The stability pact for south-eastern europe and the prospect of the inclusion of the republic of moldova
«The Stability Pact for SouthEastern Europe and the prospect of the inclusion of the Republic of Moldova»
by Oleg Ungureanu
Source: SEER SouthEast Europe Review for Labour and Social Affairs (SEER SouthEast Europe Review for Labour and Social Affairs), issue: 04 / 2000, pages: 129138, on www.ceeol.com. The following ad supports maintaining our C.E.E.O.L. service
Oleg Ungureanu
The Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe and the prospect of the inclusion of the Republic of Moldova
Introduction The Stability Pact, according to its founding document, adopted on June 10 1999, aims at strengthening countries in south-eastern Europe in their efforts to foster peace, democracy, respect for human rights and economic prosperity, in order to achieve stability in the whole region.1 More than one year after the launch of this process, views as to the impact and the efficiency of the Stability Pact remain controversial. The supporters of the Pact refer, first of all, to the Regional Funding Conference (Brussels, March 29-30, 2000), at which international donors pledged €2.4bn for the projects presented within the Stability Pact. In their opinion, these commitments, which went far beyond expectations, underline a real political will to promote the objectives of the Stability Pact and constitute a guarantee of its success. Furthermore, they consider that this initial period of time was important for providing the Pact with the appropriate working mechanisms and for the development of its activities, initiatives and projects. Thus, in their opinion, the first stage – of preparation – has been concluded and a second stage of implementation may now follow. The Pact’s opponents consider that it has not achieved the expected results. They severely criticise its inefficiency in solving the problems the region is