Geneva, Switzerland, from 26 to 28 March 2025
Venue: The Eastern Europe regional preparatory meeting took place from 26 to 28 March 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Meeting Objectives: The objective of the regional preparatory meeting was to give Parties from the Eastern Europe region the possibility to consult each other in advance of the 2025 COPs, consider meeting documents, discuss substantive matters, identify regional priorities and challenges, and facilitate the preparation of regional positions and forthcoming elections. The programme for the meeting was developed in consultation with members of the bureaux of the conferences of the Parties to the three conventions from the Eastern Europe region. As indicated in the programme, certain sessions of the meeting were closed for observers in order to allow Parties to discuss regional positions on items of the agendas of the meetings of the conferences of the Parties.
Working Language: English
Organizers: The meeting was organized in cooperation with the Basel Convention Regional Centre located in Slovakia (BCRC Slovakia). The regional preparatory meetings for the 2025 meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions was organized thanks to the generous financial support provided by the Governments of Germany, Sweden and Switzerland and the United Nations Environment Programme.
Participants are invited to consult the meeting documents of the 2025 conferences of the Parties in advance of the regional preparatory meeting.
Participation of observers: The participation of observers in the open sessions of the meeting was subject to agreement by the members of the bureaux from the region and meeting venue capacity. Observers wishing to participate in the meeting were to contact the Secretariat by 27 January 2025 at: dan.darziv@un.org. It was strongly recommended for observers to not make travel arrangements for participation in the meeting, prior to the receipt of a confirmation letter informing them of the bureaux’ approval for their participation in the meeting. Following receipt of the confirmation letter, observers were responsible for making their own arrangements to participate in the meeting, including travel, visa and hotel arrangements. Financial assistance was not provided for the participation of observers in the meeting.