US Edition50 Years After The Helsinki Final Act, Can The OSCE Stay Relevant?
UUSIMAA, FINLAND, JUL 29 – The Helsinki+50 conference marks the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act and gathers over 1,000 participants from 57 OSCE states and 11 partner countries, officials said.
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50 Years After The Helsinki Final Act, Can The OSCE Stay Relevant?
Leaders will gather in Finland to mark 50 years since the Helsinki Final Act, which paved the way for the OSCE. But as Russia’s war on Ukraine, political gridlock, and waning trust test the organization, many question its future role in European security.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha will visit Finland to participate in the Helsinki+50 conference.
Traffic disruption expected in central Helsinki during state visit and Helsinki+50 conference
Traffic in central Helsinki will face temporary disruptions on Wednesday and Thursday due to an official state visit and the international Helsinki+50 conference. Police said the events may lead to short-term road closures and special arrangements in key areas. On Wednesday 30 July, President Alexander Stubb will host Santiago Peña, President of Paraguay, for a working visit at the Presidential Palace. On Thursday 31 July, Finland will host the …
In the 50 years since the adoption of the Helsinki Accords, the world has changed radically. The OSCE today looks like a vestige of another historical era that has long since passed. The organization faces the difficult task of finding its place in international life, a new function and political identity. So far, it is not going well. In short: The Helsinki Accords were adopted during the period of the existence of a bipolar world, the confront…
50 years after the Helsinki Conference, Russia, Belarus and Ukraine will meet in Finland. “Zelenskyy’s participation was added to the program at the request of the Ukrainians,” says Toni Sandell at the OSCE Secretariat.
Helsinki+50 Conference, highlighting the role of civil society, on 31 July 2025
The Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs published on 25 July 2025: The Finnish OSCE Chairpersonship will organise a conference on 31 July 2025 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act. The conference will pay tribute to the legacy of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) in Helsinki in 1975 and highlight the role of civil society in advancing OSCE’s principles and commitments. Helsinki+50 Fund will be launch…
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