TRAIN program 2016: Fundamental Rights in the EU Accession Context

Under the TRAIN programme, CEP's junior researcher Katarina Tadic developed the policy paper "Gender Mainstreaming of Public Policies in Serbia – a Case for Light Optimism" that deals with the issue…

Centre of Excellence on Policymaking Systems in the Western Balkans (CEPS WeB)

The project aimed to create the Centre of Excellence on Policymaking Systems in the Western Balkans (CEPS WeB), within the institutional framework provided by the Think for Europe Network (TEN).…

Towards a Smart Retention Policy for a Sustainable EU Integration of Serbia

High turnover of Serbia's public administration employees has been identified in the context of the EU accession process, particularly affecting the organisational units in charge of EU affairs, including the…

Supporting Young Professionals

Thanks  to the Think Tank Young Professional Development Programme of the Open Society Foundations, Researcher Katarina Kosmina had joined the CEP team. As part of her research, she focused on researching…

Strengthening Consumer Protection Organisations for better Municipal Services in SEE

The main objective of the project Strengthening Consumer Protection Organisations for better Municipal Services in SEE is to strengthen the capacities of consumer organisations in advocating the rights of consumers…

Competition Policy in Serbia – What is the Problem?

CEP's research project within the Think and Link Regional Policy Programme aimed to analyze issues in the implementation of competition policy in Serbia. Therefore, CEP performed a comprehensive, methodologically thorough…

Impact of EU accession process on strengthening the human resources in public administration: towards the merit-based recruitment system

Do Serbian civil servants have adequate capacities for the tasks related to EU integrations and membership negotiations? To what extent can the recruitment process of new civil servants contribute to…

Performance Audit and Policy Evaluation: On the same or parallel tracks?

In the framework of Regional Research Promotion Programme in the Western Balkans (RRPP), European Policy Centre, together with European Policy Institute (EPI) from Skopje and Institute Alternativa from Podgorica, conducted…

Reforming Policy Coordination and the Centre of Government – Third Phase

Within the project Reforming Policy Coordination and the Centre of Government, funded by the European Union and implemented by a consortium led by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH,…

TEN Background Paper – Coordination Requirements and Institutional Set-up in the EU Accession Process and Negotiations

Partner organisations from the Think for Europe, Network of Think Tanks and EU Policy Research Centres in South East Europe (TEN), produced background paper with the title Coordination Requirements and…