2000/793/CFSP: Council Joint Action of 14 December 2000 appointing the Special Representative of the European Union to act as Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe and repealing Joint Action 1999/523/CFSP
Date: 2000-12-14
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Central and Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, appointment of staff, common foreign and security policy, joint action, the EU's international role

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COUNCIL JOINT ACTION

of 14 December 2000

appointing the Special Representative of the European Union to act as Coordinator of the Stability
Pact for South-Eastern Europe and repealing Joint Action 1999/523/CFSP

(2000/793/CFSP)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

— chair the South-Eastern Europe Regional Table;

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in partic-
ular Articles 14 and 18(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Joint Action 1999/523/CFSP (1), expires on 31 December
2000.

Following reexamination of the said Joint Action it is
evident that the mandate of the Special Representative
should be extended.

On 30 March 2000 the Council adopted guidelines on
the procedure for appointing Special Representatives of
the European Union (EUSRs) and administrative arrange-
ments concerning them. The arrangements for the EUSR
to act as Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South-
Eastern Europe need to be adapted to these guidelines.

For reasons of transparency and clarity, the provisions
concerning the EUSR acting as Coordinator of
the
Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe should be incor-
porated into a single text and Joint Action 1999/523/
CFSP accordingly repealed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:

Article 1

— establish and maintain close contact with all participants
and facilitating States, organisations and institutions of the
initiatives and organ-
Pact, as well as pertinent regional
isations;

— provide periodic progress reports to the OSCE Chairman-in-
Office, according to its procedures, on behalf of the South-
Eastern Europe Regional Table;

— participate in the High Level Steering Group of the donors

coordination process;

— cooperate closely with all

the European
Union in order to promote the role of the European Union
in the Pact according to points 18, 19 and 20 of the
Stability Pact document;

institutions of

— meet periodically and as necessary with the Chairmen of
the Working Tables to ensure overall coordination;

— provide

the

secretariat of

the South-Eastern Europe

Regional Table and the three Working Tables.

Article 3

The Union shall, by providing its Special Representative with
the necessary human and logistical resources, make a contribu-
tion to his functions as Special Coordinator.

The European Union looks to the other participants in the
Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe also to make a contri-
bution to the functioning of the Pact.

Mr Bodo Hombach is appointed Special Representative of the
European Union to carry out the functions of Special Coordi-
nator for the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe hereinafter
‘Special Coordinator’ according to the arrangements provided
for in point 13 of the Stability Pact document.

Article 4

The Special Representative shall

liaise closely with the
1.
Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Article 2

The Special Representative shall also liaise closely with

2.
the United Nations Civil Administration in Kosovo.

The Special Representative shall carry out the tasks envisaged
by the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe, as follows:

— promote achievement of the Pact's objectives within, and

between, the individual countries;

Article 5

(1) OJ L 201, 31.7.1999, p. 2.

Joint Action as last extended and
amended by Joint Action 1999/822/CFSP (OJ L 318, 11.12.1999, p.
40).

1.
The financial reference amount intended to cover the
operational expenditure related to the mission of the Special
Representative shall be EUR 2 020 000 for 2001.

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The amount specified in paragraph 1 shall be allocated to
2.
financing the operating expenditure of the Central Office of the
Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe in Brussels over the
period in question.

The expenditure financed by the amount stipulated in
3.
paragraph 1 shall be managed in accordance with the European
Community procedures and rules applicable to the budget.

Article 6

The Special Representative shall conclude a contract as

1.
‘Special Adviser’ with the Council.

2.
The Special Representative shall be responsible for imple-
menting his mandate, including the constitution of his team, in
consultation with the Presidency, assisted by the Secretary-
General/High Representative, and in full association with the
Commission.

3. Member States and institutions of the European Union
may propose the secondment of staff to work with the Special
Representative. The remuneration of personnel who might be
seconded by a Member State or an institution of the European
Union to the Special Representative shall be covered respec-
tively by the Member State or the institution of the European
Union concerned.

4.
All A-type posts shall be published in Member States and
in the institutions of the European Union and filled by the
best-qualified applicants.

5.
The privileges, immunities and further guarantees neces-
sary for the completion and smooth functioning of the mission
of the Special Representative and the members of his staff shall
be defined with the parties. Member States and the Commis-
sion shall grant all necessary support to such effect.

The equipment, supplies and premises for the Brussels office of
the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe shall be purchased
or rented on behalf of and for the European Communities.

The Presidency, Commission and/or Member States, as

6.
appropriate, shall provide logistical support in the region.

Article 7

1.
The Special Representative shall report directly to the
Secretary-General/High Representative. He shall be accountable

to the Secretary-General/High Representative for administrative
expenditure incurred in respect of his activities.

2.
The management of operational expenditure shall be
subject to a contract between the Special Representative and
the Commission.

Article 8

The Special Representative shall submit regular reports,
1.
to the Council
on his own initiative or when requested,
through the Secretary-General/High Representative. These
reports shall also be forwarded to the Commission.

2.
The implementation of this Joint Action shall be kept
under regular review, taking into account notably the develop-
ment of, and coherence with, other contributions of the Euro-
pean Union to the region.

Article 9

Positions of the European Union in the context of the Stability
Pact for South-Eastern Europe will be determined in accordance
with the guidelines adopted by the Council on 13 September
1999.

Article 10

Joint Action 1999/523/CFSP is hereby repealed.

Article 11

This Joint Action shall enter into force on 1 January 2001.

It shall apply until 31 December 2001.

Article 12

This Joint Action shall be published in the Official Journal.

Done at Brussels, 14 December 2000.

For the Council

The President

J. GLAVANY