▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁National ▁Bank . ▁▁ ▁As ▁Ad visor ▁to ▁De us ▁Pin he iro , ▁one ▁of ▁Lu ís ▁de ▁Al me ida ▁S ampa io ' s ▁main ▁tasks ▁was ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁set ▁up ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁European ▁Commission ▁Conf lict ▁Pre vention ▁gu idel ines . ▁ ▁Specifically ▁on ▁this ▁subject ▁matter , ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁occasion , ▁at ▁the ▁European ▁Congress ▁on ▁Conf lict ▁Pre vention ▁in ▁Amsterdam , ▁Netherlands , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁to ▁public ly ▁outline ▁his ▁thinking , ▁namely ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁political ▁stability ▁as ▁essential ▁to ▁security ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁sense ▁that , ▁whereas ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁stability ▁was ▁an ▁idea ▁intr ins ically ▁linked ▁with ▁social ▁and ▁economic ▁development , ▁political ▁stability ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁sust ain ability ▁were ▁param ount ▁to ▁an ▁environment ▁of ▁security ▁and ▁an ▁essential ▁condition ▁both ▁for ▁development ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁for ▁conflict ▁prevent ion ▁: ▁“ S ampa io ▁str essed ▁that ▁stability ▁( a ▁core ▁concept ▁of ▁security ▁policy ) ▁emb rac ed ▁the ▁notion ▁of ▁dynam ism ” ▁. ▁This ▁was ▁during ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁the ▁discussion ▁around ▁the ▁EU ’ s ▁capacity ▁as ▁a ▁provider ▁of ▁security ▁in ▁military ▁and ▁human itar ian ▁inter vent ions ▁was ▁at ▁a ▁high , ▁driven ▁mainly ▁by ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁in ▁R w anda . ▁▁ 1 9 9 8 - 1 9 9 9 : ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina