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The Council of the Baltic Sea States is an overall political forum for
regional inter-governmental cooperation. The Members of the Council are the
eleven states of the Baltic Sea Region as well as the European Commission.
The states are Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, Germany, Iceland,
Latvia, Lithuania, Norway,
Poland, Russia, Sweden and a representative from the
European Commission. The Council consists of the Ministers for Foreign
Affairs from each Member State and a member of the European Commission. The
Presidency of the Council rotates among the Member States on an annual basis.
The role of the Council is to serve as a forum for guidance and overall
coordination among the participating states. The foreign minister of the
presiding country is responsible for coordinating the Council's activities
and is assisted in this work by the Committee of Senior Officials (CSO).
The Council does not have a general budget or project fund. Members are
responsible for funding common activities and/or for seeking and coordinating
financing from other sources. Since 1998, the CBSS Member States have financed
jointly the Permanent International Secretariat of the CBSS.
Home page: http://www.cbss.org
Zoltán Horváth, 7 March 2010
Its flag is white with its logo. It consists of wave like green and blue
ribbons, with name of Council around it. Proportion is 2:3.
Images of
flag:
http://www.am.gov.lv/data/CBSS%202007-2008/Foto/2008-06-04(CBSS_Summit-02)m.jpg
(as desk flag)
http://www.cbss.org/component/option,com_attachments/id,337/task,download/
(page 52 on top of its building)
Zoltán Horváth, 7 March 2010