INTERESTING PERIOD

• year of important anniversaries

• following most extensive EU and NATO enlargement of all time

• new role in new geo-political environment

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GENERAL PRINCIPLES

• balance operations

• enhance transparency

• consultations with 55 participating States

• considering interests with unbiased approach

• ways to reach consensus

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Slovenian OSCE Chairmanship /outstanding tasks/

Agreement on:

• new Secretary General

• OSCE budget for 2005

• OSCE scales of contribution

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OSCE priorities for 2005

OSCE Reform

Panel of Eminent Persons

• report (by end June 2005) • specially convened session of Participating States• recommendations for Ministerial Council in

Ljubljana

Working Group on Reform

Informal Group of Friends of the Chair

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OSCE priorities for 2005

Political-military dimension

Implementation of:

• Strategy to address threats to security and stability in the 21st century

• Maastricht and Sofia Ministerial Council decisions

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OSCE priorities for 2005

Border security and management

• adopting OSCE Border Security and Management Concept

• open and secure borders

• free movement of persons and goods

• reducing security threats

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OSCE priorities for 2005

Tolerance and non-discrimination

• OSCE Conference on anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance (Cordoba, June 2005)

• Personal Representatives to promote greater tolerance and combat racism, xenophobia and discrimination

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OSCE priorities for 2005

Elections

• further discussions

• proposal to establish a working group

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OSCE priorities for 2005

Economic and Environmental Dimension

• full implementation of the OSCE Strategy Document for the Economic and Environmental Dimension

• enhance co-operation, good governance, sustainable development and protection of the environment

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OSCE priorities for 2005

Migration and integration

• cross-dimensional approach

• promote best practices (migration management, migrant integration policies)

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OSCE priorities for 2005

• OSCE Special Representative on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings

• addendum to OSCE Action Plan (child victims)

Preventing trafficking in human beings

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OSCE priorities for 2005

Conventional Ammunition / SALW

• implementation of Document on Stockpiles of Conventional Ammunition and the Document on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)

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OSCE priorities for 2005Regional issues

South-Eastern Europe

•refugee return •protection of national minorities•capacity-buildingCentral Asia

•transnational terrorism •education•elections•migration and border management •economic development and democratisation

Moldova, Georgia, Nagorno Karabakh

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• contribution of Helsinki process to democracy, rule of law and protection of human rights

• alleviation of tensions between former blocs

• establishment of security co-operation

• new geo-political situation

• reflection on the role of the OSCE

• preserve and enhance effectiveness and strengthen its capacity

OSCE priorities for 2005

Year of the anniversaries

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• Mediterranean partners

• Asian Partners

• OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

Strengthening partnerships and co-operation

OSCE priorities for 2005

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OSCE priorities for 2005

international organizations

prevent the duplication and increase synergy

Strengthening partnerships and co-

operation

non-governmental organizations

promote NGO role in implementing OSCE norms and standards