their public administrations with those of EU Member States. Originating from SIGMA’s work on public administration reform …This paper attempts to identify the standards to which EU candidate countries are expected to conform in order to align … describes an important part of the basis of the SIGMA methodology for assessing candidate countries’ public administration …

to Albania. The recent Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the vulnerability of the population to the …

challenge. The EU accession process provides an incentive to improve air quality in the Western Balkans by adapting legislation … and learning from the experience of other EU countries. In addition to strengthening the legal and policy framework for …

the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration (MRDPA). Building on the previous engagement, the current … funding sources, particularly infrastructure programs financed from the state budget and from EU structural funds. The …

the comparison of Freedom of Information Acts (FOIAs) and their administrative/judicial enforcement in 14 EU member states … and the EU institutions. …

negotiators. Chapters have been grouped around the three main topics which the seminar addressed: (1) managing EU affairs; (2 … involved in becoming an EU Member State, and on their efforts in administrative reform, contributed to the seminar’s success …. SIGMA wishes to thank Nelli Sakellariadou from the Greek Ministry of the Interior, Public Administration and …

shared prosperity. This report includes the assessment of the EP and R capacities of Albania based on the R2R diagnostic … stakeholders can consider as they seek to strengthen EP and R capacities in Albania …