Since the first Annual Session took place in Budapest in 1992, more than two dozen cities across the OSCE area have hosted the meeting. The latest Annual Session took place in Luxembourg. Information on previous OSCE PA Annual Sessions, including Declarations and final reports, is available to the right.
DOWNLOAD THE OSCE PA'S LUXEMBOURG DECLARATION HERE.
The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly met for its 28th Annual Session on 4-8 July 2019 in Luxembourg under the theme “Advancing Sustainable Development to Promote Security: The Role of Parliaments.” Photos and videos of the Annual Session are available on Flickr and YouTube.
Following several days of intense debate and committee work, the Annual Session culminated in the adoption on 8 July of the Luxembourg Declaration, containing recommendations to the 57 nations of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe – and to the OSCE itself – in the fields of political affairs, security, economics, environment, human rights and humanitarian questions.
Speakers at the event included:
• Fernand Etgen, President of the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg
• George Tsereteli, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
• Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister of Luxembourg
• Steny Hoyer, United States House Majority Leader and Founding Member of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
• Liliane Maury Pasquier, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
• Miroslav Lajcak, Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia
• Ambassador Thomas Greminger, Secretary General of the OSCE
• Roberto Montella, Secretary General of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
RELATED DOCUMENTS
- Luxembourg Declaration - English (PDF)
- Luxembourg Declaration - French (PDF)
- Luxembourg Declaration - German (PDF)
- Luxembourg Declaration - Italian (PDF)
- Luxembourg Declaration - Russian (PDF)
- Luxembourg Declaration - Spanish (PDF)
- Final Report (PDF)
2019 Luxembourg Annual Session ReportREPORTS AND SPEECHES
- Opening speech by OSCE PA President George Tsereteli
- Speech by OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger
- Speech by OSCE Chair-in-Office Miroslav Lajcak
- Report of the OSCE PA President to the 28th Annual Session
- Report of the OSCE PA Secretary General to the 28th Annual Session
- Report of the OSCE PA Special Representative on Gender Issues (ENG)
- Report of the OSCE PA Special Representative on Gender Issues (FRE)
- Report of the OSCE PA Special Representative on Anti-Semitism, Racism and Intolerance
- Report of the OSCE PA Special Representative on South East Europe
- Report of Third Committee Leadership Mission to Ukraine - English
- Report of Third Committee Leadership Mission to Ukraine - Russian
- Report of the OSCE PA Special Representative on Human Trafficking Issues
- Report on Effective and Humane Returns by the Ad Hoc Committee on Migration
- Report of the Chair of the CCT to the plenary at the Luxembourg Annual Session
- 2019 Gender Lunch – Gender and Youth, 5 July 2019, Luxembourg–Summary of discussions
ANNUAL SESSION NEWSLETTER
RELATED ARTICLES
- George Tsereteli re-elected President at Luxembourg Annual Session along with Vice-Presidents, Treasurer and Committee Officers
- OSCE PA’s Luxembourg Declaration stresses link between security and sustainable development, urges parliaments and governments to commit to multilateralism
- Strong engagement by parliamentarians essential for sustainable development agenda, high-level officials say at OSCE PA meeting in Luxembourg
- Democracy, security and sustainable development high on the agenda of OSCE parliamentarians in Luxembourg
- OSCE PA Secretary General Montella overwhelmingly re-elected by Standing Committee
- MEDIA ADVISORY: In Luxembourg, OSCE parliamentarians to debate the role of parliaments in advancing sustainable development and security
- Op-ed: A safer future through effective multilateralism
- Op-ed: For security and political stability, parliaments must pursue good governance and sustainable development
- Op-ed: Reasserting human rights as a foreign policy priority in an era of populism and nationalism
- Media registration open for OSCE PA’s 28th Annual Session in Luxembourg
GENERAL COMMITTEE REPORTS
OSCE PA General Comittee English French German Italian Russian Spanish Committee on Political Affairs and Security
(First Committee)- Report - Report - Report - Report - Report - Report Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment
(Second Committee)- Report
- Report - Report - Report - Report - Report Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions
(Third Committee)- Report - Report - Report - Report - Report - Report
