About this event

Structural reform measures outlined in the ERPs are set to tackle the most important structural obstacles to competitiveness and inclusive growth of a country, while also reflecting their medium-term priorities in various areas. In the situation where macro-fiscal stability and fiscal risks are additionally highlighted due to global economic developments, it is even more important that all measures introduced to the ERP are well prioritized and realistically planned, costed and financed.

As a response, the objective of this event is to provide a platform for assessing the scope and accuracy of envisaged implementation costs and funding sources for the measures proposed for the 2023 – 2025 ERP, in line with the Methodological Guidance for Costing of Structural Reforms (CEF Costing Guidance) and the latest EC’s Guidance for the ERP preparation. We will also touch upon the descriptions and activities of the drafted structural reform measures in light of their alignment with the envisaged costs and funding, as well as on the key performance indicators (KPIs) for monitoring SRs.  

What will you learn

This online course will be oriented towards practical implementation of the CEF Costing Guidance, to the structural reforms drafted for the next ERP. By attending it, the participants will have a possibility to meet online and jointly work with their peers from other institutions involved in the ERP preparation process, under the guidance of the ERP Coordination Team, as well as experienced local and international experts.

• Learn about the novelties from the EC‘s Guidance for the ERP 2023-2025 and how they influence the ERP preparation process
• Refresh the knowledge about the CEF Costing Guidance and practically implement it on the draft measures
• Appraise how well-articulated measures’ description and sequencing can contribute to realistic costs and secured funding for their implementation
• Assessing how to effectively monitor implementation of structural reforms by using KPIs.

The event is designed in close cooperation with the ERP Coordination team in Türkiye, to secure the specific learning needs are well addressed. It builds on the series of the CEF events for the public officials from Türkiye, that were delivered under the FISR project throughout 2019 – 2021.

Who should attend

Invited to participate are the officials involved in the design, costing and budgeting of structural reforms outlined in the ERP, which include: 

• National ERP Coordinator and Coordinator for the ERP Chapter 5 on Structural Reforms
• Members of the working group for the ERP preparation
• Officials working at the finance and IPA departments of line ministries
• Officials working at the budget department of the Ministry of Finance
• Policy planning experts from the government’s policy coordination body and/or Prime Ministers’ office.

Faculty

Janez Šušteršič

CEF Associate Fellow, Professor of Economic Policy, Former Minister of Finance, Slovenia

Work Area

Janez is a senior economic expert with more than 10 years of hands-on experience in formulating and implementing economic and fiscal policies. At the CEF he is an affiliated expert supporting the development and implementation of the FISR2 project and the thematic area Data and Analysis for Designing Policies. He led the Slovenian government's macroeconomic institute (IMAD) from 2000 to 2007. He was Vice-President of the ECOFIN's Economic Policy Committee and, in 2012, finance minister of Slovenia designing the policy of fiscal consolidation and banking crisis resolution. Today he is a partner in a private firm RE-FORMA, d.o.o., and a full professor of economic policy. Since 2013, he has worked as an international consultant for the OECD and on a wide range of technical assistance projects.

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Melahat Kutlu

CEF Expert, Former Strategic Management Consultant

Work Area

Melahat is a senior strategy development and planning expert with 30 years of working experience at Turkish Planning Institutions (SPO and MoD) mainly on the development and management of EU funded country level programs and projects in the areas of economic and social cohesion, and public sector strategic management. She took part in coordination studies in NUTS regional classifications, setting up institutional structures needed for EU financial cooperation, country-level monitoring, and evaluation. Retired from the government in 2017, she has provided consultancy services to civil society and local organizations on project development and participatory strategic governance. Since March 2019, as a country consultant at the CEF, she has been contributing to the implementation of EU-funded FISR1 and FISR2 projects by producing country-specific reports and developing and conducting learning events.

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Partners

This event is delivered as part of the EU-funded multi-beneficiary project “Structural Reforms Better Integrated Within Fiscal Frameworks” (FISR2) implemented by the CEF.