The 35 signatures of the heads of state Under the ceremonial act in Helsinki, signed on the 1* August 1975, was the final conclusion of almost 3 years of negotiations. These negotiations have resulted in creation of the largest regional grouping in the world ever - the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Today, the OSCE has 55 member states and it extends from the Canadian city Vancouver in the West up on the Russian Vladivostok in the Far East. The focal point of the Helsinki act were the 3 groups of recommendations, which have entered into the history...