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Stability Pact

Council of Europe • Council of Europe • 2003

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Levels and forms of education

Lower Secondary Education

Upper Secondary Education

Resource type

Conceptual or themathic publications

Reference Documents

Historic approaches concerned

Cultural History

Economic History

Gender History

Political History

Social History

Transnational History

Historic period

No data

Countries or areas concerned

Europe, Central Europe, Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Romania

Languages

English

Description

This document outlines the background and objectives of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, which was adopted in 1999 by the European Union and subsequently endorsed by numerous partner countries and international organizations. The pact aims to promote peace, democracy, human rights, and economic prosperity in the South Eastern European region to achieve stability. The document specifically focuses on the role of history education and history teaching as a means to foster mutual understanding, reconciliation, and cooperation in the region. It highlights a workshop held in Graz in 1999 under the Graz Process, which identified several priority areas for development in history education. These areas include the training of history teachers, the development of teaching resources, curriculum development, and support for new programs in history teaching in higher education. The document emphasizes the need for collaboration and coordination among various projects and initiatives related to history education in South Eastern Europe, with the ultimate goal of promoting positive historical awareness and understanding in the region.

Keywords

Stability Pact

Council of Europe

Balkans