Working Group III

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Conference "EU perspectives and current standing
of the countries in the region in the
Stabilization and Association Process"
Working Group III Roadmap to Decentralization
Belgrade, 7-8 Dec 2005
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• Roadmap Towards (E)DIS Preconditions

• Clear and Definite indication from EC concerning
  IPA
• Awareness within Public Administration
  concerning DIS
• Less time needed for lobbying
• Building Consensus concerning institutional
  frame
• Ownership on the political level over
  development of DIS
• DIS Requirements promote Quality in Public
• Administration
• Building confidence in Public Procurement
  procedures
• Anti-corruption effect
• Developing DIS Capacities is important part of
  Public
• administration reform

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• Roadmap Towards (E)DIS What We Know

• Decentralization Costs Money
• Decentralization Takes Time
• Developing Capacities for DIS Introducing
  control
• mechanisms into public procurement
• EU Integrations are beneficial for the State
• If state priorities are matched with program
  objectives
• EU Integrations Promote Quality in Transition
  Economies
• EU Tenders vs Public Procurement
• Programmatic Budgeting More Responsible
  Government
• Ministry of Finance has to be driving force of
  the reforms
• related to NAO, NF and CFCU capacities

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• Roadmap Towards (E)DIS Where We Are

Benchmarking Progress in Developing DIS
DIS Checklist Albania BiH Croatia Macedonia Montenegro Serbia
NAO ? Approval phase Y N 1st Q 2006 N
NAC Y Y Y Y 1st Q 2006 N
NF ? Approval phase Y N N N
CFCU ? Approval phase Y N 1st Q 2006 N
SPOs/IAs Y Y Y Y Preparatory phase Partial
Next host Bosnia and Herzegovina May-June 2006
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• Roadmap Towards (E)DIS Conclusions

• The Region is concerned with the decrease in
  allocation
• of resources for IPA (from 14 bill to less
  then 13)
• Budget has to be sufficient to support accession
  of Western Balkans to EU
• Economic development has to follow the
  development of capacities
• Region has to be included in all discussions
  with the goal to reach Lisbon Agenda
• Western Balkans has to continue to insist that
  process of integration of European continent is
  completed
• Training for administration on DIS
• Sector orientation (not only central
  institutions)
• Croatia, Macedonia or Albania (experiences in
  DIS before 1999)

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• Roadmap Towards (E)DIS Conclusions

• Regional Program Documents are prerequisite for
  continued CBC
• (EC has to approve)
• EC could consider development of pilot DIS
  capacities within 2nd pillar instead of full
  engagement (in Serbia)
• IMF vs EUI requirements opposed to each other
  regarding capacity building

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