2006/921/EC: Council Decision of 11 December 2006 on the appointment of the Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe
Date: 2006-12-11
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Western Balkans, appointment of staff, common foreign and security policy, democratisation, diplomatic representation, economic reconstruction, economic stabilisation

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COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 11 December 2006

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

(2006/921/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe (2) for 2006 is
appropriate. Further to the conclusions of the South-
Eastern Europe Regional Table which endorsed on 30
May 2006 in Belgrade a transition plan to regional
in accordance with the Council
ownership,
conclusions of 12 June 2006, the mandate should put
a special emphasis on the requirements of this transition.

and

(4)

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Whereas:

Article 1

(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,
agreed to establish a Stability Pact
for South-Eastern
Europe, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Stability Pact’.

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

is

to

necessary

It
the
establish,
appointment, a mandate for the Special Coordinator.
Experience has shown that the mandate laid down in
Council Decision 2005/912/EC of 12 December 2005
on the appointment of the Special Coordinator of the

together with

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

Article 2

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) 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 331, 17.12.2005, p. 32.

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(b) chair the South-Eastern Europe Regional Table;

Article 4

(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 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;

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

the secretariat of

(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 2007, and
adjust the working methods and structures of the Stability
Pact to the needs of the transition to regional ownership,
ensuring consistency and efficient use of resources;

(g) facilitate the implementation of the transition to regional
ownership in accordance to the conclusions of the South-
Eastern Europe Regional Table on 30 May 2006 and to this
purpose work closely with the South-Eastern European
and its Secretary General when
Cooperation Process
designated. Particular attention shall be given to the estab-
lishment of the Regional Cooperation Council and of a
regional cooperation secretariat as well as on the stream-
the
lining of
Stability Pact.

the various Task Forces and initiatives of

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

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

the Commission,

Article 6

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 7

This Decision shall take effect on the day following its publi-
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2007 until 31 December 2007.

Done at Brussels, 11 December 2006.

For the Council
The President

E. TUOMIOJA