World Bank Webinar: CEF the Thematic Knowledge Hub for South East Europe

As part of the World Bank Knowledge Hubs 2015 Webinar Series we made a video presentation on our Role of a Thematic Knowledge Hub for South East Europe. Speakers Jana Repanšek, CEF Deputy Director and Urška Zrinski, CEF Program Manager in their presentation focused on culture, leadership and results…

Upcoming Conference on eGovernance in the Danube Region

The conference ′Reinforcing of eGovernance in the Danube Region: Government Innovation and Digital Agenda in the Danube Region′ is organized by the CEF in collaboration with GoForeSight (GFS) Institute as part of the initiatives of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region. The conference will focus on…

Meeting with Counterpart Learning Professionals through the learn4dev Network

The CEF attended meetings of the learn4dev Core Group and the learn4dev Organizational Learning (OLEG) Expert Group. As a co-organizer of the 2014 learn4dev Annual Meeting, we shared our experience with this year’s meeting organizers, the European Commission and the UK Department for International Development…

Support and Oversight of Payments Systems Remains one of Central Banks` Priorities

Payments are going through substantial changes in the recent period. Constant innovations in the field are compelling experts to follow and regularly refresh their knowledge on the topic. While many of the innovations are market-driven, the rules and landscape of payments have also changed in the European…

In Focus: Signing the Contract with German Government for Continuation of Training for Montenegrin Internal Auditors

On January 14, 2015 the German Embassy in Slovenia and the CEF signed the third grant agreement for funding the Training of Internal Auditors in the Public Sector (TIAPS) in Montenegro. The German government allocated the new grant of 200.000 euros to continue the professional qualification training…

SPB Newsfeed: Interview with Paul McClure – Embedding Enhanced Writing in Strategic Communication

Strategic messages need to be clearly voiced and communicated, yet often they are not. Written communication remains the key communication channel to convey strategic messages to domestic audiences and international partners. Acknowledging the importance of effective written communication, we have been…

Accelerating Our Learning Activities in the Area of Taxation

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Supporting Capacity Development of Tax Administrations in South East Europe (SEE) Project. It will be initially delivered in two years through 14 cross-country participatory and experience-based learning and networking activities with a possible extension,…

Why Environmental Auditing Matters

We councluded a very successful year of our accounting and auditing program with a workshop on Environmental Auditing. Recently Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) around the world have expanded their practices beyond traditional financial and compliance auditing. This learning event allowed SAIs across…

In Focus: Signing of the CEF Headquarters Agreement

With successful conclusion of negotiations concerning the Headquarters Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the CEF, the Agreement was signed by Minister of Finance dr. Dušan Mramor and the CEF Director, Ms. Mira Dobovišek. The Agreement with the Government of Slovenia defines…

Training of Slovene Internal Auditors Successfully Completed

Successful students of the seventh generation of Training of Internal Auditors in Public Sector (TIAPS) in Slovenia were awarded with international certificates of the Chartered Institute for Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA). Nineteen students were awarded with CIPFA certificates and one student…