The OSCE PA's 2021 Remote Session took place in a hybrid format from 30 June to 6 July, with some Members gathering in Vienna and others joining online. Video of the meeting is available on the Assembly's Facebook and YouTube channels.
Click here for the final report.
OSCE PA 2021 Remote Session Final ReportThe plenary consisted of addresses by OSCE PA President Peter Lord Bowness (United Kingdom) and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Ann Linde, as well as consideration of Urgency Items, review of OSCE PA activities, open debate, and announcement of election results for OSCE Parliamentary Assembly officers. The general committee meetings focused primarily on the consideration of the reports prepared by the committee rapporteurs dealing with topical issues related to OSCE values and commitments.
For a programme and the reports of the three general committees, please see below.
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Related Documents
- Urgency Item - The General Approach to Dissent In Belarus
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- Urgency Item - Addressing the Rise in Hate, Intolerance, Violence and Discrimination Across the OSCE Region
- Report by the Chair of the OSCE PA Ad Hoc Committee on Countering Terrorism Reinhold Lopatka - 6 July 2021
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- Report of the Special Representative on Central Asia Reinhold Lopatka to the Remote Session - 6 July 2021
- Report by the Special Representative on Civil Society Engagement Pia Kauma - 6 July 2021
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Wednesday 30 June 2021
*ONLINE*
- 14.00 – 17.00 (CEST) Meeting of the OSCE PA’s General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions (Click here for full programme in English, French and Russian.)
Thursday 1 July 2021
*ONLINE*
- 14.00 – 17.00 (CEST) Meeting of the OSCE PA’s General Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment (Click here for full programme in English, French and Russian.)
Friday 2 July 2021
*ONLINE*
- 14.00 – 17.00 (CEST) Meeting of the OSCE PA’s General Committee on Political Affairs and Security (Click here for the full programme in English, French and Russian)
Monday 5 July 2021
*HYBRID*
- 13.30 – 16.30 (CEST) Meeting of the Standing Committee
Tuesday 6 July 2021
*HYBRID*
- 13.30 – 16.30 (CEST) Plenary Session (Click here for the full programme in English, French and Russian.)
- Address by the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Peter Lord Bowness (United Kingdom)
- Address by the Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE and Foreign Affairs Minister of Sweden, Ann Linde
- Consideration of Urgency Items
- Review of the Parliamentary Assembly Activities
- Election Observation Activities
- Ad Hoc Committees
- Special Representatives
- Open Debate
- Election of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and General Committee Officers - Announcement of Results
- Closure of the 2021 Remote Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
