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The OSCE’s report is published here (pdf).
OSSEs rapport er publisert her (pdf).
More information about the OSCE’s election observation is to be found on their website.
Mer informasjon om valgobservasjon gjennom OSSE finnes på deres nettsider.
The Ministry will publish a separate information website on electoral observation on the election portal valg.no.
Departementet vil lage en egen informasjonsside om valgobservasjon på valgportalen valg.no.
Information will be published shortly.
Informasjon legges ut om kort tid.
The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development’s press telephone: +47 22 24 25 00.
Kommunal- og regionaldepartementets pressetelefon: 22 24 25 00.
Corfu, 27 - 28 June 2009
Corfu, 27.-28. juni 2009
- The OSCE’s broad membership and comprehensive approach to security are two of its hallmarks and greatest strengths, Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said in his statement.
- The OSCE’s broad membership and comprehensive approach to security are two of its hallmarks and greatest strengths, sa utenriksminister Jonas Gahr Støre på OSSEs uformelle utenriksministermøte.
The Minister’s statement was based on some of the following points (must be checked against delivery).
The Minister’s statement was based on some of the following points (must be checked against delivery).
Dear Chair-in-Office, let me first of all thank you for organising this Informal OSCE Ministerial Meeting here in beautiful Corfu, providing an opportunity to further discuss the future of European Security.
Dear Chair-in-Office, let me first of all thank you for organising this Informal OSCE Ministerial Meeting here in beautiful Corfu, providing an opportunity to further discuss the future of European Security.
I am also grateful to you and your team for having prepared a very useful reflection paper with interesting ideas on how to improve our “common, indivisible and comprehensive security”.
I am also grateful to you and your team for having prepared a very useful reflection paper with interesting ideas on how to improve our “common, indivisible and comprehensive security”.
Europe has seen significant political and social changes since Helsinki in 1975.
Europe has seen significant political and social changes since Helsinki in 1975.
The Cold War divisions have disappeared.
The Cold War divisions have disappeared.
There has been substantial progress in establishing democratic institutions and market economies.
There has been substantial progress in establishing democratic institutions and market economies.
The OSCE and other institutions have contributed significantly to this.
The OSCE and other institutions have contributed significantly to this.
At the same time new threats to international security and stability have emerged.
At the same time new threats to international security and stability have emerged.
The OSCE, the EU, NATO and other organisations like the Council of Europe have adapted well to the new situation.
The OSCE, the EU, NATO and other organisations like the Council of Europe have adapted well to the new situation.
They have proven to be flexible and able to continue to contribute to European Security.
They have proven to be flexible and able to continue to contribute to European Security.
There is therefore no need to change the architecture.
There is therefore no need to change the architecture.
Building on what has already been achieved Norway welcomes a dialogue on how these various institutions can serve us even better in providing security and prosperity for all.
Building on what has already been achieved Norway welcomes a dialogue on how these various institutions can serve us even better in providing security and prosperity for all.
Trust is not built on resolutions but on actual experience.
Trust is not built on resolutions but on actual experience.
Nevertheless, the resolutions are there to guide our actions.
Nevertheless, the resolutions are there to guide our actions.
The most important step towards strengthened security would therefore be a firm commitment by all states to the standards and political commitments we have signed up to since 1975.
The most important step towards strengthened security would therefore be a firm commitment by all states to the standards and political commitments we have signed up to since 1975.
The OSCE’s broad membership and comprehensive approach to security are two of its hallmarks and greatest strengths.
The OSCE’s broad membership and comprehensive approach to security are two of its hallmarks and greatest strengths.
New threats from terrorism, trafficking and climate change make a one-dimensional approach even less appropriate than before.
New threats from terrorism, trafficking and climate change make a one-dimensional approach even less appropriate than before.
A broad perspective is more needed than ever, and a strengthened political dialogue must be at its core.
A broad perspective is more needed than ever, and a strengthened political dialogue must be at its core.
The OSCE has a well-earned reputation for dealing with the politico-military aspects of security.
The OSCE has a well-earned reputation for dealing with the politico-military aspects of security.
Its work on disarmament, arms control and confidence- and security-building measures plays an important part in fostering security.
Its work on disarmament, arms control and confidence- and security-building measures plays an important part in fostering security.
The CFE Treaty is a cornerstone of European security.
The CFE Treaty is a cornerstone of European security.
Through this treaty Europe has achieved restraint and predictability and increased security for member states.
Through this treaty Europe has achieved restraint and predictability and increased security for member states.
Ten years have passed since the Adapted CFE was agreed on in Istanbul, and more than one year since the Russian Federation suspended its obligations under the treaty in 2007.
Ten years have passed since the Adapted CFE was agreed on in Istanbul, and more than one year since the Russian Federation suspended its obligations under the treaty in 2007.
This situation cannot continue without negative consequences for Europe as a whole.
This situation cannot continue without negative consequences for Europe as a whole.
We must renew our efforts to find a way forward.
We must renew our efforts to find a way forward.
We should also look at our capacity to prevent and resolve conflicts.
We should also look at our capacity to prevent and resolve conflicts.
Allow me to stress one point of crucial importance in this regard.
Allow me to stress one point of crucial importance in this regard.
When we look at the root causes of most protracted conflicts, they are often linked to national minorities.
When we look at the root causes of most protracted conflicts, they are often linked to national minorities.
We saw this demonstrated recently, when one of these conflicts flared up and escalated into a full-blown war between two participating States.
We saw this demonstrated recently, when one of these conflicts flared up and escalated into a full-blown war between two participating States.
How minorities are treated by their own authorities and their “kin-state” authorities, and in particular how they are dealt with in inter-state relations, often has security implications.
How minorities are treated by their own authorities and their “kin-state” authorities, and in particular how they are dealt with in inter-state relations, often has security implications.
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities has provided excellent guidelines which – if fully implemented – may prevent wars and help defuse conflicts.
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities has provided excellent guidelines which – if fully implemented – may prevent wars and help defuse conflicts.
This is an area where we could go further, perhaps by turning the guidelines into a legally binding instrument.
This is an area where we could go further, perhaps by turning the guidelines into a legally binding instrument.
The OSCE’s activities in the economic and environmental dimension should reflect the OSCE’s role as a comprehensive security organisation.
The OSCE’s activities in the economic and environmental dimension should reflect the OSCE’s role as a comprehensive security organisation.
In times of global financial downturn, nobody can deny the link between economic and social development and security.
In times of global financial downturn, nobody can deny the link between economic and social development and security.
In the human dimension we have developed comprehensive standards and commitments because we realise that human rights and democracy are inseparable from security.
In the human dimension we have developed comprehensive standards and commitments because we realise that human rights and democracy are inseparable from security.
That is why all OSCE participating States have agreed, for example in the 1991 Moscow document, that commitments undertaken in the human dimension are matters of legitimate concern to all participating States.
That is why all OSCE participating States have agreed, for example in the 1991 Moscow document, that commitments undertaken in the human dimension are matters of legitimate concern to all participating States.
The OSCE must be the “anchor” and the main forum for our discussion.
The OSCE must be the “anchor” and the main forum for our discussion.
Other organisations should play their parts in their various areas of competence.
Other organisations should play their parts in their various areas of competence.
But the OSCE must be the main forum for discussions, precisely because of its membership, mandate and competence.
But the OSCE must be the main forum for discussions, precisely because of its membership, mandate and competence.
A more structured dialogue is now needed.
A more structured dialogue is now needed.
We could make use of a special working group and other parts of our framework in Vienna.
We could make use of a special working group and other parts of our framework in Vienna.
This will allow concrete work to be done before we meet again in Athens.
This will allow concrete work to be done before we meet again in Athens.
– Thank you.
– Thank you.
Statement at the Informal OSCE Ministerial Meeting
Tale på OSSEs uformelle utenriksministermøte
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Oslo, 6 July 2010
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Oslo, 6 July 2010
The OSCE’s broad membership and broad approach to security are its hallmarks and its greatest strengths."
The OSCE’s broad membership and broad approach to security are its hallmarks and its greatest strengths.
Statement at the Inaugural Plenary Session
Statement at the Inaugural Plenary Session
Ladies and gentlemen, Members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Mr President,
Ladies and gentlemen, Members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Mr President,
It is an honour for me, on behalf of the Norwegian Government, to address the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE.
It is an honour for me, on behalf of the Norwegian Government, to address the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE.
I welcome you all to Norway, to our capital, and to this building – the Norwegian Labour Organisation’s ‘Folkets Hus’ – ‘The People’s House’, opened in 1962, a monument to the universal workers’ rights.
I welcome you all to Norway, to our capital, and to this building – the Norwegian Labour Organisation’s ‘Folkets Hus’ – ‘The People’s House’, opened in 1962, a monument to the universal workers’ rights.
The programme of this 19th session is solid evidence of both the ambition and relevance of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
The programme of this 19th session is solid evidence of both the ambition and relevance of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
Rule of law, fighting corruption and fighting organised crime are matters that concern us all.
Rule of law, fighting corruption and fighting organised crime are matters that concern us all.
The programme illustrates the broader, more updated and modern concept of security that the OSCE stands for – with links back to the Helsinki Accords in the 1970s.
The programme illustrates the broader, more updated and modern concept of security that the OSCE stands for – with links back to the Helsinki Accords in the 1970s.
The organisation has since its establishment – as the CSCE in July 1973 – put people, human rights, human dignity and human security at the top of its agenda.
The organisation has since its establishment – as the CSCE in July 1973 – put people, human rights, human dignity and human security at the top of its agenda.
These were core issues in the Cold War era.
These were core issues in the Cold War era.
And they are still core issues in our era of global change and complexity.
And they are still core issues in our era of global change and complexity.
The OSCE has taught us that the protection of human rights, free and fair elections, freedom of the media and a vibrant civil society are important for our security.
The OSCE has taught us that the protection of human rights, free and fair elections, freedom of the media and a vibrant civil society are important for our security.
Because free, open and stable societies will stand stronger in the fight against such destabilising forces as transnational crime, corruption, armed violence and international terrorism.
Because free, open and stable societies will stand stronger in the fight against such destabilising forces as transnational crime, corruption, armed violence and international terrorism.
While preparing this speech, I came to think of last year, when on my way home from the important OSCE Corfu meeting, I travelled via the Middle East, for talks there.
While preparing this speech, I came to think of last year, when on my way home from the important OSCE Corfu meeting, I travelled via the Middle East, for talks there.
And I had one of these ‘what if’ thoughts.
And I had one of these ‘what if’ thoughts.
What if the Middle East region had this well-developed web of organisations, networks, charters, basic documents, platforms for parliamentarians and ministers to meet, etc., fostering mutual dependency, openness, transparency, security and respect?
What if the Middle East region had this well-developed web of organisations, networks, charters, basic documents, platforms for parliamentarians and ministers to meet, etc., fostering mutual dependency, openness, transparency, security and respect?
Let us not lose sight of these hard-won European lessons of progress.
Let us not lose sight of these hard-won European lessons of progress.
They could, and they should, inspire us – and many others as well.
They could, and they should, inspire us – and many others as well.
There are five points I want to make this afternoon.
There are five points I want to make this afternoon.
First, the obvious: the contribution of the OSCE is key to the fight against corruption and organised crime across borders.
First, the obvious: the contribution of the OSCE is key to the fight against corruption and organised crime across borders.
The OSCE’s broad membership and broad approach to security are its hallmarks and its greatest strengths.
The OSCE’s broad membership and broad approach to security are its hallmarks and its greatest strengths.
New threats such as transnational crime require that we take a wide perspective in our response – as well as a well-functioning political dialogue.
New threats such as transnational crime require that we take a wide perspective in our response – as well as a well-functioning political dialogue.
The OSCE can deliver much-needed input to this response.
The OSCE can deliver much-needed input to this response.
The OSCE is the world’s largest security organisation – and you, parliamentarians, who are here today, represent approximately 1.3 billion people.
The OSCE is the world’s largest security organisation – and you, parliamentarians, who are here today, represent approximately 1.3 billion people.
A great number of them have elected you, voted for you.
A great number of them have elected you, voted for you.
– As they have for me, a Norwegian MP (representing Norway’s Labour Party and Oslo).
– As they have for me, a Norwegian MP (representing Norway’s Labour Party and Oslo).
Democracy at work – that is what the OSCE is designed to protect.
Democracy at work – that is what the OSCE is designed to protect.
And that is what makes the OSCE strong.
And that is what makes the OSCE strong.
The OSCE is not an organisation based on military might, built for hard power and territorial security measures on the ground.
The OSCE is not an organisation based on military might, built for hard power and territorial security measures on the ground.
The OSCE is an organisation for the building of trust between nations and respect for human rights – to the benefit and security of the people of its participating states.
The OSCE is an organisation for the building of trust between nations and respect for human rights – to the benefit and security of the people of its participating states.
The OSCE has built bridges: the Helsinki Accords of 1975 were designed to build confidence and respect for universal human standards in the Euro-Atlantic area, between the East and the West.
The OSCE has built bridges: the Helsinki Accords of 1975 were designed to build confidence and respect for universal human standards in the Euro-Atlantic area, between the East and the West.
And it still does.
And it still does.
Because the need for confidence-building measures did not end with the end of the Cold War.
Because the need for confidence-building measures did not end with the end of the Cold War.
This is equally relevant when dealing with the complexities of the 21st Century, now that we are faced with new security threats – international terrorism, transnational organised crime and corruption, which are threatening our economic and democratic security.
This is equally relevant when dealing with the complexities of the 21st Century, now that we are faced with new security threats – international terrorism, transnational organised crime and corruption, which are threatening our economic and democratic security.
Second, the drug business is a telling example of what we are up against when we speak about transnational crime.
Second, the drug business is a telling example of what we are up against when we speak about transnational crime.
It is the world’s largest criminal industry.
It is the world’s largest criminal industry.
It cuts right through the whole OSCE area.
It cuts right through the whole OSCE area.
And it contributes to instability in general and causes immense human suffering for the individuals who are affected, both in OSCE member states and in neighbouring countries.
And it contributes to instability in general and causes immense human suffering for the individuals who are affected, both in OSCE member states and in neighbouring countries.
Only few metres from this building, right in the centre of Oslo, under bridges, behind corners and bus stops, the business of drug dealing is visible to everyone.
Only few metres from this building, right in the centre of Oslo, under bridges, behind corners and bus stops, the business of drug dealing is visible to everyone.
The customers are many, the suppliers are numerous.
The customers are many, the suppliers are numerous.
The numbers associated with this business are staggering.
The numbers associated with this business are staggering.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime – UNODC – has estimated the annual revenues from the European cocaine and heroin market, excluding Russia and Turkey, at USD 54 billion.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime – UNODC – has estimated the annual revenues from the European cocaine and heroin market, excluding Russia and Turkey, at USD 54 billion.
The estimated value of the Russian market is USD 13 billion.
The estimated value of the Russian market is USD 13 billion.
A drug syndicate will typically calculate a loss of perhaps 30% of its smuggled merchandise, normally as a result of drug seizures at borders, whereas the confiscation of profit is likely to amount to less than 1%.
A drug syndicate will typically calculate a loss of perhaps 30% of its smuggled merchandise, normally as a result of drug seizures at borders, whereas the confiscation of profit is likely to amount to less than 1%.
White-collar criminals are profiting from crime, and the few who are caught face relatively mild sentences.
White-collar criminals are profiting from crime, and the few who are caught face relatively mild sentences.
A number of international organisations are working hard to secure the necessary cooperation between countries and agencies.
A number of international organisations are working hard to secure the necessary cooperation between countries and agencies.
Norway will fund a comprehensive study by UNODC which should give us an updated understanding of the generation, laundering and cross-border transfer of the proceeds of crime.
Norway will fund a comprehensive study by UNODC which should give us an updated understanding of the generation, laundering and cross-border transfer of the proceeds of crime.
Confiscation of the proceeds requires detailed intelligence.
Confiscation of the proceeds requires detailed intelligence.
And this requires the mobilisation of states and civil society.
And this requires the mobilisation of states and civil society.
In short, exactly what the OSCE should be able to help mobilise.
In short, exactly what the OSCE should be able to help mobilise.
For this study to be as thorough as possible, UNODC will need to draw on the vast experience of the OSCE and its member states.
For this study to be as thorough as possible, UNODC will need to draw on the vast experience of the OSCE and its member states.
The OSCE has long since acknowledged that international crime – such as drug trafficking – is a potential threat to member states’ security.
The OSCE has long since acknowledged that international crime – such as drug trafficking – is a potential threat to member states’ security.
The organisation has used its Strategic Police Matters Unit to engage in an array of initiatives to combat organised crime.
The organisation has used its Strategic Police Matters Unit to engage in an array of initiatives to combat organised crime.
It goes without saying that in view of scarce financial and personnel resources, cooperation between international players is crucial.
It goes without saying that in view of scarce financial and personnel resources, cooperation between international players is crucial.
These initiatives – such as the work to overcome a history of abuse and mistrust between police forces and Roma and Sinti communities, and the police support programmes in the Balkans, the Caucasus and Central Asia – have our full support.
These initiatives – such as the work to overcome a history of abuse and mistrust between police forces and Roma and Sinti communities, and the police support programmes in the Balkans, the Caucasus and Central Asia – have our full support.
The OSCE’s programmes for police reform, for border security and for fighting trafficking are also especially relevant.
The OSCE’s programmes for police reform, for border security and for fighting trafficking are also especially relevant.
A promising novelty is the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe, which has just started its activities with a series of workshops this year.
A promising novelty is the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe, which has just started its activities with a series of workshops this year.
Norway is among the major contributors to the college, which will offer strategic training to senior border management officials from the whole OSCE region – particularly from Central Asia and Afghanistan.
Norway is among the major contributors to the college, which will offer strategic training to senior border management officials from the whole OSCE region – particularly from Central Asia and Afghanistan.