The first cooperation effort in the Adriatic and Ionian region was the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, which was launched in 1999. This was a framework aimed at strengthening peace, democracy, human rights and the economy in the countries of South Eastern Europe from 1999 to 2008.
De eerste samenwerkingsinspanning in de Adriatisch-Ionische regio, het Stabiliteitspact voor Zuid-Europa, dateert van 1999 en had tot doel de vrede, democratie, mensenrechten en economie in de landen van Zuidoost-Europa in de periode 1999-2008 te versterken.