Published on 1 February 2026

OSCE Chairmanship 2014

Switzerland held the chairmanship of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) in 2014. This enabled it to strengthen its commitment to stability in Europe and neighbouring regions, thereby implementing one of its foreign policy priorities. The Swiss Chairmanship was guided by the motto “Creating a Security Community for the Benefit of Everyone”.

The President of the Swiss Confederation, Didier Burkhalter, is Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE. — Didier Burkhalter, Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE, answering questions at the press conference of the 2014 Annual Security Review Conference in Vienna. — © OSCE

OSCE Ministerial Council 2014

The annual meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council was held in the Basel Congress Centre from 4 to 5 December 2104. The 2015 meeting will be held in Belgrade, capital of the current OSCE Chair, Serbia.

Media release, 05.12.2014

Group picture of the foreign ministers taking part in the 2014 Ministerial Council meeting in Basel. — © FDFA

Civil society parallel conference

Media release, 03.12.2014

President Burkhalter speaks at the OSCE Parallel Civil Society Conference in Basel on 3 December 2014. To his right: the head of the Serbian OSCE Task Force, Dejan Sahovic; to his left: the director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Michael Link; far left: the director of swisspeace, Laurent Goetschel. — © FDFA

OSCE Conference in Bern on the protection of human rights defenders

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has drawn up guidelines to ensure better protection for human rights activists. Some 100 specialists from the OSCE participating States met in Bern on 10 and 11 June 2014 at the invitation of the Swiss OSCE Chairmanship to launch these guidelines.

Media release, 10.06.2014

Documents

29 December 2025

Swiss priorities during its chairmanship 2014

Security and stability, the improvement of human living conditions and the strengthening of the OSCE's capacity to act. These were the priorities set by Switzerland in the year of its Chairmanship, 2014.

1 February 2026

Youth project

During its OSCE Chairmanship year, Switzerland gave a stronger voice to young people and provided them with more opportunities to take part in OSCE activities.

29 December 2025

Final report

The Swiss Federal Council has given a positive assessment of Switzerland’s Chairmanship of the OSCE in 2014.

Overview: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)