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 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 with 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 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 act as 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 in the first half of 2008, 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 with the conclusions of the Regional Table on 30 May 2006 and to this purpose work closely with the south-east European Cooperation Process, the Regional Cooperation Council and its Secretary-General; particular attention shall be given to the establishment of the Regional Cooperation Council and of its secretariat; special emphasis shall be put on the streamlining of the various Task Forces and initiatives of the Stability Pact; (h) ensure a smooth and timely hand-over to the Secretary-General of the Regional Cooperation Council and the closing down of remaining administrative operations of the Stability Pact.
Article 4 
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 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 shall continue to inform the European Parliament regularly about his activities.
Article 7 
This Decision shall take effect on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . It shall apply from 1 January 2008 to 30 June 2008.