The main theme of IMF Tax Administration Advisor Norman Gillanders` work is to help the countries in the region to follow a pathway towards modern European tax administration.The basic model proposed is the EU’s Fiscal Blueprints which are very much in line with the IMF’s own recommendations on tax administration. Of course, each country has its own distinct background which has to be taken into account.

The legislative package for the next EU multiannual financial framework for 2014–2020 established a new transnational program for the Danube region as part of the European Territorial Cooperation Programme…

In March 2013, the CEF launched Strategic Planning and Budgeting (SBP), a training and networking project for beneficiaries in South East Europe. The CEF staff recently made visibility tours in Albania,…

The CEF has been a regular guest at the annual conferences of the Regional School of Public Administration (ReSPA), a long-standing partner in building capacities of public administration institutions…

This spring the CEF will host several key training events on fiscal institutions and their role in improving the quality of fiscal management. These training activities respond to the needs of South East…

The CEF invited capacity development experts from the UNDP Bratislava Regional Center to Ljubljana to share their knowledge and experience with around 20 representatives of public administrations, specialized…

The CEF is happy to announce the start of the Strategic Planning and Budgeting (SBP) project for beneficiaries in South East Europe. The SBP covers a series of training and networking activities. Meetings…

For a second time, the World Bank and its donor partners have selected the CEF to serve as secretariat for PEMPAL, a well-regarded network of practitioners in public financial management across Eastern…

The CEF and the Slovenian Banking Association have invited chief executives and deputies of the European Banking Federation and the banking associations of Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Turkey…

The CEF partners with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy to bring international experience in taxation of land and real property to public officials in South East Europe. Every spring faculty from Estonia,…