On March 10–11, 2026, the CEF team, led by Director Jana Repanšek, held a series of high-level meetings in North Macedonia with key government institutions and international partners. The visit aimed to…

Irini Zoica from the Municipality of Tirana, Albania, reflects on her experience as a participant in the We Experience and WeLearn components of the WeLead project, funded by the European Union. She explains…

Today, we were delighted to welcome Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva to the CEF for a thought-provoking lecture on one of the most pressing questions facing today’s leaders: what does leadership look like when expectations…

As EU enlargement countries advance on their reform path, operational conclusions on public financial management (PFM) and public administration reform (PAR) must translate into tangible institutional…

From 10–12 February 2026, representatives from National IPA Coordinators’ (NIPAC) Offices, Ministries of Finance, and Central Finance and Contracting Units from the Western Balkans gathered at the CEF…

Montenegro has emerged as the EU’s most advanced candidate country, having opened all 33 screened chapters and provisionally closed 13 of them after over a decade of accession negotiations. In this interview,…

As the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) entered its next major phase in January 2026, countries across the EU neighborhood and beyond have intensified efforts to align their national tax…

As part of the EU-funded multi-beneficiary project “Structural Reforms Better Integrated Within Fiscal Frameworks” (FISR2), we are happy to share the reflection, prepared by Eva Doda, Director of the Directorate…

Across the Western Balkans, young public officials are entering public service with talent, ambition, and a drive to make public institutions more effective while helping the region move closer to the…

Over the past four months, participants in the Managing Forensic Assignments in the Public Sector certification program completed online modules covering fraud principles, public sector fraud risks, digital…