Cooperation with Civil Society to promote Public Administration Reform in the Eastern Partnership countries

A publication gathering practical examples of actions run in Armenia, Ukraine and Belarus, aiming at the promotion of Public Administration Reform (PAR) in the EaP countries, also including objectives and recommendations. Written by Antonella Valmorbida, SG of ALDA.

PAR and Decentralisation represent crucial and cross-cutting elements among the objectives of the Neighbourhood policy and in the EaP. They affect systemically the governance of the State, its functioning, its capacity to deliver service as well as its relationship with citizens. PAR is a fundamental bone of a well-functioning democratic State.

The European Neighbourhood Policy aims at engaging in a privileged relationship and at creating special conditions for a better and more efficient cooperation. ENPI and EaP represent an enhanced set of objectives for a progressive economic integration between the EU and the partner countries. It needs to create homogeneous ways of working that will make easier cooperating and living in proximity.

The Acquis Communautaire of the Enlargement are here represented by key elements based on values and systems of governance: transparency, accountability, effectiveness of policies, democratic representation, and fight against corruption. Final beneficiaries are citizens and development of businesses for a global and fair, shared welfare.

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