Balkan Area Goals Balkan Area Goals 1.1. Institutional building and Institutional building and

strengthening strengthening 2.2. DecentralizationDecentralization3.3. HR ManagementHR Management4.4. Fighting corruptionFighting corruption5.5. Developing citizens participationDeveloping citizens participation6.6. Improving service deliveryImproving service delivery

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Institutional building and Institutional building and strengtheningstrengthening• Centre of GovernmentCentre of Government• JudiciaryJudiciary• Local GovernmentLocal Government• Central unit for implementation of civil Central unit for implementation of civil

serviceservice• Control/Supervisory bodiesControl/Supervisory bodies

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DecentralizationDecentralization• CompetencesCompetences• Financial authonomy (property, Financial authonomy (property,

taxes, collecting…)taxes, collecting…)• Management of public servicesManagement of public services

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Human Resources Human Resources ManagementManagement

• Professional and merit based Professional and merit based administrationadministration

• Depoliticized administrationDepoliticized administration• Ethical standardsEthical standards• TrainingTraining

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Fighting corruptionFighting corruption• Regional cooperationRegional cooperation• Promoting rule of law based culturePromoting rule of law based culture• Increasing transparencyIncreasing transparency• Anticorruption laws, mechanisms and Anticorruption laws, mechanisms and

proceduresprocedures

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Developing citizens Developing citizens participationparticipation• Legal preconditionsLegal preconditions• Participatory culture and building Participatory culture and building

community identitycommunity identity• Cooperation between Government Cooperation between Government

and civil societyand civil society

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Improving service deliveryImproving service delivery• Simplification of administrative Simplification of administrative

proceduresprocedures• Setting of standardsSetting of standards• ICTICT• Client oriented servicesClient oriented services• Introducing competition (contracting Introducing competition (contracting

out, privatization, )out, privatization, )

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Areas of cooperationAreas of cooperation• Civil service reformCivil service reform• Downsize P.A. staffDownsize P.A. staff• Improvement of civil service performanceImprovement of civil service performance• E-governmentE-government• StandardsStandards• Improving service deliveryImproving service delivery• DecentralizationDecentralization

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ActivitiesActivities• NetworkingNetworking• Exchange of information, best Exchange of information, best

practicespractices• Conferences, MeetingsConferences, Meetings• Education, trainingEducation, training

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