Economic and Environmental Forum
Consisting of two preparatory meetings and the concluding meeting, the Forum is held in September in Prague. The theme is proposed by the Chair and approved by the 57 OSCE participating States.
The discussions of the Economic and Environmental Forum feed the main decision making bodies of the OSCE (Summit, Ministerial Council, and Permanent Council). They contribute to the elaboration of Ministerial Council Decisions in which participating States agree on commitments and task the OSCE Executive structures, including the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities and OSCE Field Operations, to support implementation though project activities.
The Forum brings together every year more than 600 participants representing governments, civil society, business community and other international organizations, engaged in dialogue on how to address and identify practical solutions for common economic and environmental challenges.
Mandate
- CSCE Helsinki Document 1992 -Chapter VII, paragraphs 21 to 32
- CSCE Budapest Document 1994 - Chapter IX, paragraph 20
- OSCE Strategy Document for the Economic and Environmental Dimension (Annex 1 of MC(11).JOUR/2)
- Ministerial Council Decision No. 10/04 of 7 December 2004
- Ministerial Council Decision No. 4/06 of 26 July 2006
- Permanent Council Decision No. 743 of 19 October 2006
- Permanent Council Decision No. 958 of 11 November 2010
- Permanent Council Decision No. 1011 of 7 December 2011
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