Sigma Activities: Latvia

Sigma is supporting the reform efforts of Latvia in priority areas through its work on the following projects: 

Financial Control and External Audit

• Peer Assistance to Internal Audit (January - September 2005) 
• Assistance in Drafting National Anti-Fraud Strategy (October 2004 – December 2005) 
• Peer Assistance to the SAI (October 2004 – January 2005)

Legal Framework, Civil Service and Justice

• Civil Service Development (October – December 2002)
• Assistance in Drafting Laws on Administration and Administrative Procedures (August 2001 – January 2002)

Policy-making and Co-ordination Capacities

• Better Regulation (October - December 2005)
• Public Management: Support to Summer Institute (July - August 2005)

Public Integrity System

• Public Sector Ethics Resource (June - September 2005)

Further sources of information on Latvia, such as Sigma's Public Management Profile (1999), its geography, people, system of government, can be found by consulting the following sites:

European Commission's country profile: Latvia
EC Representation in Latvia
Presidency of the European Union
Latvian Cabinet of Ministers

You may also wish to visit the European Union website