Charter of Paris for a New Europe

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The Charter of Paris for a New Europe is a landmark 1990 political declaration that marked the end of the Cold War in Europe, affirming democracy, human rights, and cooperative security as the foundations for a new European order.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf OSCE document
international agreement
political declaration
post–Cold War settlement document
adoptedBy CSCE participating States
Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe
adoptsPrinciple cooperative security
indivisibility of security
respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity
self-determination of peoples
affirms commitment to the rule of law
democracy as the only form of legitimate government in the CSCE area
market economy principles
non-use of force in international relations
peaceful settlement of disputes
respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms
category 1990 in international relations
European political history documents
Treaties and agreements of the Cold War era
countrySignedIn France
dateSigned 1990-11-21
declares the Cold War in Europe is over
establishes CSCE Conflict Prevention Centre
CSCE Office for Free Elections
CSCE Secretariat
CSCE institutional structures
follows Helsinki Final Act of 1975
geopoliticalScope CSCE participating States
historicalPeriod post–Cold War era
language English
French
Russian
leadsTo institutionalization of the CSCE
numberOfParticipatingStates 34
placeSigned Paris
region Europe
relatedTo OSCE acquis
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
shortName Paris Charter
signatoryType heads of state or government
subject European security architecture
cooperative security
democracy
economic liberty
end of the Cold War in Europe
human rights
rule of law
successorOf Helsinki Final Act
title Charter of Paris for a New Europe
yearSigned 1990

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