SEE2020 Strategy Dimension Coordinators

Belgrade

2004

Yes

www.erisee.org

• Consultative Body (Supports the Governing Board with an advisory role where the partner institutions of ERI SEE hold a seat, as well as the donors of the Initiative)
• ERI SEE Secretariat/Agency (Currently the Centre for Education Policy (CEP) is the institution that hosts ERI SEE Agency in the interim period, prior to the opening of the new ERI SEE Secretariat in Belgrade

sustainability of the EU integration process.

ERI SEE objectives are: a) to continue the support of national education reform efforts in SEE in the perspective of the process of EU integration and the more global developments in education and training; b) to actively promote regional cooperation at system, expert and civil society level through capacity building and know-how transfer; c) to facilitate information exchange and cooperation between the education and the research sector in SEE; d) to support national activities of its participants related to the priorities of the “Detailed Work Programme on the Follow-up of the Objectives of Education and Training Systems in Europe” (Education & Training 2010) and follow-ups, the Copenhagen process and the Bologna process.

Contributing to Skills and Mobility flagship in the policy areas related to education, i.e. recognition of qualifications and development of national qualification frameworks.

Brussels

2006 (entered into force in 2007)

Yes

www.cefta.int

• Joint Committee (The governing body of CEFTA. It is composed of the Committee of Trade Facilitation and the Committee of CEFTA Contact Points, with the representatives of each Party to the Agreement - deputy ministers responsible for trade. Its main function is to supervise and administer the implementation of the Agreement. The Joint Committee meets at least once a year and makes decisions by consensus. The Joint Committee is chaired by one of the participants and this function revolves on an annual basis)
• Sub-committees (Members of the sub-committees are officials from the relevant ministries and agencies and are formally appointed by governments. In general, the sub-committees meet at least once a year and can also meet on an ad hoc basis if deemed necessary. The Chair of each sub-committee rotates among the participants alphabetically on a yearly basis. CEFTA sub-committees are as follows: a) Sub-committee on NTMs; b) Sub-committee on Agriculture; c) Sub-committee on Customs and Rules of Origin; and d) Sub-committee on Trade in Services)
• CEFTA Secretariat

Other working bodies

• Working Group on Technical Measures
• Working Group on Risk Management
• Working Group on Information Exchange
• Working Group on Trade in Services Statistics
• Negotiating Group on Services
• Joint Working Group on Investment Policy and Promotion

Main objectives of CEFTA 2006 are, inter alia, to expand trade in goods and services and foster investment by means of fair, stable and predictable rules, eliminate barriers to trade between its participants, provide appropriate protection of intellectual property rights in accordance with international standards and harmonise provisions on modern trade policy issues such as competition rules and state aid. It also includes clear and effective procedures for dispute settlement and facilitates the gradual establishment of the EU-Western Balkans zone of diagonal cumulation of origin.

Contributing to Skills and Mobility flagship in particular through CEFTA Sub-committee on Trade in Services, which works towards progressive liberalisation and mutual opening of trade in services and touches upon one of the key issues related to facilitated service provision and facilitated regional labour mobility of skilled professionals and service providers.

Contributing to Connectivity flagship through providing the frame for signing and implementation of a framework agreement on trade facilitation aiming to achieve a progressive liberalisation and mutual opening of services markets in the context of EU integration.

Skopje

2001

Yes

www.seehn.org

• Presidency (It is held by the ministry of health of one of the participants. It rotates once every six months and operates on the “troika” principle)
• Regional Meetings (Consists of one high-level representative - the National Health Coordinator, and one alternate nominated by the ministry of health of SEEHN participants, as well as other partner countries and partner organisations)
• Executive Committee (It is composed of five members: three representing the SEEHN participants, one representing the other partner countries and one member jointly nominated by interested international organisations and regional governmental and nongovernmental organisations)
• SEEHN Secretariat

Other working bodies

• Ad hoc Working Groups
• Regional Health Development Centres

SEEHN is a political and institutional forum which aims to sustain and strengthen regional cooperation in public health in SEE in order to further the reforms of the health systems of its participants.

SEEHN mission is to promote the sustainable development of SEEHN members by improving the health of their populations through better and more intense cooperation, integration, capacity building and coordination in public health at regional level. This includes supporting reform of their national health systems and contributing to economic and social development.

Contributing to Skills and Mobility flagship in the domain related to facilitation of trade liberalisation and mobility in health sector.

Belgrade

2004

Yes

www.seetoint.org

• Annual Meeting of Ministers
• Steering Committee (Two high-level representatives of each participant and the EC, meets four times a year)
• National Coordinators (One civil servant of each participant)
• SEETO Secretariat

Other working bodies

• Railway and Intermodal Working Group
• Road Safety Working Group
• Transport Facilitation Working Group

The aim of the SEETO is to promote cooperation on the development of the main and ancillary infrastructure on the multimodal Indicative Extension of TEN-T Comprehensive Network to the Western Balkans and to enhance local capacity for the implementation of investment programmes as well as data collection and analysis on the Indicative Extension of TEN-T Comprehensive Network to the Western Balkans.

The main objectives of the SEETO cooperation are to: a) develop the Indicative Extension of TEN-T Comprehensive Network to the Western Balkans; b) improve and harmonise regional transport policies and technical standards for the Indicative Extension of TEN-T Comprehensive Network to the Western Balkans; c) maintain an effective coordination and communication network; d) integrate the Indicative Extension of TEN-T Comprehensive Network to the Western Balkans in the framework of the wider Trans European Network.

Contributing to Connectivity flagship in the transport policy areas related to the opening of the transport market; establishment of competitive, reliable and safe transport system; and effective border crossing procedures, as well as contributing to converting the existing and planned transport corridors into vibrant economic corridors.

Vienna

2005

Yes

www.energy-community.org

• ·        Ministerial Council (Meets at least once every year to establish key priorities and steer the implementation of the Treaty. The Ministerial Council consists of one representative of each Contracting Party and two representatives of the EU. One non-voting representative of each Participant may participate in its meetings. The Presidency is being held in turn by each Contracting Party for a term of one year)
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• Permanent High Level Group (Prepares the work of the Ministerial Council, gives assent to technical assistance requests made by donor community, reports to the Ministerial Council on progress made. Meets every three months and consist of one representative of each Contracting Party and two representatives of the EU. One non-voting representative of each Participant may participate in its meetings)
• The Energy Community Regulatory Board (Advises the Ministerial Council or the Permanent High Level Group on the details of statutory, technical and regulatory rules, and issues recommendations on cross-border disputes involving two or more Regulators, upon request of any of them. It is composed of one representative of the energy regulator of each Contracting Party, pursuant to the relevant parts of the EU acquis on energy. The EU is represented by the EC, assisted by one regulator of each Participant, and one representative of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators)

Other working bodies

• Fora – Electricity, Gas, Oil (Three advisory Fora, composed of representatives of all interested stakeholders, including industry, regulators, industry representative groups and consumers, adopts the conclusions by consensus and forwards them to the Permanent High Level Group)

The Energy Community is an international organisation dealing with energy policy. The key aim of the organisation is to extend the EU internal energy market to SEE and beyond on the basis of a legally binding framework.

The mission of the Energy Community Treaty is to: a) establish a stable regulatory and market framework capable of attracting investment in power generation and networks; b) create an integrated energy market allowing for cross-border energy trade and integration with the EU market; c) enhance the security of supply to ensure stable and continuous energy supply that is essential for economic development and social stability; d) improve the environmental situation in relation to energy supply in the region and foster the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency; e) develop competition at regional level and exploit economies of scale.

Contributing to Connectivity flagship in the policy areas related to developing the regional energy market and helping in implementation of “soft measures” which are centred at spot market development, cross-border balancing and regional capacity allocation.

Sarajevo (UNDP Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina)

2000

Yes

www.eseeinitiative.org

• Annual Meeting (ministerial level)
• Electronic South Eastern Europe Initiative Working Group (Facilitates the implementation of the e-SEE Agenda Plus priority areas. The participants are represented by e-Envoys and Appointed Senior Policy Officials nominated by the respective authorities. Overall direction and leadership is provided by a Chairperson chosen among the participants. The Working Group meets quarterly and organises annual meeting at ministerial level)
• e-SEE Secretariat

Other working bodies

• e-SEE Broadband Taskforce

The aim of e-SEE Initiative is to better integrate SEE economies into the global, knowledge-based economy by regionally supporting the development of Information Society. Actions undertaken by e-SEE Initiative are complementary to the effort of drawing SEE closer to EU action plans for Information Society development expressed in the current Digital Agenda for Europe.

e-SEE Initiative continues to work in meeting the goals outlined in e-SEE Agenda Plus, the strategic document for Information Society development signed at a Ministerial Conference in Sarajevo on 29 October 2007.

Contributing to Connectivity flagship in the electronic communications policy area, with the focus on addressing the limited interoperability of ICT systems in order to enable the deployment of region-wide and/or cross-border e-services, and reducing - and possibly eliminating - the roaming charges across the region.

Szentendre

1990

Yes

www.rec.org

• Board of Directors (The governing and decision-making body of REC. It consists of not less than seven and not more than eleven members.Membership may include environmental experts, government officials, business leaders and representatives of environmental and other nongovernmental organisations.  The Board of Directors meets at least twice a year)
• General Assembly (The advisory body to the Board of Directors. Supports the REC through activities such as fundraising, public relations, strategic planning, technical assistance and policy recommendations. Each participant designates an authorised representative to serve on the General Assembly, which meets at least once a year)
• REC Head Office (The REC has an office network in 17 countries with the Head Office in Szentendre, Hungary)
  

REC is an international organisation with a mission to assist in addressing environmental issues. The REC fulfils this mission by promoting cooperation among governments, nongovernmental organisations, businesses and other environmental stakeholders, and by supporting the free exchange of information and public participation in environmental decision-making.

The REC continues to: a) follow the development of global environmental problems; b) regularly assess strategic environmental needs in Central and Eastern Europe and serve as a resource in identifying solutions; c) promote public participation in environmental decision-making; d) promote cooperation for improving the environment between governments, academic, and nongovernmental organisations and members of the business community; e) gather and distribute environmental data on the countries of the region as well as pertaining to the region as a whole; f)  offer opportunities for mutual exchange of experiences for interested countries, organisations and individuals; g) offer in-kind as well as financial support to promote the solution of certain environmental issues; and h) award fellowships and organise educational, training and scientific programmes in the field of environmental protection, management as well as nature conservation in the region.

Contributing to Connectivity flagship through implementing the SEE Strategy 2020 goals in the Environmental dimension.

Sarajevo

2007

Yes

www.seeic.rcc.int

• Ministerial Forum (Meets at least once per year. All of the decisions of SEEIC are subject to endorsement of the Ministerial Forum)
• Deputy Minister/State Secretary Meetings (It  consists of the appointed high-level officials at the level of Deputy Minister or State Secretary from the respective ministries from SEE and a representative of the RCC Secretariat. The representatives of the private sector from SEE, international organisations and donor community are also invited to the meeting and act as Observers, providing input and advice to the SEEIC. Meets at least twice per year)
• Co-Chairs: The meetings of the SEEIC are chaired by the Co-chairs of the SEEIC, i.e. RCC (permanent co-chair) and SEE participant (rotating annually, with the possibility of extension for an additional year).
• SEEIC Secretariat (RCC serves as a secretariat of the SEEIC)

Other working bodies

• SEEIC/CEFTA Joint Working Group on Investments
• SEEIC Working Group on Industrial Policy
• SEEIC Tourism Expert Group
• SEEIC Food and Beverages Expert Group

The SEEIC promotes and facilitates regional cooperation in the sphere of investment-related reform and competitiveness in SEE.

SEEIC currently has three main objectives: a) implementation of the SEE 2020 Strategy; b) increasing competitiveness of the region through joint targeted action and enhancing regional value chains; c) promoting the SEE region as an attractive business and investment destination.

Contributing to Competitiveness flagship in the areas related to industrial and investment policy.

Danilovgrad

2008

Yes

www.respaweb.eu

• The Governing Board (The highest decision-making body of ReSPA. It is composed of representatives of each participant of ReSPA, who come from ministries or equivalent authorities responsible for public administration, human resources development or European integration. In addition the EC may send a representative and the Director of ReSPA may decide to attend meetings. Representatives from other countries and organisations as well as individual experts may also be invited to attend the meetings. The Governing Board meets at least five times per year; it should meet at Ministerial level at least once a year and at the level of Senior Officials at least four times per year)
• Advisory Board
• Budget Committee
• ReSPA Secretariat
  

ReSPA is an international organisation which has been entrusted with the mission of boosting regional cooperation in the field of public administration in the SEE region.

ReSPA seeks to achieve its mission through the organisation and delivery of training activities, high-level conferences, networking events and publications, the overall objectives of which are to transfer new knowledge and skills as well as to facilitate the exchange of experiences both within the region and between the region and the EU Member States.

Contributing to cross-cutting issues related to public administration reform.

Sarajevo

2007

Yes

www.rai-see.org

• Steering Group (The decision-making body of RAI. It is composed of high-level representatives of SEE participants and it meets at least once per year and whenever necessary)
• Chairperson (Oversees the enforcement of the decisions taken by the Steering Group of RAI)
• RAI Secretariat

The RAI acts as a regional process through which governments of SEE region combine their efforts to help curb corruption. It intends to give an impetus to the fight against corruption in SEE by building upon existing actions through better coordination of all efforts and by relying on high-level political commitment.

With the understanding of the European perspective of SEE region’s future, RAI seeks to foster closer integrative links and common European values in regard of good governance.

Contributing to cross-cutting issues related to promoting transparency and fight against corruption.

No

2010

No

www.tfcs.rcc.int

• Regional meetings (High-level representatives of relevant ministries in charge of culture meet at least once a year)
• RCC Secretariat (RCC serves as the secretariat of the TFCS)

The RCC TFCS was established by the Decision of the Board of the RCC. The aim of the RCC TFCS is to promote regional cooperation in the sphere of culture by creating a platform for dialogue of relevant stakeholders. The subsequent goal is to maximise the benefits of investment in culture through its contribution to sustainable economic and social development by ensuring the coherency with other actions promoted at regional and national level.

The RCC TFCS closely cooperates with the RCC Secretariat in the framework of promoting regional cooperation in the sphere of culture.

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www.seecel.hr

Skopje

2004

Yes

www.nalas.eu

• General Assembly (It meets in ordinary session once a year and whenever the interests of the association require so. Participants are represented with a maximum of two associations and four delegates. The associate members have consultative status)
• Committee of Liaison Officers (It is composed of the President, the three Vice-Presidents, the Liaison Officers appointed by participants, two liaison officers appointed by the associate participants, the President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, the Executive Director and the Treasurer)
• Executive Bureau (Assist the Committee of Liaison Officers in performing more intense and profound governing functions, such as formulation of internal policies, ensuring checks and balances and other control functions)
• President and Vice-Presidents (President is selected for one year based on a rotation system. NALAS has three Vice-Presidents)
• NALAS Secretariat

Other working bodies

• Task Force on Association Development
• Task Force on Fiscal Decentralisation
• Task Force on Urban Planning
• Task Force on Energy Efficiency
• Task Force on Solid Waste and Water Management
• Task Force on Sustainable Tourism

NALAS aims to provide services to local governments for the benefit of the citizens in the SEE region and wishes to develop itself as the knowledge centre for local government development in SEE. It brings together 16 Associations which represent roughly 9000 local authorities.

NALAS stimulates exchange of information and experiences among its members. Its Task Forces have a key role in knowledge production and dissemination.

Contributing to cross-cutting issues by engaging local governments in implementation of the RCC SWP 2017-2019.