Summary: EU Council Conclusions on Western Balkans (14 May 2007: Brussels)
Council of the European Union, 2800th EXTERNAL RELATIONS Council meeting, Brussels
The Council adopted the following conclusions:
"REGIONAL CO-OPERATION
The Council welcomed the results of the Stability Pact's Regional Table meeting and of the South East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) Ministerial and Summit meetings, held in Zagreb on 10 and 11 May 2007. It welcomed the decisions taken which show the firm commitment by the countries of the region of South Eastern Europe gradually to take ownership of and responsibility for regional co-operation. It reconfirmed the European Union's readiness to remain involved, together with other donors
and partners, in the forthcoming implementation of the phased evolution of the Stability Pact into the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) as a more regionally owned, streamlined and effective regional co-operation framework, based on the agreed RCC Statute. The Council recalled that regional co-operation is one of the prerequisites for the realisation of the European perspective within the framework of the Stabilisation and Association Process.
The Council congratulated the newly appointed Secretary General of the RCC, Mr Hidajet Biščević, and the city of Sarajevo on its selection as the seat for the RCC Secretariat. It stressed the importance of maintaining the pace of the transformation process and, in this context, called upon all stakeholders to continue their efforts. In particular, the Council called upon the Special Coordinator for the Stability Pact, the new Secretary General and the incoming Bulgarian SEECP Chairmanship to
ensure a smooth and timely final hand-over to the new structures, envisaged for February 2008."
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