Composition of the Baltic Assembly
The parliament of each of the Baltic States shall appoint 20 parliamentarians to the Baltic Assembly (national delegation, including its head and deputy head), in accordance with the approved rules of procedure and the principle of proportional political representation in the national delegation.
Sessions of the Baltic Assembly
The Sessions are held twice a year, in spring and autumn, in one of the Baltic states. The Baltic state to host the next Baltic Assembly session is chosen following the principle of rotation. The supreme body of the Baltic Assembly shall be a session. Sessions shall be regular and extraordinary. A session of the Baltic Assembly shall be competent to adopt decisions on all the issues pertaining to its activities.
Presidium of the Baltic Assembly
The Presidium shall be formed for organization of the work of the Baltic Assembly. The Presidium of the Baltic Assembly shall comprise the head of each national delegation and his deputy, appointed by the parliament of the appropriate State. The work of the Presidium shall be directed by the Chairman and two Vice Chairmen of the Presidium. At the end of each regular session of the Baltic Assembly, the head of the national delegation of the State wherein the next regular session will be held, shall become the Chairman of the Presidium. The heads of the other two national delegations shall become Vice Chairmen of the Presidium. The Presidium shall direct the preparation of sessions, co-ordinate the work of BA bodies during the sessions and between them, supervise the performance of the budget of the Baltic Assembly, represent the Baltic Assembly and maintain relations with international organizations, as well as with the parliaments and Governments of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, fulfil other tasks prescribed to the Presidium under the BA Statute and the documents adopted on the basis there of.
Committees of the Baltic Assembly
Committees shall be appointed for the preparation and consideration of the issues which are of interest to the Baltic Assembly
The following shall be standing committees of the Baltic Assembly:
For the working out of separate issues, a session of the Baltic Assembly may set up ad hoc committees, defining their composition, scope and term of authority, and the procedure of accounting for their activities.
Party Groups (Factions) of the Baltic Assembly
In order to express similar political interests and views and on the basis of an appropriate joint declaration, the members of the national delegations may form party groups (factions) consisting of at least 5 members from at least two national delegations.
Secretariat of the Baltic Assembly
The Secretariat shall ensure regular activities of the Baltic Assembly and its bodies.
The Secretariat of the Baltic Assembly shall comprise:
Ms. Baiba Molnika, Secretary of the Baltic Assembly (Riga), tel.: (371) 7 211593, fax: (371) 7 243009, e – mail.: baltasam@parks.lv.
Secretaries of the national delegations:
Ms. Evi Vaik, Secretary of the Estonian delegation (Tallinn), tel.: (372) 6 316398, fax.: (372) 6 316394, e – mail.: evi.vaik@riigikogu.ee.
Ms. Anitra Jankevica, Secretary of the Latvian delegation (Riga), tel.: (371) 7 087335, fax.: (371) 7 087348, e – mail.: anitra@saeima.lv.
Ms. Renata Jankauskaitë, Secretary of the Lithuanian delegation (Vilnius), tel.: (370) 2 312084, fax.: (370) 2 224523, e – mail.: rejank@lrs.lt.
Activities of the Secretary of the Baltic Assembly and secretaries of the national delegations shall be co-ordinated proceeding form the BA Statute and other documents adopted on the basis thereof.