OSCE PA Winter Meeting focuses on supporting Ukraine

“Global power relations are changing before our very eyes,” says the Head of the Estonian delegation Mati Raidma in his speech. “Europe has reached a critical point. We have seen many attacks and acts of sabotage against the infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. Russia also continues to attack Ukraine’s critical infrastructure,” says Raidma, who is a special rapporteur on the OSCE PA on Ukraine for the first year, with special interest in resilience.

Raidma emphasises that we cannot forget the energy and infrastructure security in Ukraine and must show full solidarity with our friends in Ukraine in every possible way. He sees it as vital that OSCE continues a policy of fair peace and liability of the aggressor, not rekindling relations with Moscow, and that Europe continues supporting Ukraine until the victory.

Heljo Pikhof, member of the General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions of the Assembly, will speak on social media, AI, and elections. “Disinformation has spread around the world. We must enhance digital hygiene and media competence in our societies. Only a society with a strong media competence can withstand the rise of misinformation and AI,” Pikhof said.

The Winter Meeting takes place today and tomorrow in Austria, where the committees of the OSCE PA convene: the Committee on Political Affairs and Security; the Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment; the Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions; and the Standing Committee. There will also be fringe meetings between Nordic and Baltic countries (NB8) as well as between NB8 and Ukraine.

The aim of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly is to increase the involvement of its participating states in resolving European political and security issues, to enhance civilian control over military affairs, and to strengthen the responsibility and influence of members of parliament.

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Source: Parliament of Estonia