South-East European Cooperation Process Explained

South-East European Cooperation Process
Linking Name:South-East European Cooperation Process
Symbol Width:250px
Org Type:Intergovernmental organization
Membership Type:Membership
Membership: Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Greece

Romania
Serbia
Turkey
Croatia

Montenegro
Slovenia
Admin Center Type:Headquarters
Admin Center:Sofia (SEECP PA)
Languages Type:Working languages
Leader Title1:Chairmanship-in-Office
Leader Name1: Bulgaria
Established Event1:SEECP Established
Established Date1:1996
Established Event3:Parliamentary Assembly established
Established Date3:2014
Official Website:https://www.seecp.info/
https://rspcsee.org/

The South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) was launched on Bulgaria's initiative in 1996. At the Bulgaria-chaired meeting in Sofia, the Southeast Europe (SEE) countries laid the foundations for regional co-operation for the purposes of creating an atmosphere of trust, good neighbourly relations and stability.

A special characteristic of SEECP is that it is an original form of co-operation among the countries in the region launched on their own initiative, and not on the initiative of some other international organisation or countries. In that regard, the SEECP seeks to define itself as an authentic voice of SEE, complementary to the Stability Pact, Southeast European Cooperative Initiative or the Stabilisation and Association Process.

The basic goals of regional co-operation within SEECP include the strengthening of security and the political situation, intensification of economic relations and co-operation in the areas of human resources, democracy, justice, and battle against illegal activities. It is the intention of the SEECP to enable its members to approach the European and Euro-Atlantic structures through the strengthening of good neighbourly relations and transformation of the region into an area of peace and stability.

Membership

Structure

The SEECP is a regional non-institutionalised process co-ordinated by the presiding country. The SEECP presidency lasts for one year and is rotated among the members. The presiding country presents the Process at international meetings and hosts the annual meeting of heads of state and government, foreign ministers meeting and a number of annual meetings of political directors. Depending on the situation, the presiding country may call extraordinary meetings. Representatives of the current, past, and future SEECP Chair-in-Office form a Troika to ensure the continuity of activities.[1]

Regional Cooperation Council

See main article: Regional Cooperation Council. The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) was established at a 2008 meeting of foreign affairs ministers from the SEECP. The RCC consists of 46 participants made up of the SEECP countries, along with other countries and supranational organizations who are interested in the stability and development of the region.[2]

Parliamentary Assembly

The SEECP Parliamentary Assembly was established in 2014[3] to bring together representatives from the legislatures of member states. It meets in plenary session once a year, chaired by the speaker of the legislature of the country holding the SEECP Chairmanship-in-Office.[4] The work of the assembly is supported by the Regional Secretariat for Parliamentary Cooperation in South East Europe, based in Sofia, Bulgaria.[5]

Chairmanship

Presiding country is changed each year on 1 July:

Meetings held

Heads of state and government meetings:
Foreign ministers meetings:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Montenegro South-east European Cooperation Process – Seecp 2022-2023 . 2024-12-23 . www.seecp.info.
  2. Web site: About Us . Regional Cooperation Council . 14 November 2020.
  3. Web site: Declaration on the inauguration of the SEECP Parliamentary Assembly . https://web.archive.org/web/20151119030547/http://rspcsee.org:80/en/pages/read/seecp-parliamentary-assembly/declaration-on-the-inauguration . 2015-11-19.
  4. Web site: Plenary Sessions . https://web.archive.org/web/20170222144959/http://rspcsee.org/en/pages/read/seecp-pa . 2017-02-22.
  5. Web site: The Regional Secretariat for Parliamentary Cooperation in South East Europe . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716094400/http://rspcsee.org:80/en/pages/read/about-rspc-see . 2011-07-16.
  6. Web site: România deţine Preşedinţia-în-Exerciţiu a SEECP 2013-2014 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  7. Web site: __/ Hellenic Republic - Ministry of Foreign Affairs \__ . www.mfa.gr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060307175337/http://www.mfa.gr/seecp/ . 2006-03-07.
  8. Web site: Croatia Summit 2006 . 2007-01-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070105234354/http://www.croatiasummit2006.com/Index.aspx?id=30 . 2007-01-05 .
  9. Web site: The Turkish Chairmanship to the SEECP . 2010-06-26 . 2010-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100814023331/http://www.seecp-turkey.org/ . dead .
  10. Web site: UN General Assembly General Debate of the 67th Session - The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia . 26 September 2012 . Gadebate.un.org . 2012-09-28 . 2012-09-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120930021130/https://gadebate.un.org/67/former-yugoslav-republic-macedonia . dead .
  11. Web site: Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.
  12. Web site: STA: Slovenia to preside over SEECP in 2017.
  13. Web site: South east european cooperation process parliamentary assembly . https://web.archive.org/web/20210305034354/https://www.kuvendikosoves.org/Uploads/Data/Files/6/SEECP_qP5MRVchpq.pdf . 2021-03-05.
  14. Web site: CiO 2020-2021 .
  15. Web site: CiO 2021-2022 .
  16. Web site: About SEECP 2022-2023 PODGORICA CHAIRMANSHIP-IN-OFFICE | SOUTH EAST EUROPEAN COOPERATION PROCESS - SEECP 2022-2023 .
  17. Web site: CiO 2023-2024 SOUTH EAST EUROPEAN COOPERATION PROCESS - SEECP 2023-2024 . 2025-08-01 . www.seecp.info.
  18. Web site: CiO 2024-2025 SOUTH EAST EUROPEAN COOPERATION PROCESS . 2025-08-01 . www.seecp.info.

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