APPLY NOW – Small Grant Facility for Support for Civil Society Monitoring of PAR

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WeBER – Western Balkans Enabling Project for Civil Society Monitoring of Public Administration Reform Project is seeking proposals for the implementation of the Small Grant Facility for Support for Civil Society Monitoring of Public Administration Reform at Local Level. The Call for proposals is in the total amount of 255.000 EUR intended to support 30 grants in the range between 5000 and 10000 EUR (8500 EUR on average). Out of the 30 grants, up to 6 are envisioned in Serbia, up to 6 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, up to 5 in Albania, up to 5 in Macedonia, up to 4 in Kosovo, and up to 4 in Montenegro. The duration of the project proposal under this Call for proposals is between 6 and 12 months. WeBER is financed by the EU and co-financed by the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The complete Call for applicants and all relevant documents are available for download below:

Application Package

 

SIGMA Seminars on PAR for Western Balkans CSO’s

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A series of interactive seminars on SIGMA Principles of Public Administration were organised across the Western Balkans region in cooperation with SIGMA/OECD, as part of the WeBER project being implemented by the TEN.

A two-day seminar for Serbian CSO’s was held in Belgrade on 14th and 15th December 2016, gathering more than 30 CSOs from Serbia. Participants had the opportunity to learn from SIGMA experts about the Principles of Public Administration developed by SIGMA/OECD. They had the chance to see the premiere of multimedia presentations produced within the WeBER project, about the key reform areas these Principles cover. The aim of the seminar was to introduce SIGMA Principles of Public Administration to a wider group of CSOs coming from local communities from all around Serbia who are active in PAR related areas. The seminar was hosted by CEP. See the highlights here.

On 26 January 2017, Group for Legal and Political Studies (GLPS) hosted a one-day seminar for the Civil Society Organisations in Kosovo. The CSOs had the chance to receive first-hand information with regards to SIGMA’s approach towards Public Administration Reform (PAR) process from the SIGMA Representative and Coordinator for Kosovo, Mr. Jesper Johnson, who was engaged as a lecturer during this seminar. See the highlights from Pristina here.

Seminar in Sarajevo was held on 30th and 31st January 2017 and more than 30 representatives of CSOs from Bosnia and Herzegovina had the opportunity to hear SIGMA experts Mr. Vehar and Mr. Tunyan on the framework of Principles of Public Administration, and to participate in workshops. The event was hosted by the Foreign Policy Initiative Sarajevo. See the highlights here.

Institute alternative (IA) hosted the seminar in Podgorica on 1st February 2017. More than 40 civil society representatives had the opportunity to learn from SIGMA experts, Mr Timo Ligi and Mr Daniel Ivarsson about Principles of Public Administration, the work of SIGMA, and the key findings from the SIGMA’s Baseline and Monitoring reports for 2015 and 2016. See the highlights of the Podgorica seminar here.

 

“Achieving Excellence through Regional Cooperation”: CEPS WeB Position Paper presented

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Working breakfast on the topic Achieving Excellence through Regional Cooperation was held on 24th November in Belgrade, gathering members of the Think for Europe Network (TEN) as well as distinguished experts from the Regional Environmental Center (REC) and the Center of Excellence in Finance (CEF). Participants discussed the added value of pursuing a regional approach and shared their experiences in regional networking. The aim of the event was to formulate new ideas for inspiring creation of a more constructive regional initiatives in the Western Balkans region. Additionally, the event served as an opportunity to present the first Position Paper of the newly created Centre for Excellence in Policymaking (CEPS WeB), established by six think-tank organisations from the Western Balkans, members of TEN. The discussion was moderated by Simonida Kacarska, Research Coordinator at the European Policy Institute (EPI).

Representing the Center of Excellence in Finance, prof. dr Mojmir Mrak explained the success of CEF and gave insight into the challenges of its 15-year-long functioning. He emphasised that the CEF is a knowledge hub for the South Eastern Europe region. Additional regional learning opportunities were exemplified by Igor Kostić, who represented the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe. He pointed out the fact that the regional approach could significantly contribute to the capacity development in the Western Balkan countries, as all countries have the same environmental problems.

Senior Researcher at CEP Sena Marić presented the CEPS WeB Position Paper, making a case for taking up regional approach in tackling and advocating for more evidence-based policymaking in the Western Balkans. She talked about the effect as well as the unused potential of the civil society organisations in pressuring for improved policymaking in the Western Balkan countries. She also added that legalistic administrative cultures in the Western Balkans are in need for more evidence to create better policymaking environments, while governments need to provide more data in order to enable quality policymaking and civil society monitoring.

This event was carried out in the framework of the project Centre of Expertise on Policymaking Systems in the Western Balkans-CEPS WeB, implemented by six partner organisations – TEN members: European Policy Centre – Belgrade,Institute Alternativa – Podgorica, European Policy Institute – Skopje, Foreign Policy Initiative – Sarajevo, Institute for Democracy and Mediation – Tirana, and Group for Legal and Political Studies – Pristina. The project is financed under the framework of the Regional Research Promotion Programme (RRPP). The programme is fully funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).

WeBER Platform officially established!

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The WeBER Platform was officially established on the occasion of the 9th Annual Conference of the Regional School of Public Administration (ReSPA), on November 16, 2016 in Podgorica.

The Memorandum of Cooperation regarding the functioning of the WeBER Platform was signed by 22 civil society organizations (CSOs) from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.

As the WeBER Platform provides a venue for consultation and evidence-based dialogue between the civil society, government representatives and international and regional organisations (European Commission, ReSPA, RCC etc.) onpublic administration reform implementation and monitoring, membership in the Platform will enable CSOs to take more active involvement in these processes at the regional level and in their respective countries. Also, the Platform will serve as a venue for exchange of experiences and good practices.

Prior to the signing ceremony, the Platform members discussed and adopted documents that will serve as guidelines for the Platform’s functioning and proceedings, and worked on further development of the PAR Monitor Methodology.

See full list of WeBER Platform members.

WeBER website is up and running!

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Starting from today, a brand-new website of our WeBER project (Western Balkans Enabling Project for Civil Society Monitoring of Public Administration Reform – WeBER) is launched!

Make sure to check it regularly for gaining insight into latest developments on public administration reform monitoring by the civil society in the Western Balkans. Also, you can familiarise with the WeBER project a little bit better, as well as learn about specific tools and products we plan to develop. Hopefully, it will inspire many civil society organisations to partner up with us.

We hope you will find it useful at this early stage of development, as we continue to work on its content.

Access it now! – WeBER

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