Regional Cooperation Council

Association

Regional Cooperation Council http://www.rcc.int/

The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) is an all-inclusive, regionally owned and led cooperation framework. This framework engages RCC participants from the South East Europe (SEE), members of the international community and donors on subjects which are important and of interest to the SEE, with a view to promoting and advancing the European and Euro-Atlantic integration of the region. Within the framework of the general political guidelines set by the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP), the RCC works to develop and maintain a political climate of dialogue, reconciliation, tolerance and openness towards cooperation, with a view to enabling the implementation of regional programmes aimed at economic and social development to the benefit of the people in the region.

ncreasing competitiveness and supporting industrial development of the region is the direct underlying assumption of eight of the eleven targets of SEE 2020 Strategy. Most of the interventions under this flagship therefore focus on strengthening the region’s industrial base, encouraging creation and growth of enterprises, improving conditions for investment, enhancing the region’s innovation performance and increasing its share of international trade. Other interventions aim at establishing the conditions that maximise SEE’s attractiveness as a destination for new investment, as well as raise productivity through greater openness to talent, capital and innovation.

Dragana Đurica Senior Expert on Competitiveness Ivana Gardašević Expert on Competitiveness