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24-March-2023
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This document presents a set of guidelines for financial inspection that is compliant with public internal financial control. The Guidelines are intended to help administrations in their efforts to consolidate the financial inspection function, which in all aspects is complementary to but does not replace the internal audit function and respects the principle of managerial responsibility.
13-December-2022
English
Western Balkans and European Neighbourhood countries are attracted by the transition from cash to accrual accounting in the public sector, which promises multiple advantages. This report helps to understand the balance of the benefits versus the costs of the reform, based on evidence from case studies of EU Member States and SIGMA partners and a review of the academic literature.
16-February-2022
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This 2022 Regional Overview provides the main developments made by Western Balkans administrations in all areas of the Principles of Public Administration following the 2021 SIGMA monitoring exercise.
15-February-2022
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30-November-2021
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This 2021 Monitoring Report for Serbia provides the main developments made by this SIGMA partner in all areas of the Principles of Public Administration.
30-November-2021
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This 2021 Monitoring Report for North Macedonia provides the main developments made by this SIGMA partner in all areas of the Principles of Public Administration.
30-November-2021
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This 2021 Monitoring Report for Montenegro provides the main developments made by this SIGMA partner in all areas of the Principles of Public Administration.
30-November-2021
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This 2021 Monitoring Report for Kosovo provides the main developments made by this SIGMA partner in all areas of the Principles of Public Administration.
30-November-2021
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This 2021 Monitoring Report for Albania provides the main developments made by this SIGMA partner in all areas of the Principles of Public Administration.
16-March-2021
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The risk assessment guidelines illustrate how important it is to implement a risk management system in the public sphere, as revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic. These guidelines are meant to provide managers with a crucial tool that helps them assess the development of their internal control system, enabling them to plan, allocate resources and anticipate potential threats appropriately.