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 currently two representatives of the Advisory Board. The Board is currently chaired by Novica Vuković, Minister of Finance of Montenegro.

Members of the CEF Governing Board

Petrit Malaj, Minister Ministry of Finance, Albania
Gent Sejko, Governor Bank of Albania
Temenuzhka Petkova, Minister Ministry of Finance, Bulgaria
Marko Primorac, Minister Ministry of Finance, Croatia
Boris Vujčić, Governor Croatian National Bank
Victoria Belous, Minister Ministry of Finance, Moldova
Anca-Dana Dragu, Governor National Bank of Moldova
Novica Vuković, Minister Ministry of Finance, Montenegro
Irena Radović, Governor Central Bank of Montenegro
Gordana Dimitrieska-Kochoska, Minister Ministry of Finance, North Macedonia
Trajko Slaveski, Governor National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia
Tánczos Barna, Minister Ministry of Finance, Romania
Mugur Isărescu, Governor National Bank of Romania
Klemen Boštjančič, Minister Ministry of Finance, Slovenia
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Mateja Vraničar Erman, Secretary Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Slovenia
Martina Kobilicová, Director General Ministry of Finance, Slovakia

Past Chairs of the CEF Governing Board

Anca-Dana Dragu, Governor National Bank of Moldova 2024
Octavian Armașu, Governor National Bank of Moldova 2023
Gent Sejko, Governor Bank of Albania 2022-2023
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 2024:

  • Ministry of Finance, the Netherlands
  • National Bank of Belgium
  • Ministry of Finance, Slovakia
  • Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Slovenia
  • Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
Regional School of Public Administration (ReSPA) and IMF participated at the meeting as observers.

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.

Eldi Condi Ministry of Finance, Albania
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
Željka Jurić 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
Fisnik Kamberi Tax Administration of Kosovo
Tatiana Onici Ministry of Finance, Moldova
Natalia Zabolotnii National Bank of Moldova
Tatiana Boțaniuc-Grosu State Tax Service, Moldova
Bojana Bošković Ministry of Finance, Montenegro
Lidija Šećković Revenue Administration, Montenegro
Sanja Mrkić Central Bank of Montenegro
Katerina Antovska Ministry of Finance, North Macedonia
Aleksandra Kacarski National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia
Marjan Mihajlovski Public Revenue Office, North Macedonia
Ana-Maria Bujor 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
Yasemin Şişmanoğlu 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.