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OSCE Secretary General Calls for Renewed Commitment to Helsinki Final Act Principles During Visit to Helsinki
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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August 2, 2025
HELSINKI, August 2, 2025 – OSCE Secretary General Ambassador Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu concluded his official visit to Helsinki, where he participated in the Helsinki+50 Conference and held a series of high-level bilateral meetings. In his keynote...
Statement by the OSCE Chairpersonship-in-Office on the 1 August Helsinki+50 Discussions
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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August 2, 2025
HELSINKI, 1 August 2025 - Today, the Finnish OSCE Chairpersonship hosted senior-level government officials and civil society actors for the Helsinki+50 discussions on the future of the OSCE, an initiative launched by the Chairperson-in-Office,...
Statement of the OSCE Troika on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the Helsinki Final Act
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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August 1, 2025
HELSINKI/VALLETTA/BERN, 1 August 2025 – Today, the OSCE Troika – Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE and Foreign Minister of Finland Elina Valtonen, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism of Malta Ian Borg, and Federal...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office launches Helsinki+50 Fund
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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July 31, 2025
HELSINKI, 31 July 2025 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Elina Valtonen, launched the Helsinki+50 Fund at the Helsinki+50 Conference on 31 July 2025. The aim of the Fund is to support the OSCE’s operational...
The OSCE Chairpersonship Youth Forum convened in Helsinki
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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July 31, 2025
HELSINKI, 31 July 2025 – The OSCE Chairpersonship Youth Forum took place in Helsinki on 29 and 30 July 2025. The Forum provided young experts and leaders, as well as representatives of selected international organizations, a space to discuss the...
Expert Network on OSCE meets in Helsinki to discuss the future of co-operative security in region
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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July 31, 2025
The third annual meeting of the Expert Network on the OSCE took place in Helsinki on 30 July. This event was organized by the Finnish Institute of International Affairs and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, with the support of the OSCE...
Minister Fajon at the conference on the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act: "Double standards are unacceptable"
Government of Slovenia
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July 31, 2025
SLOVENIA, July 31 - “We are witnessing the highest number of armed conflicts and civilian casualties since the Second World War. The world order is in crisis, with the rule of power prevailing over the power of rules. Countries, civil society and...
Vaccines trigger rapid lymph node responses
EIN Presswire
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August 18, 2025
Vaccines trigger a notably rapid response in the stromal cells of draining lymph nodes within the first hours after administration. TURKU, FINLAND, August 18, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Vaccines trigger a notably rapid response in the stromal...
Trump calls Putin following meeting Zelensky
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump announced that he plans to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin immediately after his meetings in Washington with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and several Western European leaders. The White House...
Putin aide reaffirms specifics of Trump talks
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Yury Ushakov, aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, confirmed that Putin spoke with US President Donald Trump in a 40-minute call, which Trump placed after temporarily pausing a White House meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir...
Losing the Dividends of Neutrality in the Arctic
The Arctic Institute
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August 19, 2025
Back to Publications This article aims to examine the ramifications of clearer but also more adversarial posturing in the Arctic through the analysis of two domains of international policymaking: climate change mitigation and the exploitation of...
US, worldwide nations to collaborate on building security guarantees for Ukraine
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) According to reports, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on Monday that Washington is working with both European and non-European nations to establish security guarantees for Ukraine. “We will work with our European allies and...
Zelensky Considers Territory Exchange During Talks
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has recently admitted that the idea of territorial concessions is now a topic of discussion during his engagements at the White House with U.S. President Donald Trump and several of Ukraine’s...
Trump Rejects Macron, Merz’s Push for Ukraine Ceasefire
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) During recent discussions at the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed appeals from French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for a ceasefire to serve as the initial step toward a sustainable...
The OSCE Chairpersonship Youth Forum to be convened in Helsinki
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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July 23, 2025
HELSINKI, 23 July 2025 – The OSCE Chairpersonship Youth Forum will be convened in Helsinki on 29 and 30 July 2025. The event is organized with and for youth, taking stock of the added value that the OSCE offers in implementing the Youth, Peace and...
Wildfires Engulf Finland’s Lapland
MENAFN
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July 24, 2025
(MENAFN) Widespread wildfires have erupted across Finland’s northern Lapland region in recent days, media reported on Wednesday. According to the Lapland Rescue Department, emergency teams responded to numerous incidents within a 24-hour span,...
Trump dismisses calls from Macron, Merz truce
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump has rejected calls from French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to implement a ceasefire as an initial step toward resolving the conflict in Ukraine, according to reports. During...
Trump rejects ceasefire demand
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump dismissed appeals from French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to implement a ceasefire as the first step toward resolving the Ukraine conflict. Speaking at Monday’s White House...
Putin envoy says Trump implanting ‘real’ solution to Ukraine war
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Kremlin economic envoy Kirill Dmitriev has said US President Donald Trump and his team are working toward a genuine resolution to the Ukraine conflict. His remarks come ahead of Monday’s White House meeting between Trump, Ukrainian leader...
Russia’s presidential aide reveals details of Trump-Putin call
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) A senior Russian aide has confirmed that President Vladimir Putin spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump, who made the call to Moscow after briefly pausing meetings with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and Western European leaders,...