OSCE Permanent Council

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OSCE body decision-making body international organization organ

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

Aliases (3)

OSCE PC ×1
OSCE Permanent Council Decision No. 193 ×1
Permanent Council (OSCE) ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	OSCE body → decision-making body → international organization organ →
canEstablish	OSCE field operations → OSCE institutions →
composedOf	ambassadors of OSCE participating States → permanent representatives of OSCE participating States →
establishedBy	Budapest Summit decisions →
governs	day-to-day operational decisions of the OSCE →
handles	current issues within the OSCE area → implementation of OSCE commitments →
hasChair	Chairperson of the Permanent Council →
hasFunction	address political issues → address security issues → adopt decisions on OSCE activities →
hasMemberCount	57 participating States (through their ambassadors) →
hasRole	main regular decision-making body of the OSCE →
hasType	permanent council →
hasWorkingLanguage	English →
language	English → French → German → Italian → Russian → Spanish →
location	Vienna →
meetsAt	OSCE headquarters in Vienna →
meetsAtFrequency	weekly →
meetsInFormat	formal plenary meetings → informal consultations →
meetsWith	OSCE field missions → OSCE institutions → representatives of civil society → representatives of international organizations →
oversees	OSCE field operations → OSCE institutions and structures →
parentOrganization	Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe →
partOf	Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe →
precededBy	CSCE Committee of Senior Officials →
regionServed	OSCE area →
reportsTo	OSCE Ministerial Council →
shortName	OSCE PC →
subjectArea	economic and environmental issues → human dimension issues → military security → political affairs →
usesDecisionMakingMethod	consensus →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
High Commissioner on National Minorities → Representative on Freedom of the Media →	reportsTo
OSCE Ministerial Council →	associatedWith
Ministerial Council (OSCE) ("Permanent Council (OSCE)") →	canTask
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly →	cooperatesWith
Representative on Freedom of the Media ("OSCE Permanent Council Decision No. 193") →	establishedBy
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe →	hasOrgan
OSCE Permanent Council ("OSCE PC") →	shortName