June 19, 2023 – Today, the results of the National PAR Monitor 2021/2022 were presented at the WeBER National Working Group for Monitoring Public Administration Reform session.
The session was held with the support of the SMART Balkans regional project and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway.
Researchers at CEP, the authors of the report, presented results in the area of the strategic framework for public administration reform, policy development and coordination, as well as the civil service system, human resource management policy, accountability, service delivery and public finance management.
The results show that there are numerous delays in the annual reports on the work of the Government, as well as imperfections in reporting and insufficient adaptation of the reports to citizens. The reporting is not regular and comprehensive, and there is a continuous violation of the law during the appointment of acting officials, while the selection criteria and contract duration limits are not clear enough. When it comes to the area of service provision, civil society does not have a good opinion about the accessibility of services for vulnerable groups and the training of public officials.
The meeting was attended by the Ministry of State Administration and Local Self-Government representatives and the Department for International Cooperation and European Integration in the Ministry of Finance, the Department for International Cooperation, European Integration and Project Management from the Republic Secretariat for Public Policy.
