As agreed at the ministerial meeting in Skopje, Macedonia (15-16 March 2000), the REC serves as the secretariat of the REReP Task Force. Its responsibilities include: preparation and organisation of Task Force meetings, implementation of Task Force decisions between the meetings, assistance to SEE countries in formulation of projects (to the level of project concept) and fundraising, acting as the "implementing agency" for specific projects in its area of expertise and/or in absence of other organisations, facilitating communications between all REReP stakeholders by providing information on progress of activities, facilitating donor coordination to avoid duplication or omission of activities, assisting the Task Force in continued assessment of REReP priorities. The REC has currently three persons working full time as REReP Secretariat and several other people working part time in the head office. The Country Offices in the SEE countries are also spending most of their time on work related to the REReP. This capacity will remain available or even expand in the future in line with available funding.

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