Governance
Our governance structure consists of the Governing Board, Advisory Board, Coordinators and Secretariat. The governance bodies have distinct and complementary goals and responsibilities. We believe close cooperation with stakeholders is important for delivery of high-quality learning and networking program.
Governing Board
Governing Board is a decision making body of the CEF. It confirms the CEF annual report and financial statements, reviews the progress made and other relevant issues. Members of the Board comprise ministers of finance and governors of central banks from the CEF members (Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania and Slovenia). Members of the Board are also 3 representatives of the Advisory Board. The Board is currently chaired by Octavian Armașu, Governor of the National Bank of Moldova.
Members of the CEF Governing Board
| Ervin Mete, Minister | Ministry of Finance and Economy, Albania |
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| Gent Sejko, Governor | Bank of Albania |
| Assen Vassilev, Minister | Ministry of Finance, Bulgaria |
| Marko Primorac, Minister | Ministry of Finance, Croatia |
| Boris Vujčić, Governor | Croatian National Bank |
| Petru Rotaru | Ministry of Finance, Moldova |
| Octavian Armașu, Governor | National Bank of Moldova |
| Novica Vuković, Minister | Ministry of Finance, Montenegro |
| Radoje Žugić, Governor | Central Bank of Montenegro |
| Fatmir Besimi, Minister | Ministry of Finance, North Macedonia |
| Anita Angelovska Bezhoska, Governor | National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia |
| Boloș Marcel Ioan, Minister | Ministry of Finance, Romania |
| Mugur Isărescu, Governor | National Bank of Romania |
| Klemen Boštjančič, Minister | Ministry of Finance, Slovenia |
| Boštjan Vasle, Governor | Banka Slovenije |
| Mateja Vraničar Erman, Secretary | Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Slovenia |
| Birger Nerré | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) |
| Martin Polónyi, Director General | Ministry of Finance, Slovakia |
Past Chairs of the CEF Governing Board
| Gent Sejko, Governor | Bank of Albania | 2022-2023 |
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| Klemen Boštjančič, Minister | Ministry of Finance, Slovenia | 2022 |
| Andrej Šircelj, Minister | Ministry of Finance, Slovenia | 2021-2022 |
| Mugur Isărescu, Governor | National Bank of Romania | 2020-2021 |
| Radoje Žugić, Governor | Central Bank of Montenegro | 2019-2020 |
| Vladimir Munteanu, First Deputy Governor | National Bank of Moldova | 2018-2019 |
| Dimitar Bogov, Governor | National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia | 2017-2018 |
| Vladislav Goranov, Minister | Ministry of Finance, Bulgaria | 2016-2017 |
| Dušan Mramor | Ministry of Finance, Slovenia | 2015-2016 |
Advisory Board
Advisory Board is an advisory group of experts from our donors and partners. It assists in designing and in coordinating the delivery of activities of the CEF. Up to three representatives of the Advisory Board are members of the Governing Board. The Advisory Board meets annually. The chair of the Advisory Board is Mateja Vraničar Erman from the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs.
Participating institutions at the Advisory Board meeting in 2023:
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- Ministry of Finance, the Netherlands
- National Bank of Belgium
- Ministry of Finance, Slovakia
- Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Slovenia
- Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
Coordinators
CEF Coordinators are our constituency's regional representatives in ministries of finance, tax administrations and central banks responsible for capacity development and are involved in the strategic management of human capital within their respective institutions. As human resources professionals they focus on strategic personnel retention and talent development. The Coordinators meet periodically to discuss our program for the upcoming year. They help us identify the capacity development priorities in the region and set the way forward.
| Vasilika Vjero | Ministry of Finance and Economy, Albania |
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| Eralda Bici | Bank of Albania |
| Olisa Osmani | General Taxation Directorate, Albania |
| Sehija Mujkanović | Ministry of Finance and Treasury, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Almir Salihović | Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Denisa Seho | Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Amela Kazazić | Tax Administration of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Sandra Kovačević | Tax Administration of Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Galina Tzekova | Ministry of Finance, Bulgaria |
| Stoyan Bozhkov | Bulgarian National Bank |
| Boryana Yankova-Sharkova | National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria |
| Danijela Stepić | Ministry of Finace, Croatia |
| Davor Lončarek | Croatian National Bank |
| Marija Lončar | Ministry of Finance, Tax Administration, Croatia |
| Kaltrina Dauti Bytyci | Ministry of Finance, Labor and Transfers, Kosovo |
| Syzana Mahmutaj | Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo |
| Floransa Sahiti | Tax Administration of Kosovo |
| Tatiana Onici | Ministry of Finance, Moldova |
| Natalia Zabolotnii | National Bank of Moldova |
| Iulia Nazarco | State Tax Service, Moldova |
| Bojana Bošković | Ministry of Finance, Montenegro |
| Lidija Šećković | Revenue Administration, Montenegro |
| Marija Radenović | Central Bank of Montenegro |
| Magdalena Simonovska | Ministry of Finance, North Macedonia |
| Aleksandra Kacarski | National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia |
| Marjan Mihajlovski | Public Revenue Office, North Macedonia |
| Emanuel-Alex Constantin | Ministry of Finance, Romania |
| Mugur Tolici | National Bank of Romania |
| Costin Naghi | National Agency for Fiscal Administration, Romania |
| Bojana Drobnjak | National Bank of Serbia |
| Aleksandra Bošković | Tax Administration, Serbia |
| Sanja Pregl | Banka Slovenije |
| Klemen Babnik | Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia | Mateja Koren | Financial Administration of the Republic of Slovenia |
| Taşkın Babaoğlan | Presidency of The Republic of Türkiye, Presidency of Strategy and Budget |
| Arzu Hancı Karademirci | Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye |
| Halil Şimşek | Ministry of Treasury and Finance, Türkiye |
Secretariat
The CEF Secretariat comprises CEF director, staff and experts.