53rd Plenary Session of the PABSEC General Assembly, Baku, 20-21 June 2019 (Second Day)

The 53rd Plenary Session of the PABSEC General Assembly continued its work in Baku on 21 June 2019.

On the second day of the Plenary Session, the Assembly adopted the Report and the Recommendation 168/2019 “The Role of the Ombudsman Institutions in Strengthening Democracy in the BSEC Member States” in the framework of the Legal and Political Affairs Committee.

The Assembly adopted the Report and the Recommendation 169/2019 “Pension Systems in the BSEC Member States” within the framework of the PABSEC Cultural, Education and Social Affairs Committee.

The Assembly considered and adopted the Auditing Report for the 2018 Financial Year.

The Assembly also endorsed the decision of the Standing Committee to hold the 54th Plenary Session of the PABSEC General Assembly in Bulgaria in the second half of November 2019.  It was also confirmed that the following issues will be taken up by the committees at their autumn meetings:

The PABSEC Economic, Commercial, Technological and Environmental Affairs Committee: “Conclusion of Preferential Trade Agreements for the Elimination of Double Taxation between the BSEC Member States”.

The PABSEC Legal and Political Affairs Committee: “Legal and Political Aspects of the Development of Transport Routes in the BSEC Region”.

The PABSEC Cultural, Educational and Social Affairs Committee: “Unemployment in the BSEC Member States. The role of the state in promoting job creation”.

The Plenary Session completed its work on Friday, 21 June 2019.