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ReSPA is regional organization established in 2010 as a joint initiative financed by European Commis

The Regional School of Public Administration (ReSPA) represents a distinctive, regionally-driven platform committed to advancing public administration reform (PAR) by fostering policy dialogue at the highest levels, sharing expertise, facilitating learning opportunities, fostering networking initiatives, promoting public sector mobility and capacity building, conducting topical research, and metic

ulously analyzing policies. Established as a collaborative initiative between the European Commission and the governments of the Western Balkans, ReSPA operates under the stewardship of five Member States: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia, with Kosovo* also benefiting from its programs. With a primary focus on empowering civil servants, ReSPA endeavors to catalyze the development of modern, transparent, and efficient public institutions capable of effectively serving their citizens and facilitating the European integration process in the Western Balkans.

* This designation is without prejudice to positions on status and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and ICJ Advisory opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of independence.

09/09/2026

📢 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬, 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 👉𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬-𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐔 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤

Today in Belgrade, we launched the 𝐄𝐔 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬, bringing together civil servants from the , , and who work within EU accession coordination and EU funds management structures.

🗣️ The programme was opened by Mr Miroslav Gacevic, Assistant Minister of European Integration of the Republic of Serbia, Mr Julian Vassallo, Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia, and Jelena Mrdak, ReSPA Director ad interim, who underlined: “𝘉𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘜 𝘢𝘤𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯𝘴. 𝘉𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘫𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘉𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘴, 𝘈𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢, 𝘔𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘰𝘷𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘜𝘬𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩.”

✴️ The programme is delivered in cooperation with the Hertie School.
Today, Adnan Ćerimagić guided participants through: the current state of EU enlargement and the future of European integration, the architecture, institutions and key stages of the accession process, lessons from previous pre- and post-accession experiences and an interactive case study on managing the accession journey.
✴️ Tomorrow, Dr Wouter Van Ballegooij will take participants inside the EU’s legal and institutional system - from EU law, values and decision-making to legislative alignment and the roles of the European Commission and the Council in accession negotiations.
✴️ On the final day, Caroline King, PhD, Hertie School Guest Lecturer and Public Affairs Specialist, will lead practical sessions on political communication, stakeholder management and communication strategies for EU reform milestones. Together with Adnan Ćerimagić, she will conclude the programme with an intensive simulation on negotiating and communicating a reform package.
as knowledge moves into practice 👉 and a new cross-regional network of capable, confident and connected EU affairs professionals begins to take shape!

08/09/2026

🏛️𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐬 👉 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 👉 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬.

💡Today in , ReSPA, the SIGMA Programme, and the Center of Excellence in Finance (CEF) are once again for the regional workshop “Smart Controls for Strong Governance: Managing Growth Funds, Indicators and Double-Financing Risks.”

📍 The workshop builds on the momentum of the Regional Conference on PFM Reforms, organised by the same partners in Montenegro last September, and takes our cooperation one step further: from shared priorities to practical solutions for implementation.

📢 Over three days, public finance professionals, auditors, reform coordinators and experts from across the region will focus on one of the most important challenges facing public administrations today: 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬.

✨ The programme brings together and practical on:
▶️ governance arrangements and institutional under the Reform and Growth Facility
▶️ reliable data and for performance-based financing
▶️ risk-based internal and external
▶️ management declarations and continuous monitoring
▶️ prevention of irregularities, and
▶️ role of in supporting reforms from design to implementation.

🎤 Opening the workshop, Jana Repansek, Director of CEF, Jelena Mrdak, ReSPA Director ad interim, and Klas Klaas, Senior Expert from SIGMA, highlighted the value of strong regional cooperation and complementary expertise.

💬 As Jelena Mrdak stressed, public administration reform cannot succeed without sound public financial management: policies need budgets, reforms need resources, and resources need smart and effective controls.

💪 Next 3 days, together, we are helping administrations move from rules to results 👉 and from knowing what should be done to being able to do it!

🙏 Huge thank you to Robertina Gjoka Vasilieva for great facilitation and the whole Center of Excellence in Finance (CEF) team for warm hospitality!

04/09/2026

Montenegro is not waiting for the digital future – it is building it through knowledge, people and innovation!

🚀 ReSPA, in partnership with Montenegro’s Uprava za ljudske resurse and with the support of the Vlada Crne Gore, officially 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐆𝐨𝐯 ▶️ 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

💡 Over the next 3 months and through 60 working days of intensive, practice-oriented learning, NextGenGov will equip Montenegro’s public servants with advanced competencies to address real institutional challenges, improve internal processes and create faster, simpler and more accessible services for citizens.

🎤 Prime Minister Milojko Spajić emphasised that the programme is part of Montenegro’s response to rapidly advancing technologies, while strengthening human resource capacity and the quality of public services, adding: “NextGenGov represents a genuine small-scale revolution in our system, changing how we invest in people and shaping the future of their education and professional development.”

Minister of Public Administration Marash Dukaj highlighted the human dimension of transformation: “Technology is only our instrument; people are the drivers of transformation. You are bringing new energy, new skills and a new vision of workplace culture into our system. You are the drivers of change who are building a modern Montenegro.”

Director of the HRMA, Agron Camaj stressed: “We do not wait for the future – we build it through knowledge. Through this modern training programme, we want to empower new generations of public servants – generations that will not fear change, but will recognise it as an opportunity for the development and progress of our Montenegro.”

ReSPA Director a.i. Jelena Mrdak emphasised that the programme’s success will be measured by tangible results: “We want participants to return to their institutions not only with a certificate, but with a concrete solution – a simpler procedure, an automated report, a prototype of a digital service, or a clear idea of how to use artificial intelligence responsibly. The ultimate result should be visible to citizens – through fewer steps, clearer information and better-quality public services.”

✴️ The programme brings together four interconnected learning Modules: 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧, presented by the programme’s trainers: Charley Hanania, Kihoon Sohn, Samuel Bassong and Sean Locke.

✴️ Delivered by the General Assembly, with the support of international trainers and experts, NextGenGov is much more than a training programme - it is an investment in a sustainable network of professionals capable of leading digital reforms, sharing knowledge and turning technology into measurable improvements across Montenegro’s public administration!

03/09/2026

Leadership is not a title 👉 it is the capacity to inspire confidence, turn complexity into collective action and mobilise people around a shared purpose.

Today, we brought together the 2️⃣6️⃣ senior public managers from the , , and and partners of our flagship initiative – the 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲 for an online introductory session.

💡 This is much more than a traditional training programme. From to and , the Academy will combine self-awareness, experiential learning, peer exchange, institutional exposure and reflection - helping participants test leadership in practice and translate learning into change in their own institutions.

🗨️ Jelena Mrdak, ReSPA Director a.i. “If we succeed, the value of this Academy will not be measured only by what happens in Paris, Brussels or Strasbourg. It will be measured by what changes when you return to your institutions: the trust you build, the people you empower and the reforms you move forward.”

🙏 We are grateful to the European Commission for recognising the importance of strengthening public governance and advancing EU integration across the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership region, and to the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs for supporting the development of the Leadership Academy through the BRIDGE to EU project - particularly by enabling the transfer and adaptation to our regional context of advanced leadership training approaches developed by INSP - Institut national du service public (INSP). Caroline Socié

🙏 A warm thank you also to our partners: Paul Halluin from INSP, Simona Daniela Pavelescu from the European Commission Visitors’ Centre, Christiane Keutgens, Celia Pessaud, Matthieu Kleinschmager and Josephine L from the European School of Administration - EuSA and Peter Vandenbruaene and Mélanie Recour from the FPS Policy and Support for helping us create a genuinely European learning experience. We are equally pleased to build on our excellent cooperation with Dr. Osman Bayraktar from the University of Kehl, and Valentina Ferenčak from the Croatian Državna škola za javnu upravu 👉 In February 2027, we will pilot the Beyond Classroom Learning approach within the Academy’s module on .

🔜 Next stop: and , 14-18 September ➡️ exploring leadership profiles, inspiring vision, communication, coalition-building, EU institutions, enlargement and reform delivery.

❗ Our ambition is clear: 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬.

02/09/2026

📢 𝐀 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰! 🌍

🚀We are proud to mark the 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 “Shaping the Future of Public Service – Together” bringing public administrations together to learn, and shape the future of public service.

Inspired by the idea of an “Erasmus for civil servants”, the Programme brings together public servants from the and to learn from one another, experience reforms in practice and build lasting professional connections across borders.

🗨️ As Jelena Mrdak, ReSPA Director a.i., highlighted: “𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 — 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵, 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯𝘴.”

💡 Through , , and , participants will explore what works elsewhere, adapt ideas to their own contexts and bring new perspectives back to their institutions.

Today’s online introductory session marks the beginning of that shared journey 👉 and of a new regional community committed to stronger, more connected and future-ready public administrations.

🗨️ As our colleague Filip Chaparoski, who leads the Programme on behalf of ReSPA, puts it: “𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 - 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.”

💪 We are excited to see this community grow 👉 And even more excited about what we will learn — together!

01/09/2026

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐔 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬! 👇
Over the last two days, we hosted a practical 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 for representatives of Ministarstvo energetike i rudarstva Crne Gore and other relevant institutions.

✴️ Organised through the On-Demand Support mechanism, the training helped participants connect Montenegro’s energy, environmental and climate priorities with concrete EU funding opportunities.

🔶 Led by LIFE Programme expert Nikolina Petkovic Gregoric, the programme combined expert guidance with hands-on work on real project ideas. Participants explored LIFE funding opportunities, evaluation criteria and project development logic, while also working on application forms, work packages, eligible costs and budget planning.

🗨️ “Through this practical training, we wanted not only to introduce participants to the LIFE Programme and its requirements, but also to help them transform their expertise and policy priorities into well-structured and competitive project proposals. By strengthening these capacities, we are supporting Montenegro’s institutions in becoming more proactive and successful participants in European programmes,” said our colleague Jelisaveta Tasev.

☝ The training strengthened the foundations for developing concrete LIFE proposals and encouraged closer cooperation among institutions working in the areas of energy, environment, climate action and European integration.

📢 Next stop 👉 Horizon Europe!
The second training within the same On-Demand Support project will take place on 10–11 September at ReSPA, continuing the journey from identifying EU funding opportunities to developing strong partnerships and competitive European projects.

💪 From LIFE to Horizon Europe – we continue turning institutional priorities into project opportunities and ideas into action!

01/09/2026

📢 𝐑𝐞𝐒𝐏𝐀 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐒𝐏𝐀 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝.

💡 Established by the ReSPA Governing Board, the Appeal Board is an independent body that plays an important role in safeguarding fair, transparent and accountable institutional procedures.
Its responsibilities include:
✅ adjudicating appeals concerning final decisions taken under ReSPA’s Staff Regulations;
✅ conducting independent reviews of staff recruitment and selection procedures; and
✅ deciding on other appeals envisaged by resolutions and decisions of the ReSPA Governing Board.

The Appeal Board will comprise 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬, appointed for a 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦. Its members will meet when required to consider appeals or other matters within the Board’s competence.

✴️ ReSPA will cover travel and accommodation expenses and provide compensation for participation in Appeal Board sessions, in accordance with the relevant Governing Board resolution.

⁉️ Who can apply?
Candidates should:
✔️ hold a Bachelor’s degree in Law of at least 240 ECTS, or an equivalent pre-Bologna qualification;
✔️ be nationals of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia or Serbia;
✔️ have at least five years of professional experience in human resources management within public administration or an international organisation;
✔️ demonstrate English-language proficiency at a minimum B2 level; and
✔️ have one of the ReSPA Members’ languages as their mother tongue.

📆 Application deadline: midnight on 20 September 2026

❗ If you combine legal expertise, public-sector or international HR experience, sound professional judgement and a strong commitment to integrity and impartial decision-making, we encourage you to apply.

✨ Take the opportunity to contribute your knowledge and experience to the work of an independent regional body that supports fairness, accountability and good governance within ReSPA.

Know a qualified professional who would be an excellent candidate? Tag them in the comments or share this call with your network.

🔎 Find the full Call for Expression of Interest and application requirements 👉 https://shorturl.at/qFrhb

31/08/2026

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭: 𝐑𝐞𝐒𝐏𝐀 𝐚𝐭 𝐄𝐆𝐏𝐀 2026 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐞
💡 ReSPA took part in the European Group for Public Administration (EGPA) 2026 Conference, held from 24–27 August at Sapienza Università di Roma, bringing the Western Balkans’ experience into one of Europe’s leading forums for public administration research and practice.

❗ During the session “Education and Training: Leadership, simulation and professional behaviour”, the paper “From Course Provider to Learning Architect: How public administrations transform leadership development by learning to work in the indeterminate zone of practice” was presented.

☝ The paper was co-authored by Dr. Osman Bayraktar, Valentina Ferenčak (Croatian National School of Public Administration), Jelena Mrdak (ReSPA), and Prof. Dr. Jürgen Kegelmann (University of Applied Sciences for Public Administration Kehl). It was built on the joint Beyond Classroom Learning (BCL) initiative of ReSPA and the Croatian National School of Public Administration.

🗨️ Jelena Mrdak, ReSPA Director a.i. highlighted: “Public administration leaders increasingly face complex situations for which rules, procedures and traditional classroom training alone cannot provide ready-made answers. Training institutions, therefore, need to evolve from providers of courses to architects of workplace learning, supporting administrations in developing leadership capabilities while addressing real organisational challenges.”

👏 The paper presented encouraging early evidence from the regional BCL pilot and an international survey conducted among participants of the OECD Network of Schools of Government, pointing to strong interest in testing new approaches to leadership development.

🤝 Participation in provided an important opportunity for ReSPA to connect the experience of the Western Balkans with the wider European debate on leadership development, AI and digital learning, institutional learning, and future-ready public administration.

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