On Tuesday 30 August, the secretary general of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Lamberto Zannier, said he would like the EU to play an important role in strengthening the OSCE.
"The European Union can play a key role in strengthening and empowering the OSCE", he told the European Parliament's foreign affairs committee. He stated that the EU was the biggest financial contributor to the OSCE, providing €114 milllion - in other words, 70% of the OSCE's annual...