Permanent Council

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The Permanent Council is the main political decision-making body of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, where member states’ ambassadors meet regularly to address security and cooperation issues.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf OSCE body
political decision-making body
chairedBy Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE
composition permanent representatives of OSCE participating States
country none (multinational body)
decisionMakingProcess consensus-based
decisionScope all three OSCE dimensions of security
establishedAs successor to the CSCE Committee of Senior Officials
establishedBy OSCE participating States
function adopts decisions, recommendations and declarations
responds to emerging crises in the OSCE area
reviews implementation of OSCE commitments
governs political direction of OSCE activities
hasMember ambassadors of OSCE participating States
jurisdiction OSCE region
language English (working language among others)
location Vienna, Austria
meets regularly
usually weekly
meetsAt OSCE headquarters, Vienna
meetsFormat formal plenary meetings
informal consultations
meetsWith heads of OSCE field operations
heads of OSCE institutions
partOf Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
relatedTo OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation
OSCE Ministerial Council
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
reportsTo OSCE Ministerial Council
OSCE Summit of Heads of State or Government
role addresses cooperation issues
addresses security issues
forum for political dialogue among OSCE participating States
implements OSCE commitments
main political decision-making body of the OSCE
oversees OSCE field operations
prepares decisions for OSCE Ministerial Council and Summits
shortName Permanent Council
subjectArea economic and environmental issues
human dimension issues
political-military affairs
security
supervises OSCE field missions
OSCE institutions
supportedBy OSCE Secretariat
website https://www.osce.org/permanent-council


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