The Business Advisory Council for South Eastern Europe (BAC SEE) comprises over 40 business people from South Eastern Europe and the international community.   Its role was to advise the Stability Pact initiatives on private sector issues. The BAC meets 4 times per year, in the main cities of the region. Members serve as an outreach to their respective business communities. In addition to regular members, there are also associate members who represent various International Financial Institutions (IFIs), international organizations and initiatives (OECD, BSEC, CEI).

BAC activities are guided by a board comprising 4 individual business persons drawn from the BAC members.

OBJECTIVES

The BAC for South Eastern Europe strives to build viable partnerships between government/administration and the private sector in each country and throughout the region. These partnerships should  enhance efforts in promoting investment, business development, environment and employment.

One of the primary objectives of the BAC is to make South Eastern Europe an attractive place to invest. The BAC does this by identifying specific obstacles to trade, infrastructure and investment and promoting viable strategies for removing them.

The BAC has primary functions:

• To advise the Stability Pact (and in the future the Regional Co-operation Council)on business matters and to request interventions as appropriate.
• To liaise with the European Commission, IFIs, international organisations and the wider international community regarding improvements to the business climate in the region.
• To advise governments and business communities in the region and to ensure an effective follow-up of recommendations.

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Documents

SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN INTEGRATION, February 2006

• Business Recommendations
• View from the Private Sector

BAC - SEE Basic Documents

• BAC Members
• Declaration
• BAC Role
• BAC Priorities

BAC Meetings in 2006

• 20-21 February 2006, Brussels  [More]
• Working Table II Meeting in Bucharest, Regional Table, 15-16 November 2006:

  • Background Information

BAC Meetings in 2005

• BAC Skopje report , March 2005
  
  
  
  • Next meetings for 2005:
    30-31 May in Herceg Novi
    28-29 September in Chisinau
    November (tbd), Belgrade

BAC Meetings in 2004

• BAC Zagreb report, November 2004
• BAC Istanbul report, September 2004
• BAC Bled report, May 2004
• BAC Sofia report, February 2004
  
  
  
  • Mission for 2004
    BAC mission to Chisinau
    BAC mission to Tirana

BAC Meetings in 2003

• Belgrade report, 10 December 2003
• Bucharest report, 13 October 2003
• Rome report, June 25, 2003
• BAC report Sarajevo, March 2003
• BAC Meeting Sarajevo, March 2003 - List of Participants

BAC Meetings in 2002 - Reports and related documents

• BAC SP-SECI Joint Meeting, Skopje, 11 December 2002
• BAC Meeting, Zurich, 15 October 2002
• BAC Meeting, Zagreb, 5 June 2002
• BAC Meeting Sofia, 6/7 February, 2002

BAC Meeting No. 7, Bucharest, 27-28 October 2001

• Summary of the BAC Meeting, Bucharest

• Letter to the Romanian Prime Minister

• Breakout Session on Water

• Breakout Session on Energy

• Breakout Session on Agriculture

• Breakout Session on Finance and Banking Sector

• Breakout Session on Infrastructure

• Breakout Session on IT and Telecommunication Sector

BAC Meeting No. 6, Tirana, 26 April 2001

• Meetings with the Albanian Government
• Letter to PM Meta
• BAC Meeting No. 6: Summary

BAC Meeting No. 5, Belgrade, 8 February 2001

• Breakout Session "Public Works"
• Breakout Session "Water"
• Breakout Session "Telecommunication"
• Breakout Session "Transportation"
• BAC No. 5: Summary

BAC Meeting No. 4, Istanbul, 17 October 2000

• Summary Record - BAC Meeting N° 4 - Istanbul, October 17, 2000

BAC Meeting No. 3, Stuttgart, 23 June 2000

• Summary Record - Stuttgart Meeting of the Business Advisory Council, Stuttgart, June 23, 2000

BAC Meeting No. 2, Vienna, 16 March 2000

• * Vienna Meeting of the Business Advisory Council, 16 March, Report of Meeting

BAC Meeting No. 1, Berlin, 19 January 2000

• Inaugural Meeting of Business Advisory Council, Berlin, January 19, 2000

Related Documents

• Declaration Business Advisory Council for South Eastern Europe

Project Funding and Business Supporting Programmes in SEE

• Matrix on the ongoing programmes

For further information,

please Contact:

Regional Cooperation Council