Council of Ministers
The Council of Ministers is the executive body of the UnionState.
It consists of the Chairman, the Prime Ministers of Belarus and Russia, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Economics
and Finance of the member states, the heads of the main sectoral and functional
bodies of the UnionState and the State Secretary of the UnionState.
The Chairman of the Council of Ministers is appointed by
the Supreme State Council of the UnionState. It can be one of
the Prime Ministers of the member states, elected on a rotating basis.
The Council of Ministers, in line with its authority as defined
by the present Treaty and the resolutions of the Supreme State Council:
- Develops guidelines for general policies on the development of
the Union State and submits them to the Supreme State Council;
- Submits draft laws and fundamentals of legislation to the
Parliament of the Union State;
- Monitors the execution of the provisions of the Union Treaty
and the acts of the Union State and, if necessary, submits grounded
reports to the member states in the case of any nonfulfillment of the
obligations resulting from them;
- Develops and submits the draft budget of the Union State to the
Parliament of the Union State, and ensures its implementation. It also submits
annual and biannual national accounts to the Parliament;
- Ensures the formation and development of the united free market
zone, together with the common financial, tax, credit, monetary, currency,
pricing and trade policies;
- Facilitates coordinated policies of the member states in foreign
affairs, defence, security, safeguarding of the rule of law and the rights
and freedoms of citizens, in peacekeeping and crime prevention as well as
in culture, science, education, healthcare, public welfare and environmental
protection.
The Chairman of the Council of Ministers:
- Manages the operation of the Council of Ministers and organises
its work;
- Submits annual reports on the activity of the Council of
Ministers to the Supreme State Council and to the Parliament of the Union
State;
- Signs the acts of the Council of Ministers;
- On behalf of, and within the powers conferred by the Supreme
State Council, conducts negotiations and signs international treaties in
the name of the Union State.