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Strengthening National Capacities for European IntegrationPodgorica, May 14 – 15, 2007
The objectives of the Podgorica meeting are to debrief on progress made since the «Partnerships for Aid Effectiveness in the Western Balkans» conference held in March 2006 in Sarajevo; discuss national capacity to manage external assistance focused on EU instruments, assistance management systems and their placement; promote regional cooperation on these issues and identify areas of potential UNDP support. Gordana Đurović, Government of Montenegro * * * In March 2006, UNDP organized a regional consultative meeting in Sarajevo on «Partnerships for Aid Effectiveness in the Western Balkans» focusing on aid coordination and management in the context of the EU accession process. The workshop assembled representatives of the Governments in the region, bilateral and multilateral donors, United Nations agencies, academia and non-governmental sector. Workshop participants discussed how to improve aid alignment with national priorities relating to the EU accession process and MDG achievement. The participants formulated the main challenges to aid effectiveness in the region to be national ownership and leadership around clearly defined and prioritised national strategies focused on EU accession and beyond (acquis, legislation) to ensure development and sustainability; transparency and accountability of donor budgets and better dialogue between donors and governments around mutual beneficial priorities and resource allocation; alignment between the realities of EU accession for the government and non-EU donors; national capacity for more comprehensive strategy development beyond the EC requirements to ensure social cohesion and prevent potential economic and social pitfall; institutional capacity and national systems to include decrease in the number of PIUs, avoiding duplication of national structures, strengthen procurement capacity and support more sustainable staffing; support to decentralised structures and municipalities in aid coordination resource alignment; cross-border collaboration for regional strategic planning and coordination and budget reporting for EU/national government cost-sharing. A fruitful exchange of experiences and lessons gave rise to a community of practitioners and highlighted the need for regional peer learning. The key topics discussed at the Podgorica meeting are the following: Changing the way we do business – Government presentations focusing on issues such as complementarity, mutual accountability, ownership, how the donors contribute to the accession process and national capacity. UNDP will use this opportunity to present its capacity development and capacity assessment methodology as it relates to aid effectiveness.
The meeting is at expert and high professional level. Participants are representatives of the Governments from the region (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and UN Administrative Province of Kosovo, countries selected for peer learning and exchange (Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine), bilateral and multilateral donors. The Conference was opened by Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration at the Government of Montenegro Ms. Gordana Đurović, European Commission’s Special Resident Envoy to Montenegro Mr. Martin Harvey and Head of UNDP RBEC/Western Balkans Cluster Mr. Moises Venancio. To see the conference presentations please click links below: - Albania presentation |
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Hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), a two-day technical and expert consultative meeting on strengthening of national capacities for efficient management of external assistance is taking place in Podgorica, Montenegro. 
«In the context of increased EU assistance to the region it is becoming extremely important for the governments and international donors to strengthen effective communication with each other, in order for the donors to feed their assistance into governments' real priorities, but also for the governments to know what donors do and how successful they are. This will not only increase the effectiveness of international assistance but also contribute to transparency and mutual accountability», says Mr. Garret Tankosić Kelly, UNDP Resident Representative a.i./UN Interagency Focal Point in Montenegro.