Parliamentary assembly

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A parliamentary assembly is part of many international organizations. Examples include:

• European Parliamentary Assembly (now the European Parliament)
• NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO-PA)
• Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)
• Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
• United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA) (proposed)

There is also a much called for but not yet achieved parliamentary assembly of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Parliamentary assemblies are often referred to as Inter-Parliamentary Institutions when they are made up of parliamentarians appointed by member nations. When they are made up of directly elected delegates, they are often referred to as parliaments.