Sigma Papers

Sigma Papers in the Series

The Sigma Papers are a series of specialised reports prepared as a contribution to Sigma’s work with its partners. All of the reports are available in English, and some are available in French or  third languages.
These reports focus on specific issues in governance and management, such as financial control, administrative oversight, inter-ministerial co-ordination, and public procurement.

No. 44

Sustainability of Civil Service Reformsin Central and Eastern Europe Five Years After EU Accession (2009)

No. 43

Organising the Central State Administration: Policies & Instruments (2007)

No. 42

Regulatory Management Capacities of Member States of the EU that Joined the Union on 1 May 2004 (2007)

No. 41

Public Procurement Review and Remedies Systems in the European Union (2007)

No. 40

Central Public Procurement Structures and Capacity in Member States of the European Union (2007)

No. 39

The Role of Ministries in the Policy System: Policy Development, Monitoring and Evaluation (2007)

No. 38:

Political Advisors and Civil Servants in European Countries (2007)

No. 37:

Enlargement of the European Union: An Analysis of the Negotiations for Countries of the Western Balkans (2007)

No. 36:

Conflict of Interest Policies and Practices in Nine EU Member States: A comparative Review (2005)

No. 35:

Co-ordination at the Centre of Government: The Functions and Organisation of the Government Office (2004)

No. 34:

Achieving High Quality in the Work of Supreme Audit Institutions (2004)

No. 33:

Relations Between Supreme Audit Institutions and Parliamentary Committees (2002)

No. 32:

Financial Management and Control of Public Agencies (2001)

No. 31:

Improving Policy Instruments through Impact Assessment (2001)

No. 30:

Public Procurement Review Procedures (2000)

No. 29:

Centralised and Decentralised Public Procurement (2000)

No. 28:

A Comparison on the EC Procurement Directives and the UNCITRAL Model Law (2000)

No. 27:

European Principles for Public Administration (1999); French

No. 26:

Sustainable Institutions for European Union Membership (1998); French

No. 25:

Public Opinion Surveys as Input to Administrative Reform (1998); French

No. 24:

Central Bank Audit Practices (1998); French

No. 23:

Preparing Public Administrations for the European Administrative Space (1998); French

No. 22:

Management Challenges at the Centre of Government: Coalition Situations and Government Transitions (1998); French

No. 21:

Promoting Performance and Professionalism in the Public Service (1997)

No. 20:

Effects of European Union Accession: Part II External Audit (1997); French

No. 19:

Effects of European Union Accession: Part I Budgeting and Financial Control (1997); French

No. 18:

Law Drafting and Regulatory Management in Central and Eastern Europe (1997); French

No. 17:

Administrative Procedures and the Supervision of Administration in Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Estonia and Albania (1997); French

No. 16:

Public Service Training in OECD Countries (1997); French

No. 15:

Checklist on Law Drafting and Regulatory Management in Central and Eastern Europe (1997); French

No. 14:

Civil Service Legislation: Checklist on Secondary Legislation (and Other Regulatory Instruments) (1997); French

No. 13:

Assessing the Impacts of Proposed Laws and Regulations (1997); French

No. 12:

Country Pofiles of Civil Service Training Systems (1997); French

No. 11:

Budgeting and Monitoring of Personnel Costs (1997); French

No. 10:

Civil Service Pension Schemes (1997); French

No. 9:

Effective Communications Between the Public Service and the Media (1996); French

No. 8:

Budgeting and Policy Making (1996); French

No. 7:

The Audit of Secret and Politically Sensitive Subjects: Comparative Audit Practices (1996); French

No. 6:

Internationalism of Policy-making (1996); French

No. 5:

Civil Service Legislation Contents Checklist (1996); French

No. 4

Management Control in Modern Government Administration: Some Comparative Practices (1996); French

No. 3:

Training Civil Servants for Internationalisation (1996); French

No. 2:

Constitutions of Central and Eastern European Countries and the Baltic States (1995); French

No. 1:

Top Management Service in Central Government: Introducing a System for the Higher Civil Service in Central and Eastern European Countries (1995); French

To view a complete list of our publications, either alphabetically or by sector of activity, click here.

A wider selection of publications can be found in our website library or by country, or you may go to the Directorate for Public Governance and Territorial Development (GOV) home page.

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