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Merit‑based civil service recruitment and selection in the Western Balkans and EU Eastern Neighbourhood
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Merit‑based civil service recruitment and selection in the Western Balkans and EU Eastern Neighbourhood
Evidence, OECD practices and reform directions
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https://doi.org/10.1787/dc514448-en
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Blanca Lázaro Vicente, Wojciech Zielinski, Jesús F. Salgado Velo, Áine Gray
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22 June 2026
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Lázaro Vicente, B. et al. (2026), “Merit-based civil service recruitment and selection in the Western Balkans and EU Eastern Neighbourhood: Evidence, OECD practices and reform directions”,
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