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Serbia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Europe which is united with Montenegro in a loose commonwealth known as the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. Kosovo and Metohija in the south (with 30 municipalities), which is presently under the administration of the United Nations, and Vojvodina in the north (with 54 municipalities). The international political scene in the late 1930s was marked by growing intolerance between the principal figures, by the aggressive attitude of the totalitarian regimes, and by the certainty that the order set up after World War I was losing its strongholds and its sponsors were losing their strength. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Serbia

Stability in South Eastern Europe Hinges on Improving Public Health South Eastern Europe is facing an imminent public health crisis that can be averted only with urgent intervention, a new report warns. South Eastern Europe - including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, and the UN-administered province of Kosovo- is emerging from a painful decade of transition. The prospects for rebuilding a functioning public health care system have never been better, as for the first time in history, the countries of South Eastern Europe all enjoy democratically-elected governments that are open to reform and keen to join the European Union. www.lshtm.ac.uk /news/2003/seasteurope.html

world bank report on s-e europe 031300 While the countries of South Eastern Europe are heterogeneous in their income levels and social and structural development, they have all shared a legacy of inadequate growth and declining living standards during the past decade of transition and conflict. South Eastern Europe is home to 56 million people, living at about US$2,200 per capita, roughly half the income level of the five Central European countries (Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, and Slovenia). The report, The Road to Stability and Prosperity in South Eastern Europe, was prepared for, and will be presented at, the upcoming Regional Funding Conference for South Eastern Europe in Brussels. www.useu.be /ISSUES/seeur0313.html

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe The Parliamentary Conference on Security in South Eastern Europe was held under the auspices of the Tri-parliamentary Troika, composed of the OSCE PA, The Council of Europe PA and the European Parliament and it was hosted by the Romanian Parliament. It is not enough to ask for the South Eastern European countries to approach their problems from the prospective of regional cooperation, but the European Union itself should promote coherent and integrative vision on the region. When discussing the cultural aspects of security in South Eastern Europe, the need for an intercultural dialogue and promotion of tolerance was emphasized. assembly.coe.int/Main.asp?link=http://assembly.coe.int/Documents/WorkingDocs/doc02/EDOC9475ADIII.htm

ReliefWeb: A new era in South Eastern Europe ? In reconstructing South Eastern Europe, the importance these values must not be forgotten, either by governments in the region or by their partners in the EU. Migration is likely to damage the long-term prospects for economic regeneration in South Eastern Europe, however, as it also contributes to the massive ‘brain drain’ from the region as the best-qualified people leave their home countries, often permanently. States in South Eastern Europe need to ensure that those unable to benefit from market led reconstruction, including refugees, pensioners and the disabled, are able to access basic services and live with dignity. www.reliefweb.int /w/rwb.nsf/0/7e323adda073a53bc1256999004e6372?OpenDocument

STABILITY PACT FOR SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE The South Eastern Europe Regional Table and the Working Tables will be convened for their inaugural meetings at the earliest possible opportunity at the invitation of the Presidency of the European Union. The South Eastern Europe Regional Table will carry forward the Stability Pact by acting as a clearing house for all questions of principle relating to the substance and implementation of the Stability Pact as well as a steering body in the Stability Pact process. Lasting peace and stability in South Eastern Europe will only become possible when democratic principles and values, which are already actively promoted by many countries in the region, have taken root throughout, including in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. www.esteri.it /mae2000/eng/archives/events/kosovo/pact.htm

The EU's relations with South Eastern Europe (Western Balkans) - Overview Since December 2000, the vast majority of products from South East Europe have enjoyed duty-free and unlimited access to EU markets — these arrangements are even more generous than those enjoyed by the Candidate Countries of Central and Eastern Europe. The EU’s fundamental aim for South East Europe is to create a situation where military conflict is unthinkable — expanding to the region the area of peace, stability, prosperity and freedom established over the last 50 years by the EU and its Member States. The framework for the EU’s approach to South East Europe — the so-called Stabilisation and Association Process (SAP) — is designed to encourage and support the domestic reform processes that these countries have embarked upon. europa.eu.int /comm/external_relations/see/index.htm

Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe is an institution aimed at strengthening peace, democracy, human rights and economy in the countries of South Eastern Europe. Council of Europe and European Commission were also considered active participants. This page was last modified 04:59, 17 Feb 2005. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stability_Pact_for_South_Eastern_Europe

South Eastern Europe: Department The South East Europe Compact for Reform, Investment, Integrity and Growth ('Investment Compact') is a key component of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, a framework agreement adopted in June 1999 by more than 40 countries and international and regional organisations as a shared strategy for ensuring stability and growth in the region. The South Eastern Europe Programme, initiated in 2000, supports implementation of macroeconomic stabilisation policy and structural reforms. As the most advanced former Yugoslav Republic, Slovenia has managed since 1991 one of the most successful transitions to nationhood and to a market economy in Central and Eastern Europe. www.oecd.org /department/0,2688,en_2649_34683_1_1_1_1_1,00.html

Centre for South-East European Studies Their activities are supported by the riches of the SSEES Library, whose holdings on South-East Europe comprise some 50,000 volumes on history, language, literature, politics, society and culture, as well as a wide variety of periodicals and some notable archival collections. They are encouraged to join in the work of the Centre (giving papers at our research seminars and conferences; joining in conference planning and organization; and contributing to editorial work and publishing, in the Occasional Papers series and the South-East Europe Newsletter). South East European social and cultural history, particularly the First World War, the Montenegrin emigration in Italy, and the Body; Bulgarian historiography and nationalism. www.ssees.ac.uk /seecent.htm

ReliefWeb: CoE Parliamentary Assembly: Population displacement in South-Eastern Europe - trends, problems, solutions The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe should be invited to step up its programme for the twinning of municipalities in the South-Eastern European regions inhabited by IDPs and refugees with municipalities of the Council of Europe Member states. The Council of Europe should foster more energetically the idea of closer cooperation of international community with local non-governmental organisations in order to protect IDPs' rights, in particular its efforts in the integration process in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia between the local population and the Roma community should be strengthened. Activities of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) aiming at the promotion of democracy and human rights are also highly appreciated. www.reliefweb.int /w/rwb.nsf/UNID/103D5E3D47132285C1256CB6004C3102

Democracy, Security And The Future Of The Stability Pact For South Eastern Europe - Stability Pact Reports - ESI These two propositions — that South Eastern Europe is characterised by the weakness of its public institutions, and that the nature of the problem is unique to each state — can be observed by comparing the condition of the central administration in the different states of the region. At the same time, the inability of the countries in South Eastern Europe to control their borders is cause for serious concern both for the countries themselves and for outsiders, including in particular the European Union. The first phase of democratisation in South Eastern Europe — the creation of mechanisms for the transfer of power through free and fair elections — is now complete throughout the region, with the exception of Kosovo. www.esiweb.org /docs/showdocument.php?document_ID=15

Stability Pact: Home Page Launched in 1999, the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe is the first comprehensive conflict-prevention strategy of the international community, aimed at strengthening the efforts of the countries of South East Europe in fostering peace, democracy, respect for human rights and economic prosperity. Appointed by the EU in 2001, Busek is one of Europe's leading experts on the region and served as Austrian Vice-Chancellor from 1991-95 and was Austria's enlargement representative from 2000-2001 More info This is how the headline reads on the new issue of the SP Newsletter, which has been relaunced to coincide with the 9th Meeting of the Regional Table in Sofia (17-18 May 2005). www.stabilitypact.org

South Eastern Europe South Eastern Europe was the continent’s most troubled region in the 1990s. The Open Society Mental Health Initiative, part of OSI’s Public Health Programs, supports initiatives that seek to address the massive over- institutionalization, the lack of community-based services, and the general exclusion from society of people with intellectual disabilities and/or mental health problems throughout Central and Eastern Europe, South Eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union. The Children and Youth Programs bring innovative approaches to existing social and educational structures that have an impact on the welfare and development of children and adolescents in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. www.soros.org /initiatives/regions/south-eastern_europe

Environmental Journalism in South Eastern Europe A training for environmental journalists from South Eastern Europe (SEE) was held in Ohrid, FYR Macedonia, on June 18-25, 2003 as part of the Regional Environmental Reconstruction Programme for South Eastern Europe (REReP). By the end it was clear the course had been a success, both in terms of study and as a practical exercise, as the participants’ feedback confirmed. The project team began preparations for a follow-up proposal to be submitted to the ministries of environment and the donors. www.rec.org /Media/Ohrid.html

End of Europe's Middle Ages - Eastern Europe Numerous and politically unstable, the petty kingdoms of south-eastern Europe are also known as the Balkans and they served as Europe's buffer zone against the expanding Ottoman Empire during the late Middle Ages. Matthias' achievements demonstrate that, although Eastern Europe was on the periphery, it was not completely isolated from the events taking place in Western Europe and his reign calls to mind many of the developments of the New Monarchies. As a descendant of the Polish monarchy she was crowned queen of Poland in 1384, which put her on equal footing with her future husband, Jagiello, the grand-duke of Lithuania, the last pagan country in Europe. www.ucalgary.ca /applied_history/tutor/endmiddle/eastern.html

ZEI - Focal Points of Work The Task Force South Eastern Europe was founded after the end of the Kosovo War in June 1999, seeking to contribute to long-term and sustainable stability in the region. These activities are continuously modified and expanded as a part of the EU Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe. A comprehensive overview is available in The Task Force 'South Eastern Europe'. www.zei.de /zei_english/propro_neu/fpg_zeic_taskforce_seu.htm

A History of Eastern Europe The Second World War and the Expansion of Communist Power in East-Central and South-Eastern Europe, 20. The recent history of Eastern Europe is one of ethnic and national conflict following the collapse of Communism. A History of Eastern Europe: Crisis and Change by Robert Bideleux and Ian Jeffries, examines these increasingly complex problems within the context of the imperial past and of the interwar years. www.swan.ac.uk /poli/Development%20file/bideleux.htm

A Needs Assessment of Environmental Journalism in South Eastern Europe The survey was carried out as subtask B of the 2.1 Regional Environmental Press Centre project of the Regional Environmental Reconstruction Programme for South Eastern Europe (REReP). In the process of political, economic and social changes in South Eastern Europe since 1989 the media have been the major channel of information to the public about environmental matters and environmental questions. As part of its work to assist in solving environmental problems, and developing democracy and civil society, the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) undertook an initiative for improving the quality of environmental media reporting in the Balkan region. www.rec.org /media/ej_introduction.html

Stabilizing South Eastern Europe It’s purpose, summarized by Bodo Hombach, Stability Pact special coordinator, is to create "a democratic and unified Europe without political and economic divisions." 1 It would accomplish this by bringing the countries of South Eastern Europe together with those in Western Europe, the United States, and their institutions. Although initial funding for the Stability Pact has been slow to arrive, the Regional Funding Conference for South Eastern Europe received more than $2.3 billion in pledges last March to finance "quick-start projects." 2 This amount was surprisingly high, exceeding the fundraising target by one third. He looks at Central and Eastern Europe in an optimistic light,and believes that the word 'Balkans' is tainted with too many negative nuances. www.basicint.org /pubs/Notes/2000stabilizingsouth.htm

Public Health in South Eastern Europe This study is intended to contribute to cover our knowledge gap concerning the phenomenon of OPP in FSE of Central and Eastern Europe by applying a common methodology and study design in four different countries, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Romania. The Central and Eastern European Health Net (CEEHN) is a joint venture between the universities and research institutes of four countries of the region and the USA. Overdose in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. www.lshtm.ac.uk /ecohost/see/print1.htm

EU Strategy for South Eastern Europe Today ten candidate countries from Central and Eastern Europe are actively preparing themselves, with intensive EU support, to meet the EU accession criteria fixed by the Copenhagen European Council in 1993. In 1989-1990, the policymakers of the then European Community had to devise a strategy to help protect and encourage economic and democratic reforms in the States of Central and Eastern Europe who were distancing themselves from the Soviet bloc. During the nineties, "Europe Agreements" were concluded with ten Central and Eastern European countries (Bulgaria, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Hungary). www.evropa.bg /en/del/eu-and-bulgaria/eu-south-eastern-europe/eu-strategy-for-south-eastern-europe.html

Dracula's Castle™ - Map of Eastern Europe During Dracula's time, South Eastern Europe was ravaged by the relentless wars and battles against The Ottoman Empire which was trying to take revenge after the bloody crusades against the Muslim world (1100-1300) carried out by the Western European countries and "their" knights. The Eastern European countries (present day Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, Macedonia, Romania, Hungary, Moldova, Poland) acted as a shield for Western Europe. Throughout the ages, this portion of Europe had been at the mercy of East and West, North and South. www.draculascastle.com /html/map.html

Sofia Forum Seeks Ways to Tackle Crime in South-Eastern Europe Organized crime groups in Bulgaria are not strong enough to threaten the economic and financial stability of the country, Bulgaria's Parliamentary Speaker Ognian Gerdzhikov said at the opening of "The Fight Against Organized Crime in South-Eastern Europe" Parliamentary Conference in Sofia. The two-day conference is organized by the Parliament Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE PA) and is hosted by Bulgaria's Parliament. The organized crime has to be minimized, but for the purpose the judicial system has to be reformed, according to the Parliamentary Speaker. www.novinite.com /view_news.php?id=41406

OSCE: Regions - South-Eastern Europe TIRANA, 1 June 2005 - The Council of Europe Office in Tirana and the OSCE Presence in Albania welcomed the discussion on a code of conduct for Albanian media professionals during elections by the participants in a seminar on media and elections, held... Council of Europe Office and OSCE Presence support discussion on code of conduct for Albanian media in elections BELGRADE, 27 May 2005 - The law on free access to information and the rights of citizens to seek and receive information, as well as the obligations of the State in this respect, were the focus of a meeting that ended in Vrsac on 25 May... www.osce.org /regions/13006.html

About ECRE - Activities - Focus Group on South Eastern Europe The ECRE Focus Group on South-Eastern Europe was a policy, advocacy and development project dealing with refugee issues arising from the region of the former Yugoslavia and Albania. About ECRE - Activities - Focus Group on South Eastern Europe The ECRE Focus Group was a partnership between ECRE as a network of nearly 70 refugee aid and advocacy organisations in Europe, and the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA) in Bosnia-Hercegovina and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. www.ecre.org /about/sefocus.shtml

Human Rights and Human Wrongs in South-Eastern Europe - Universitatea din Bucuresti A general overview of the UN and the European human rights protection systems with an extensive focus on issues of importance to South-Eastern Europe (Dayton Agreement, Kosovo Agreement, Stability Pact) will serve as a thematic base for interactive learning about human rights. Human Rights and Human Wrongs in South-Eastern Europe continues a series started in 2001. Human Rights and Human Wrongs in South-Eastern Europe www.unibuc.ro /ro/burse_hrhw_ro

The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe The second transboundary forum on West Stara Planina sustainability issues was organised by the REC within the framework of the project “Promotion of Networks and Exchanges in the Countries of South Eastern Europe”. A new publication lists 361 libraries from 15 countries in Central and Eastern Europe and includes contact data for each library as well as detailed breakdowns of their holdings. Organised by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the Hungarian Ministry of Environment and Water, and the REC, an international conference on Climate Change: Impacts and Responses in Central and Eastern European Countries took place on November 5-8, 2005 at the Regional Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Pecs, Hungary. www.rec.org

Southeastern Europe Web Links: Library and Links: Jeannette Rankin Library Program: U.S. Institute of Peace Includes a document on Stability Pact For South Eastern Europe: Activities of Slovenia in the Three Working Tables of the Stability Pact for SEE. The European Commission's comprehensive approach to southeastern Europe and Kosovo, with links to documents and speeches, council meetings and conclusions, and related links. A link from the Center for European Policy Studies, this information centre contains a selection of documents, reports, links to organizations and news sources for South Eastern Europe and the Balkans. www.usip.org /library/regions/se_europe.html

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