOUR/1036 (Briefing by Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan, Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special http://www.osce.org/pc/137081 Monitoring Mission to Ukraine; Update by Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini, Special Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office). 12 28 January Vienna FSC JOURNAL of the 777th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation FSC.JOUR/783 (Presentation by C. Feruta, Chief Coordinator, Director General’s Office for Coordination, “IAEA – The IAEA and the NPT Review Conference”; Remarks by C. Istrate, Chair designate of the Main Committee II of the 2015 NPT Review Conference; http://www.osce.org/fsc/138656 Situation in and around Ukraine). - STATEMENT by the delegation of Switzerland (in response to the above mentioned presentation and remarks). Annex 13 29 January Vienna PC JOURNAL of the 1037th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council PC.JOUR/1037 (Ongoing aggression against Ukraine and violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation; Situation in Ukraine and non-implementation of the Minsk agreements by the Ukrainian authorities; Abduction and illegal detention http://www.osce.org/pc/138741 of Ukrainian citizens by the Russian Federation; Rights of national minorities in Latvia; The death penalty in the United States of America; Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office). 14 4 February Vienna FSC JOURNAL of the 778th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation FSC.JOUR/784 (Presentation by P. Griffiths, Head of Secretariat, Wassenaar Arrangement on the Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies; Role of the Forum for Security Co-operation with regard to the situation in and around Ukraine). - STATEMENT by the delegation of Spain (in response to the above mentioned Annex 1 presentation). - STATEMENT by the delegation of Switzerland (on the same subject as above). Annex 2 http://www.osce.org/fsc/139601 - STATEMENT by the delegation of Ukraine (on the situation in and around Annex 3 Ukraine). - STATEMENT by the delegation of Armenia (on the large-scale military exercise in Annex 4 Azerbaijan, commenced on 2 February). - STATEMENT by the delegation of Azerbaijan (on the same subject as above). Annex 5 - STATEMENT by the FSC Chairperson (expressing condolences on the executions Annex 6 of a Japanese and a Jordanian national by ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant)). 15 5 February Vienna PC JOURNAL of the 1038th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council PC.JOUR/1038 (Report by Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan, Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine; Ongoing aggression against Ukraine and violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation; Situation in Ukraine and the need for urgent steps to implement the Minsk agreements; Illegal arrest of the Deputy Chairman of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis and growing violations of human rights by the occupying authorities in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastapol; The death penalty in the United States of America; Follow-up to the Committee Study of the Central Intelligence Agency’s Detention and Interrogation http://www.osce.org/pc/140096 Program, published by the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on 9 December 2014; Recent Islamophobic incidents in the OSCE area; Abduction of Azerbaijani civilians by Armenia; Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office; Visit by the representatives of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly to the Guantánamo Bay detention facility on 27 January 2015). - STATEMENT by the delegation of Azerbaijan (on the abduction of Azerbaijani Annex 1 civilians). - STATEMENT by the delegation of Armenia (on the same subject as above). Annex 2 16 11 February Vienna FSC JOURNAL of the 779th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation FSC.JOUR/785 - STATEMENT by the delegation of the Russian Federation (on the situation in and Annex 1 http://www.osce.org/fsc/140776 around Ukraine). - STATEMENT by the delegation of Ukraine (on the same subject as above). Annex 2 17 12 February Vienna PC JOURNAL of the 1039th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council PC.JOUR/1039 (Report by Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo; Presentations by the Chairpersons of the Security Committee, the Economic and Environmental Committee, the Human Dimension Committee; Statement by the Co-Chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group on the latest developments in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process; Situation in the occupied territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan; Summit between the Heads of State or Government of France, Germany, the Russian Federation and Ukraine, held in Minsk on 11 and 12 February http://www.osce.org/pc/141066 2015; Ongoing aggression against Ukraine and violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation; Situation in Ukraine and the need for urgent steps to implement the Minsk agreements; Abduction and illegal detention of Ukrainian citizens by the Russian Federation; Situation surrounding the NGO “World Without Nazism”; Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office; Publication of the United States of America’s National Security Strategy for 2015). - STATEMENT by the delegation of Poland (on the presidential elections in Poland, Annex held on 10 May). 18 17 February Vienna PC JOURNAL of the 1040th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council PC.JOUR/1040 (Briefing by Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan, Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine; Update by Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini, Special http://www.osce.org/pc/141581 Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office; Statement by Michael Georg Link, Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights). 19 18 February Vienna FSC JOURNAL of the 780th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation FSC.JOUR/786 (Presentation by R. G. Bell, Senior Civilian Representative of the Secretary of Defense in Europe and Defense Advisor, United States Mission to NATO). http://www.osce.org/fsc/142056 - STATEMENT by the delegation of Ukraine (on the situation in and around Annex Ukraine). 20 25 Febru- Vienna FSC JOURNAL of the 781st Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation FSC.JOUR/787 ary (Presentation by K. Nordmeyer, President, National Committee for UN Women, Germany, on “Women and conflict – Challenges of implementing UNSC resolution 1325”; Presentation by M. Beham, Senior Adviser on Gender Issues, Office of the Secretary General, on “UNSC resolution 1325 implementation in an OSCE context”). - STATEMENT by the delegation of Austria, also on behalf of Finland, Kazakhstan Annex 1 http://www.osce.org/fsc/143086 and Turkey (in response to the above mentioned presentations). - STATEMENT by the delegation of Ireland (on the same subject as above). Annex 2 - STATEMENT by the delegation of Iceland (on the same subject as above). Annex 3 - STATEMENT by the delegation of Norway (on the same subject as above). Annex 4 - STATEMENT by the delegation of Ukraine (on the situation in and around Annex 5 Ukraine). 21 26 Febru- Vienna PC JOURNAL of the 1041st Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council PC.JOUR/1041 ary (Report by Ambassador Peter Burkhard, Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia; Report by Paul Picard, Chief Observer of the OSCE Observer Mission at the two checkpoints on the Russian-Ukrainian border; Increasing terrorist threat in the Mediterranean region; Ongoing aggression against Ukraine and violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation; Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements; Abduction and illegal detention of Ukrainian citizens by the Russian Federation; “Joint statement of dedication to reforms on the path to the European Union” prepared by the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Tajikistan; Situation in the occupied territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan; Statement by the Co-Chairmen http://www.osce.org/pc/144571 of the OSCE Minsk Group on the latest developments in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process; Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office; Presidential elections in Kazakhstan, to be held on 26 April 2015; Parliamentary elections in Turkey, to be held on 7 June 2015). - DECISION No. 1159 on the OSCE 2014 year-end Unified Budget revision. PC.DEC/1159 - STATEMENT by the delegation of Malta (on the increasing terrorist threat in the Annex 1 Mediterranean region). - STATEMENT by the delegation of Armenia (in response to the statement by Annex 2 the Co-Chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group on the latest developments in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process). 22 5 March Vienna PC JOURNAL of the 1042nd Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council PC.JOUR/1042 (Ongoing aggression against Ukraine and violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation; Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements; Abduction and illegal detention of Ukrainian citizens by the Russian Federation; Abduction of the Estonian police officer E. Kohver; Parliamentary elections in Tajikistan held on 1 March 2015; The ODIHR and Council of Europe Venice Commission Guidelines on Freedom of Association, launched in Geneva on 5 March 2015; Zero Discrimination Day, observed on 1 March 2015; Recent political developments in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Statement by the countries co-chairing the OSCE Minsk Group; International Women’s Day, observed http://www.osce.org/pc/146721 on 8 March 2015; Ratification by Mongolia of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and of the international convention for the protection of all persons from enforced disappearance; Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office). - STATEMENT by the delegation of Azerbaijan (on the situation in the occupied Annex 1 territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan). - STATEMENT by the delegation of Armenia (on the ceasefire violations along the Annex 2 Line of Contact between Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan and on the Armenian- Azerbaijani border). 23 11 March Vienna FSC JOURNAL of the 782nd Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation FSC.JOUR/788 (Presentation by T. Göbel, Head of Division, Conventional Arms Control, Federal Foreign Ministry of Germany, on “LAWS – Preparing for the informal working group in the framework of the United Nations Convention on prohibitions or restrictions on the use of certain conventional weapons which may be deemed to be excessively injurious or to have indiscriminate effects (CCW)”; Presentation by N. Schörnig, Senior Research Fellow, Peace Research Institute, Frankfurt, on “Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems: The need for preventive control”). - DECISION No. 1/15 on the agenda, timetable and modalities for the Fourth Annual FSC.DEC/1/15 http://www.osce.org/fsc/144596 Discussion on the Implementation of the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security. - STATEMENT by the delegation of Switzerland (in response to the above Annex 1 mentioned presentations). - STATEMENT by the delegation of Ukraine (on the situation in and around Annex 2 Ukraine). - STATEMENT by the delegation of Georgia (on the military exercises conducted by Annex 3 the Russian Federation in Abkhazia and South Ossetia on 5 March). 24 11 March Vienna PC JOURNAL of the 1043rd Special Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council PC.JOUR/1043 http://www.osce.org/pc/146756 (Address by Edward Nalbandian, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Armenia). 25 12 March Vienna PC JOURNAL of the 1044th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council PC.JOUR/1044 (Address by Didier Reynders, Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe and Vice-Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign and European Affairs of Belgium; Report by Michael Georg Link, Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR); Ongoing aggression against Ukraine and violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation; Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements; Abduction and illegal detention of Ukrainian citizens by the Russian Federation; International Women’s Day, observed on 8 March 2015; Freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly in Tajikistan; Death penalty in the United States of America; Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office). - DECISION No. 1160 on the extension of the deployment of OSCE observers to two PC.DEC/1160 Russian checkpoints on the Russian-Ukrainian border. - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the Latvian EU Presidency (on the decision Attachment 1 mentioned above). - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of the United States of Attachment 2 America (on the decision mentioned above). - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of Ukraine (on the decision Attachment 3 http://www.osce.org/pc/145156 mentioned above). - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of the Russian Federation (on Attachment 4 the decision mentioned above). - DECISION No. 1161 on the extension of the terms of reference of the Audit PC.DEC/1161 Committee. - DECISION No. 1162 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Special PC.DEC/1162 Monitoring Mission to Ukraine. - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of the United States of Attachment 1 America (on the decision mentioned above). - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of Canada (on the decision Attachment 2 mentioned above). - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of the Russian Federation (on Attachment 3 the decision mentioned above). - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of Ukraine (on the decision Attachment 4 mentioned above). - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the Latvian EU Presidency (on the decision Attachment 5 mentioned above). 26 18 March Vienna FSC JOURNAL of the 783rd Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation FSC.JOUR/789 (Presentation by A. Grushko, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to NATO, on Russia and the future of European security; Presentation by Y. Ilyin, Deputy Chief, Main Directorate for International Military Co-operation, Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, on the military doctrine of the Russian Federation: New Version). - STATEMENT by the delegation of the United Kingdom (in response to the above Annex 1 http://www.osce.org/fsc/146121 mentioned presentations). - STATEMENT by the delegation of Ukraine (on the same subject as above). Annex 2 - STATEMENT by the delegation of Georgia (on the same subject as above). Annex 3 - STATEMENT by the delegation of Poland (on the same subject as above). Annex 4 - STATEMENT by the delegation of Ukraine (on the situation in and around Annex 5 Ukraine). 27 19 March Vienna PC JOURNAL of the 1045th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council PC.JOUR/1045 (Report by Ambassador Janina Hrebickova, Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro; Address by David Dondua, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia; Crimea: one year after the illegal occupation and annexation by the Russian Federation; Ongoing aggression against Ukraine and violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation; Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements; Freedom of expression in the OSCE area; Situation http://www.osce.org/pc/145666 in the occupied territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan; Parliamentary elections in Nagorno-Karabakh; The death penalty in the United States of America; Protection of children in the OSCE area; Racism, aggressive nationalism, radicalization and neo- Nazism in the OSCE area; Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office). - DECISION No. 1163 on the dates of the 2015 Human Dimension Implementation PC.DEC/1163 Meeting. 28 25 March Vienna FSC JOURNAL of the 784th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation FSC.JOUR/790 (Agreement to forward the letter from the Chairperson of the Forum for Security Co-operation to the Chairperson of the Permanent Council on the dates of the 2015 http://www.osce.org/fsc/148076 Annual Security Review Conference). - STATEMENT by the delegation of Ukraine (on the situation in and around Annex Ukraine). 29 26 March Vienna PC JOURNAL of the 1046th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council PC.JOUR/1046 (Report by Dr. Halil Yurdakul Yiğitgüden, Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities; Update by Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan, Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine; Update by Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini, Special Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office; Ongoing aggression against Ukraine and violations of OSCE principles and commitments by the Russian Federation; Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements; International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, observed on 21 March; The death penalty in Belarus; Arrests of suspects in connection with the 1995 Srebrenica genocide; The case against human rights defender A. Sarymsakov in Uzbekistan; Human rights concerns in Tajikistan; Situation in the occupied territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan; Ceasefire violations along the line of contact between http://www.osce.org/pc/148526 Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan; Response to a statement made by the Russian Federation on the protection of children in the OSCE area; Growing manifestations of violent radicalism and aggressive nationalism in the Russian Federation; Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office; Federal elections in Switzerland to be held on 18 October). - DECISION No. 1164 on the topic and dates of the Human Dimension Seminar in PC.DEC/1164 Warsaw. - DECISION No. 1165 on the agenda, timetable and organizational modalities of the PC.DEC/1165 2015 OSCE Asian Conference. - DECISION No. 1166 on the dates of the 2015 Annual Security Review Conference PC.DEC/1166 (ASRC).

III. SELECTED STATEMENTS, REGULAR REPORTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS made by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and High Officials representing OSCE structures, institutions and field activities. Statements and contributions made by national delegations during regular plenary meetings are grouped according to the negotiating body they were delivered at. PC meetings: www.osce.org/pc/109624 | FSC meetings: www.osce.org/fsc/109625 No. Date Venue/Place Originator Document type – Title (Description) OSCE ID URL 30 8 January Vienna FoM COMMUNIQUÉ by Dunja Mijatović, the Representative on Freedom of the Media, on freedom of expression and freedom of the media as a vital condition for tolerance and http://www.osce.org/fom/133611 non-discrimination. http://www.osce.org/fom/133611 31 12 January Vienna 2015 Troika MANDATE of the Panel of Eminent Persons on European Security as a Common Project. http://www.osce.org/cio/133991 http://www.osce.org/cio/133991 32 12 January Vienna 2015 Troika BACKGROUND on the Panel of Eminent Persons on European Security as a Common (see link) Project: Short Biographies. http://www.osce.org/cio/133976 http://www.osce.org/cio/133976 33 15 January PC/Vienna CiO ADDRESS by Ivica Dačić, Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE, First Deputy Prime (see link) Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, as delivered to the 1033rd Special http://www.osce.org/cio/134801 Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council. http://www.osce.org/cio/134801 34 21 January Kiev SMM Bimonthly STATUS REPORT of the Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine on its main http://www.osce.org/ukraine- activities and latest news. smm/135556 35 22 January PC/Vienna CiO REPORT on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office, as delivered at the 1035th CIO.GAL/10/15 http://www.osce.org/pc/140496 Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council. 36 26 January EEF/ OCEEA OPENING REMARKS by Dr. Halil Yurdakul Yiğitgüden, Co-ordinator of OSCE EEF.GAL/3/15 Vienna Economic and Environmental Activities, as delivered to the first preparatory meeting http://www.osce.org/pc/136171 for the 23rd OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum, devoted to “Water governance in the OSCE area – increasing security and stability through co-operation”. 37 27 January EEF/ SG WELCOMING REMARKS by Lamberto Zannier, Secretary General, as delivered at EEF.GAL/4/15 Vienna the First Preparatory Meeting of the 23rd OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum http://www.osce.org/pc/137086 devoted to “Water governance in the OSCE area – increasing security and stability through co-operation”. 38 29 January PC/Vienna CiO REPORT on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office, as delivered at the 1037th CIO.GAL/11/15 http://www.osce.org/pc/138821 Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council. 39 3 February Kiev SMM Bimonthly STATUS REPORT of the Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine on its main http://www.osce.org/ukraine- activities and latest news. smm/139271 40 5 February PC/Vienna CiO REPORT on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office, as delivered at the 1038th CIO.GAL/12/15 http://www.osce.org/pc/140236 Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council. 41 7 February Munich Troika PRESS RELEASE on Munich Security Conference: OSCE Troika calls for immediate SEC.PR/105/15 http://www.osce.org/cio/139421 ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. 42 7 February Munich CiO STATEMENT by Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office http://www.osce.org/cio/139411 on latest developments in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process. 43 18 February Skopje HCNM PRESS RELEASE on High Commissioner Thors’ visit in Skopje: Good governance a HCNM/PR/1/15 http://www.osce.org/ prerequisite for the cohesion of society. hcnm/141506 44 19 February Washing- SG INTERVENTION by Lamberto Zannier, Secretary General at the Ministerial Meeting http://www.osce.org/sg/142011 ton, D.C. of the White House Countering Violent Extremism Summit. 45 24 February Kiev SMM Bimonthly STATUS REPORT of the Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine on its main http://www.osce.org/ukraine- activities and latest news. smm/142541 46 25 February Vienna FoM JOINT DECLARATION adopted by representatives of the Russian and Ukrainian http://www.osce.org/fom/142926 media organizations. 47 26 February PC/Vienna CiO REPORT on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office, as delivered at the 1041th CIO.GAL/18/15 http://www.osce.org/pc/146426 Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council. 48 5 March PC/Vienna CiO REPORT on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office, as delivered at the 1042nd CIO.GAL/22/15 http://www.osce.org/pc/147286 Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council. 49 11 March Kiev SMM Bimonthly STATUS REPORT of the Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine on its main http://www.osce.org/ukraine- activities and latest news. smm/144486 50 11 March New York FoM PRESENTATION by Andrei Richter, Director of the Office of the Representative on Freedom of the Media, on Attempts to Restrict Propaganda Broadcasts Related to http://www.osce.org/fom/149006 Crisis in and around Ukraine, 2014-15, delivered at the conference on Justice for Free Expression organized by the Columbia University. 51 12 March PC/Vienna CiO REPORT on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office, as delivered at the 1044th CIO.GAL/29/15 http://www.osce.org/pc/147541 Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council. 52 15 March PC/Vienna ODIHR REPORT by Michael Georg Link, Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and http://www.osce.org/ Human Rights, as presented to the 1044th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council. odihr/144696 53 19 March PC/Vienna CiO REPORT on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office, as delivered at the 1045th CIO.GAL/36/15 http://www.osce.org/pc/147971 Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council. 54 23 March PC/Vienna CiO REPORT on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office, as delivered at the 1046th CIO.GAL/43/15 http://www.osce.org/pc/148751 Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council. 55 25 March Kiev SMM Bimonthly STATUS REPORT of the Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine on its main http://www.osce.org/ukraine- activities and latest news. smm/146836 56 26–27 Belgrade FoM OPENING REMARKS by Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of March the Media, as delivered by the OSCE Chairmanship Conference on the Protection of http://www.osce.org/fom/149041 Safety and Integrity of Journalists in the OSCE Region.

IV. CONSOLIDATED SUMMARIES – (non-consensus) REPORTS AND AGENDAS released by/at OSCE meetings, events, conferences, seminars and workshops

No. Date Venue/Place Originator Document type – Title (Description) OSCE ID URL 57 26–27 Vienna OCEEA CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY of the first preparatory meeting for the 23rd OSCE EEF.GAL/7/15/ http://www.osce.org/ January Economic and Environmental Forum devoted to “Water governance in the OSCE area Rev.1 secretariat/144136 – increasing security and stability through co-operation”. 58 11 February Vienna CPC SURVEY of OSCE Field Operations provides an overview of the mandates and SEC.GAL/28/15 “technical data” relating to current and past OSCE Field Operations. It facilitates http://www.osce.org/cpc/74783 reference to official OSCE documents and respective decisions on individual subject. 59 17 March Washington SG REPORT of the 2015 OSCE Security Days on Current Challenges to Euro-Atlantic http://www.osce.org/ D.C. Security: Strategies for Co-operation and Joint Solutions, held on 17 March 2015 at the secretariat/160461 Wilson Center, Washington, DC. 60 17–18 Kiev FoM AGENDA for the Executive Master Class in Broadcasting Regulation for the National http://www.osce.org/fom/144681 March Rada on Television and Radio Broadcasting. 61 25–26 Tirana OCEEA FINAL REPORT and OUTCOME DOCUMENT of the Regional Roundtable devoted March to “Strengthening public participation in trans-boundary water management- exploring http://www.osce.org/ the synergies of Espoo, Helsinki and Aarhus Conventions“. The presentations secretariat/162841 and discussions confirmed the potential of the Aarhus Centres to strengthen the http://www.osce.org/ involvement of civil society to foster the implementation of these international secretariat/162836 conventions in South-Eastern Europe, contributing to overall democratic and sustainable development in the region.

V. ELECTION OBSERVATION REPORTS prepared by various types of election missions, as well as statements or invitations concerning elections in participating States. No. Date Country Originator Document type – Title (Description) OSCE ID URL 62 15 January Finland Finland STATEMENT by the delegation of Finland on the parliamentary elections in Finland PC.JOUR/1033 to be held on 19 April, as delivered to the 1033rd Special Plenary Meeting of the Annex 1 http://www.osce.org/pc/135256 Permanent Council. 63 15 January Estonia Estonia STATEMENT by the delegation of Estonia on the parliamentary elections in Estonia PC.JOUR/1033 to be held on 1 March, as delivered to the 1033rd Special Plenary Meeting of the Annex 2 http://www.osce.org/pc/135256 Permanent Council. 64 19–21 Estonia ODIHR/ NEEDS ASSESSMENT MISSION REPORT on the parliamentary elections in Estonia ODIHR. http://www.osce.org/odihr/ January NAM to be held on 1 March. GAL/8/15 elections/estonia/139571 65 20 January Tajikistan ODIHR/ INTERIM REPORT on the parliamentary elections in Tajikistan to be held on 13 ODIHR. http://www.osce.org/odihr/ – 11 EOM February. GAL/9/15 elections/tajikistan/127227 February 66 22 January Andorra Andorra/ INVITATION for OSCE representatives to come to observe the parliamentary elections Annex to PC in Andorra to be held on 1 March. PC.JOUR/1035 http://www.osce.org/pc/137096

67 27–28 Andorra ODIHR/ NEEDS ASSESSMENT MISSION REPORT on the parliamentary elections in Andorra ODIHR. http://www.osce.org/odihr/ January NAM to be held on 1 March. GAL/11/15 elections/andorra 68 10-12 Finland ODIHR/ NEEDS ASSESSMENT MISSION REPORT on the parliamentary elections in Finland ODIHR. http://www.osce.org/odihr/ February NAM to be held on 19 April. GAL/13/15 elections/finland/143126 69 12 February Poland Poland/PC INVITATION for OSCE representatives to come to observe the parliamentary elections Annex to in Poland to be held on 10 May. PC.JOUR/1039 http://www.osce.org/pc/141061

70 23 February Uzbekistan ODIHR/ INTERIM REPORT on the presidential election in Uzbekistan to be held on 29 March. ODIHR. http://www.osce.org/odihr/ – 19 March LEOM GAL/18/15 elections/uzbekistan/141941 71 1 March Tajikistan ODIHR/ STATEMENT OF PRELIMINARY FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS on the ODIHR. IEOM parliamentary elections in Tajikistan held on 1 March. This statement and these GAL/14/15 http://www.osce.org/odihr/ conclusions are delivered prior to the completion of the election process. The OSCE/ elections/tajikistan/127227 ODIHR will issue a comprehensive final report, including recommendations for potential improvements, some eight weeks after the completion of the election process. 72 1 March Tajikistan ODIHR/ FINAL REPORT on the parliamentary elections in Tajikistan held on 1 March. Almost ODIHR. IEOM two-thirds of vote counts observed were assessed negatively. Important procedures GAL/30/15 were often disregarded, including not cancelling unused ballots, selectively determining the validity of ballots, and signing blank results protocols. The tabulation process was http://www.osce.org/odihr/ not adequately regulated and lacked transparency at the district and central levels. elections/tajikistan/127227 This report offers a number of recommendations to support efforts to bring elections in line with OSCE commitments and other international obligations and standards for democratic elections. 73 1 March Estonia ODIHR/ FINAL REPORT on the parliamentary elections held in Estonia on 1 March. The ODIHR. EET Election Expert Team (EET) noted a positive trend of parties across the political GAL/31/15 spectrum placing candidates belonging to national minorities on party lists, in some cases in prominent positions, and greater efforts by parties and candidates to reach out http://www.osce.org/odihr/ to Russian-speaking voters, including with campaign information in Russian. While elections/estonia/160131 persons of undetermined citizenship could participate in party activities and donate to parties or candidates, despite a previous OSCE/ODIHR recommendation, they do not have the right to join political parties. Despite positive amendments to the Citizenship Act, the pace of naturalization of persons with undetermined citizenship remains slow. 74 2–5 March United ODIHR/ NEEDS ASSESSMENT MISSION REPORT on the general election to take place in ODIHR. http://www.osce.org/odihr/ Kingdom NAM the United Kingdom on 7 May. GAL/20/15 elections/uk/147996 75 3–6 March Kazakhstan ODIHR/ NEED ASSESSMENT MISSION REPORT on the early presidential elections in ODIHR. http://www.osce.org/odihr/ NAM Kazakhstan to be held on 26 April. GAL/17/15 elections/kazakhstan/145006 76 5 March Tajikistan Multiple/ COMPILED STATEMENTS on the parliamentary elections in Tajikistan held on 1 PC.DEL/290/15/ http://www.osce.org/pc/147116 PC March, by the Latvian EU Presidency (PC.DEL/290/15/Rev.1) and by the delegations Rev.1 of the Russian Federation (PC.DEL/294/15) and the United States of America (PC. PC.DEL/294/15 http://www.osce.org/pc/147121 DEL/280/15), as delivered to the 1042nd Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council. PC.DEL/280/15 http://www.osce.org/pc/147131 77 9–12 March Poland ODIHR/ NEEDS ASSESSMENT MISSION REPORT on the presidential and parliamentary ODIHR. http://www.osce.org/odihr/ NAM elections to take place on 10 May in Poland, as well as on upcoming parliamentary GAL/22/15 elections/poland elections to take place later this year. 78 26 March – Kazakhstan ODIHR/ INTERIM REPORT on the early presidential election in Kazakhstan to be held on 26 ODIHR. http://www.osce.org/odihr/ 14 April EOM April. GAL/23/15 elections/kazakhstan/145006 79 29 March Uzbekistan ODIHR/ STATEMENT OF PRELIMINARY FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS on the ODIHR. LEOM presidential elections in Uzbekistan held on 29 March. This statement and these GAL/19/15 http://www.osce.org/odihr/ conclusions are delivered prior to the completion of the election process. The OSCE/ elections/uzbekistan/141941 ODIHR will issue a comprehensive final report, including recommendations for potential improvements, some eight weeks after the completion of the election process. 80 29 March Uzbekistan ODIHR/ FINAL REPORT on the presidential elections in Uzbekistan held on 29 March. The ODIHR. LEOM election took place in the wake of the 2014 December parliamentary elections that GAL/42/15 were presented by the authorities as a step towards strengthening the role of parliament http://www.osce.org/odihr/ and political parties. However, despite the formation of a majority and an opposition elections/uzbekistan/165876 bloc, the parliament remains in substantial agreement with the president and his policy course. Most OSCE/ODIHR LEOM interlocutors pointed to the lack of a political alternative to the incumbent president, who has been in office since 1991.

VI. SELECTED INTEREST AND REFERENCE DOCUMENTS This section includes various items relating to events or specific activities within the three OSCE dimensions.

Country/ No. Date Originator Document type – Title (Description) OSCE ID URL Place 81 6 January Ukraine SMM STATUS REPORT. This report presents a general overview of the Special Monitoring http://www.osce.org/ukraine- Mission in Ukraine, its main activities and latest news as of 6 January 2015. smm/132986

82 15 January Ukraine SEC/OPCU POSTER ”Inspection of goods that potentially contain ozone depleting substances”. This poster has been developed and printed for educational purposes for border control http://www.osce.org/ru/ personnel. It is implemented with the support of the government of Finland as part of ukraine/134571 an ENVSEC/OSCE project on prevention of illegal cross-border transport of hazardous waste and other cross-border environmental crimes. 83 15 January Ukraine SEC/OPCU POSTER ”Wastes can be transported as …”. This poster has been developed and printed for educational purposes for border control personnel. It is being implemented http://www.osce.org/ru/ with the support of the government of Finland as part of an ENVSEC/OSCE project on ukraine/134601 prevention of illegal cross-border transport of hazardous waste and other cross-border environmental crimes. 84 15 January Ukraine SEC/OPCU POSTER ”Documents needed for transportation of dangerous wastes”. This poster has been developed and printed for educational purposes for border control personnel. http://www.osce.org/ru/ It is being implemented with the support of the government of Finland as part of an ukraine/134631 ENVSEC/OSCE project on prevention of illegal cross-border transport of hazardous waste and other cross-border environmental crimes. 85 15 January Ukraine SEC/OPCU POSTER “Methods of smuggling ozone-depleting substances”. This poster has been developed and printed for educational purposes for border control personnel. It is being http://www.osce.org/ru/ implemented with the support of the government of Finland as part of an ENVSEC/ ukraine/134506 OSCE project on prevention of illegal cross-border transport of hazardous waste and other cross-border environmental crimes. 86 January Vienna OSG/GS/ CONFERENCE REPORT on the Gender Equality Review. Proceedings and outcomes ODIHR of the first Gender Equality Review Conference held for the 10th anniversary of the 2004 OSCE Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality. The report shows http://www.osce.org/ an example of how political will and leadership can strengthen the awareness and secretariat/137761 understanding of the important link between gender equality and comprehensive security. 87 February Montene- IA/OM STUDY on Internal Control of Police Comparative Models. This comparative study ISBN 978-9940- gro Montene- was done by Institute Alternative (IA), with the support of the OSCE Mission to 533-43-4 gro Montenegro. The study provides a detailed overview of control mechanisms (modus operandi) and instruments for efficient identification and prevention of abuse, as http://www.osce.org/ well as the analysis of challenges and possibilities for enhancing the modus operandi montenegro/138711 of the internal control of the police. On that basis and on the basis of the analysis of comparative cases (models from three EU member states), IA formulated its concrete recommendations for the reform of the Montenegrin model. 88 February Kosovo OMiK REVIEW of Illegal Re-occupation Cases in Kosovo. This study presents the response of the prosecution and courts to cases of illegal re-occupation of properties under the http://www.osce.org/ administration of the Kosovo Property Agency and assesses how these cases are more kosovo/141131 broadly addressed by the system. 89 February N/A TNT/ATU UPDATED OVERVIEW of OSCE Counter-Terrorism Related Commitments, prepared http://www.osce.org/node/ by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department/Action against Terrorism Unit in co- 107686 ordination with other relevant OSCE executive structures. 90 February Vienna TNT UPDATED AND CONSOLIDATED REFERENCE for OSCE Anti-Terrorism Efforts. This Consolidated Reference aims to inform all personnel of the OSCE, as well as offices, institutions, field missions/presences, and relevant interested organizations, http://www.osce.org/ about international and OSCE commitments, projects and programmes related to the secretariat/99765 prevention and combating of terrorism. The Reference can also be used as an aid in conceptualizing, planning and implementing activities within the general scope of OSCE anti-terrorism goals. 91 18 March Vienna OSCE BRIEF GUIDE to Competency-Based Interviews. The OSCE uses competency-based http://www.osce.org/ interviews as part of the selection process for fixed-term as well as temporary positions. employment/144446 This brief guide will help users understand the idea of a competency-based interview. 92 30 March Ukraine SMM THEMATIC REPORT on the “Impact of the Crisis in Ukraine on its Western Region”. SEC.FR/261/15/ This report outlines the impact of developments in Crimea and Donbas, and Maidan- Corr.1 related events, from the perspective of the western regions of Ukraine. It is based on http://www.osce.org/ukraine- observations the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine has made in the western smm/148241 regions of Ukraine, with the objective of enhancing the understanding of security- related developments in this part of the country. 93 March Kosovo OMiK POLICY BRIEF on Special Transportation for Communities in Kosovo. The purpose of this policy brief is to present the current status of humanitarian bus transportation http://www.osce.org/ (HBT) in order to inform decision-makers and support the Organization for Security kosovo/143476 and Co-operation in Europe Mission in Kosovo’s (OSCE) advocacy for a sustainable policy on free or subsidized transportation for communities. 94 March Vienna DHR BOOKLET on “Our competency model” outlines an inventory of expected skills and behaviours that lead to excellence on the job. From 2015, it will provide common http://www.osce.org/ strategic direction to OSCE core Human Resources processes and underpin employment/144466 Organization’s work in recruitment, performance management, and learning and development.