"The Stability Pact for south-east Europe was signed in early June 1999 in Cologne. Less than a month later, at the 9th ETUC Congress in Helsinki, a special statement was adopted which supported the establishment of the Pact and pointed to the significance of democratic trade unions in the democratisation and reconstruction of the region. Since the text of the Stability Pact did not devote adequate attention to social issues and the role of trade unions, the task force undertook to define trade union views concerning the implementation of the Stability Pact. The article reflects the efforts of trade unions in both South Eastern Europe and on European scale in order to enhance the social aspects of stabilisation in these countries. The authors try to summarise the results of these efforts and to define future objectives for the trade unions."

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