SIGMA Papers

72

Organisational structure of budget management (2024)

71

Salary systems in public administration and their reforms (2024)

70

Inter-municipal co-operation in the Western Balkans (2024)

69

Increasing the impact of supreme audit institutions through external engagement (2024)

 68

Parliaments and evidence-based lawmaking in the Western Balkans (2024)

Courtesy translations, extracts from the paper in Albanian | Bosnian | Macedonian | Montenegrin | Serbian

67

The role and functions of the centre of government in the European Neighbourhood Policy East region (2023)

Ukrainian

66

Subnational government in the Western Balkans (2023)

65 

Public accounting reforms in the Western Balkans and European Neighbourhood (2022)

64

Service design and delivery in the European Neighbourhood Policy East region (2022)

63

Organisation of public administration: Agency governance, autonomy and accountability (2021)

Albanian I Macedonian I Romanian I Serbian I Ukrainian

62

Implementation of laws on general administrative procedure in the Western Balkans (2021)

Albanian I Macedonian I Montenegrin I Serbian I Ukrainian

61

Regulatory Impact Assessment and EU Law Transposition in the Western Balkans - A comparative analysis of the practice of ex ante assessment of regulatory proposals and EU law transposition (2021)

Ukrainian

60

Central Public Procurement Institutions in the Western Balkans - with selected EU country examples (2020)

59

Guidelines for Assessing the Quality of Internal Control Systems (2019) I Lignes directrices pour l'évaluation de la qualité des systèmes de contrôle interne

58

Managerial Accountability in the Western Balkans: A comparative analysis of the barriers and opportunities faced by senior managers in delivering policy objectives (2018)

Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian I Ukrainian

57

Toolkit for the Preparation, Implementation, Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation of Public Administration Reform and Sector Strategies (2018) I Manuel pour la préparation, la mise en œuvre, le suivi, le reporting et l’évaluation de la réforme de l’administration publique et des stratégies sectorielles, also available in Arabic and in Ukrainian

56

Implementing the EU Directives on the Selection of Economic Operators in Public Procurement Procedures (2018)

55

Analysis of the Professionalisation of the Senior Civil Service and the Way Forward for the Western Balkans (2018)

54

Developing Effective Working Relationships Between Supreme Audit Institutions and Parliaments (2017) I Développer des relations de travail efficaces entre les institutions supérieures de contrôle et les parlements

Ukrainian

53

Functioning of the Centres of Government in the Western Balkans (2017)

52

Policy Making Review Kosovo* (2014)

 51

Policy Making Review Montenegro (2014)

Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian

50

Government Debt Management and Operational Risk  (2013)

49

Rethinking Europe's Rule of Law and Enlargement Agenda (2012)

48

Civil Service Professionalisation in the Western Balkans (2012)

47

Centralised Purchasing Systems in the EU (2011)

46

The Right to Open Public Administrations in Europe: Emerging Legal Standards (2010) I Le droit à des administrations publiques ouvertes en Europe

Arabic I Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian I Spanish

 45  

Public Procurement in EU Member States: The Regulation of Contract Below the EU Thresholds and in Areas not Covered by the Detailed Rules of the EU Directives (2010) I La passation des marchés publics dans les Etats membres de l'UE

Albanian I Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian I Hungarian I Romanian I Turkish

 44

Sustainability of Civil Service Reforms in Central and Eastern Europe Five Years After EU Accession (2009) I Durabilité des réformes de la fonction publique en Europe centrale et orientale cinq ans après l'accession à l'UE

Albanian I Arabic I Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian I Macedonian I Romanian I Russian I Slovenian I Turkish

 43

Organising the Central State Administration: Policies & Instruments (2007) I Organisation de l'administration centrale de l'Etat

Albanian I Arabic I Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian I Macedonian I Romanian I Russian I Turkish

 42

Regulatory Management Capacities of Member States of the EU that Joined the Union on 1 May 2004 (2007) I Capacités de gestion réglementaire des Etats membres de l'Union européenne qui ont adhéré à l'UE le 1er mai 2004

Albanian I Arabic I Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian I Macedonian I Russian I Turkish

 41

Public Procurement Review and Remedies Systems in the European Union (2007); Synopsis I Système de contrôle et de recours en matière de marchés publics dans l'Union européenne

Albanian I Arabic I Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian I Macedonian I Romanian I Russian I Turkish I Ukrainian

 40

Central Public Procurement Structures and Capacity in Member States of the European Union (2007); Synopsis I Organisation et compétence centrales pour les marchés publics dans les Etats membres de l'Union européenne

Albanian I Arabic I Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian I Hungarian I Macedonian I Russian I Turkish

 39

The Role of Ministries in the Policy System: Policy Development, Monitoring and Evaluation (2007) I Le rôle des ministères dans le système d'élaboration des politiques

Albanian I Arabic I Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian I Macedonian I Russian I Ukrainian I Turkish

 38

Political Advisors and Civil Servants in European Countries (2007) I Conseillers politiques et fonctionnaires des pays européens

Albanian I Arabic I Armenian I Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian I Macedonian I Romanian I Russian I Turkish I Ukrainian

 37

Enlargement of the European Union: An Analysis of the Negotiations for Countries of the Western Balkans (2007)

Albanian I Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian

 36

Conflict of Interest Policies and Practices in Nine EU Member States: A comparative Review (2005) I Politiques et pratiques en matière de conflit d'intérêts dans neuf Etats membres de l'UE

Albanian I Arabic I Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian I Bulgarian I Macedonian I Romanian I Russian I Spanish I Turkish I Ukrainian

 35

Co-ordination at the Centre of Government (2004) I Coordination des centres du gouvernement

Albanian I Arabic I Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian I Czech I Macedonian I Romanian I Russian I Turkish I Ukrainian

 34

Achieving High Quality in the Work of Supreme Audit Institutions (2004) I Atteindre l'excellence dans le travail des institutions supérieures de contrôle

Albanian I Arabic I Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian I Macedonian I Romanian I Russian I Turkish

 33

Relations Between Supreme Audit Institutions and Parliamentary Committees (2002) I Relations entre les cours des comptes et les commissions parlementaires

Albanian I Arabic I Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian I Slovak I Macedonian I Turkish

 32

Financial Management and Control of Public Agencies (2001) I Gestion et contrôle financier des agences publiques

Albanian I Arabic I Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian I Bulgarian I Macedonian I Romanian I Slovak I Turkish

 31

Improving Policy Instruments through Impact Assessment (2001)

Albanian I Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian I Bulgarian I Estonian I Latvian I Romanian I Russian I Slovak I Ukrainian

 30

Public Procurement Review Procedures (2000)

Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian I Romanian I Turkish I Ukrainian

 29

Centralised and Decentralised Public Procurement (2000)

Ukrainian

 28

A Comparison on the EC Procurement Directives and the UNCITRAL Model Law (2000) I Comparaison entre les Directives de la Communauté européenne concernant la passation des marchés et la Loi type de la CNUDCI

 27

European Principles for Public Administration (1999) I Principes européens d'administration publique

Albanian I Arabic I Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian I Estonian I Hungarian I Latvian I Macedonian I Polish I Romanian I Russian I Slovak I Turkish I Ukrainian

 26

Sustainable Institutions for European Union Membership (1998) I Des institutions durables pour l'intégration à l'Union européenne

Albanian I Arabic I Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian I Czech I Lithuanian I Macedonian I Romanian I Turkish

 25

Public Opinion Surveys as Input to Administrative Reform (1998) I Les sondages d'opinion au service de la réforme de l'administration publique

Armenian I Bulgarian I Romanian I Slovak I Ukrainian

 24

Central Bank Audit Practices (1998) I Les pratiques en matière de contrôle des banques centrales

Bulgarian I Polish I Romanian I Russian

 23

Preparing Public Administrations for the European Administrative Space (1998) I Préparation des administrations publiques à l'espace administratif européen

Albanian I Arabic I Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian I Bulgarian I Macedonian I Slovak I Turkish

 22

Management Challenges at the Centre of Government: Coalition Situations and Government Transitions (1998) I Défis lancés à la capacité de gestion des centres du gouvernement

Armenian I Estonian I Romanian I Ukrainian

 21

Promoting Performance and Professionalism in the Public Service (1997) I Promouvoir l'efficacité et le professionnalisme dans la fonction publique

Albanian I Arabic I Armenian I Bulgarian I Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian I Estonian I Macedonian I Romanian I Russian I Turkish I Ukrainian

 20

Effects of European Union Accession: Part II External Audit (1997) I Incidences de l'adhésion à l'Union européenne — Partie 2, audit externe

Bulgarian I Czech I Estonian I Hungarian I Latvian I Polish I Romanian I Ukrainian

 19

Effects of European Union Accession: Part I Budgeting and Financial Control (1997) I Incidences de l'adhésion à l'Union européenne — Partie 1, processus de budgétisation et contrôle financier

Bulgarian I Czech I Estonian I Hungarian I Latvian I Polish I Romanian I Ukrainian

 18

Law Drafting and Regulatory Management in Central and Eastern Europe (1997) I La rédaction des lois et la gestion réglementaire dans les pays d'Europe centrale et orientale

Romanian I Ukrainian

 17

Administrative Procedures and the Supervision of Administration in Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Estonia and Albania (1997) I La procédure administrative et le contrôle de l'administration en Hongrie, Pologne, Bulgarie, Estonie et Albanie

Romanian I Ukrainian

 16

Public Service Training in OECD Countries (1997) I Les systèmes de formation dans le service public des pays de l'OCDE

Armenian I Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian I Bulgarian I Romanian I Ukrainian

 15

Checklist on Law Drafting and Regulatory Management in Central and Eastern Europe (1997) I Liste de critères de référence pour l'élaboration des lois et la gestion de la réglementation dans les pays d'Europe centrale et orientale

Albanian I Arabic I Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian I Macedonian I Romanian I Russian I Turkish

 14

Civil Service Legislation: Checklist on Secondary Legislation (and Other Regulatory Instruments (1997) I Statut de la fonction publique : Liste de critères de référence sur la législation subordonnée (et autres instruments règlementaires)

Albanian I Arabic I Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian I Macedonian I Romanian I Russian I Turkish

 13

Assessing the Impacts of Proposed Laws and Regulations (1997) I Évaluation prévisionnelle de l'impact des lois et des règlements

Bulgarian I Romanian I Ukrainian

 12

Country Profiles of Civil Service Training Systems (1997) I Profils par pays des systèmes de formation pour le service public

Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian I Ukrainian

 11

Budgeting and Monitoring of Personnel Costs (1997) I La budgétisation et le contrôle des dépenses de personnel

Bulgarian I Romanian

 10

Civil Service Pension Schemes (1997) I Régimes de pension de la fonction publique

Albanian I Arabic I Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian I Macedonian I Romanian I Russian I Turkish

  9

Effective Communications Between the Public Service and the Media (1996) I Pour une communication efficace entre les services publics et les médias

Bulgarian I Estonian I Romanian I Ukrainian

  8

Budgeting and Policy Making (1996) I Budget et décisions politiques

Romanian I Russian

  7

The Audit of Secret and Politically Sensitive Subjects: Comparative Audit Practices (1996) I L'audit des domaines secrets et politiquement sensibles

Romanian

  6

Internationalism of Policy-making (1996) I L'internationalisation des politiques

Estonian I Romanian

  5

Civil Service Legislation Contents Checklist (1996) I Statut de la fonction publique : Liste de critères de références

Albanian I Arabic I Bulgarian I Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian I Macedonian I Romanian I Russian I Turkish I Ukrainian

  4

Management Control in Modern Government Administration: Some Comparative Practices (1996) I Le contrôle de gestion dans les administrations publiques modernes

Albanian I Bulgarian I Estonian I Hungarian I Latvian I Lithuanian I Polish I Slovak I Slovenian I Ukrainian

  3

Training Civil Servants for Internationalisation (1996) I Formation des agents de la fonction publique dans le contexte de l'internationalisation

Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian I Romanian I Ukrainian

  2

Constitutions of Central and Eastern European Countries and the Baltic States (1995) I Constitutions d'Europe centrale, orientale et balte

Romanian

  1

Top Management Service in Central Government: Introducing a System for the Higher Civil Service in Central and Eastern European Countries (1995) I Un corps de cadres supérieurs de l'administration centrale

Albanian I Arabic I Armenian I Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian I Bulgarian I Macedonian I Romanian I Russian