At their informal Ministerial Council meeting in Corfu in June 2009 the 56 OSCE States decided to start a discussion process on European security issues. The first ten meetings of this “Corfu Process” are scheduled to be held by the end of November; then a decision by the Athens Ministerial Council meeting shall provide further guidance. At the 2nd meeting of the Corfu Process, which took place on 15 September in the Vienna Hofburg at ambassadorial level, the Head of CORE, Dr Wolfgang Zellner, spoke on “co-operative security versus unilateralism” and “different levels of security in the OSCE area”. Zellner’s presentation was followed by a lively debate, in which representatives of 19 States participated, in part with spontaneous contributions. In his résumé, the Head of CORE stressed that he was impressed by the openness and the constructive character of the dialogue.

Contact: Dr Wolfgang Zellner