Presentation given by Montenegro at Building a sustainable quality management approach - Academies for EaP countries organised by the SIGMA Programme and the GiZ Eastern Partnership Regional Fund. Stage 1: Building for excellence.

1. MAPPING OF FINANCIAL
SUPPORT TO PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION REFORM IN
MONTENEGRO
Ministry of Public Administration
Podgorica, 29/02/2024

2. Public administration reform,
together with the rule of law
and economic management, is
one of the three key pillars of
the negotiation process and a
precondition for joining the
European Union, and
accordingly it represents one of
the top priorities of the
Government of Montenegro.
PAR Special Group - Policy dialogue with the EU in
support of Public Administration Reform
PAR Strategy 2022-2026 - “umbrella”
strategic document targeting the
improvement of public administration in
Montenegro
PAR Council as a mechanism
for ensuring high level political
support
Financial support through
IPA III and other support
mechanisms
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM IN THE EU INTEGRATION PROCESS

3. TIMELINE OF IMPLEMENTED ACTIVITIES
EU SUPPORT TO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM
FUNDING AREAS
16.6 M PROVIDED THROUGH IPA III
IPA III Framework
Agreement 14 M
support for public
administration reform
and public finance
management signed
June 2023
Technical assistance
project to support
coordination,
monitoring and
reporting on the
reforms kicked-off
September 2023
Technical assistance
project to support the
improvement of the
civil service system
and the service
delivery kicked-off
November 2023
Action Document
supplemented with additional
2.6 M of direct budget support
for further strengthening the
administrative capacities for
managing EU funds
December 2023
Donor matrix
developed with an
overview of the
existing and potential
support for public
administration reform
February 2024

4. DONOR SUPPORT MAPPING PROCESS
First donor coordination meeting
organized in March 2023
• 45 representatives of international
organizations and embassies
gathered at the event
Additional donor coordination tool (matrix) needed to:
• avoid overlaps
• identify the missing financial support
• efficiently plan the implementation
• ensure coordination of the existing support
DONOR MAPPING: OVER 10 PROJECTS/INITIATIVES
SUPPORTING PAR TOTALLING ROUGHLY TO 13 M
Donor matrix - Overview of all ongoing and planned projects related to any area of PAR
It contains:
• Basic info (project title, duration, value, implementing agency, donor)
• Link with a strategic objective
• Link with SIGMA/OECD principles of public administration
• Link with UN SDGs

7. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
AFFILIATED INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
BILATERAL
AGREEMENTS
DIGITAL EUROPE
PROGRAMME
WB3C - WESTERN BALKANS
CYBER CAPACITY CENTER
Strengthening capacities for combating
cyber crime
Established in October 2023
Montenegro joined in June 2023
Programme objectives:
• accelerate digital transformation
• improve service delivery
• improve prevention against cyber attacks
• foster digital education
Overall programme value 7.5 billion EUR
MPA signed 6
Memorandums of
Understanding in the
field of:
• public
administration
reform and
• digital
transformation
MPA

8. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
Stela Bobot
Milena Popović Glavatović
Advisors at
Directorate for strategic planning in
public administration, International
cooperation and IPA funds