In this interview excerpt, Bernard Snoy et d’Oppuers, Director of the Working Table on ‘Economic reconstruction, development and cooperation’ within the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe from 2002 to 2005, discusses how he was appointed to this post, describes the activities carried out by the Stability Pact for this region and explains the issues surrounding the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA).

In this interview excerpt, Bernard Snoy et d’Oppuers, Director of the Working Table on ‘Economic reconstruction, development and cooperation’ within the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe from 2002 to 2005, explains how this Stability Pact contributed to the rapprochement of the Western Balkan countries with a view to their accession to the European Union. He also emphasises the European Commission’s role in the work of the Stability Pact.

In this interview excerpt, Bernard Snoy et d’Oppuers, coordinator of economic and environmental activities at the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) from 2005 to 2008, discusses how he was appointed to this post and outlines the main issues he was responsible for during this period, especially the fight against corruption and money laundering and the management of water resources in view of the shrinking of the Aral Sea. He also describes his role in combating forest fires on the border of Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan. Finally, he speaks about Russia’s influence on the countries of the former Soviet Union.

In this interview excerpt, Bernard Snoy et d’Oppuers, coordinator of economic and environmental activities at the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) from 2005 to 2008, outlines his position on the development of relations between the European Union and Russia, especially in terms of commodities such as oil and gas.

In this interview excerpt, Bernard Snoy et d’Oppuers, coordinator of economic and environmental activities at the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) from 2005 to 2008, discusses the nature of relations between the European Union (EU) and the OSCE.