EN    EN  COMMISSION OF THE E UROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 1.12.2004 
COM(2004) 782  final 
  
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL DECISION 
on the appointment of the Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact  
for South-Eastern Europe 
(presented by the Commission) 
 
EN 2   EN EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM  
The Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe (S P) is a regional polic y framework set up by the 
international community in Cologne on 10 June 1999 in order to support the countries in that 
region in their efforts to foster peace, democracy, respect for human rights and economic prosperity, and to achieve stability in the region as a whole. Paragraph 13 of the Stability Pact 
for South-Eastern Europe stipulates that the Stability Pact will have a Special Coordinator appointed by the European Union, after consul tation with the OSCE Chairman in Office and 
other participants, and endorsed by the OSCE Chairman in Office.  
Further to Council Regulation (EC) No 1080/2000 of 22 May 2000 on support for the United 
Nations Interim Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina (OHR) and the Stab ility Pact for South-Eastern Europe (SP)
1, the 
Council, acting on a proposal by the Commission, appoints the Special Coordinator of the 
Stability Pact on a yearly basis.  It is therefore necessary for the Council to adopt, before 31 
December 2004, a decision on the appointment of a Special Coordinator, which will apply 
from 1 January 2005 until 31 December 2005.  
The Commission has consulted the OSCE Chairman  in Office and other participants in the 
Stability Pact and proposes that the Counc il reappoint Dr Erha rd Busek as Special 
Coordinator of the Stability Pact. The mandate of the Special Coordinator is drawn from that 
laid down in Council Decision (EC) No 2003/910 of 22 December 2003 on the appointment 
of the Special Coordinator of the Stability P act for South-Eastern Europe for the year 20042. 
                                                 
1 OJ L 122, 24.5.2000, p.27. Regulation as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 2098/2003 of 27 
November 2003 (OJ L 316, 29.11.2003, p.1). 
2 OJ L 342, 30.12.2003, p.51. 
 
EN 3   EN Proposal for a 
COUNCIL DECISION 
on the appointment of the Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact  
for South-Eastern Europe 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty esta blishing the European Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1080/2000 of 22 May 2000 on support for the 
United Nations Interim Mission in Kosovo (UNM IK), the Office of the High Representative 
in Bosnia and Herzegovina (OHR) and the St ability Pact for Sout h-Eastern Europe (SP)3, and 
in particular Article 1a thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas: (1) On 10 June 1999 the Foreign Ministers of th e Member States of the European Union 
and the European Commission, together with the other participants  in the Stability 
Pact for South-Eastern Europe, agreed to es tablish a Stability Pa ct for South-Eastern 
Europe, hereinafter called the ‘Stability Pact’. 
(2) Article 1a of Council Regulation (EC) No 1080/2000 of 22 May 2000 provides for an 
annual procedure for the appointment of the Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact. 
(3)  It is necessary to establish, together w ith the appointment, a mandate for the Special 
Coordinator. Experien ce has shown that the mandate laid down in Council Decision 
(EC) No 2003/910 of 22 December 2003 on the appointment of the Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe for the year 2004
4 is 
appropriate. 
(4) It is appropriate to lay down clear lines of responsibil ity as well as  guidance on 
coordination and reporting, 
                                                 
3 OJ L 122, 24.5.2000, p.27. Regulation as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 2098/2003 of 27 
November 2003 (OJ L 316, 29.11.2003, p.1). 
4 OJ L 342, 30.12.2003, p.51. 
 
EN 4   EN HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  
Article 1 
Dr Erhard BUSEK is hereby appo inted Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South 
Eastern Europe. 
Article 2 
The Special Coordinator shall carry out the func tions provided for in point 13 of the Stability 
Pact document of 10 June 1999. 
Article 3 
In order to achieve the objective referred to  in Article 2, the mandate of the Special 
Coordinator shall be to:  
(a) promote achievement of the Pact's objec tives within, and between, the individual 
countries, where the Pact proves to have an added value;  
(b) chair the South-Eastern Europe Regional Table;  
(c) maintain close contact with all participants and facilitating States, organisations and 
institutions of the Stability Pact, as we ll as relevant regional initiatives and 
organisations, with a view to fostering regional cooperation a nd enhancing regional 
ownership;  
(d) cooperate closely with all institutions of the European Union and its Member States 
in order to promote the role of the Europ ean Union in the Pact in accordance with 
points 18, 19, and 20 of the Stability Pact document and to ensure complementarity between the work of the Pact and the St abilisation and Asso ciation Process;  
(e) meet periodically and collectively as a ppropriate with the Chairs of the Working 
Tables to ensure strategic overall coordination and provi de the secretariat of the 
South-Eastern Europe Regional Table and its instruments;  
(f) work on the basis of a list, agreed in advance and in consultation with the 
participants in the Stability Pact, of pr iority actions for the Stability Pact to 
implement during the course of 2005, and k eep the working methods and structures 
of the Stability Pact under review, en suring consistency a nd efficient use of 
resources. 
Article 4 
The Special Coordinator sha ll conclude a financing agr eement with the Commission.. 
 
EN 5   EN Article 5 
The activities of the Special Coordinator shall be coordinated with those of the Secretary 
General of the Council/High Representative fo r the CFSP, the Presiden cy of the Council and 
the Commission, notably in the framework of the Informal Consultative Committee. In the 
field, close liaison shall be maintained with the Presidency of the Council, the Commission, 
the Member States’ Heads of Mission, the Special  Representatives of the European Union, as 
well as with the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the United Nations Civil Administration in Kosovo. 
Article 6 
The Special Coordinator shall report, as appropriate, to th e Council and the Commission. He 
will continue to inform the European Parliament regularly about his activities. 
Article 7 
This Decision shall take effect on the day following that of its publication in the Official 
Journal of the European Union .  
It shall apply from 1 January 2005 until 31 December 2005. Done at Brussels,  
 For the Council 
 The President