Sigma Activities: Romania

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

Design of Reform

• Public Administration Reform (November 2001 - December 2005)

Financial Control and External Audit

• Anti-fraud Training in the Recovery of Assets (February - May 2008)
• Training the Trainers Workshops (June - November 2006)
• Peer Assistance to the Court of Accounts (September 2005 - March 2006)
• OLAF Anti-fraud Training Seminars (April - November 2005)
• Assistance in Drafting National Anti-Fraud Strategy and Improving Legal Framework for Recovery of EU Funds (November 2004 – February 2005)
• Peer Assistance for the Public Internal Financial Control (PIFC) and Internal Audit Systems (July 2003 - July 2004)
• Assistance in Setting up and Accreditation of SAPARD Agency and related National Fund Systems and Procedures (April 2001 – June 2002; October - December 2002; January - December 2003) 

Legal Framework, Civil Service and Justice

• Three Seminars on Public Ethics to Prevent Corruption (August - December 2008)
• Seven Seminars on Quality of Public Services (January - December 2008)
• Seminar on Quality of Public Services (March 2007 - January 2008)
• Civil Service Salary Reform 2007-2008 (February 2007 - December 2008)
• Civil Service Development, 2004-2006 (November 2004 – November 2006)
• Drafting ToR for 2nd phase Young Professionals Scheme (May - September 2004)
• Strengthening the State Civil Service Management System (February 2002 - June 2004; September 2004)
• Drafting Fiches for Phare Assistance 2001 (Civil Service) (May 2001)

Policy-making and Co-ordination Capacities

• Strategic Planning II (May - December 2007)
• Regulatory Management Capacities (February 2007 - February 2008)
• Strategic Planning I (March 2007)
• Support to Policy-making: Follow-up to PM Briefing (September 2005 – November 2006)
• Support to Reform of the Centre of Government (June - October 2005)
• Briefing Future Prime Minister on PAR (November 2004 – January 2005)
• Conference organised by the European Institute of Romania (October - November 2004)
• Strengthening Capacities of the Policy-Making System (October 2003 – March 2004)
• Strengthening the Administrative Capacity of the Senate (October - December 2003)
• Review of the Administrative Capacity of Parliament (April - December 2001)

Public Expenditure Management

• Feasibility and Methodology for Introducing Accrual Accounting (November – December 2001)

Public Integrity System

• Seminar on Integrity and Anti-Corruption in the Public Service (February - December 2007)

Public Procurement

• Seminars on Anti-Fraud in Procurement (April - December 2008)
• Specialised Procurement Capacity-building Support (May - October 2007)
• Bridging Support in Public Procurement (September - November 2006)
• Public Procurement - Institutional Support (December 2005 - April 2006)
• Public Procurement - Legislative Support (November 2005 - June 2006)
• Procurement – Enhancement of General Legal and Administrative Capacity (August - November 2001)

Further sources of information on Romania, 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: Romania
EC Representation in Romania
Presidency of the European Union
Romanian Government

You may also wish to visit the European Union website