About this learning event

This event is part of the CEF's ongoing commitment to supporting European Union (EU) candidate and potential candidate countries in advancing their Reform Agendas (RA) and preparing their  Economic Reform Programmes (ERP).

This workshop is a follow up of the learning event held in May 2025, and will offer participants the opportunity to deepen their practical skills by applying the impact assessment model using available data collected from the previously identified priority sectors: business environment, digital transition, energy sector and human capital. Additionally, participants will also engage in presenting impact assessment for inclusion in the forthcoming 2026-2028 Economic Reform Programme (ERP). In the final session, representatives from relevant Line Ministries (LM) will be invited to attend. This session will serve as a platform for presenting the results of Macroeconomic Policy Department's work, fostering inter-institutional collaboration, and discussing how Line Ministries can support the Ministry of Finance in the impact assessment process - by providing sectoral-specific data and by developing a shared understanding of the objectives of the impact assessment process.

Faculty

The workshop will be delivered by:

• Janez Šušteršić, CEF Expert & former Minister of Finance of Slovenia
• Alketa Bucaj, CEF Expert & Head of Economic and Policy Research at REX Consulting Group
• Vesna Cvetanova, Head of the Macroeconomic Policy Department at the Ministry of Finance of North Macedonia
• Gjoko Gjorgjeski, Deputy Head of the Macroeconomic Policy Department at the Ministry of Finance of North Macedonia

Who should attend

Participation at this event is by invitation only and is intended for officials from institutions responsible for conducting fiscal and economic impact assessment of the reforms from the Economic Reform Programme (ERP) and Reform Agenda (RA), primarily working in the Macroeconomic Policy Department of the Ministry of Finance of North Macedonia.
Public officials from Line Ministries (LMs) are invited to join the last session on the second day of the workshop.

Practical Information

This learning event will he held at the premises of the Ministry of Finance of North Macedonia. 

Partners

This event is delivered as part of the EU-funded multi-beneficiary project “Structural Reforms Better Integrated Within Fiscal Frameworks” (FISR 2) implemented by the CEF.