2004/928/EC:Council Decision of 22 December 2004 on the appointment of the Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe
Date: 2004-12-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Western Balkans, appointment of staff, democratisation, economic reconstruction, economic stabilisation, international cooperation, the EU's international role

31.12.2004

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 396/47

COUNCIL DECISION

of 22 December 2004

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

(2004/928/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Article 2

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard 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 Stability Pact for South-
Eastern Europe (SP) (1), and in particular Article 1a thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

The Special Coordinator shall carry out the functions 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 Stability Pact's objectives
within, and between, the individual countries, where the
Stability Pact proves to have an added value;

(1)

(2)

(3)

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

Article 1a of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2000 provides for
the Special Coordinator of
to be
appointed on an annual basis.

the Stability Pact

(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;

is

to

necessary

together with

the
establish,
It
appointment, a mandate for the Special Coordinator.
Experience has shown that the mandate laid down in
Council Decision 2003/910 of 22 December 2003 on
the
the appointment of
Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe (2) for 2004 is
appropriate.

the Special Coordinator of

(d) cooperate closely with all

institutions of

the European Union in the Stability Pact

the European
Union and its Member States in order to promote the
role of
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;

(4)

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

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

(e) meet periodically and collectively as appropriate with the
Chairs of the Working Tables to ensure strategic overall
coordination and act as
the South-
Eastern Europe Regional Table and its instruments;

the secretariat of

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

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

(EC) No 2098/2003 (OJ L 316, 29.11.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 342, 30.12.2003, p. 51.

(f) work on the basis of a list, agreed in advance and in consul-
tation with the participants in the Stability Pact, of priority
actions for the Stability Pact to implement during 2005, and
keep the working methods and structures of the Stability
Pact under review, ensuring consistency 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

This Decision shall take effect on the day following that of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 7

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
with the Presidency of
the
the Council,
Member States' Heads of Mission, the Special Representatives
of
the
the European Union, as well as with the Office of
High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the
United Nations Civil Administration in Kosovo.

the Commission,

It shall apply from 1 January 2005 until 31 December 2005.

Done at Brussels, 22 December 2004

For the Council
The President

C. VEERMAN