CELEX: 52004PC0782
Language: en
Date: 2004-12-01
Title: Proposal for a Council Decision on the appointment of the Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                          Brussels, 1.12.2004
                                          COM(2004) 782 final
                             Proposal for a
                        COUNCIL DECISION
   on the appointment of the Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact
                      for South-Eastern Europe
                    (presented by the Commission)
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 ---pagebreak---                                   EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
   The Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe (SP) is a regional policy framework set up by the
   international community in Cologne on 10 June 1999 in order to support the countries in that
   region in their efforts to foster peace, democracy, respect for human rights and economic
   prosperity, and to achieve stability in the region as a whole. Paragraph 13 of the Stability Pact
   for South-Eastern Europe stipulates that the Stability Pact will have a Special Coordinator
   appointed by the European Union, after consultation with the OSCE Chairman in Office and
   other participants, and endorsed by the OSCE Chairman in Office.
   Further 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, the
   Council, acting on a proposal by the Commission, appoints the Special Coordinator of the
   Stability Pact on a yearly basis. It is therefore necessary for the Council to adopt, before 31
   December 2004, a decision on the appointment of a Special Coordinator, which will apply
   from 1 January 2005 until 31 December 2005.
   The Commission has consulted the OSCE Chairman in Office and other participants in the
   Stability Pact and proposes that the Council reappoint Dr Erhard Busek as Special
   Coordinator of the Stability Pact. The mandate of the Special Coordinator is drawn from that
   laid down in Council Decision (EC) No 2003/910 of 22 December 2003 on the appointment
   of the Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe for the year 20042.
   1
           OJ L 122, 24.5.2000, p.27. Regulation as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 2098/2003 of 27
           November 2003 (OJ L 316, 29.11.2003, p.1).
   2
           OJ L 342, 30.12.2003, p.51.
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 ---pagebreak---                                                 Proposal for a
                                          COUNCIL DECISION
                on the appointment of the Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact
                                        for South-Eastern Europe
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   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)3, and
   in particular Article 1a thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
   Whereas:
   (1)     On 10 June 1999 the Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the European Union
           and the European Commission, together with the other participants in the Stability
           Pact for South-Eastern Europe, agreed to establish a Stability Pact for South-Eastern
           Europe, hereinafter called the ‘Stability Pact’.
   (2)     Article 1a of Council Regulation (EC) No 1080/2000 of 22 May 2000 provides for an
           annual procedure for the appointment of the Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact.
   (3)     It is necessary to establish, together with the appointment, a mandate for the Special
           Coordinator. Experience has shown that the mandate laid down in Council Decision
           (EC) No 2003/910 of 22 December 2003 on the appointment of the Special
           Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe for the year 20044 is
           appropriate.
   (4)     It is appropriate to lay down clear lines of responsibility as well as guidance on
           coordination and reporting,
   3
           OJ L 122, 24.5.2000, p.27. Regulation as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 2098/2003 of 27
           November 2003 (OJ L 316, 29.11.2003, p.1).
   4
           OJ L 342, 30.12.2003, p.51.
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 ---pagebreak---    HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
                                              Article 1
   Dr Erhard BUSEK is hereby appointed Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South
   Eastern Europe.
                                              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 Pact's objectives within, and between, the individual
           countries, where the 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 Pact in accordance with
           points 18, 19, and 20 of the Stability Pact document and to ensure complementarity
           between the work of the 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 consultation with the
           participants in the Stability Pact, of priority actions for the Stability Pact to
           implement during the course of 2005, and keep the working methods and structures
           of the Stability Pact under review, ensuring consistency and efficient use of
           resources.
                                              Article 4
   The Special Coordinator shall conclude a financing agreement with the Commission..
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 ---pagebreak---                                               Article 5
   The activities of the Special Coordinator shall be coordinated with those of the Secretary
   General of the Council/High Representative for the CFSP, the Presidency of the Council and
   the Commission, notably in the framework of the Informal Consultative Committee. In the
   field, close liaison shall be maintained with the Presidency of the Council, the Commission,
   the 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 the United
   Nations Civil Administration in Kosovo.
                                              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 that of its publication in the Official
   Journal of the European Union.
   It shall apply from 1 January 2005 until 31 December 2005.
   Done at Brussels,
                                                For the Council
                                                The President
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