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.

RCC Vision
RCC helps prosperity and growth through regional action in SEE, while advancing European and Euro-Atlantic integration. Their see their region as a prosperous place of dialogue, freedom and mobility, rich in cultural heritage, where each person feels safe and protected by the rule of law.

RCC History
The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) was officially launched at the meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) in Sofia, on 27 February 2008, under which auspices it continues to operate.

RCC has been working very closely with all the governments in the region and relevant regional cooperation mechanisms. Its work has been guided by the Statute, triennial strategies and work programmes (SWP), and the SEE 2020 Strategy, addressing the needs of SEE in economic and social development, energy and infrastructure, justice and home affairs, security cooperation, and building institutional and human capital.