HELSINKI FINAL ACT-50: OSCE PA PORTO DECLARATION

Porto 03.07.2025 Amid historic commemoration of the OSCE’s 50th anniversary the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly called for all OSCE participating States to recommit to the spirit of co-operation that inspired the signing of the Helsinki Final Act in 1975, August 1. Unfortunately the event took place in times when many of its core principles of co-operation and dialogue have been undermined by a trend of noncompliance with international rules and commitments.

The Porto Declaration, adopted unanimously in plenary session by the OSCE PA, reiterates the continued importance of the Helsinki Final Act, and recommits to upholding and promoting its principles, including respect for sovereign equality, refraining from the threat or use of force, the inviolability of frontiers, and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Focusing mainly on the Russian Federation’s full-scale war against Ukraine, the Assembly demands the immediate cessation of all acts of aggression and the full withdrawal of Russian troops from the entire territory of Ukraine. It further welcomes international initiatives aimed at achieving a peace agreement, and urges such initiatives to align with the UN Charter, OSCE principles and commitments, as well as international law.

The Porto Declaration contains recommendations in all dimensions of security, with its many important topics including critical infrastructure and nuclear safety, water scarcity and migration, artificial intelligence and misuse of technology, the situation in the Middle East, demographic change, organized crime, gender equality, youth radicalization and violent extremism, energy security, good governance, maritime security, minorities and vulnerable groups, reproductive health, child trafficking and sexual exploitation, climate change, and OSCE institutional co-operation.

The result of process, culminating in days of work in general committees and plenary sessions in Porto, the Declaration represents the collective voice of the OSCE’s parliamentary dimension, and will now be presented to national governments, parliaments and the international community.

Russia launched a massive drone~missile attack on Kyiv last night. With widespread damage in multiple districts, at least one person killed & 26 injured, it is one of the worst assaults since the full-scale invasion. As @oscepa President, I call on #Putin to end this aggression.

— Pere Joan Pons Sampietro (@perejoanpons) July 4, 2025