Our recent online course explored the safety nets and risks to reform implementation related to anticorruption and fraud approaches. An EC awarded, interactive game-exercise encouraged and motivated participants to develop their ability to recognize the red flags of fraud and corruption by being more attentive…

Ms. Irena Ferkulj, CEF desk officer at the Ministry of Finance and a long-time friend of our organization, shared her views on the journey we have made so far and the challenges presiding the Council of the European Union brings to the teams working on such project.

The online course »Coordination Schemes in Costing of Structural Reforms: Turkey« brought together officials involved in the design, costing and budgeting of structural reforms outlined in the Economic Reform Programme (ERP) in Turkey. One of the attendees was Ms. Hülya Tekin who works at the Directorate of EU…

Talking to Alastair Swarbrick, Senior Policy Adviser at OECD, SIGMA, we touched on the work of Support for Improvement in Governance and Management (SIGMA), what benefits come from institutions working together and how mentoring can work both ways.

Mr. Todo Terzic works as an independent advisor for improving competitiveness in the field of primary agricultural production at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management in Serbia. As his work brings him also to development of the structural reforms related to agriculture in his country, Mr.…

Our partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) builds on a long history of effective collaboration. We have been addressing South East Europe’s capacity development challenges since 2001 when the CEF was established. We were delighted to talk to Juan Toro, Deputy Director at the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs…

Skilled in monetary policy implementation, collateral management, emergency liquidity assistance procedures, and monitoring financial markets, Ms. Cilka Ferjančič has been sharing her knowledge of monetary policy and its implementation at many CEF learning events. This time, she was in another role, attending…

As part of our partner's spotlight interview series, we were happy to talk to Birger Nerré, Team Leader for Strengthening the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Mechanisms in Moldova. Representing Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Mr. Nerré is also a member of the of the CEF Governing…

Working as a chief specialist at the Central Harmonization Unit (CHU) in the Ministry of Finance in Ukraine, Ms. Halyna Kudryk recognizes the importance of continuing professional development for internal auditors. She has been regularly attending available capacity development opportunities learning new technical…

The CEF and the Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic (MoF SVK) have been successfully cooperating in several development projects in South East Europe. We were happy to talk to Ms. Marianna Macášková, Development Cooperation Specialist at the MoF SVK, about the mutual benefits and successes of the longstanding…