Council Joint Action of 29 June 2001 concerning the appointment of the Special Representative of the European Union in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Date: 2001-06-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU relations, North Macedonia, appointment of staff, diplomatic profession

3.7.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 180/1

(Acts adopted pursuant to Title V of the Treaty on European Union)

COUNCIL JOINT ACTION

of 29 June 2001

concerning the appointment of the Special Representative of the European Union in the Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

(2001/492/CFSP)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

On 15 June 2001 the European Council declared that
the European Union stands ready to build on progress
made in the current
talks and to engage further in
facilitation of the political dialogue in the Former Yugo-
slav Republic of Macedonia. In this context it agreed to
appoint, for a limited period of time, a representative of
in Skopje, who will act under the
the EU, resident
authority of the High Representative.

For this purpose, the Council agreed on 25 June 2001 to
appoint the candidate proposed by France.

In accordance with the guidelines on appointing proce-
dure and administrative arrangements of EU Special
Representatives adopted by the Council on 30 March
2000, Member States' and the Commission's missions
can provide on request from their own resources appro-
priate and reasonable support to the mission of the
Special Representative,

HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:

Article 1

Mr François LEOTARD is hereby appointed EU Special Repres-
entative in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

(d) establishing and maintaining close contact with other rele-
vant
including local
representatives of NATO, OSCE and the UN with a view to
ensuring the required coordination;

international and regional actors,

(e) contributing, where requested, to the implementation of

agreements reached;

(f) following closely developments and initiatives in the field

of security and liaising with all relevant bodies.

Article 3

Given the urgency of the situation, and exceptionally,
1.
most administrative expenditure of the Special Representative
shall be covered by France.

2.
The financial reference amount intended to cover any
operational expenditure related to the mission of the Special
Representative will be covered by a future decision of the
Council
in accordance with the guidelines adopted by the
Council on 30 March 2000.

Article 4

The EU Special Representative shall submit regular reports on
the implementation of his political mandate, on his own initia-
through the High
tive or when requested,
Representative.

to the Council

Article 5

This Joint Action shall enter into force on the day of its

1.
adoption. It shall expire on 29 October 2001.

Article 2

2.

This Joint Action shall be regularly reviewed.

The mandate of the Special Representative shall be to act,
under
in the
following areas:

the High Representative,

the authority of

(a) establishing and maintaining close

contact with the
Government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Mace-
donia and with the parties involved in the political process;

(b) offering the EU's advice and facilitation in the political

process;

(c) liaising closely with the local Presidency, the Heads of
Mission and the European Commission, as well as with the
European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM);

Article 6

This Joint Action shall be published in the Official Journal.

Done at Brussels, 29 June 2001.

For the Council

The President

A. LINDH