translate English to French: Worthwhile as it is, this initiative produced initial concern that it might create duplication and undermine the CSCE, that some of the most pressing potential conflicts were not included (Kosovo, FYROM, Ukraine), and that a highly publicised international process might not be the best way to deal with sensitive issues for which no agreement might be better than unsatisfactory bilateral agreements accepted unwillingly by some of the parties.
La proposition française de Pacte sur la Stabilité en Europe, adoptée comme l'une des premières actions communes de l'Union européenne, vise à dynamiser et à encourager au niveau politique la conclusion de traités bilatéraux et régionaux entre les pays d'Europe centrale et orientale, en combinant les droits des minorités et les garanties concernant les frontières.