Council of Ministers

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The Council of Ministers is a key decision-making body of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, bringing together government ministers from member countries to shape and coordinate the group’s policies and agreements.

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Council of Ministers canonical 1

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instanceOf decision-making body ⓘ
organ of an international organization ⓘ
policy-making body ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Council of Ministers of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States ⓘ
canHold extraordinary sessions ⓘ
coChairs joint OACPS–EU Council of Ministers ⓘ
composedOf government ministers of OACPS member states ⓘ
cooperatesWith Council of the European Union ⓘ
decisionMakingMode consensus where possible ⓘ
qualified majority voting where provided by rules ⓘ
establishedInContextOf ACP-EU partnership framework ⓘ
formerName ACP Council of Ministers ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver Committee of Ambassadors (OACPS) ⓘ
hasFunction adopt budgetary and administrative decisions for the OACPS ⓘ
adopt internal OACPS regulations ⓘ
ensure coherence of OACPS external relations ⓘ
prepare issues for consideration by OACPS Heads of State and Government ⓘ
hasMemberType foreign affairs ministers ⓘ
ministers responsible for development cooperation ⓘ
other designated government ministers ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
legalBasis ACP-EU partnership agreements ⓘ
OACPS Constitutive Act ⓘ
linked to: OACPS
meetsAt Brussels ⓘ
linked to: Brussels, Belgium
partOf Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States ⓘ
policyScope climate and environmental issues ⓘ
development cooperation ⓘ
migration and mobility ⓘ
peace and security ⓘ
political dialogue ⓘ
regional integration ⓘ
trade ⓘ
predecessor ACP-EEC Council of Ministers ⓘ
primaryRole adopt decisions and resolutions for the OACPS ⓘ
approve negotiating mandates for agreements with external partners ⓘ
coordinate common positions of OACPS member states ⓘ
monitor execution of financial and technical cooperation instruments ⓘ
oversee implementation of partnership agreements with the European Union ⓘ
shape and coordinate OACPS policies ⓘ
reportsTo Summit of OACPS Heads of State and Government ⓘ
represents collective interests of OACPS member states ⓘ
shortName OACPS Council of Ministers ⓘ
supportedBy OACPS Secretariat ⓘ
linked to: OACPS
typicalMeetingFrequency at least once a year ⓘ
worksWith OACPS Parliamentary Assembly ⓘ
regional organizations of member states ⓘ

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