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The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is the largest regional security body, set up with the aim of preventing conflict in Europe and its surroundings. The OSCE has its origins in the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), held in Helsinki in 1975. The organisation currently groups together 57 States in Europe, North America and Central Asia.

The last country to join the organisation was Mongolia in 2012. All the States enjoy the same status in the development of their functions as a regional organisation for security and cooperation in the whole of its geographic area. It has 16 missions on the ground in Southeast Europe, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia. It principally handles three main issues: political-military affairs, economic-environmental issues and human rights The OSCE has become the largest peacebuilding alliance following the signing of the Helsinki Final Act.

History and Goals

Conceived as a vehicle for a detente between the two enemy blocs in the Cold War, the CSCE later became the OSCE, it aspires to be a decisive organisation in the security policy of the whole of Europe. It also takes on the challenge of boosting and strengthening democratisation, crisis management and respect for human rights in the 57 countries that comprise its membership.
Spain in the OSCE

Spain is one of the founding countries of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Since its origins back in 1973, Spain has formed part of the then named “Conference for Security and Cooperation in Europe” (CSCE), and when this became an organisation in 1994, its permanent representation was set up in Vienna.

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21 Mar @SpainMFA Minister @JosepBorrellF welcomed yesterday in #Madrid the Secretary General of the League of Arab States, Mr. Ahmed… https://t.co/Qk45UR1Gjc
21 Mar @SpainMFA Spanish Minister of #Economy and Business @NadiaCalvino opened the conference, announcing that #Spain will contribu… https://t.co/Qa6r4Myls8
21 Mar @SpainMFA Min. @JosepBorrellF spoke at the conference "Migration and Cities", organised by @the_IDB, @EIB, @WorldBank and… https://t.co/b4Sj8mmueT
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20 Mar @SpainMFA 🇲🇱 The Spanish Government fervently condemns the terrorist attack on a Mali Armed Forces base in the town of Dioura… https://t.co/flxV2f1UPn
20 Mar @SpainMFA RT @PolandMFA: FM #Czaputowicz during press conference with Spanish 🇪🇸 FM @JosepBorrellF about 🇵🇱-🇪🇸 trade relations: “Spain is our 8th tr…
20 Mar @SpainMFA 🇪🇺@JosepBorrellF and Polish FM #Czaputowicz also addressed issues on the #EU agenda such as the #Brexit and EU-… https://t.co/1cC68U5VMB
20 Mar @SpainMFA 🇵🇱🇪🇸 Both ministers congratulated each other on the deepening of relations between #Poland and #Spain in the cultur… https://t.co/Fz0BAe9TEI
20 Mar @SpainMFA 🇵🇱🇪🇸 Minister @JosepBorrellF travelled to #Warsaw at the invitation of his Polish counterpart, Jacek Czaputowicz.… https://t.co/KNXhePPVGV
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20 Mar @SpainMFA #Spain, in coordination with #Argentina, #Norway and with @GCPEAtweets, will host the Third International Conferenc… https://t.co/CLvU7ysWkl
19 Mar @SpainMFA In response to damage caused by #CycloneIdai, @AECID_es's Humanitarian Action Office has contributed €50,000 to the… https://t.co/nhvgdfo4qD

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