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Since the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 2002 Annual Session in Berlin, held under the theme “Confronting Terrorism: Global Challenge in the 21st Century,” the Assembly has increasingly worked to advance counter-terrorism efforts through field visits, participation in international fora, and exchanging best practices. With a focus on cross-dimensional aspects of security – incorporating the political-military, economic and environmental, and the human dimensions – the PA has sought to support OSCE participating States’ efforts to develop effective and human rights-compliant responses to violent extremism, adopting over the years some 20 resolutions dealing with the issue.
From 2013 to 2017, Nikolay Kovalev (MP, Russian Federation) served as Special Representative on Anti-Terrorism with a mandate to follow the international situation regarding the fight against terrorism and communicate with relevant actors within the OSCE and other international bodies. His work culminated in the establishment in July 2017 of the OSCE PA’s Ad Hoc Committee on Countering Terrorism, which was tasked with promoting inter-parliamentary dialogue on issues related to countering terrorism. Its first working visit was in November 2017 to the offices of the OSCE and UN Office on Drugs and Crime in Vienna. Its Chair, Makis Voridis from Greece, spoke about the role of parliamentarians in counter-terrorism efforts at the OSCE PA's Annual Session in Berlin on 8 July 2018:
Below you will find a collection of articles and speeches related to the OSCE PA’s work on the issue of terrorism. Click here for a PDF factsheet detailing the composition and mandate of the Ad Hoc Committee on Countering Terrorism. For more information about the Ad Hoc Committee on Countering Terrorism, please click here.
Press releases
- Prevention, information-sharing and parliamentary engagement in counter-terrorism the focus of OSCE PA visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina – 7 June 2018
- Countering the foreign terrorist fighter phenomenon requires greater parliamentary involvement, say Ad Hoc Committee members at Rome OSCE conference – 10 May 2018
- Protections against cyber threats must build trust and uphold fundamental freedoms, say OSCE parliamentarians at Lisbon conference – 8 May 2018
- At OSCE Security Committee, Ad Hoc Committee Chair Voridis outlines PA’s counter-terrorism work and identifies priorities for international community – 16 April 2018
- Ad Hoc Committee member Ignacio Cosido participates in counter-terrorism event in Malta – 28 March 2018
- Counter-terrorism efforts focus of OSCE parliamentary visit to Belgium – 8 February 2018
- Promotion of human rights an essential component of counter-terrorism, OSCE PA’s Birchall says at Milan Forum – 28 November 2017
- Reinforcing counter-terrorism co-operation discussed in Ad Hoc Committee’s meetings at OSCE and UNODC – 14 November 2017
- Mediterranean engagement and counter-terrorism focus of OSCE PA delegation’s visit to Morocco – 20 October 2017
- Migration, terrorism and climate change high on agenda of OSCE PA President Muttonen’s meetings in Morocco – 22 September 2017
- OSCE PA President Muttonen fills leadership positions in counter-terrorism and migration committees, appoints new Mediterranean envoy – 10 July 2017
- Annual Session opens in Minsk with calls for greater OSCE ambition, counter-terrorism body agreed to by parliamentarians – 5 July 2017
- At OSCE counter-terrorism conference in Vienna, OSCE PA Special Representative Kovalev urges increased co-operation and innovative measures – 24 May 2017
- Conference in St. Petersburg highlights role of international parliamentary diplomacy in combating terrorism – 28 March 2017
- Human rights in times of crisis in focus at OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Winter Meeting’s closing session – 24 February 2017
- At start of Central Asia visit, Special Representative Muttonen calls for unity in struggle against violent extremism – 31 May 2016
Speeches and reports
- Ad Hoc Committee on Countering Terrorism: Comprehensive Overview of Activities Implemented in the Period July 2017 – July 2018
- Report of the Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on Countering Terrorism Makis Voridis to the OSCE PA Standing Committee meeting, Berlin – 7 July 2018
- Report on the Visit of the OSCE PA Ad Hoc Committee on Countering Terrorism to Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5-8 June 2018
- Remarks by Ad Hoc Committee on Countering Terrorism Chair Makis Voridis at the OSCE-wide conference The Reverse Flow of Foreign Terrorist Fighters, Rome – 10 May 2018
- Remarks by Ad Hoc Committee on Countering Terrorism Chair Makis Voridis at the International Conference Digital Resilience of a Democratic State, Lisbon – 8 May2018
- Remarks by Ad Hoc Committee on Countering Terrorism Chair Makis Voridis at the OSCE Security Committee, Vienna – 16 April 2018
- Report on the Visit of the OSCE PA Ad Hoc Committee on Countering Terrorism to Belgium, 7-9 February 2018 – 16 March 2018
- Report on the Visit of the OSCE PA Ad Hoc Committee on Countering Terrorism to the OSCE and UNODC, Vienna, 12-14 November 2017
- Report by Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on Countering Terrorism Makis Voridis to the OSCE PA Winter Meeting – 24 February 2017
- Ad Hoc Committee on Countering Terrorism Member Ana Birchall address at Milan Forum for Parliamentary Action in Preventing Violent Extremism and Mass Atrocities, Milan – 28 November 2017
- Remarks by Ad Hoc Committee on Countering Terrorism Chair Makis Voridis at the OSCE Security Committee, Vienna – 13 November 2017
- OSCE PA Vice-President Azay Guliyev (MP, Azerbaijan) addresses 62nd Pugwash Conference on Science & World Affairs on ISIS – 27 August 2017
