The Bulgarian government's agreement to hold early, free and fair elections came in no small part from the OSCE's clearly expressed view that instability in one OSCE State is of concern to all. The OSCE also has missions to Latvia and Estonia focused mainly on questions related to the integration of the ethnic Russian community. In Latvia, OSCE also monitors the status of Russia's Skrunda radar station pending its final dismantlement. The High Commissioner for National Minorities is active in dealing with minority problems in these and other countries, including Ukraine, Slovakia and Hungary and in Central Asia. The dramatic changes in the European security landscape resulting from the enlargement of the EU and the proposed enlargement of NATO have focused increasing attention on the OSCE's role as a regional security institution.
Negotiations are under way to adapt the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe.
Refinements in existing confidence-building regimes are being discussed in the Forum for Security Cooperation. The main focus is that of giving form to the concept of new cooperative security.