Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe, CSCE

Uspenski Cathedral in Helsinki where the conference was concluded (Photo: EU Commissionen)

A pan-European conference concluded in Helsinki during the Cold War in 1975 as a co-operation between 35 East and West European states as well as the USA and Canada.

The conference was followed up with special conferences on human rights and security-building measures.

Notes

• The CSCE is in competition with the new defence dimension of the EU.
• The CSCE is now named OSCE.

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