Regional School of Public Administration

Regional School of Public Administration ReSPA is regional organization established in 2010 as a joint initiative financed by European Commis

The Regional School of Public Administration (ReSPA) represents a distinctive, regionally-driven platform committed to advancing public administration reform (PAR) by fostering policy dialogue at the highest levels, sharing expertise, facilitating learning opportunities, fostering networking initiatives, promoting public sector mobility and capacity building, conducting topical research, and meticulously analyzing policies. Established as a collaborative initiative between the European Commission and the governments of the Western Balkans, ReSPA operates under the stewardship of five Member States: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia, with Kosovo* also benefiting from its programs. With a primary focus on empowering civil servants, ReSPA endeavors to catalyze the development of modern, transparent, and efficient public institutions capable of effectively serving their citizens and facilitating the European integration process in the Western Balkans.

* This designation is without prejudice to positions on status and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and ICJ Advisory opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of independence.

โœจ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐›๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ŸŒฑ ReSPA launched ...
15/09/2026

โœจ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐›๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ŸŒฑ

ReSPA launched the first module of its flagship ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐€๐œ๐š๐๐ž๐ฆ๐ฒ at the prestigious INSP - Institut national du service public in , bringing together 27 senior public officials from the , , and .

๐Ÿ—จ๏ธ ReSPA Director ad interim, Jelena Mrdak: โ€œLeadership today is not only about managing institutions - it is about inspiring people, building trust and mobilising collective action around reforms that bring tangible benefits to citizens. Through the ReSPA Leadership Academy, we are introducing an innovative, experiential approach that combines personal development, peer learning and direct exposure to leading French and EU institutions. By bringing together senior officials from the Western Balkans, Armenia, Moldova and Ukraine, we are investing in a strong community of reform leaders who can drive institutional transformation and bring their administrations closer to the European Administrative Space.โ€

๐Ÿ”ถ The ๐๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž introduced an innovative and highly practical learning experience focused on:
โœ”๏ธ discovering individual leadership profiles and strengthening executive presence;
โœ”๏ธ developing and communicating an inspiring institutional vision
โœ”๏ธ mobilising allies and building coalitions for change
โœ”๏ธ navigating difficult conversations and resistance
โœ”๏ธ driving innovation and leading public administrations in the age of AI

๐ŸŽค The sessions were opened by Arnaud Guillois, French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, and led by experienced experts Caroline Frommer and Guila Clara Kessous, who guided participants through leadership profiling, impactful communication and vision-building, and Cornรฉlia Findeisen, who explored change and innovation in public administration, the human advantage in the age of AI and the practical application of the TATIN methodology.

The Paris Component of Module 1 of the Leadership Academy was implemented under ๐๐‘๐ˆ๐ƒ๐†๐„ ๐ญ๐จ ๐„๐” โ€“ ๐…๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐†๐จ๐จ๐ ๐†๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐๐š๐ฅ๐ค๐š๐ง๐ฌ, funded by the France Diplomatie (French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs) and implemented in close cooperation with ReSPA and Caroline Sociรฉ.

๐Ÿ”œ Next stop: - and a closer encounter with the European Administrative Space!

๐Ÿ“ข ๐Ž๐๐„๐ ๐‚๐€๐‹๐‹: ๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐€๐… ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!๐Ÿ”Ž We are looking for a short-term   to support t...
14/09/2026

๐Ÿ“ข ๐Ž๐๐„๐ ๐‚๐€๐‹๐‹: ๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐€๐… ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!

๐Ÿ”Ž We are looking for a short-term to support the creation of the ๐‚๐€๐… ๐ž-๐๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ‘‰ a new digital solution designed to make the implementation of the Common Assessment Framework more efficient, collaborative and user-centred!

โœด๏ธ The future platform will bring the entire CAF lifecycle into a single digital environment โ€“ from preparation and self-assessment to improvement planning, monitoring, and CER readiness.

๐Ÿ’ป And there is more: AI-supported functionalities will be integrated where they can add real value โ€“ including support for questionnaire adaptation, summarising inputs, scoring, report generation and improvement planning, always with human review and approval.

If you have expertise in digital platforms, system architecture, UI/UX, AI integration and public-sector processes, we would like to hear from you.
๐Ÿ“… Deadline: 24 September 2026, before midnight
๐Ÿ“ฉ Applications: [email protected]
๐Ÿ“Œ Reference: 69/2026 โ€“ Expert assistance in the process of creating the CAF e-Platform

โœด๏ธ Join us in building a smarter, more connected and sustainable approach to quality management in public administration ๐Ÿ‘‰https://www.respaweb.eu/91/tenders/466

โ— ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐จโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐” ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐จ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‰ turn national priorities into strong ...
14/09/2026

โ— ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐จโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐” ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐จ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‰ turn national priorities into strong projects, build European partnerships and put new knowledge to work.

๐Ÿ’ก That is why we brought together two practical trainings for Montenegroโ€™s institutions. First, participants explored how to develop energy, environment and climate projects through the EUโ€™s LIFE Programme. Then, on 10โ€“11 September, they turned to ๐‡๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐จ๐ง ๐„๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž: finding the right calls, shaping research and innovation proposals, assessing them through an evaluatorโ€™s eyes and planning their next steps.

โœด๏ธ The programmes offer different opportunities, but they call for a shared skill: knowing how to take a real policy challenge and build a credible European project around it. For Montenegro, strengthening that skill matters as it advances towards EU membership and deepens its participation in European cooperation.

Both trainings were organised through ๐‘๐ž๐’๐๐€โ€™๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ง-๐ƒ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ, in response to a request from Ministarstvo energetike i rudarstva Crne Gore. This is what makes the instrument valuable to ReSPA Members: it starts with an institutionโ€™s and turns it into focused, practical that its teams can use.

๐Ÿ’ช ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐š ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐„๐” ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž ๐Ÿ‘‰ From to a ๐Ÿ‘‰ From to the next !

๐Ÿ“ข ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐  ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ, ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐„๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ‘‰๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐‚๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ-๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐” ๐€๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค Today in Belgrade, we launch...
09/09/2026

๐Ÿ“ข ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐  ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ, ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐„๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ‘‰๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐‚๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ-๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐” ๐€๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค

Today in Belgrade, we launched the ๐„๐” ๐€๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ, bringing together civil servants from the , , and who work within EU accession coordination and EU funds management structures.

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ The programme was opened by Mr Miroslav Gacevic, Assistant Minister of European Integration of the Republic of Serbia, Mr Julian Vassallo, Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia, and Jelena Mrdak, ReSPA Director ad interim, who underlined: โ€œ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ, ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Œ๐˜œ ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฒ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜น ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด, ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜Œ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ป๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด. ๐˜‰๐˜บ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด, ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ข, ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ข ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜œ๐˜ฌ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ด, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Œ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฉ.โ€

โœด๏ธ The programme is delivered in cooperation with the Hertie School.
Today, Adnan ฤ†erimagiฤ‡ guided participants through: the current state of EU enlargement and the future of European integration, the architecture, institutions and key stages of the accession process, lessons from previous pre- and post-accession experiences and an interactive case study on managing the accession journey.
โœด๏ธ Tomorrow, Dr Wouter Van Ballegooij will take participants inside the EUโ€™s legal and institutional system - from EU law, values and decision-making to legislative alignment and the roles of the European Commission and the Council in accession negotiations.
โœด๏ธ On the final day, Caroline King, PhD, Hertie School Guest Lecturer and Public Affairs Specialist, will lead practical sessions on political communication, stakeholder management and communication strategies for EU reform milestones. Together with Adnan ฤ†erimagiฤ‡, she will conclude the programme with an intensive simulation on negotiating and communicating a reform package.
as knowledge moves into practice ๐Ÿ‘‰ and a new cross-regional network of capable, confident and connected EU affairs professionals begins to take shape!

๐Ÿ›๏ธ๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ.๐Ÿ’กToday in  , ReSPA, the SIGMA Programme, and the Ce...
08/09/2026

๐Ÿ›๏ธ๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ.

๐Ÿ’กToday in , ReSPA, the SIGMA Programme, and the Center of Excellence in Finance (CEF) are once again for the regional workshop โ€œSmart Controls for Strong Governance: Managing Growth Funds, Indicators and Double-Financing Risks.โ€

๐Ÿ“ The workshop builds on the momentum of the Regional Conference on PFM Reforms, organised by the same partners in Montenegro last September, and takes our cooperation one step further: from shared priorities to practical solutions for implementation.

๐Ÿ“ข Over three days, public finance professionals, auditors, reform coordinators and experts from across the region will focus on one of the most important challenges facing public administrations today: ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž-๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ.

โœจ The programme brings together and practical on:
โ–ถ๏ธ governance arrangements and institutional under the Reform and Growth Facility
โ–ถ๏ธ reliable data and for performance-based financing
โ–ถ๏ธ risk-based internal and external
โ–ถ๏ธ management declarations and continuous monitoring
โ–ถ๏ธ prevention of irregularities, and
โ–ถ๏ธ role of in supporting reforms from design to implementation.

๐ŸŽค Opening the workshop, Jana Repansek, Director of CEF, Jelena Mrdak, ReSPA Director ad interim, and Klas Klaas, Senior Expert from SIGMA, highlighted the value of strong regional cooperation and complementary expertise.

๐Ÿ’ฌ As Jelena Mrdak stressed, public administration reform cannot succeed without sound public financial management: policies need budgets, reforms need resources, and resources need smart and effective controls.

๐Ÿ’ช Next 3 days, together, we are helping administrations move from rules to results ๐Ÿ‘‰ and from knowing what should be done to being able to do it!

๐Ÿ™ Huge thank you to Robertina Gjoka Vasilieva for great facilitation and the whole Center of Excellence in Finance (CEF) team for warm hospitality!

Montenegro is not waiting for the digital future โ€“ it is building it through knowledge, people and innovation!๐Ÿš€ ReSPA, i...
04/09/2026

Montenegro is not waiting for the digital future โ€“ it is building it through knowledge, people and innovation!

๐Ÿš€ ReSPA, in partnership with Montenegroโ€™s Uprava za ljudske resurse and with the support of the Vlada Crne Gore, officially ๐ฅ๐š๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ๐†๐ž๐ง๐†๐จ๐ฏ โ–ถ๏ธ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Œ๐จ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐€๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

๐Ÿ’ก Over the next 3 months and through 60 working days of intensive, practice-oriented learning, NextGenGov will equip Montenegroโ€™s public servants with advanced competencies to address real institutional challenges, improve internal processes and create faster, simpler and more accessible services for citizens.

๐ŸŽค Prime Minister Milojko Spajiฤ‡ emphasised that the programme is part of Montenegroโ€™s response to rapidly advancing technologies, while strengthening human resource capacity and the quality of public services, adding: โ€œNextGenGov represents a genuine small-scale revolution in our system, changing how we invest in people and shaping the future of their education and professional development.โ€

Minister of Public Administration Marash Dukaj highlighted the human dimension of transformation: โ€œTechnology is only our instrument; people are the drivers of transformation. You are bringing new energy, new skills and a new vision of workplace culture into our system. You are the drivers of change who are building a modern Montenegro.โ€

Director of the HRMA, Agron Camaj stressed: โ€œWe do not wait for the future โ€“ we build it through knowledge. Through this modern training programme, we want to empower new generations of public servants โ€“ generations that will not fear change, but will recognise it as an opportunity for the development and progress of our Montenegro.โ€

ReSPA Director a.i. Jelena Mrdak emphasised that the programmeโ€™s success will be measured by tangible results: โ€œWe want participants to return to their institutions not only with a certificate, but with a concrete solution โ€“ a simpler procedure, an automated report, a prototype of a digital service, or a clear idea of how to use artificial intelligence responsibly. The ultimate result should be visible to citizens โ€“ through fewer steps, clearer information and better-quality public services.โ€

โœด๏ธ The programme brings together four interconnected learning Modules: ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š ๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ, ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž, ๐’๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  & ๐”๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง, presented by the programmeโ€™s trainers: Charley Hanania, Kihoon Sohn, Samuel Bassong and Sean Locke.

โœด๏ธ Delivered by the General Assembly, with the support of international trainers and experts, NextGenGov is much more than a training programme - it is an investment in a sustainable network of professionals capable of leading digital reforms, sharing knowledge and turning technology into measurable improvements across Montenegroโ€™s public administration!

Leadership is not a title ๐Ÿ‘‰ it is the capacity to inspire confidence, turn complexity into collective action and mobilis...
03/09/2026

Leadership is not a title ๐Ÿ‘‰ it is the capacity to inspire confidence, turn complexity into collective action and mobilise people around a shared purpose.

Today, we brought together the 2๏ธโƒฃ6๏ธโƒฃ senior public managers from the , , and and partners of our flagship initiative โ€“ the ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐€๐œ๐š๐๐ž๐ฆ๐ฒ for an online introductory session.

๐Ÿ’ก This is much more than a traditional training programme. From to and , the Academy will combine self-awareness, experiential learning, peer exchange, institutional exposure and reflection - helping participants test leadership in practice and translate learning into change in their own institutions.

๐Ÿ—จ๏ธ Jelena Mrdak, ReSPA Director a.i. โ€œIf we succeed, the value of this Academy will not be measured only by what happens in Paris, Brussels or Strasbourg. It will be measured by what changes when you return to your institutions: the trust you build, the people you empower and the reforms you move forward.โ€

๐Ÿ™ We are grateful to the European Commission for recognising the importance of strengthening public governance and advancing EU integration across the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership region, and to the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs for supporting the development of the Leadership Academy through the BRIDGE to EU project - particularly by enabling the transfer and adaptation to our regional context of advanced leadership training approaches developed by INSP - Institut national du service public (INSP). Caroline Sociรฉ

๐Ÿ™ A warm thank you also to our partners: Paul Halluin from INSP, Simona Daniela Pavelescu from the European Commission Visitorsโ€™ Centre, Christiane Keutgens, Celia Pessaud, Matthieu Kleinschmager and Josephine L from the European School of Administration - EuSA and Peter Vandenbruaene and Mรฉlanie Recour from the FPS Policy and Support for helping us create a genuinely European learning experience. We are equally pleased to build on our excellent cooperation with Dr. Osman Bayraktar from the University of Kehl, and Valentina Ferenฤak from the Croatian Drลพavna ลกkola za javnu upravu ๐Ÿ‘‰ In February 2027, we will pilot the Beyond Classroom Learning approach within the Academyโ€™s module on .

๐Ÿ”œ Next stop: and , 14-18 September โžก๏ธ exploring leadership profiles, inspiring vision, communication, coalition-building, EU institutions, enlargement and reform delivery.

โ— Our ambition is clear: ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐š ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ซ๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐š๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐›๐จ๐ซ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ.

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