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CSCE, Conference on Security and Cooperation In Europe, established on 
August 1, 1975 with the signing of the Helsinki Final Act (also 
called the Helsinki Accords), renamed Organisation for Security and 
Cooperation in Europe  (OSCE) in 1995, a forum for dialogue between 
all European states as well as the United States and Canada (53 states 
in 1993), since 1992 a regional institution of the UN; Secretariate 
General in Vienna since 1993. During the Cold War, the CSCE 
contributed to a reduction of international tension, with Austria, as 
a neutral country, playing a significant role. Main objectives were 
European security, cooperation in the areas of economy, technology, 
environment, and human rights, regular CSCE follow-up conferences.


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