Resources
1242nd Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Report by the Chief Observer of the OCSE Observer Mission at two Russian checkpoints on the Russian-Ukrainian border, Ambassador György Varga. Presentation by the OSCE Secretary General, Ambassador Thomas Greminger, of the 2020 Unified Budget Proposal. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements (Russian Federation, Annex 1). Violation of the educational rights of national minorities in Latvia. Violation of freedom of peaceful assembly in the United States of America, Canada and some Member States of the European Union. Continuing restrictions on freedom of the media in the Russian Federation. General election in Spain, to be held on 10 November 2019 (Spain, Annex 2). Fifth Eastern Economic Forum, held from 4 to 6 September 2019 in Vladivostok, Russian Federation. Early parliamentary elections in San Marino, to be held on 8 December 2019. Local elections in Bulgaria, to be held on 27 October 2019.