Following the decision of the PCC SEE Committee of Ministers on the establishment of a Trio PCC SEE Chairmanship, replacing the current rotating 6-month chairmanships, the representatives of the first trio chairmanship, i.e. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria and Hungary, met on 8 November 2013 in Vienna. Together, with the assistance of the Austrian Chairmanship in Office and PCC SEE Secretariat, they began with the preparations of their 18-month work programme which will be implemented in the period 1 January 2014 – 30 June 2015.