2003/910/EC: Council Decision of 22 December 2003 on the appointment of the Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe
Date: 2003-12-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Western Balkans, appointment of staff, common foreign and security policy, diplomatic profession, diplomatic representation

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 22 December 2003

on the appointment of the Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe

(2003/910/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Article 1

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1080/2000 of 22
May 2000 on support for the United Nations Interim Mission
in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the Office of the High Representative
in Bosnia and Herzegovina (OHR) and the Stability Pact for
South-Eastern Europe (SP) (1), and in particular Article 1a
thereof,

Dr Erhard BUSEK is hereby appointed Special Coordinator of
the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe.

Article 2

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

The Special Coordinator shall carry out the functions provided
for in point 13 of the Stability Pact document of 10 June 1999.

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

On 10 June 1999 the Foreign Ministers of the Member
the European Union and the European
States of
Commission, together with the other participants in the
Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe agreed to estab-
lish a Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe, hereinafter
called the ‘Stability Pact’.

Council Joint Action 2002/964/CFSP of 10 December
2002 amending and extending the mandate of
the
Special Representative of the European Union to act as
Special Coordinator of
for South-
Eastern Europe (2),
is due to expire on 31 December
2003.

the Stability Pact

Article 1a of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2000 provides
for a procedure for the appointment of the Special Coor-
dinator of the Stability Pact as from 1 January 2004.

It is necessary to establish, together with the appoint-
ment, a mandate for
the Special Coordinator. The
mandate laid down in Joint Action 2002/964/CFSP for
the Special Representative is suitable to apply to the
Special Coordinator.

(5)

It is appropriate to lay down clear lines of responsibility
as well as guidance on coordination and reporting,

(1) OJ L 122, 24.5.2000, p. 27. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) 2098/2003 (OJ L 316, 29.11.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 334, 11.12.2002, p. 9. Joint Action as extended by Joint

Action 2003/449/CFSP (OJ L 150, 18.6.2003, p. 74).

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 Stability Pact's objectives
within, and between, the individual countries, where the
Stability 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
well as relevant regional initiatives and organisations, with
a view to fostering regional cooperation and 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 European Union in the Stability Pact in accordance
with points 18, 19, and 20 of the Stability Pact document
and to ensure complementarity between the work of the
Stability Pact and the Stabilisation and Association Process;

(e) meet periodically and collectively as appropriate with the
Chairs of the Working Tables to ensure strategic overall
coordination and provide 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 consul-
tation with the participants of the Stability Pact, of priority
actions for the Stability Pact
to implement during the
course of 2004, and keep the working methods and struc-
tures of the Stability Pact under review, ensuring consis-
tency and efficient use of resources.

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Article 4

Article 6

The Special Coordinator shall conclude a financing agreement
with the Commission.

The Special Coordinator shall report, as appropriate, to the
Council and the Commission. He will continue to inform the
European Parliament regularly about his activities.

Article 5

The activities of the Special Coordinator shall be coordinated
with those of the Secretary-General of the Council/High Repre-
sentative for the CFSP, the Presidency of the Council and the
Commission, notably in the framework of the Informal Consul-
tative Committee. In the field, close liaison shall be maintained
the
the Council,
with the Presidency of
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 with the United
Nations Civil Administration in Kosovo.

the Commission,

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 2004 until 31 December 2004.

Done at Brussels, 22 December 2003.

For the Council

The President

A. MATTEOLI