Only in the Stability Pact's structure does everyone come together at the same table, including international financial institutions. And they come together as equals. It stimulates and accelerates action. Concrete work is underway A general view of the start of the Stability Pact Summit in Sarajevo s Zetra Olympic centre on 29 July. Forty Heads of State and Government and the heads of international organisations meet to discuss how to promote peace and prosperity in South-Eastern Europe after a decade of bloodshed.
Concrete work is well underway.
On the substance of the Stability Pact's work, important progress has been made in a number of key areas. For example, an investment charter has been drawn up, which includes firm commitments by countries in the region to improve their investment environment. A business advisory council has been created, composed of senior business executives from Stability Pact countries, including those in South-eastern Europe, which will be closely involved in the implementation of the investment charter. An anti-corruption initiative has been launched as part of an overall effort to fight organised crime. And a series of task forces are developing integrated action plans on good governance, education, freedom of the media, gender, ethnic minorities and refugees.