OSCE Ministerial Council

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The OSCE Ministerial Council is the principal decision-making body of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe at the foreign minister level, where key political and security issues are negotiated and agreed.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf OSCE decision-making body
principal decision-making body of the OSCE at foreign minister level
adopts OSCE decisions by consensus
associatedWith OSCE Chairperson-in-Office
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
OSCE Permanent Council
OSCE Secretariat
canEstablish OSCE field operations
canMandate OSCE Chairperson-in-Office initiatives
decisionMakingRule consensus
focusesOn conflict prevention and resolution in the OSCE area
crisis management in the OSCE area
economic and environmental security
human dimension issues
politico-military security
post-conflict rehabilitation in the OSCE area
hasMember foreign ministers of OSCE participating States
hasRole adopts decisions and resolutions
adopts political declarations
forum for political dialogue
negotiates key political issues
negotiates key security issues
principal decision-making body at the political level
provides guidance to OSCE executive structures
language English (working language among others)
legalBasis Helsinki Accords
surface form: Helsinki Final Act framework

OSCE acquis
surface form: OSCE Charter for European Security
meets regularly
meetsAtLevel foreign ministers
meetsIn different OSCE participating States on a rotating basis
oversees implementation of OSCE commitments
work of OSCE field operations
work of OSCE institutions
work of the OSCE Permanent Council
work of the OSCE Secretariat
partOf Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
predecessor Ministerial Council
surface form: CSCE Council of Ministers
regionServed OSCE area
reportsTo OSCE Heads of State or Government (Summit) when convened
shortName OSCE MC
supports implementation of OSCE Summit decisions
topic European security architecture
arms control and confidence-building measures
counter-terrorism
democratization and human rights
economic connectivity and cooperation in the OSCE area
election observation and standards
rule of law in the OSCE region
tolerance and non-discrimination

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Ministerial Council alsoKnownAs OSCE Ministerial Council
subject surface form: Ministerial Council (OSCE)
Ministerial Council alsoKnownAs OSCE Ministerial Council
subject surface form: Ministerial Council (OSCE)
this entity surface form: Meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council
Permanent Council relatedTo OSCE Ministerial Council
subject surface form: Permanent Council (OSCE)
OSCE Permanent Council reportsTo OSCE Ministerial Council
Permanent Council reportsTo OSCE Ministerial Council
subject surface form: Permanent Council (OSCE)