Six priority areas were defined in early 2002 by the Special Co-ordinator of the
Pact, Erhard Busek, to boost progress in South Eastern Europe.

Six 'achievables' were outlined with the aim of producing concrete results by the
end of the year. Where do we stand one year later, early 2003? Click on the links below or at the top to have a quick overview of objectives set and key results achieved.

• The Dawn of Free Trade
• Infrastructure : the 'Kick-Off ' Year
• Refugees Return in Record Numbers
• Stop Proliferation of Small Arms & Light Weapons
• Crack Down on Organised Crime
• Initiating Sub-regional Cooperation

About the Stability Pact

The Stability Pact is a political initiative to encourage and strengthen co-operation between the countries of South Eastern Europe as well as to streamline existing efforts to assist South Eastern Europe's political, economic and security integration into Europe. The Pact does not implement the projects that were placed under its auspices at two Regional Conferences (March 2000 and October 2001) but is an instrument to co-ordinate and facilitate the implementation of the projects of all its partners.

Its activities are guided by the core principles of the Stability Pact, namely that they contribute to regional cooperation, expedite integration into European structures and secure the region's involvement in relevant international organisations. Priority is given to initiatives where the SP brings clear added value.

With over 40 participating countries, the Stability Pact is complementary to the European Union's Stabilisation and Association Process, as well as to the Accession Process, and thus provides a bridge between the Western Balkans, the SEE candidate countries and Moldova. Stability Pact partners are the countries of South Eastern Europe and neighbouring countries, the European Commission, NATO and OSCE, the International Financial Institutions, the member states of the European Union, the United States, Russia, Japan, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia.

For more information :

Special Co-ordinator of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe
Rue Wiertz, 50 | B-1050 Brussels | Belgium
Tel (32-2) 401 87 00 | Fax (32-2) 401 87 12
E-mail: scsp@stabilitypact.org
http://www.stabilitypact.org

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