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32-630: The overarching mission is law-making and alignment of national laws in the CIS. The IPA CIS is housed in the Tauride Palace in a historical landmark of Saint Petersburg . Member states maintain their sovereignty and independence, and any present or future agreements and associations within the CIS are based on equality and consensus. Meetings of the Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of

64-532: A large, enclosed winter garden with a central circular colonnade. Considered the grandest nobleman's residence of 18th-century Russia, Tauride Palace served as a model for innumerable manors scattered across the Russian Empire . Shortly before his death, on 28 April 1791, Potemkin used the palace to host unprecedented festivities and illuminations with the purpose of winning the Empress's waning affections. The ball

96-535: A related body of BSEC at the same time. It was established in 1998. The BSEC Coordination Center for the Exchange of Statistical Data and Economic Information was established with the aim to collect statistical and economic information, accomplish secretarial functions, coordinate obtained data and share it with member countries. Member states are cooperating on different issues within the Working Groups. They are

128-601: A rigorous Palladian style . Starov's design called for an extensive park , later the Tauride Garden , and harbour in front of the palace, which would be linked with the Neva River by a canal. Building work began in 1783 and lasted for six years. The 13-bay front of the palace has a Tuscan portico and is topped by a shallow dome. A square vestibule leads to an octagonal hall, with the huge "Catherine Hall" beyond. This had eighteen Ionic Greek columns on either side and opens into

160-709: Is Yury Osipov. The IPA CIS has 10 Permanent Commissions: and a Joint Commission at the IPA CIS for the Harmonization of National Laws Related to Security, Countering Emerging Threats and Challenges. Their mandate is to draft model laws, recommendations and other legislative instruments for subsequent approval at the sessions of the IPA CIS Council and the Assembly. The Assembly has established partnership and signed cooperation agreements with leading international bodies, such as

192-672: The Black Sea : Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Greece, North Macedonia, Moldova, and Serbia do not have coastlines on the Black Sea, though the last two are connected through the Danube river corridor and Greece through the two sea straits. North Macedonia 's application was vetoed by Greece after Turkey vetoed the previous application of the Republic of Cyprus , prompting Greece to cease to approve future applications from any country. However, North Macedonia

224-721: The Central American Parliament , the Pan-African Parliament , the Inter-Parliamentary Union and several others. Tauride Palace Tauride Palace ( Russian : Таврический дворец , romanized :  Tavrichesky dvorets ) is one of the largest and most historically important palaces in Saint Petersburg , Russia . Prince Grigory Potemkin of Tauride commissioned his favourite architect, Ivan Starov , to design his city residence in

256-536: The International Monetary Fund and others, the BSTDB does not attach policy conditions by which debtor states can be controlled. The Bank has a long term credit rating of 'A' from Moody's Investors Service and an 'A3' from Standard & Poor's , both with a stable outlook. The International Center for Black Sea Studies is an independent think tank focused on the wider Black Sea region, which serves as

288-627: The Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States (IPA CIS). On this account, a large glass-covered annex was erected immediately behind the palace, in the Tauride Gardens. Works cited [REDACTED] Media related to Tauride Palace at Wikimedia Commons 59°56′52″N 30°22′33″E  /  59.94778°N 30.37583°E  / 59.94778; 30.37583 Organization of

320-779: The United Nations , Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe , Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe , Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation , Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean , World Intellectual Property Organization , International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies , UNESCO , UNIDO , the Latin American Parliament ,

352-580: The Black Sea Economic Cooperation The Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation ( BSEC ) is a regional international organization focusing on multilateral political and economic initiatives aimed at fostering cooperation, peace, stability and prosperity in the Black Sea region. It traces its origin to 25 June 1992, when Turkish President Turgut Özal and leaders of ten other countries gathered in Istanbul and signed

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384-709: The Black Sea Economic Cooperation . With the accession of Serbia (then Serbia and Montenegro) in April 2004, the Organization’s Member States increased to twelve. North Macedonia's accession in 2020 increased the organization's membership to thirteen. An important aspect of the activities of BSEC is the development of SME and entrepreneurship in the member countries. Concerning these issues, a series of workshops have been organized in cooperation with Konrad Adenauer Foundation and ERENET . As seen above, membership has not been restricted to countries which have access to

416-694: The Bureau, Committees, the President, the Secretary General, and the International Secretariat.The Assembly is composed of 76 members. English , French , Russian and Turkish are the working languages of PABSEC. The President of PABSEC is Archil Talakvadze from Georgia , the Vice-President is Anush Beghloyan from Armenia . The Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization Business Council

448-627: The CIS. The Assembly is involved in the development of integration processes in the CIS. The IPA CIS regularly hosts specialized conferences, seminars and symposiums, which provide a platform for debate of the governmental and non-governmental actors. Another mission of the IPA CIS is election monitoring. Monitoring is organized by the International Institute for the Monitoring of Democratic Development, Parliamentarism and Suffrage Protection of Citizens of IPA CIS Member Nations (IIMDD IPA CIS). It

480-850: The Chairperson. On 12 April 2018, the Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvienko has been reelected the Chairperson of the IPA CIS Council. The IPA CIS Council Secretariat is the permanent administrative body to assist the Assembly, the Assembly Council, permanent and ad hoc commissions. Secretary General – Head of the IPA CIS Council Secretariat

512-887: The Commonwealth of Independent States take place twice yearly. The IPA CIS had its origins in the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union and was established on 27 March 1992 in Alma-ata ( Kazakhstan ) under the terms of the Alma-Ata Protocol signed by heads of founding parliaments. On 26 May 1995, CIS leaders signed the Convention on the Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States eventually ratified by nine CIS parliaments. Georgia

544-646: The Declaration on the Establishment of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation on February 26, 1993 by 9 founding states. Greece joined PABSEC in 1995, Bulgaria joined in 1997, and Serbia (former Serbia and Montenegro ) joined in 2004. Representatives of Parliaments of member countries pursue objectives which are stated in the preamble of the PABSEC Rules and Procedures: insure

576-618: The Summit Declaration and the " Bosphorus Statement". BSEC Headquarters – the Permanent International Secretariat of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC PERMIS) – was established in March 1994, also in Istanbul . With the entry into force of its Charter on 1 May 1999, BSEC acquired international legal identity and was transformed into a full-fledged regional economic organization: Organization of

608-471: The delegations of the parliaments of its Member States and operates on the basis of consensus (each delegation is assigned one vote). A Parliamentary Delegation consists of representatives elected or appointed by the Parliament of a Member Nation. IPA CIS Council consists of Heads of Chambers of National Parliaments and is responsible for the organization of work of the Assembly. The Council is presided over by

640-634: The garden, he designed the Admiralty Pavilion, gardener house, orangery , glass-houses, bridges, and ironwork fences. The sculpture named the Venus Tauride (now in the Hermitage Museum ) was kept in the palace from the end of the eighteenth century until the mid-nineteenth, and derives its name from it. The exterior appearance of the palace was rather plain and contrasted sharply with the riotous luxuriance of its interiors. The domed hall, one of

672-577: The generation of employment in the member countries, ensuring that each operation is economically and financially sound and contributes to the development of a market orientation. The organization has an authorized capital of $ 1.325 billion. The bank's headquarters are located in Thessaloniki, Greece. BSTDB is governed by the Agreement Establishing Black Sea Trade and Development Bank , a United Nations registered treaty. Unlike

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704-576: The largest in Russia, was connected by a 75-metre-long (246 ft) columned gallery with a winter garden . The decoration of every major room – including the Chinese Hall and the Tapestry Parlour – was destroyed after 1799, when Emperor Paul , who detested all the things his mother liked, gave over the palace to his favourite cavalry regiment to be used as stables and barracks . In the 19th century,

736-675: The palace was refurbished by Carlo Rossi and Vasily Stasov as a residence for minor royalty. It was then used to host balls and exhibitions until 1906, when it was transformed into the seat of the first Russian parliament , the Imperial State Duma . Immediately after the February Revolution of 1917, Tauride Palace housed the Russian Provisional Government and the Petrograd Soviet , in opposite wings of

768-745: The palace. (In early March the Provisional Government moved to the Marinsky Palace .) The abortive Russian Constituent Assembly held its meetings there in 1918. In May 1918 Bolsheviks used the building to hold their 7th Congress , where they first named themselves the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) . From 1920 to 1991, the Tauride Palace was used for the High Party School. Since the 1990s, Tauride Palace has been home to

800-577: The understanding and adoption of the ideas and objectives of BSEC; provide a legal basis for social, economic, cultural, commercial and political cooperation among the member states; provide support to the national parliaments to reinforce the parliamentary democracy; pass the legislation required for the implementation of the decisions adopted by the Heads of States or by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs. Main bodies of PABSEC are General Assembly, Standing Committee,

832-445: The voting process, visit polling stations and summarize the results. Member parliaments: Former member parliament: In July 2023, Moldova passed a law on denunciation of the agreement on Moldova's membership in the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the CIS countries which Moldova had become a full member of on 2 June 1998. Moldova will formally withdraw from the assembly on 8 February 2024. Former founding state: The IPA CIS includes

864-512: Was admitted into the bloc on 9 November 2020. Related bodies of BSEC carry out their functions due respect to the principles of BSEC defined in the Summit Declaration of 25 June 1992 and in the Charter. They have their own budget. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation based in Istanbul, is the inter-parliamentary consultative institution of the organization formed based on

896-401: Was described by Gavrila Derzhavin in the longest of his poetry compositions. Several months after the owner's death, Catherine II purchased his palace and ordered architect Fyodor Volkov to transform it into her summer townhouse . Volkov was responsible for many improvements in the grounds, including the construction of the theatre in the east wing and the church in the west wing. In

928-566: Was established by the decision of the IPA CIS Council of 10 February 2006. In accordance with the invitation of the national election commission the IPA CIS form an international Observer Team in order to perform long- and short-term monitoring of the preparation and holding of the presidential and parliamentary elections. Together with experts, international observers from the IPA CIS analyze the electoral legislation to assess its consistency with international democratic elections standards, check availability and readiness of technical means necessary for

960-448: Was formed 24 January 1997. It supports economic development and regional cooperation by providing trade and project financing, guarantees, and equity for development projects supporting both public and private enterprises in its member countries. Objectives of the bank include promoting regional trade links, cross country projects, foreign direct investment, supporting activities that contribute to sustainable development, with an emphasis on

992-411: Was formed in 1992 as an international, non-governmental and non-profit organization to strengthen the improvement of the business environment within Black Sea region. Business Council represents the business communities of member states. The International Secretariat of Business Council is based in Istanbul. The Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) is an international financial institution that

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1024-571: Was the only member of the CIS that did not sign the Convention. The IPA CIS acts as the consultative parliamentary body of the CIS established to discuss problems of parliamentary cooperation. The activity of the IPA concentrates on the development of the model legislation, which could then be implemented by the Member States on the voluntary basis, and serve as a tool of dissemination of the best practices across

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