Public Administration and International Cooperation Of

Volume XIII • No.4 • Autumn

Public Administration and International Cooperation of Territorial Units Martina Halaskova, Technical University Ostrava, Faculty of Economics, Department of Public Ekonomics, Ostrava, Czech Republic

The most important task of euro- PA in CEE region is support of cooperation PA and International Cooperation of in areas of local and regional plan- Territorial Units / 1 ning, environmental project support, economic cooperation, culture, Studies, Programmes & Projects sports and creation of environment Overview / 5 for interpersonal exchange. Subjects that cooperate within euro-regions NISPAcee news 4/2006 PA on Internet are cities, counties and townships, eventually also communal and Interesting Web Sites / 9 regional structures. Often even regional business chambers, unions Review of Activities and social partners take part in cross Calendar of Events / 10 border cooperation. However when Recent Publications / 12 such initiative fails to attract resident population even cross-border NISPAcee Events radio broadcasts, cross-border public transport connections, multinational NISPAcee / SlovakAid project – Training of Young Professionals / 15 grammar schools, natural preservation areas and parks or even common anti-flood teams do not bring NISPAcee Announcements results. Euro-regions should be Translations into CEE National Languages / 17 viewed as particles of a rich Euro- NISPAcee Yearbook / 17 pean mosaic. The 15th NISPAcee Annual Conference / 1821 [continued on page 2] > NISPAcee Membership / 20 Public Administration in CEE

>[continued from page 1] Work of euro-regional initia- In the cross-border coopera- tives of towns and counties in the tion towns, villages and whole neighboring regions of the Czech counties including communal and 1. Importance of Republic is focused partially on regional units are involved. This cross border and planning and preparation of con- involvement very often includes International crete projects that will revitalize regional chambers of commerce cooperation the region among others from Eu- trade unions and local partner- The European Union within its re- ropean funds (within the PHARE ships. European Commission sup- gional policy concept and through CBC and INTERREG project ports these activities to the largest INTERREG initiative supports schemes). Work involves from possible degree. One of the most cross-border development pro- the collection of ideas at the level important tasks of euro-regions grams with the aim to overcome of municipalities, to counseling is support and further develop- rigid problems that may became during the preparation stages of ment of cooperation in the areas of an obstacle to future European projects. The regional develop- regional planning; environmental integration. A parallel program ment agencies among others often economic and cultural project of cross-border cooperation to take part in the preparatory work. support, and creation of exchange INTERREG initiative was CBC of opinions and ideas. Generally, The work involves: PHARE program in the Czech any membership in euro-regions Republic (including so called Fund • submitting proposals and is voluntary. There are regular of Small Projects CBC PHARE). preparation of projects (consul- and honorary members. Mem- tancy), bers of euro-regions can be towns The very first projects of cross- • securing variety of different and communities the authorities border cooperation started on the cross-border paperwork that is of which legally recognize the territory of the Czech Republic required for proposed projects, conclusions of euro-region institu- already in the first half of nine- • cooperation with a regional tions to which they are signatory ties. These initiatives were formed council – project exchange bound. This form of cooperation predominantly as cross-border co- within a given program, does not create more and new operation entities, as euro-regions, • after deciding on funding, a structures; it only becomes a serv- or as other non-formal initiatives consideration is given to pos- icing spot for cross-border affairs. for cross-border cooperation. sible cooperation with regional Individual national represen- Euro-region is a type of multi development agency, tations cooperate in variety of national cooperation entity that • taking part in countrywide events. One of their activities is involves town and county initia- programs (grants, implementa- putting together a mutual calen- tives. The aim of euro-regions is tion of country regional policy, dar of social cultural and sports predominantly the support and securing information flow), events taking place in a particular implementation of projects that • taking part in the implementa- euro-region. Among them sup- reflect all forms of cooperation tion of international programs port of regional tourism, cultural among its member parties. The (PHARE, INTERREG, later exchange, coordination of regional main motivation for member cities directly connecting directly to rescue systems, support of projects and counties that are represented structural funds), in environmental economic and by their principal public officials • own advisory activities. commercial areas, cooperation is elimination of inequalities between schools and universities between regions on both sides of 1.1 Public administration and and the like can be named. border. These efforts consequently Euro-Regions Nowadays there are thirteen lead to gradual improvement of Euroregion is an area of cross-bor- euro-regions working in the Czech economic and social development. der cooperation which resulted Republic that combine the area of Cooperation that crosses borders from mutual agreement of cross- more then 40 out of all together 76 helps to eliminate disadvantages border regions in two or more existing districts: (Neisse / Nisa, of border regions. Cooperation countries. Euroregion functions Nysa, Elbe / Labe, Krušnohoří / crosses national boundaries of based on its own statutes. It sup- Erzgebirge, Egrensis, Šumava / bordering regions and improves ports interests of municipalities, Bayerischer Wald / Mühlviertel, living conditions of the resident associations of organizations and Glacensis, Praděd / Pradziad, population. Cooperation should individuals. Based on region, Těšínské Slezsko / Słąsk Cieszyński, influence all cultural, social, eco- Euroregion supports activities Silesia, Beskydy / Beskidy, Po- nomical spheres and infrastructure leading to making of international moraví, euro-region Silva Nortica projects that affect the daily lives contracts which helps a cross-bor- and Bílé Karpaty / Biele Karpaty). of local population. der cooperation. Public Administration in CEE

In Poland there are also thirteen is ten new members that acceded to unify mutual efforts of using euro-regions: Pomerania, Bałtyk, EU in 2004 the overall budget of EU funds in the process of unify- Niemen, Bug, Karpacki, Tatry, INTERREG IIIA for period of 2004 ing economic policy and legisla- Słąsk Cieszyński, Silesia, Pradziad, – 2006 amounts to around 1.56 bil- tion. Region Beskydy became a Glacensis, Nysa, Sprewa-Nisa-Bóbr lions CZK. partner for similar initiatives on and Pro Europa Viadrina. In Slova- For the period of 2004 – 2006 Slovak and Polish side that led to kia there is about the same number there should be available altogeth- creation of international initiative of euro-regions. er 48.8 million EUR for the sup- of euro-region Beskydy. Euro-region Beskydy is historically the 1.2 Financing of Euro-Regions port of smaller projects of cross- border cooperation with neighbor- very first euro-region that con- Euro-regions are financed from ing countries, out of which 14.6 nects bordering regions of three EU funds, from own sources of the millions EUR for border regions post-communist countries. participating cities and counties, between the Czech Republic The number of existing euro-re- by foundations, sponsors and by and Poland, 9.8 millions EUR for gions on the territory of Northern the private sector. EU funds were regions between the Czech Repub- Moravia and Czech Silesia (euro- mostly channeled through PHARE lic and Austria, 8.75 million EUR region Praděd, euro-region Silesia, program (CBC). After the acces- for border region of Northwestern euro-region Těšínské Slezsko) sion of the Czech Republic and Bohemia and Saxony, 8.0 million has been until today increased Poland into the EU the PHARE EUR for border regions between by euro-region “Beskydy” that program has been terminated. the Czech Republic and Slovakia borders with euro-region Těšínské • Nowadays all EU member states and 7.65 million EUR for regions Slezsko. Euro-region “Beskydy” can obtain funds directly from between Southwest Bohemia and is situated on the border zone in the European Regional Devel- Bavaria. Distribution of Funds is the northeastern part of the Czech opment Fund and from the EU’s conditional, upon the submission Republic, northwestern part of INTERREG III initiative. of related paperwork that is pre- the Slovak Republic and southern • The Interreg III is an initiative, pared in cooperation with regions; part of Polish Republic. The true which aims to stimulate inter- it has to be strengthened by co-fi- heart of the euro-region are on regional cooperation, and is de- nancing, and some other technical the Czech side Frýdek-Místek, on signed to strengthen social and conditions have to be met as well. the Polish side Bielsko-Biala and economic cohesion inside the in Slovakia Žilina. Also the main EU. This program is used pre- 2. Czech-Polish route connecting North, South and dominantly by remote regions cooperation the East Europe passes this region. and by regions neighboring example of euro- with newly acceding countries. region “Beskydy” There are six sections working • INTERREG III represents under the Beskydy region: 2.2 % of the structural fund 2.1 Beskydy Euro –region • Section for economy, trade, in the period of 2000 – 2006. Beskydy Euro-region is a volun- industry, small and medium NISPAcee news 4/2006 Fifteen member countries of the tary Slovak-Czech-Polish as- enterprises, transport infra- EU may use up in this period sociation. It does not have legal structure. up to 4,875 billions EUR. Ten personality.All its bodies act in • Section for posts, telecom- new members of the EU may accordance with legislation of munications and information in the period of 2004 –2006 use the Slovak Republic, Poland and exchange. up to 425 millions EUR, out of Czech Republic. Contractual • Section for agriculture, forestry, that amount the Czech repub- parties must continuously in- food processing. lic alone may use 61 millions form each other about changes in • Section for education, schools, EUR and for example Poland structure of their association as universities, health care. 196 millions EUR. well as about territorial changes of • Section for tourism, culture, INTERREG III initiative supports individual parts of Euroregion. edification and sports. three pillars of cooperation: (A Euro-region Beskydy was • Section for preservation of natu- = cross-border cooperation; B = originally founded in Poland. It ral environment, urban plan- multinational cooperation; C = merged neighboring regions of ning and construction. interregional cooperation. ) two countries, Poland and Slova- 2.2 Organizational structure INTERREG III is predominantly kia (Region Beskidy and Región and territorial division oriented on the cross-border coop- Beskydy). The later idea of joining eration, which takes up to 80 % of existing subject originated on the Bodies of Euroregion Czech side and reflected necessity overall budget. And since there • Presidium of Euroregion, Public Administration in CEE

• Revision Committee, • on Slovakia cities and dis- Europe is no longer an exception • Work Groups, tricts of Žilina region. Size of in this regard. On the territory of • Secretariat of Euroregion. the euro-region on the Czech the Czech Republic the very first side amounts to 605 km2 and projects started in the first half Presidium – The president of stretches to cities of Havířov, of the nineties. These initiatives Euroregion Presidium is elected Ostrava, Příbor, Frenštát pod were predominantly formed on for period of 1 year, from members Radhoštěm. More and more a cross-border cooperation basis of presidium. Representatives of cities attempt to join the euro- that is as euro-regions, or as other the Slovak, Polish and Czech party region all restricted to the area non-formal cross border coopera- alternate at the position of the of Beskydy Mountains. The area tion entities. One of the examples president of Presidium. Among is likely to include in the future of cooperation between the Czech tasks of Presidium there is the fol- in the direction of Vsetín and Republic and Poland is euro-re- lowing: Rožnov districts. Nowadays the gion Beskydy that is historically • representation of Euroregion euro-region of Beskydy already the very first euro-region connect- outwards, includes seven subjects on the ing borders of three post-com- • approval of financial plans, Czech side. munist countries (Czech Republic, • approval of statutes, Altogether on the Czech side Poland and Slovakia). • compilation of information of the euro-region Beskydy there Euro-regions are mostly reports on activities, are 5 cities and 55 municipalities financed from the small project • summoning of common associa- with a population of more then funds, INTERREG III A and tion meetings. 161 000 people. Polish side of Program PHARE CBC. Each euro- Revision Committee – is a control the euro-region Beskidy consists region has its own programs for body of Euroregion. district of Bielski Powiat Ziemski, its own particular development. Žywiec, Sucha, Beskidzka. There Cooperation concerns mutual Work groups – they cover concept are 4 cities and 20 municipalities. social, cultural and sport activities processing of common projects On Slovakia side the euro-region that take place on the territory of and implement tasks assigned by Beskydy involves 7 cities and 42 a given euro-region – work and Presidium of Euroregion. municipalities. support of tourism, cultural and Secretariat of Euroregion consists The main aims of the euro-re- interpersonal exchanges, coopera- of three offices – in Žilina, Bielsko- gion Beskydy initiative are joined tion among schools, support of Biala and Frýdek-Místek. activities towards the equal and economic development and trade, balanced regional development as common approach to problems Among tasks of Secretariat there is well as convergence of its residents from the area of natural environ- the following: and institutions. Predominantly in ment, and so on. • providing of administrative and the areas of exchange of knowledge Bibliography office services for Euroregion, and information that concern the • presentation of Euroregion region, labor market, urban plan- 1. Halásková, M. Využívání outwards, ning and civil construction, unified předvstupních fondů EU pro • summoning of meetings of approach to solving common prob- potřeby regionů soudržnosti. Euroregion Presidium, lems in areas of transport, trans- Ostrava: VŠB – TU Ostrava, • preparation of resolution pro- port routes, public city transport EKF, 2004. ISBN 80-248-0395-X posals and their presentation to systems, and telecommunications, 2. Přeshraniční spolupráce. Praha: Presidium, problems of ecology and native MMR ČR, 2006. accessible on • fulfillment of resolution of Eu- environment, economy, trade, www.mmr.cz (2006) roregion Presidium industry and many other activities 3. Euro-region Beskydy accessible that include for example develop- on www.euroregion-beskydy.cz From the state administration ment of tourism. (2006) point of view the euro-region 4. Euro-region Beskydy accessible stretches: 3. Conclusion on www.euroregion-beskydy.sk • on the Czech Republic side A cross-border cooperation is char- (2006) from Frýdek-Místek county and acteristic for unification process 5. Euro-region Beskydy accessible a part of Karviná district that especially after the Second World on www.euroregion-beskydy.pl goes along the state borders, War and involves border regions. (2006) • on Poland it is district of Biel- Especially in the Western Europe 6. Centrum pro regionální rozvoj sko-Biala and many initiatives of this type had accessible on www.crr.cz (2006) been set up. So-called Eastern Studies, Programmes & Projects

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Master against the background of interna- in order to meet the new academic tional comparisons. requirements imposed by the so of Business called Bologna process, which Elites and Public – Actors of Administration aims at harmonising graduate and Modernization: a set of quantita- postgraduate studies at EU level. in Public tivesociological research outputs This Master constitutes a truly Governance Preparing Education Policy international study programme: courses for master degree stu- and it is offered in partnership with dents of Public and Social Policy the University of Nancy 2 and in Management at the Charles University Faculty cooperation with the Faculty of of Social Sciences The Master of Business Admin- Law, Economics and Finance of istration in Public Governance Preparing Security Policy the University of Luxembourg, and Management of Modul is courses for master degree students and participants, who successfully a unique program, specifically of Public and Social Policy at the conclude the programme, will be designed to suit the needs of a awarded an EIPA Master Diploma Charles University Faculty of modern civil service in Central on European Legal Studies and Social Sciences and Eastern European countries, a French Master Diploma. 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As the World Bank and OECD recognise, The Second Prague Workshop on perts, as well as professionals and the rule of law is a key element Futures Studies Methodology and graduates interested in EU law. No of good governance in all coun- the 8th Colloquium on “Designing prior degree in law is required to tries around the world. This MBA the Future in Europe ’05” was held participate in the programme program therefore focuses on in October 2005. The courses are held in English how modern approaches to public Education, advisory and and in French. 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The Division of Public Administration and Develop- ment Management (DPADM) of the United Nations in cooperation with the Inter-Parliamentary Assem- bly for Commonwealth of Independent States (IPA- CIS) and other International and National Organisa- tions including NISPAcee hold a Regional Forum in Russia from 26 to 28 September 2006. The theme of the Regional Forum is “Building Trust in Govern- ment Through Leadership Capacity Building.” Review of Activities

December 13 – 17, 2006, Conference Calendar of Events of Kopaonik School of Natural Law “Law and Human Future” Publishing for the UK and US Mar- [email protected], Contact: ket: A Course for Eastern European phone/fax: Belgrade, Serbia, Academics and Policymakers +7-3172-753 241, 753 454, 753 245, phone: +381 11/244-6910 or By appointment only. Oxford, UK 753 025, 753 442, +381 11/444-8459, Contact: web: htpp:/www.apa.edu.kz fax: +38111/244-3024, Bryane Michael, November 2 – 3, 2006, Conference e-mail: [email protected] phone: +44 7815 652 209, “The Czech Republic in EU: January 17 – 19, 2007, The 3rd Na- e-mail: [email protected] Inspiration and Transformation” tional Quality Conference in Public October 13 – 15, 2006 Conference Working language: Czech Administration in the Czech Republic “Curbing Political Corruption: Anti- Place: Prague, Czech Republic Place: Liberec, Czech Republic corruption as Revolution” Contact: Contact: Place: Sinaia Mountain Resort, Roma- Prof. Martin Potucek, Mr Pavel Kajml, nia CESES, Celetna 20, 116 36 Prague 1, Modernisation of Public Contact: tel +420 224 491 493, Administration, Adrian Savin, fax +420 224 227 950, Ministry of Interior of the Czech Romanian Academic Society, [email protected] Republic, e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected], November 5 – 9, 2006, Introductory phone: +40-21 2111424, 0040-21 2111477, training for policy-makers: “Ethnic January 19 – 22, 2007, Conference web: www.sar.org.ro Diversity and Public Service Deliv- “Youth, Globalization and Migration October 25 – 26, 2006, Social Inclusion ery” – Local Diversity in Transition” Conference “Advanced Academic Place: Budapest, Hungary Language: English Update on Social Inclusion and Social Contact: Site: Smolenice Castle, Slovakia Policy in the 8 new EU Member Judit Benke, LGI/OSI, Contact: States” e-mail: [email protected], Carsten Yndigegn, Contact: phone: ++361 327 3856, e-mail: [email protected], Ms. Charlotte Groven, Maastricht fax: ++361 327 3105 web: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/ Graduate School of Governance, The November 9 – 12, 2006, International ESARNYouthGeneration_Call2006. Netherlands, Conference “Uncertain Transforma- htm phone: +31-43-3883411, tion – New Domestic and Interna- Events of the Faculty of Economics e-mail: charlotte.groven@governance. tional Challenges” and Administration, Masaryk Univer- unimaas.nl, Place: Riga, Latvia sity, Brno, Czech Republic web: www.governance.unimaas.nl Contact: Courses organized in autumn semes- October 26, 2006, International Inga Kanasta, Ieva Zlemeta, ter 2006: Seminar – round table session “Social Riga, Latvia, Economy and Social Enterprise as a phone: 371 7089867, Transformation of Public Sector Tool of Public Policies” fax: 371 7089852, Working language: English Contact: e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Robert Jahoda, Faculty of Social and Economic Studies, November 10, 2006, Conference “EU e-mail: [email protected] Universita JEP, Usti nad Labem, as a Global and Regional Security Czech Republic, Actor” European Union Public Policy: From e-mail: [email protected], Working language: Czech, English Agenda Setting to Policy Formula- [email protected], Place: Prague, Czech Republic tion and Policy Decision Making, and phone: +420 475 284 701, Contact: Through to Policy Implementation +420 475 284 703, Libor Stejskal, Working language: English +420 475 284 705 CESES, Celetna 20, 116 36 Prague 1, Contact: October 27, 2006, Conference “Mod- tel +420 224 491 498, David Spacek, ernization of the Public Adminis- fax +420 224 227 950, e-mail: [email protected] tration System of the Republic of [email protected] Impacts of the transformation on the Kazakhstan: The Main Priorities and December 7 – 8, 2006, Anti-Corruption regional development of the Czech Mechanisms” Winter School Republic Contact: Contact: Working language: English Academy of Public Administration Anti-Corruption Project Co-ordinator, Contact: under the President of the Republic of Oxford, UK, Vladimir Zitek, Kazakhstan, Astana, Kazakhstan, phone: +44 7815 652 209, e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected], fax: +44 870 912 8352, Culture and Mass Media Economy 10 acadgs1@ kepter.kz, e-mail: [email protected] Working language: English, Czech Review of Activities

Contact: Maastricht, EIPA – European Centre for Judges and Simona Skarabelová, e-mail: simona@econ. phone: +31-43-3296 226, Lawyers, muni.cz fax: +31.43.3296 296, phone: +352-426-230 302, web: www.eipa.nl e-mail: [email protected], Events of Eszterházy Károly College, October 23 – 24, 2006, Seminar web: Eger, Hungary “Managing Change in the Public http://www.eipa.eu/ ?option=products November 27 – 28, 2006, Conference Administration” §ion=M&id=1513&fct=Open “The NATO and Ukraine” Contact: December 4 – 5, 2006, Seminar “EU Working language: Hungarian, Gediz Cleffken, Communication in a Regional and Ukraine, English EIPA, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Local Context: October 19, December 7, 2006, Work- phone: +31.43.3296279 Planning, Structuring & Transmitting shop “What is the world like?” Fax: +31.43.3296296, European Information and Cam- Working language: Hungarian or e-mail: [email protected] paigns” English October 26 – 27, 2006, Seminar “Op- Place: Barcelona, Spain Contact: portunities and Obstacles to Free Contact: Dr. Agnes Horvath Raczne, Movement: Where Do We Stand?” Caroline Layous Dit Chicoy, phone: +36-36-520-435, Contact: Barcelona, fax: +36-36-520-439, European Centre for Judges and phone: + 34-935 672 418 e-mail: [email protected] Lawyers, Fax.: (+34) 935 672 356 Luxembourg, December 4 – 5, 2006, CAF Training Events of Mykolas Romeris Univer- phone: 00352 426 230 – 1, Event for Courts: The CAF (Common sity, Vilnius, Lithuania fax: 00352 426 237, Assessment Framework) for Courts November, 14, 2006, Workshop e-mail: [email protected] Contact: “Implementing National Lisbon Strat- November 6 – 8, 2006, Seminar “Fash- Ms. Christiane Lamesch, EIPA – European egy: Opportunities for Curriculum ion or Necessity? Comparing Experi- Centre for Judges and Lawyers, phone: Development” ences Gained with EU Agencies” +352-426-230 302, e-mail: c.lamesch@eipa. Working language: Lithuanian, Contact: net English Joyce J.W.M. Groneschild, Maastricht, The Events at the International Institute November, 14, 2006, Workshop “New Netherlands, for Public Administration and Man- Public Management and Organiza- phone: +31 43 3296 357, agement, Russian Academy of Public tional Science” fax: +31 43 3296 296, Administration, Moscow, Russia Working language: Lithuanian, English e-mail: [email protected] November 13 – 26, 2006, Workshop Contact: November 9 – 10, 2006, Seminar “Part- for the Kazakhstani public managers Jonas Jagminas, Time Work and New Forms of Em- “Improving Efficiency and Effective- phone: +3702740610, ployment: Ways to Bring Employment ness of Public Administration” e-mail: [email protected] to More People? Socio-Economic, Working language: Russian with November 16, 2006, Conference “In- Legal and Practical Aspects” simultaneous translation from English novation Policy in Lithuania: Prob- Contact: lems and Perspectives” EIPA-CEFASS, Milano, Italy, November 13 – 26, 2006, Workshop for NISPAcee news 4/2006 Working language: Lithuanian, English phone: +39 02 / 67.100.600, German public managers Contact: e-mail [email protected] Working language: German with simultaneous translation from Russian Zilvinas Zidonis, November 16 – 17, 2006, Training Valakupiu 5, Vilnius, Lithuania, “The Common Assessment Frame- November 13 – 26, 2006, Training pro- phone: +37052740638, work in Action” gram on municipal management (in cooperation with Carleton University, e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Canada) Ann Stoffels, Events of the European Institute of CAF Resource Centre, EIPA, Maastricht, Working language: Russian with Public Administration (EIPA) The Netherlands, simultaneous translation from English Seminars on European Negotiations: phone: +31-43-329 6317, November 22 – 24, 2006, Conference October 9 – 11, 2006 “Techniques e-mail: [email protected], for the alumni of the German intern- to Manage Procedures, People and fax: +31-43-329 6296 ship program Package Deals to Survive European November 30 – December 1, 2006, Working language: Russian with si- Negotiations ” Annual Conference “Recent Trends in multaneous translation from German November 16 – 17, 2006 “You and the the Case Law of the European Courts: Contact: EU: Techniques to Manage Interper- What Directions for the Future?” Sergei Pushkarev, sonal and Intercultural Relationships Place: Luxembourg phone: +7 (495) 436-0330, in European Negotiations” Language: English, French e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Contact: Noelle Debie, Ms. Christiane Lamesch, 11 Review of Activities

Recent Publications

The Visegrad States on the EU’s ways of enhancing it in the area Eastern Frontier. Consular of consular and visa policy vis- and Visa Co-operation in East ŕ-vis the Ukraine and Moldova. Central Europe for Residents Finally, a number of concrete rec- of Ukraine and Moldova. ommendations are put forward for policy-makers working in CPS Policy Studies Series this area. Contact: Authors: Piotr Kazmierkiewicz, Centre for Policy Studies, Dora Husz, Juraj Misina. Ivo Budapest, Hungary, Slosarcik e-mail: [email protected] Price: free New members – New Resume: Challenges for the European This study takes a close look at Regional Development Policy the visa and consular policies Editors: Public Administration in the of the Visegrad countries (V4) st - the Czech Republic, Hungary, T. Markowski, M. Turala 21 Century: Traditions and Poland and Slovakia - in the con- Publisher: Polish Academy of Innovations text of recent EU accession and Sciences The book contains proceedings the requirements of full integra- Price: 25 EUR of the 4th international confer- tion into the Schengen system. Language: English ence of School of Public Admin- For the Visegrad countries’ Resume: istration held in May 24 – 26, Eastern neighbours the require- 2006 in Moscow. The publication is a result of ment to obtain a visa, introduced Language: Russian, English by the V4 to comply with the an ERSA (European Regional E-version of the book one can EU’s Justice and Home Affairs Science Association) Summer find on http://www.spa.msu. acquis, in order to travel to the Institute held in July 2005 in ru/materials_06.html new member states was the Poland which attracted a large single most disruptive aspect of number of young adepts of Contact: EU enlargement. The principal regional sciences wishing to Tatiana Zaytseva, aim of this study, undertaken by present their achievements and e-mail: [email protected] four research institutes from the listen to presentations held by four countries, is thus to assess their older and more experi- New NISPAcee enced colleagues. The results of the feasibility of closer co-opera- publications tion among the Visegrad govern- this meeting have proven to be ments and authorities in order to interesting and inspiring enough improve access for the citizens to publish the best papers lying of Ukraine and Moldova. The within the themes of the Sum- study starts from a review of the mer Institute. The theme of this introduction of, and accumulat- Summer Institute seems to have ed experiences with, the existing been quite inspiring for authors visa regimes of the four coun- allowing a serious publication tries. This includes an analysis including many papers, grouped of the various solutions the V4 into logically connected parts. It countries applied for mitigating has three parts: EU enlargement the negative consequences of and its impact on the situation of the visa requirement for travel- old and new member states; Re- lers from countries to their East, gional development and regional and an assessment of the current development policy in the EU; practices of issuing visas as seen Modern trends and problems by both staff at consulates and facing regional development” the visa applicants themselves. Contact: Local Government Financial The study then considers the Maciej Turala, Capacity Building in Transition background of Visegrad coop- e-mail: [email protected] Countries: Selected Country 12 eration and analyses possible Studies, Ed. Zeljko Sevic Review of Activities

Reference Guide for Publications of Horizontal Integration, Eds. Academy of PA? Peter Goldschmidt, Marta Yerevan, Armenia Darulova, Toni Niculescu, Anton Stemberger

Implementation The Missing Link in Public Administration Reform in CEE, Eds. William N. Dunn, Katarina Staronova, Public Policy Analysis Manual Sergei Pushkarev Editors: Armen Harutyunyan and Yuri Suvaryan Local Government Non-tax Publisher: Public Service, Yer- Revenue Sources in Transition evan 2005 Countries: User Fees and Charges, Ed. Zeljko Sevic Language: Armenian Resume: The book highlights the methodology of public policy analysis, principles of drafting public policy and its phases. Special focus is on comments pertaining to authorities and functions of institutions con- ducting their activities in the sphere of political system. It NISPAcee news 4/2006 Democratic Governance in also focuses on analysis of CEE Countries: Challenges and public policy in the Republic of Responses for the XXI Century, Armenia. Eds. Alan Rosenbaum, Juraj Nemec

Politico-administrative Dilemma: Traditional Problems and New Solutions, Eds. B. Guy Peters, G. Sootla, B. Connaughton Contact: Juraj Sklenar, NISPAcee Secretariat, e-mail: [email protected]

Benefit-Costs Analysis Guide 13 Review of Activities

Translation from English into Resume: Publications of Armenian The book highlights the meth- Mykolas Romeris Editors: Armen Harutyunyan odology of public policy University, Vilnius, and Yuri Suvaryan analysis, including problem Lithuania Publisher: Public Service, Yer- definition, policy drafting and Management and evan 2005 selection of instruments to Administrative Methods Language: Armenian address problems, as well as Author: Vladimiras Obrazco- Resume: organisation of policy delivery vas The Guide includes principles and its evaluation. It especially Price: 28 Lt and methods of evaluation and focuses on features of public analysis of benefits and costs administration and challenges Language: Lithuanian of public administration sys- under globalisation and emer- The author describes more then tem, as well as decision making gency situations. The manual’s 60 management and adminis- under uncertain circumstances, target groups are university trative methods in economics, and quantitative assessment students majoring in public finances, marketing, strategy, of risks. It is the first time that administration and political competition, change manage- Armenian reader gets famil- science, as well as practical ment, psychology, problem iarised with such a practical employees involved in solving solving. Examples how to use guide. This Guide’s main target issues related to theoretical and these methods are presented. groups are university students practical problems of public The book is valuable for man- majoring in public administra- administration, civil servants’ tion, economics, as well as civil agers, students and for all, servants, consultants, trainers trainers, and researchers in interested in management and and researchers in the field of public administration and pub- administration. lic policy public administration. Social-Political Effectiveness of Contact: Municipal Institutions Tereza Khechoyan, phone/fax: Editor: Stasys Puskorius 374-10 228942, e-mail: aspa@ Price: 71 Lt (in Lithuanian) nt.am, Khechoyantereza@ yahoo.com Language: Lithuanian The full versions of the publi- The monograph presents re- cations are available at: http:// sults of collaborative research www.ppkn.net on local government institutions in Lithuania conducted in 2002 – 2004. Theoretical, legal, economic, management and political issues necessary to effective functioning of local government institutions in Beyond Policy Analysis: Public Issue Management in Lithuania are analysed. Turbulent Times Contact: The translated version of third Mr. Gudelis Dangis , e-mail: dgu- English edition [email protected] Editors: Armen Harutyunyan and Yuri Suvaryan Publisher: Public Service, Yer- evan 2005 Language: Armenian 14 NISPAcee Events

How to Be a Better Policy Advisor in Public Administration Reforms – Training of Young Professionals Written in co-operation with Ms. Lesya Il’chenko-Syuyva, NISPAcee trainer

language. The main the Serbian government, NGO aim was to develop representatives involved into trainer’s skills main- policy consulting, and advanced ly in the following degree, post graduate and un- areas: 1) Training dergraduate students in social needs identification sciences willing to continue their and training needs carrier as policy consultants. analysis within During and after the trainings a training cycle; 2) participants highlighted their Opening – from left to right, Vukasin Pavlovic, Consulting , lobby- high interest in the training and Vice Dean, FPS, Milan Podunavac, Dean, FPS, ing and mediation its importance for their further Elena Zakova, Project Manager, NISPAcee, Sn- models; 3) Negotia- carrier development. Particu- ezana Djordjevic, Serbian Project Manager tion techniques and larly, the participants expressed 4) design of the own their high interest in the essen- The joint project of NISPAcee training. tial topics of the training such and Faculty of Political Sciences, Serbian Belgrade “How to be a better trainers, policy advisor in public admin- which took istration reforms – Training of part in the Ad- young professionals”, supported vanced Train- by SlovakAid Bratislava-Bel- ing of trainers grade Fund, and started in De- and also in cember 2005. More information the previ- about the first phase you can ous learning find in NISPAcee News 2/2006. process had By the beginning of summer the possibility the second phase of the project to test their was started - Advanced Train- new skills ing of Serbian Trainers led by and knowl- September 2006 – Training for advisors – Certificate award-

experienced Slovak trainers Ms. edge within ing ceremony NISPAcee news 4/2006 Luba Vavrova and Ms. Krasimira two training Lackova. This second training courses “How to be a better pol- as Policy Cycle and Types of of trainers was implemented icy advisor” in Serbian language Policy Documents. The training on June 26 – 28, 2006 in English - on June 29 – July 2, 2006 and is organized in a way that each on September of the theoretical components 28 – October is supported by group exercises 1, 2006 imple- based on a cross-coming case mented in the study that not just animates the premises of the training but gives participants Faculty of Po- a chance to some extent test the litical Sciences, theory for real situations. Belgrade Relatively big part of train- The training ing time is devoted to types of course, “How clients of advisory services. Ac- to be a better cording to trainees’ formal and policy advisor” informal feedback it was very interesting for them to think of June 2006 – Advanced Training of Trainers, trainers from was focused their potential clients from the left to right: Dejan Pavlovic, Mysun En Natour, on academics 15 Natasa Grujic working for prospective of their physiologi- NISPAcee Events

cal type and Invitation for thus be able to adjust commu- Cooperation nication and One of the NISPAcee long-term negotiation priorities is the development techniques. of the new project proposals For those and implementation of more ac- who are rela- tivities in all partner countries. tively new in In case your institution has the business, some ideas for developing a according to joint project with NISPAcee, their views, it you are welcome to provide was useful to June 2006 – Training for advisors us with a brief description improve their of your proposal – a project abilities and get some tips to translate the NISPAcee manuals market/ promote themselves on for advisors and trainers “How objective, a goal, outcomes, the market of advisory services. to be a better policy advisor” outputs, activities, means, costs, indicators, assumptions and Trainers, trainees and super- and in addition also Reference identification of possible donor visors express their thanks to Guide for Horizontal Integration institutions. In this way NIS- Ms. Elena Zakova, for her assist- into Serbian language. The list of PAcee will find out what are ance, efficiency, and profession- Serbian trainers and trainees and the needs in your countries and alism in organizing and conduct- also all translated publications if possible we will try to find ing the courses, as well as overall are available on www.nispa.sk a way how to implement your project. As a follow-up of this project, proposals with the help of pos- there is incorporation of the The project “How to be a sible donors. better policy advisor in public training course “How to be a better policy Thematic focus of projects advisor” into should be on the public admin- the teaching istration reforms, education, curricula of training and research in this the Faculty area. The form “Request for co- of Political operation” is available on www. Sciences, Bel- nispa.sk grade. The Contact person: training in Serbian lan- Ms. Elena Žáková guage will Project Manager be offered as Phone: +421 2 6428 5435, a voluntary Fax: +421 2 6428 5557, course for June 2006 – Training for advisors the students e-mail: [email protected] of the Facul- administration reforms – Train- ty of Political Sciences, Belgrade ing of young professionals” is since the study year 2006/2007. coming to its end. NISPAcee ap- Thanks to the project the Faculty preciates very much the co-op- has now at its disposal a team eration of all involved trainers, of experienced trainers, relevant supervisors, experts, managers publications and printed manual and trainees. Thanks to their ac- “How to be a better policy advi- tive involvement it was possible sor” in Serbian language for within this project to implement students. two training courses for trainers, four training courses “How to be a better policy advisor” in 16 total for 111 young advisors, to NISPAcee Announcements

Translation of Selected NISPAcee Publications into CEE Yearbook National Languages in Public

Goal of this project is to translate • Extra copies will be made Administra relevant publications from English available upon demand, by tion and to CEE national languages based on the organisation, for at least requests and needs of institutions six months after publication, Public Policy from CEE countries. to satisfy late requests. Call for Papers Applications should contain How to apply: the following information: NISPAcee is working on launch- • Eligibility is limited to mem- 1. grant recipient (name of ing its academic peer-reviewed bers of NISPAcee and other institution, address, contacts, publication series which will be institutions with professional responsible person) published yearly and distributed interest in public administra- 2. description of goals and starting from the spring of 2007. tion in Central and Eastern objectives (purpose of transla- We invite colleagues to sub- Europe. tion, who will use the trans- mit their research papers in Eng- • Applicants will have to prove lated materials) lish for review. Papers should the utility of the translated 3. distribution (number of cop- be written on relevant public publications in their respec- ies, distribution policy - in administration and public policy tive countries, the distribu- details) issues based on empirical inves- tion policy, quality of transla- 4. list of selected publications tigation carried out in central NISPAcee news 4/2006 tion, and an ability to cover for translation (to rank them and eastern European countries. according to their impor- the distribution costs. Manuscripts should be sent in tance) • Priority will be given to insti- electronic form at whatever time. 5. request for a grant including tutions, which will distribute detailed budget of translation Editorial correspondence, in- the publication at their own and printed costs (maximum cluding manuscripts for submis- expense. price per page for translation sion, should be addressed to: • Applicants should determine could be 10 USD including Mr. Juraj Sklenar, clear overall calculation of editing) Managing Editor, costs of translation (check- Please send letters of inquiry NISPAcee Secretariat, ing/editing) and publishing and applications to the NISPA- Hanulova 5/B, P.O.Box 163, (priority will be given to cee Secretariat. 840 02 Bratislava 42, reasonable price quotes for Contact: Slovak Republic, translation and publishing). Mr. Juraj Sklenar, phone/fax: +421-2-6428 5557, • The institution must meet re- e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected], print conditions of the OECD, The deadline: web: www.nispa.sk and acknowledge credit to November 30, 2006. NISPAcee, SIGMA and LGP- SRI. 17 NISPAcee Announcements

Invitation for The 15th NISPAcee Annual Conference “Leadership and Management in the Public Sector: Values, Standards and Competencies in Central and Eastern Europe” May 17 – 19, 2007, Kyiv, Ukraine Organized in cooperation with The National Academy of Public Administration, Office of the President of Ukraine

The annual conferences of relatively little knowledge avail- tal process of the domestic pub- NISPAcee always focus upon a able about the transformation of lic sector, or they are imposed by significant theme which facili- the earlier dominant and po- globalization or forced upon the tates the better understanding litically determined CEE public region’s countries by a “foreign” of important issues regarding leadership into a new, profes- model of the modernization? administrative development and sional, democratic, managing Are there double standards? Are policymaking capacity in Central leadership in the post-commu- current standards orienting the and Eastern Europe and Central nist era. Likewise, there is only development process and shap- Asia. The Conference includes limited knowledge of how the ing the actions of leaders, or are experts, scholars and practition- newly emerged politico-admin- existing standards only desires? ers who work in the field of istrative dichotomy in the region Another significant area of public administration in Central has influenced the formation concern that the conference will and Eastern Europe (including of its managing leadership and address are the required com- all countries covered by the NIS- how this dichotomy, in turn, has petencies for public sector leaders PAcee membership, the Russian been influenced by the region’s and manager – such as the un- Federation, Caucasus and Cen- leadership and managers. derstanding of self and others; tral Asia), as well as from many Are public sector leaders and effective communication; life other regions and countries of managers in the CEE and CIS long learning; developing those the world. countries champions of demo- with whom leaders work; build- The Conference program will cratic political and administra- ing teams; using participatory include the opening and closing tive development or just fol- decision making procedures; plenary sessions, general session, lowers of the processes? Within managing performance, time, working sessions on the main the new political, societal and change, and knowledge; think- conference theme, specialized economic conditions that char- ing strategically and involving panels and forums and meetings acterize the region, has a new various constituencies. Is a new, of NISPAcee Working Groups model of public leadership and modern management culture which will run in parallel. management emerged, or is the emerging in the public sector of old one struggling with the new the post-communist world? How Main Conference challenges? are necessary leadership and Theme The conference will also pro- managerial competencies related The main conference theme of vide an opportunity to examine to it? What do the practitioners the 15th Annual Conference will (including both the ideal and the and the academics say about the address a very crucial subject reality) ethical, professional, le- gap between the required and for not only Central and Eastern gal, procedural, quality, perform- the existing competencies? How Europe, but all regions of the ance standards in public sector can NISPAcee support the de- world: leadership and manage- leadership and management. Are velopment of the leadership and ment in the public sector. While current standards formalized? If managerial competencies which the critical and decisive role of not, who should set such stand- the region’s countries require? leadership and management ards and how? Are the standards in the public sector is almost a applied in the public sector the 18 cliché, the reality is that there is results of a natural developmen- NISPAcee Announcements

General Session IV. Working Group on Demo- will be available from Decem- In order to include a wide array cratic Governance of Multi- ber 2006. of potential contributors and ethnic Communities All participants, including au- to make the NISPAcee Annual V. Working Group on Public thors of the accepted papers for Conference even more attrac- Sector Finance and Account- the conference, are kindly asked tive to Public Administration ing to REGISTER for the event. and Policy scholars, experts, VI. Working Group on e-Gov- and practitioners and to further ernment Deadline for registration: March enhance its position as one of VII. Working Group on Capacity 31, 2007 Building of a Civil Servants’ the most important meetings of Support the field internationally, the 15th Training System according to EU Requirements All applicants are requested to NISPAcee Annual Conference find their own resources, either will include General Sessions, in Panel Sessions and from their schools or institutions which papers that cover topics Forums or by applying for individual which go beyond the conference Several panel sessions and fo- grants through domestic or or working group themes can be rums are planed to be included international sponsor organiza- presented. The only criteria for in the conference programme. tions which provide grants for acceptance are (a) scholarly qual- conference participation. Please ity, (b) interest of topic and (c) The overall objective is the contact the NISPAcee Secretariat “from or about the region”, i.e. presentation of different projects immediately if you need any papers should come from Cen- and relevant activities as well assistance in this matter (e.g. tral and Eastern Europe, Central as to enable and facilitate the invitation letter). Asia, and the Caucasus, or be exchange of views, experiences about that region. Such sessions and good practices among par- NISPAcee is also seeking are intended to give scholars the ticipants, institutions and coun- funding to support Working possibility to present their most tries. Proposals with the identi- Groups activities, including interesting and recent research fied topic and presentations are travel and lodging for a limited which they would want to share welcome and will be considered number of participants during and discuss with an internation- by the Conference Committee. the meetings. However, this al and knowledgeable audience funding is not guaranteed and Panel on Getting Public – and to give them the option to prospective participants are Administration Reform to do this in the NISPAcee frame- advised to look elsewhere for Work work. As with all sessions, the funds to cover their expenses. best papers will be published in Panel on Human Resources In case NISPAcee is success- Management (HRM) in a the Conference Proceedings. ful, the selected applicants will Modern Public Service NISPAcee news 4/2006 Working Groups be notified about the availability Deadline for applications to of the funds. NISPAcee Working Group is present papers: October 20, 2006 a group of researchers and/or Information on all conference professionals associated with Work plan and papers logistics is available on the NISPAcee who are investigating The authors whose drafts will Internet: a particular public administra- have been accepted will be in- NISPAcee homepage tion or public policy topic. Cur- formed by the end of November http: //www.nispa.sk rently, there are seven NISPAcee 2006. Working Groups which intend to Contact person: The final version of the com- Inquiries are to be addressed to: schedule their meetings during pleted paper should be prepared th Viera Wallnerova, the 15 NISPAcee Annual Con- according to NISPAcee MANU- NISPAcee Project Manager, ference in Kyiv. SCRIPT GUIDELINES and sub- I. Working Group on Politico- mitted via the NISPAcee website Bratislava, Slovak Republic Administrative Relations by April 10, 2007at the latest. Tel: +421-2-6428 5558, II. Working Group on Public Tel/Fax: +421-2-6428 5557 Sector Quality Registration for the Conference E-mail: [email protected] III. Working Group on Integrity and Hotel reservations in Public Governance On-line registration and information about hotel reservations 19 NISPAcee MEMBERSHIP

Presently, the NISPAcee enlists 129 Institutional members (from 23 countries), 37 Associate members (from 20 countries), and 220 Ob- servers (from 35 countries).

New Institutional members of the NISPAcee

Russian Academy of Public Administration, Moscow, Russia

New Associate members of the NISPAcee

Oxford Business Knowledge Ltd., Oxford, United Kingdom

NISPAcee newsletter is sponsored by:

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NISPAcee NEWS is published with the support of the Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative (Affiliated with the Open Society Insti- tute), Nador ut. 11, 1525 Budapest 114, Hungary. NISPAcee News is published quarterly. We invite individuals as well as organisations to contribute to the second issue of volume XII. NISPAcee reserves the right to edit submissions for clarity, style, grammar and space.

The deadline for the next issue is November 30, 2006.

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