of the Southeast European Co-operative Initiative (SECI), a project created in 1996 to enhance stability in Southeastern Europe through the development of economic and environmental co-operation Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, Vice-Chancellor Vienna Economic Forum, President Every year Busek and Oliver Vujovic, SEEMO Secretary General, award the annual Erhard Busek SEEMO Award for Better Understanding in South East Europe, in collaboration with the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) in Vienna. Recognition Busek has received awards and decorations from Poland, Hungary, Italy, Bulgaria, Liechtenstein, Romania, the Czech Republic and Slovenia. He was Honorary Senator of the Medical University of Innsbruck and was laureate of the Corvinus-Prize of the Europa Institute Budapest. Biography 2002–2008: Special Co-Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe 2000–2001: Special Representative of the Austrian Government for the Enlargement of the European Union 1996 – ? : Coordinator - Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) 1995 – ? : Chairman - Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe (IDM) 1991–1995 Vice-Chancellor - Republic of Austria; Chairman - Austrian People’s Party 1994–1995 Minister for Education 1989–1994 Minister for Science and Research 1978–1987 Deputy Mayor and City Councillor - City of Vienna 1976–1989 Chairman - Vienna’s People’s Party 1976–1978 Member of Parliament 1975–1976 General Secretary - Austrian People’s Party 1972–1976 General Secretary - Austrian Association for Trade and Commerce 1964–1968 Secretary of the Parliament of the Austrian National Council As of 1989 Collaboration with Transforming Economies Before 1989 Engagement with Democratic and Dissident movements in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and Former Eastern Germany. 1959–1963 Doctor of Law, University of Vienna, Faculty of Law 1959 High School Degree, Vienna, Austria Books "Die unvollende Republik", Vienna (1968) "Demokratiekritik - Demokratiereform" (1969), together with G. Wilflinger; "Urbanisierung" (1970), Busek et al. "Qualitative Marktwirtschaft" (1975), together with Ch. Festa and I. Görner "Wien - ein bürgerliches Credo", Vienna (1978); "Die kranken Riesen – Krise des Zentralismus" Franz Deuticke Verlag (1981); "Mut zum aufrechten Gang", Vienna (1983) "Sprache und Phantasie - Ein Gespräch zwischen Wissenschaft und Politik", Editor E. Busek and M. Peterlik, Verlag für Geschichte und Politik, Vienna (1984) "Projekt Mitteleuropa", together with E. Brix, C. Ueberreuter (Vienna 1986); "Aufbruch nach Mitteleuropa" together with G. Wilflinger, Edition Atelier (Vienna 1986); "Wissenschaft, Ethik und Politik" together with M. Peterlik, Verlag für Geschichte und Politik (Vienna 1987); "Wissenschaft und Freiheit – Ideen zu Universität und Universalität" together with W. Mantl und M. Peterlik, Verlag für