Formation
The organisation was formed after a decision to establish it was made in Vilnius on 1 December 1990. It works under regulations approved on 8 November 1991 in Tallinn. On 13 June 1994 the three nations agreed to the structure and rules of the organisation.
The budget of the BA is funded by the three member governments.
The official languages of the Baltic Assembly are Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian.
The headquarters and secretariat of the organisation is in Riga, Latvia. The Baltic Assembly has its own flags and symbols.
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