Seminar on Capacity Development during Political Transitions Macedonia Case Study Political Commitment, leadership and t

1. Seminar on Capacity Development during Political Transitions Macedonia Case Study Political Commitment, leadership and time – key factors for reform DAVID FALCON Senec 21/23 November 2005

2. DFID Project in Macedonia • 2001-2005 in two phases • Three components:- • Centre of Government – managing the business of the Government - Policy Development & Strategic Planning • Ministries – Functional Analysis & Strategic Planning • Civil Service Development – CSA Capacity Building, Personnel Management, Training System, Middle Management Programme • International team – 2,500 consultant days, expertise drawn from ten countries • Local team – 4 full-time and circa 20 part-time • Budget £5m

3. Governments in Macedonia 2001-2002 VRMO led, national unity Government after 2001 conflict, one Prime Minister 2002 – SDSM led, change of Prime Minister after Presidential elections, further change after election of Party Leader Four Prime Ministers Five Government Secretary Generals Forty plus Ministers, ditto Deputy Ministers Fifty plus State Secretaries in Ministries Three Directors of the CSA Two CSA Secretary Generals

4. Donors in Macedonia PAR Related European Commission – through EAR since 2002, Local Self-Government and Sector Specific mainly USA – Decentralisation, Financial Management, Education, IT, Defence Reform (NATO), Master’s Programme in Public Policy & Management World Bank – Lending Conditions & Trust Funds – Financial Management, Audit, Salary Decompression, Improving the business environment, Health (WHO), Education IMF – Standby Agreement Benchmarks UNDP – Decentralisation (training), IT, Donor Coordination OSI – Policy Development, Training Norway – Policy Development, IT OSCE, Council of Europe, other bilaterals - Decentralisation

5. Political Priorities in Macedonia • Economic Development & Poverty Alleviation NATO Membership • EU Membership • Implementing the Framework Agreement • Decentralisation • Equitable Representation • Political Influence • EU Special Representative • US Government

6. EU Accession & Capacity Building • National Programme for the Approximation of Legislation (NPAL) • Stabilisation & Association Agreement • European Partnership & MK Action Plan (EPAP) • National Programme for the Adoption of the Aquis (NPAA) • NPAA = NPAL + EPAP + Avis • Four Pillars of NPAA • Political Criteria – Copenhagen • Economic Criteria – Copenhagen • 35 Chapters of Aquis to be negotiated • PAR – Madrid Criteria

7. PAR Leadership in Macedonia • 2000-2002 Minister of Justice • 2002-2004 Secretary General (passive) • 2005 – Secretary General (dynamic) • DFID PAR Steering Committee • Secretary General (Chair) • Head of EI Sector • Director of CSA • State Secretaries – Finance, Justice, Local Govt • Now meeting as Secretary General’s PAR Working Group

8. The future for PAR in Macedonia Driven by EI & planned through NPAA Ministry Strategic Plans the delivery mechanism – no separate PAR Action Plan Secretary General chairing donor coordination group Greater emphasis on civil society involvement and communications UK - DFID support evolving into “GOF Lite”

9. Thank you