Council Session

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The Council Session was the principal decision-making body of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, where member states coordinated and approved their economic cooperation policies.

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instanceOf organ of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
principal decision-making body
aimedAt increasing mutual trade and specialization
promoting coordinated development of national economies
strengthening economic ties among member states
alsoKnownAs Session of the Council
appliesToJurisdiction member states of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
associatedWithIdeology planned economic development
socialism
composedOf government delegations of member states
representatives of member states
countryOfOrganization multinational organization of socialist states
decisionMakingProcess consensus-based decision-making
intergovernmental negotiation
existedWithinSystem Council for Mutual Economic Assistance institutional framework
governedBy statute of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
hadSubordinateBodies specialized committees of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
standing commissions of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
hasAuthorityOver economic cooperation among member states
multilateral economic agreements within the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
hasMainFunction adoption of common economic decisions
approval of economic cooperation policies
coordination of economic cooperation policies
setting guidelines for economic integration among member states
historicalSignificance key mechanism for economic policy coordination among socialist states in Eastern Europe and beyond
locationOfMeetings Moscow
various capitals of member states
meetsAtFrequency periodically
operatedInContextOf planned economies of member states
socialist economic integration
parentOrganization Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
partOf Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
relatedTo Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
surface form: Comecon
responsibleFor adopting recommendations for sectoral cooperation
approving long-term economic cooperation programs
coordinating national economic plans of member states
reviewing implementation of economic agreements
scope coordination of energy and raw materials cooperation
coordination of foreign trade policies among member states
coordination of industrial development projects
multilateral economic cooperation
subjectHasRole central organ in the institutional structure of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
timePeriod Cold War
surface form: Cold War era
typeOfJurisdiction intergovernmental body
usedLanguage Russian language
languages of member states

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