Session Documents
The FAO Regional Conference for Europe
The first session of the Regional Conference for Europe (ERC) was held in Rome, Italy in October 1949.
The provisions of Rule XXXV of the General Rules of the Organization list the below functions of the Regional Conferences.
- To provide a forum for consultation on all matters pertaining to the mandate of the Organization within the region, including any special issues of interest to the Members in the concerned region.
- To provide a forum for the formulation of regional positions on global policy and regulatory issues within the mandate of the Organization or having implications in respect of the mandate and activities of the Organization, including with a view to promoting regional coherence on global policy and regulatory matters.
- To advise on and identify the special problems of their respective regions and priority areas of work which should be considered in the preparation of the planning, programme and budgetary documents of the Organization and suggest adjustments to these documents.
- To review and advise on the plans, programmes or projects carried out by the Organization which impact upon the region.
- To review and advise on the performance of the Organization in the region in contributing to the achievement of results against relevant performance indicators, including any pertinent evaluations.
The Regional Conferences report to the Council on programme and budgetary matters and to the Conference on policy and regulatory matters.
Regional Conferences normally meet once every biennium in non-Conference years for Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean and the Near East.
- Council of the Organization (Vol.1, Art. VI.5)
- Regional Conferences (Vol.1, Sec.B: GRO, Rule XXXV)
His Excellency Vladimir Bolea
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Food Industry of the Republic of Moldova
34th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Europe
Secretary
Mr Nabil Gangi
Deputy Regional Representative
Membership
There are 54 Members of the Regional Conference for Europe.
- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- European Union (Member Organization)
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Republic of Moldova
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tajikistan
- Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Uzbekistan
Membership Information
Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Kyrgyzstan, Malta, Tajikistan, Turkey and Turkmenistan participate as Members both in the Regional Conference for Europe and in the Regional Conference for the Near East.
France, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation and Uzbekistan participate as Members both in the Regional Conference for Europe and in the Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific.
Observers
- Canada
- United States of America
- Holy See
- Sovereign Order of Malta
- Faroe Islands (Associate Member)