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30-November-2021
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This 2021 Monitoring Report for Montenegro provides the main developments made by this SIGMA partner in all areas of the Principles of Public Administration.
30-November-2021
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This 2021 Monitoring Report for Kosovo provides the main developments made by this SIGMA partner in all areas of the Principles of Public Administration.
30-November-2021
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This 2021 Monitoring Report for Albania provides the main developments made by this SIGMA partner in all areas of the Principles of Public Administration.
16-March-2021
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The risk assessment guidelines illustrate how important it is to implement a risk management system in the public sphere, as revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic. These guidelines are meant to provide managers with a crucial tool that helps them assess the development of their internal control system, enabling them to plan, allocate resources and anticipate potential threats appropriately.
27-November-2020
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This report gives an overview of the course of action taken by governments in the Western Balkans in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis in the area of public financial management.
19-November-2020
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This paper offers a comparative overview of central institutions that develop, regulate and manage the public procurement systems in the Western Balkans, also drawing on examples of good practices established in several EU countries. Its focus is a systematic and detailed discussion of the functions of public procurement offices and agencies, or equivalent institutions.
8-June-2020
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This analytical overview presents the measures taken by EU member States' in the policy area of public financial management, in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic crisis and how EU member States and selected OECD countries have managed the initial stage of the crisis with regard to the functioning of the government and the public administration.
13-June-2017
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SIGMA Paper No. 54 provides a comparative analysis of the working relationships between supreme audit institutions and parliaments in the European Union (EU) and EU Accession countries. The paper describes the expectations for such relationships and the factors that influence them, and provides examples and guidance to support the development of effective working relationships.
17-February-2017
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The Jordanian Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission requested SIGMA to review the public procurement system in Jordan. The objective of the review was to map the possible corruption risks and develop recommendations to improve the system. This report is based on the SIGMA review. It reveals that there are many challenges ahead and much room for improvement in the various aspects of the Jordanian procurement system.
9-February-2017
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The objective of this SIGMA conference paper is to explain the notion of managerial accountability and to introduce a discussion about the practical aspects of its implementation. This paper was presented at the 4th Regional Conference on Public Internal Financial Control for EU Enlargement Countries held on 29-30 September 2016 in Montenegro.