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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9422
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/blakans

European Union participation at Zagreb summit

Brussels, 08/05/2007 (Agence Europe) - On 11 May 2007 Commission President José Manuel Barroso, and Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn will attend the meeting of the Heads of State and Government of the South-East European countries in Zagreb, at the 10th summit of the South-East Europe Cooperation Process (SEECP). The Zagreb Summit is expected to endorse a number of decisions by which the Stability Pact will give its place to a more regionally-owned cooperation structure where the SEECP will play a central role. A new Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) will be established with a Secretariat based in the region and a Secretary General from the region. The European Commission will provide financial support for the work of the RCC. At the Summit EU leaders will reiterate the European perspective of the Western Balkans, and will recall progress made along the road towards the EU by the Western Balkan countries. On Tuesday the Commission underlined that they would stress the need for maintaining the pace of reform. (hb)

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